Real Estate in the 21st Century

Football is almost here, new faces, great action.  But somethings stay the same:   Dez Bryant's mother told 911 operator that her son 'tried to kill me' When news of Dez Bryant's arrest on a misdemeanor domestic abuse charge broke Monday night, one TV station quoted Bryant as saying, “I'm good, I...

From the BBC: Sicily in danger of default, says Italian PM Italian PM Mario Monti says the region of Sicily is close to defaulting on its debts, and he is seeking confirmation that the governor will resign. In a statement, Mr Monti said there were "grave concerns" that the island would default fo...

From the BBC: Human Rights Watch attacks 'abuse of power' in Venezuela The abuse of power by the Venezuelan government under President Hugo Chavez has increased over the past four years, according to Human Rights Watch. Legislation limiting free speech and the removal of institutional safeguards ...

By NBC News' Pete Williams Federal prosecutors on Monday revealed more charges in the murder of U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry. The indictment, unsealed Monday in Tuscon, Ariz., charges five men with involvement in Terry's death, which is at the center of a controversy over a Bureau of Alco...

The Massachusetts health care insurance reform law, informally referred to as Romneycare, enacted in 2006, mandates that nearly every resident of Massachusetts obtain a state-government-regulated minimum level of healthcare insurance coverage and provides free health care insurance for residents ...

From the BBC: Cuban President Raul Castro signs deals in China Cuban President Raul Castro is meeting Chinese leaders in Beijing, signing agreements aimed at deepening already close ties between the two allies. Mr Castro is due to meet Vice-President Xi Jinping and Vice Premier Li Keqiang, who ar...

From the BBC: Bolivian President Evo Morales has been re-elected head of Bolivia's coca growers union, a post he has held since 1996. Mr Morales urged growers meeting in the central city of Cochabamba to work for better control of coca leaf production. This would help silence accusations that coc...

MSNBC: Under pressure to prevent a catastrophic breakup of their single currency, euro-zone leaders agreed on Friday to let their rescue fund inject aid directly into stricken banks starting next year and intervene in bondmarkets to support troubled member-states. They also pledged to create a si...

Not much to go on, this is from Wikipedia: Peña Nieto, who has a two-digit lead from the other presidential candidates as of 27 May 2012, said in a news conference that he can ease the waves of violence in Mexican Drug War by redirecting the focus of the military approach carried out by Mexico's ...

From the BBC: Australia introduces controversial carbon tax Australia has introduced its highly controversial carbon tax, after years of bitter political wrangling. The law forces about 300 of the worst-polluting firms to pay a A$23 (£15; $24) levy for every tonne of greenhouse gases they produce...