Apple is ramping up iCloud defenses in the aftermath of hackers swiping nude photos of celebrities from the online digital vault, the Wall Street Journal reported. The Journal quoted Apple chief executive Tim Cook as saying iCloud accounts of film
SEATTLE (AP) — Russell Wilson made sure everyone knew Percy Harvin was healthy. Marshawn Lynch bullied his way to another 100-yard rushing performance. And Richard Sherman? He was just bored. The Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks started 2014 the same
VIENNA (Reuters) – The U.N. nuclear watchdog said it has seen releases of steam and water indicating that North Korea may be operating a reactor, in the latest update on a plant that experts say could make plutonium for atomic
CODY, Wyo. (AP) — Retired college basketball coach Bob Knight escaped injury when his vehicle struck a cow on a dark northern Wyoming highway. The Wyoming Highway Patrol says the accident occurred about 8:45 p.m. on Aug. 22 on a
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — An attorney said Florida State is investigating the sexual assault case involving Jameis Winston in an effort to determine if the Seminoles quarterback violated the student code of conduct policy. Baine Kerr, one of the attorneys
The NFL was reportedly scared of the mainstream media blowback that it would receive if Michael Sam, the league’s first openly gay player, did not make a team. When the Rams cut Michael Sam last weekend, the NFL reportedly called
On Wednesday, MSNBC’s Luke Russert, who somehow will be a regular Meet The Press panelist, said NFL teams did not flock to sign Michael Sam after the Rams cut him because he is gay. “So, let’s call a spade a spade,”
NEW YORK (AP) — Martina Hingis will play in the U.S. Open women’s doubles final for the first time since winning the 1998 title. Hingis, inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame last year, and partner Flavia Pennetta beat
From Fox News: Based on the new book “13 Hours: The Inside Account of What Really Happened in Benghazi” by Mitchell Zuckoff with the Annex Security Team, the special sets aside the political spin that has freighted the Benghazi issue
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife were convicted Thursday of using his office to promote a dietary supplement in exchange for gifts in a public corruption case that derailed the career of a onetime
(Reuters) – The United Nations said $600 million in supplies would be needed to fight West Africa’s Ebola outbreak, as the death toll from the worst ever epidemic of the virus topped 1,900 and Guinea warned it had penetrated a new part
(AFP) — Joan Rivers, the acerbic US stand-up comic and television presenter died in a New York hospital on Thursday, her family announced. She was 81.
(Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates (UAE), one of Washington’s closest allies in the Middle East, has called for a “unified effort” to root out radical militancy in regional hotspots including Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Libya, Somalia and Afghanistan. In a statement issued on the
THR: Joan Rivers, the blunt, tart-tongued celebrity and talk show host who reconstructed her career time and time again en route to becoming one of the most memorable female comics of all time, has died. She was 81. The breakthrough
On Thursday, The Huffington Post admitted that 9/11 truther Donte Stallworth’s embrace of gay marriage and gay rights led the outlet to eventually hire him as a national security correspondent. As Breitbart News noted, even though the former NFL player killed a
CHICAGO (AP) — They’re often pegged as the civic-minded, do-gooding generation. But while they’re still optimistic about their own personal prospects, a new study finds that today’s youth are often more skeptical of the country’s institutions than the young generations
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban struck a government compound in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday in a dawn attack that included two suicide truck bombings and left at least 12 people dead, including 10 policemen asleep in their quarters nearby.
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — An overcrowded bus carrying wedding guests was swept away Thursday by a flooded stream in the Indian-held portion of Kashmir and about 70 people were missing, a state official said. Rescuers were searching for the bus
(Reuters) – The family of Steven Sotloff, the second American journalist beheaded by Islamic State militants, said on Wednesday he was “a gentle soul”, and challenged the group’s leader to a debate on the peaceful teachings of the Muslim holy
This article originally appeared in BBC: Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has announced in a videoed message the creation of an Indian branch of his militant group to “raise the flag of jihad” across South Asia. In the 55-minute video posted
The euro slumped on Thursday to a 13-month low point against the dollar after the European Central Bank unexpectedly cut its key interest rate to a record low of 0.05 percent. At about 1145 GMT, the single currency dived to
LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England has voted to keep its main interest rate at a record low 0.5 percent even as Britain’s economy recovers at a brisk pace. Policymakers also voted Thursday to refrain from pumping more money
The US ambassador to Britain sparked annoyance in his host country by criticising the local traditional food in a magazine interview this week. Asked what he would serve at his ideal dinner party, envoy Matthew Barzun replied somewhat undiplomatically. Commentators
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia Airlines has scrapped the title of a promotional competition asking people what activities and destinations are on their “bucket list” after acknowledging it was inappropriate given the two deadly disasters it has suffered this
NEWPORT, Wales (AP) — Faced with a mounting militant threat in the Middle East, President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron declared Thursday that their nations will “not be cowed” by extremists who have killed two American journalists.
