Barack Obama first kissed the woman who would become his wife outside a Chicago ice cream shop _ and now there’s a plaque to prove it.The managers of a shopping center in the city’s Hyde Park neighborhood installed the 3,000-pound (1361-kilogram) granite marker this week with a plaque reading, “On this site President Barack Obama first kissed Michelle Obama.”The plaque includes a picture of the first couple and a quote taken from an interview the president gave to “O, The Oprah Magazine” describ

KAMRA, Pakistan (AFP) ― Militants armed with guns and rocket launchers stormed a Pakistani air force base before dawn on Thursday, sparking heavy clashes that left eight people dead, officials said.Two security officials were killed at PAF Base Minhas in Kamra, where suspected Islamists again penetrated a sensitive military site in the nuclear-armed country, which has been battling a Taliban insurgency for five years.The attack comes amid speculation that Pakistan could launch an operation again

A Scottish sailor who has been searching for the Loch Ness monster for the past 26 years said he has captured a photograph of the legendary creature.George Edwards, captain of the Nessie Hunter, said he has been taking the boat onto Loch Ness nearly every day for the past two and a half decades -- often with like-minded tourists -- and he has now captured a photo that he believes to be the back of a Loch Ness monster, ABC News reported Wednesday.“I saw something out of the corner of my eye, and

Police in New York said car thieves made off with a Maserati while its owner was standing nearby, talking to a friend.Investigators said the car‘s owner, Chadwick Lange, 43, left the keys in the ignition and the engine running when he got out of the vehicle in Times Square to talk to a friend around 4:40 a.m. Sunday when two men approached him and asked if they could take pictures of the car, the New York Daily News reported Tuesday.However, after taking a couple of pictures, one of the men jump

Flowers and proposals often go together, but a man from Boston has taken the combination to a new level. Early this month, Jack Cushley proposed to his girlfriend Teresa Elsey by arranging a flashmob; he had dozens of strangers present Elsey with a single flower as the couple made their way to the Institute of Contemporary Art, the location of their first date. The couple first met up and strolled along Boston’s waterfront near the museum. There, Elsey was presented with the pink and white bloom

A 10-year-old school girl has been scouted by AC Milan, one of the best soccer clubs in the world.According to news reports, Aisha Saini from Scotland was encouraged to join AC Milan’s European football academy annual tournament by AC Milan scouts after playing in a tournament arranged by AC Milan in Murcia, Spain.Saini’s parents had no idea that the club’s staff were watching the games.“I couldn’t believe it when it turned out scouts from AC Milan were watching,” Saini’s father said. “The scout

This image is not directly related to the story. (123rf) Police in Florida said a woman rammed her boyfriend‘s van with her truck because she was angry at him for looking at another woman’s behind. The Alachua County Sheriff‘s Office said Deborah Slaton, 45, of Hawthorne, was at a game room around 9 p.m.