Glen Cove man ‘cracks’ KFC’s secret recipe

October 1st, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The Obama Administration might be hoping to reduce the anti-US sentiments in Pakistan and help the troubled nation to come out of the crises it is facing currently through the tripled non-military aid of 7.5 billion dollars over the next five years, but a senior American lawmaker has said that the aid would rather prove to be a recipe for 'disappointment' and 'disillusionment'. Congressman Gary Ackerman expressed apprehension over Islamabad's intentions and the success of the Kerry Lugar bill, saying Pakistan would remain the same country no matter how much assistance is provided to it to bail itself out of the current precarious condition.

September 29th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The US Secret Service is investigating an online poll published on the internet networking site Facebook, which asked if President Barack Obama should be assassinated, media reports said. The member's poll, titled "Should Obama be killed?" was taken down Monday, ABC television network reported.

September 16th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Networks of giant polygonal troughs etched across crater basins on Mars have been identified as desiccation cracks caused by evaporating lakes, providing further evidence of a warmer, wetter Martian past. The findings were presented at the European Planetary Science Congress by PhD student M.

September 15th, 2009 LONDON - A new libido-boosting beer, which is said to be more effective than Viagra, and has an "instant" effect, has been launched in Europe. Juergen Hopf, the brewer of the erotic tonic, claims that he made the uplifting discovery by accident when machines at his automated brewery in Schoenbrunn in Bavaria, Germany, broke down.

August 21st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Lithuania was among three European countries that hosted secret CIA prisons for holding high-value Al Qaeda suspects, ABC News reported Thursday, citing unnamed former CIA officials. The CIA held up to eight prisoners in a building outside Vilnius for as long as a year, until late 2005, when the secret prison operation was ended after it surfaced publicly, the officials said.

August 20th, 2009 Correction: CIA-Secret ProgramWASHINGTON — In an Aug. 19 story about a secret CIA program to kill al-Qaida suspects, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Anne Tyrrell is the spokeswoman for Xe Services, a private security company.

August 3rd, 2009 NEW YORK - Former US Vice President Dick Cheney daughter, Mary, threw diva tantrums with the Secret Service, a new book claims. Ronald Kessler, the author of 'In the President's Secret Service', alleges that Mary once complained about the Secret Service vehicle assigned to her.

July 20th, 2009 NEW YORK - George W. Bush's daughters, Jenna and Barbara, kept the Secret Service at their feet at all times, claims a new book.

July 16th, 2009 Sessions' 'crack cocaine' comment cracks up crowdWASHINGTON — Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions' comment on crack cocaine cracked up the crowd.

July 4th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A writer claims to have busted the "myths" behind the claims made by leading brands like Coke and Kentucky Fried Chicken to emphasise the uniqueness of their secret-ingredient-containing products. William Poundstone, in his book "Big Secrets", says that laboratory tests can easily reveal what chemicals and ingredients appear in what quantities of a given sample of food.

June 21st, 2009 LONDON - After decades of complaints over poor quality of food on long-distance trains, the Indian Railways has decided to try and improve the menu by standardizing recipes. Rakesh Tandon, managing director of Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation, has compiled a definitive list of curry recipes.

June 11th, 2009 LONDON - The dad of a mother-of-six, who abandoned her children to social workers to live with her 14-year-old son's best friend, has warned her: "It will never last." It was only after reading The Sun that Glen Mallinson discovered 33-year-old daughter Debbie had run off with Adam Caban, 18. But Glen said she was "a good mum" to her children, aged from three to 15.

June 3rd, 2009 LONDON - Fast food chain KFC is adding a new item to their menu to attract a new range of customers - griddled chicken. Rather than deep-frying, the chicken is cooked on a hot plate in a special oven.

May 16th, 2009 LONDON - Ice cream maker Frank Frederick has jetted in an Italian opera tenor to serenade his herd of cows, hoping they will produce creamier milk. Frederick, who is re-launching a 100-year-old brand based on an old family recipe, flew in renowned tenor Marcello Bedoni to Lancashire to create a merry environment for the animals.

May 1st, 2009 Secret Service removes bike near White HouseWASHINGTON — The Secret Service has closed off a street section near the White House because of concerns about an unattended bicycle. Secret Service spokesman Ed Donovan said Friday the bike was attached to a pole just north of the White House.