Julie Bass got the idea from First Lady Michelle Obama — why not plant what during World War II was called a “Victory Garden” — a small veggie garden in her yard? After all, “The price of organic food is kind of through the roof,” says the Detroit-area mom. “We thought it’d be really cool…

Vladimir Putin was sent to Russia by God, the Kremlin’s top political adviser says. Meanwhile, a Moscow sect reportedly is convinced Putin is the reincarnation of the Apostle Paul.  “To be honest, I think of Putin as a person who was sent to Russia by fate and the Almighty at a difficult hour,” Vladislav Surkov, the…

Her boss, Florida State Attorney Robert “Skip” Jarvis, didn’t like the speeches KrisAnne Hall was making. He gave her a choice — quit accepting speaking engagements or lose her job as an assistant state attorney in Jarvis’ office. She refused and was fired. So, she filed a federal discrimination lawsuit. Last week, she settled out…

The last time a 1933 gold “double eagle” sold, it went for $7.6 million. That was nine years ago. Now the heirs of late coin dealer Israel Switt want to sell ten of the coins they found in a Wanamakers department store bag after Switt died. The U.S. government, asked by the family to verify the coins’…

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