WASHINGTON (AP) — When John Maguire was a CIA officer in Beirut in the late 1980s during that country’s bloody civil war, he spent weeks living in safe houses far from the U.S. Embassy, dodging militants who wanted to kidnap
(AFP) US President Barack Obama called on Congress Thursday to approve $500 million to train and equip vetted Syrian rebels battling the forces of strongman President Bashar al-Assad. Following strong hints by Obama in recent weeks, the White House said
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — FIFA has banned Uruguay striker Luis Suarez from all football activities for four months for biting an opponent at the World Cup, ruling him out of the rest of the tournament and the start of
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Caleb Bankston, a former contestant on the “Survivor” reality show, has died in a railway accident in Alabama. He was 27. Jefferson County Deputy Coroner Bill Yates says Bankston, who was working at the Alabama Warrior
The World Cup match between the United States and Germany created pizza shortages around the country, with one restaurant in Kentucky saying that the game, which started at noon eastern, was responsible for an extra month of sales. In Washington,
Many who wanted to stream the U.S. vs. Germany World Cup game on Thursday afternoon on WatchESPN’s video-streaming service could not do so at kickoff because of “unprecedented demand” at noon eastern. ESPN said “viewership for the first half of the USA-Germany
Although the generation that experienced and fought through World War I has passed, it is important to keep the memory of the war alive. The War to End All Wars set off the “terrible twentieth” century as Winston Churchill called
CAIRO (AP) — A prominent Libyan activist who had become an international face of her strife-torn country’s efforts to build a democracy was assassinated by gunmen who stormed her home in the restive eastern city of Benghazi, police said Thursday.
NEW YORK (AP) — As filmmaker Doug Block sat in a coffee shop talking about his “112 Weddings” documentary, a stranger interrupted him to talk — at great length — about the state of her marriage. She wasn’t even aware
Adam Carolla isn’t necessarily against changing the name of the Washington Redskins to a less offensive moniker. He just knows what will happen should the change take place. In very short–nothing. Carolla hit the issue earlier this month on his
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a 35-foot protest-free zone outside abortion clinics in Massachusetts. The justices were unanimous in ruling that extending a buffer zone 35 feet from clinic entrances violates the First Amendment rights
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The talk at the College World Series was about how few home runs were hit at TD Ameritrade Park. Well, one was hit Wednesday night — and the folks in Nashville undoubtedly will be talking about
On Monday, international authorities announced that the virus that causes polio was found the sewage in Sao Paulo, which is one of the cities playing host to the World Cup in Brazil. According to Wired, “the World Health Organization,
Opium poppy cultivation worldwide has reached its highest level in 16 years with number-one producer Afghanistan growing record amounts despite year-long Western efforts to eradicate the crop, the UN said Thursday. The area used by farmers in war-torn Afghanistan to
FIFA is investigating Brazilian superstar Neymar for possibly wearing underwear that is not sanctioned by the organization. According to Yahoo, Neymar was seen wearing underwear that seemed to have the Brazilian flag pattern in Brazil’s match against Cameroon on Monday.
Though he has vowed to remain neutral, Pope Francis, a devoted fan of Argentina’s soccer team, received and waved an Argentina jersey during the general audience in Saint Peter’s Square on Wednesday. Pope Francis is from Argentina, but told a Spanish
Ghana President John Dramani Mahama reportedly flew over $3 million in cash on a plane Wednesday to Ghana’s soccer squad to prevent a potential boycott of their game against Portugal on Thursday. Ghana’s players demanded the money to be delivered
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Guzzlers prevailed Thursday as New York’s highest court refused to reinstate New York City’s ban on the sale of big sodas, ruling that the city’s health department overstepped its bounds when approved the 16-ounce cap on
On Thursday, FIFA banned Uruguan superstar Luis Suarez for nine international games and four months from all soccer-related activities for biting an Italian defender on Tuesday. Uruguay plays Colombia on Saturday in the knockout stage, and they will be without
(Reuters) – An Ebola outbreak that began in Guinea has turned into a cross-border crisis that could spread to more countries, the World Health Organization said on Thursday, calling for drastic action to halt the deadly epidemic. Despite efforts by
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — A Sudanese Christian woman whose death sentence for apostasy was overturned was freed again on Thursday after being detained on accusations of forging travel documents. Eman Abdul-Rahman, the lawyer for 27-year-old Mariam Ibrahim, told The Associated
AMSTERDAM (AP) — The Dutch Safety Board, which investigates disasters and potential disasters in the Netherlands, says it has detected a glitch that can cause airplane autopilot systems to respond in a dangerous way when a plane is attempting a
VERSAILLES, France (AP) — A French court has ordered the man suspected of killing four people at the Brussels Jewish Museum to be extradited to Belgium. The Versailles court decided Thursday that Mehdi Nemmouche should be handed over to Belgian
Defending champion Andy Murray handed out a tough Wimbledon lesson to Slovenian grasscourt rookie Blaz Rola on Wednesday. Murray, the third seed, coasted to a 6-1, 6-1, 6-0 mauling of 23-year-old Rola who was playing just the 10th match of
