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Katie Couric Marries Financier in Hamptons

Katie Couric Marries Financier in Hamptons

EAST HAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) — Katie Couric has married a New York financier in a small ceremony at her East Hampton home. People magazine reports the former “Today” host and John Molner took the vows on Saturday in front of

Pope Francis Excommunicates Mafia

Pope Francis Excommunicates Mafia

Pope Francis launched a scathing attack on organised crime during a trip to the heartland of a feared syndicate on Sunday, declaring all mafia members “excommunicated” from the Catholic Church. The mafia “is the adoration of evil and contempt for

The Crash and Churn of Lawrence O'Donnell

The Crash and Churn of Lawrence O'Donnell

Note from Senior Management: Lawrence O’Donnell and his brother Michael lived through a horrific accident this past April while on vacation. His initial rehab complete he returns to MSNBC this week. Veteran journalist Lloyd Grove of The Daily Beast interviews

Israeli Teen Killed in Attack on Syrian Frontier

Israeli Teen Killed in Attack on Syrian Frontier

JERUSALEM (AP) — A civilian vehicle in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights was targeted by forces in neighboring Syria on Sunday in an attack that killed a 15-year-old boy and prompted Israeli tanks to retaliate by firing on Syrian government targets,

Survey: British Firms Seeking more Mandarin Speakers

Survey: British Firms Seeking more Mandarin Speakers

British firms are increasingly seeking workers who can speak Mandarin, Britain’s biggest employers’ organisation said Sunday. The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) found that while European languages were still in demand there are signs of businesses increasingly seeking language skills

Rebel Attacks on Ukraine Forces put Ceasefire Under Pressure

Rebel Attacks on Ukraine Forces put Ceasefire Under Pressure

MOSCOW/KIEV — Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Saturday voiced limited support for Ukraine’s unilateral ceasefire in its conflict with pro-Russian separatists, but told President Petro Poroshenko there had to be talks with the rebels to prevent the truce collapsing. The Kremlin

Germany Draws 2-2 with Ghana at World Cup

Germany Draws 2-2 with Ghana at World Cup

FORTALEZA, Brazil (AP) — Miroslav Klose rescued a point for Germany, and equaled the World Cup scoring record in the process. Germany was held to an entertaining 2-2 draw by Ghana on Saturday and needed Klose’s second-half equalizer to avoid

Wie Holds Share of Lead at US Women's Open

Wie Holds Share of Lead at US Women's Open

PINEHURST, N.C. (AP) — Michelle Wie steadied herself over the last four holes on a wild Saturday at the U.S. Women’s Open. Now the former teen prodigy from Hawaii is one round away from winning her first major. Wie salvaged

Pakistan Woman Raped, Hanged from Tree

Pakistan Woman Raped, Hanged from Tree

(AFP) — A 21-year-old woman was raped and hanged from a tree in Pakistan, police said, in a case bearing a chilling resemblance to a spate of similar attacks that sparked outrage in neighboring India. The woman’s boyfriend of six

ECB's Chief Draghi: Time for More Integration

ECB's Chief Draghi: Time for More Integration

AMSTERDAM (AP) — European Central Bank President Mario Draghi says current rules limiting European Union member states’ budgetary policies — notably deficit spending — are not sufficient, and states should surrender some sovereignty in some economic policy areas, notably labour

Search for Missing MH370 Plane Shifts South

Search for Missing MH370 Plane Shifts South

The drawn-out search for missing Malaysian Flight MH370 will revert to an area south of the previously suspected crash site following new analysis of the plane’s flight path, an official said Friday. Investigators grappling to solve the mystery of the

Bombing, Arrests Spark Fear in Lebanon

Bombing, Arrests Spark Fear in Lebanon

BEIRUT (AP) — A suicide bomber detonated his vehicle Friday near a police checkpoint in eastern Lebanon, while troops raided two hotels in the capital, arresting 17 suspected members of an al-Qaida breakaway group allegedly plotting terrorist attacks in the

Tens of thousands gather at Stonehenge for solstice

Tens of thousands gather at Stonehenge for solstice

Druids and pagans were among the nearly 40,000 people who gathered at Britain’s ancient Stonehenge monument to hail the summer solstice at dawn on Saturday. Police said they arrested 25 people, mostly for drug offences, during the all-night celebration to

UK Papers Declare England as World Cup 'Idiots'

UK Papers Declare England as World Cup 'Idiots'

England were left looking like smiling idiots just happy to be at the party, Britain’s newspapers said Saturday after their humiliating early exit from the World Cup was confirmed. With England’s tournament in Brazil over — Costa Rica’s 1-0 win

Egypt Court Confirms Death Sentences for over 180

Egypt Court Confirms Death Sentences for over 180

MINYA, Egypt (AP) — The Muslim Brotherhood’s spiritual leader and over 180 others were sentenced to death Saturday by an Egyptian court in the latest mass trial following last year’s overthrow of the country’s Islamist president. The ruling by the