WASHINGTON (AP) — An investigation into price-fixing and bid-rigging in the auto parts industry has mushroomed into the Justice Department’s largest criminal antitrust probe ever, and it’s not over yet. The investigation, made public four years ago with FBI raids
Pope Francis invited Israeli President Shimon Peres and his Palestinian counterpart Mahmud Abbas on Sunday to his home in the Vatican for a “heartfelt prayer” for peace.
On Breitbart News Sunday on Sirius XM Patriot channel 125 from 7PM to 10PM EST, Breitbart News Executive Chairman and host Stephen K. Bannon will commemorate Memorial Day with a Troopathon special, will talk to Dr. Ben Carson about a new book,
Singer Toni Braxton had an abortion in 2001, a decision she does not diminish in her new memoir Unbreak My Heart. In fact, the 46-year-old singer says she once thought God punished her for her actions by giving her son,
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Appearing loose and ready to go, Kurt Busch chatted with family and well-wishers hours before he tried to become just the second driver to complete the Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600 in a single day — a
(AFP) Britain’s Timothy Spall on Saturday claimed the best actor prize at Cannes, nearly 20 years after he had to miss the festival because he was diagnosed with cancer. Spall described himself as “like a bewildered 16-year-old” after scooping the
GOLETA, Calif. (AP) — A man whose son was among the victims killed in a shooting rampage near a California university quaked with grief and rage Saturday as he described his “lost and broken” family and the proliferation of guns
(Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin accused Britain’s Prince Charles on Saturday of unacceptable and unroyal behaviour by comparing him with Adolf Hitler over Russia’s stance in Ukraine. Putin said he had not heard the comment, made by the prince
All eyes will be on potential gains by Europe’s increasingly popular anti-EU parties when a mammoth four-day election for the next five-year European Parliament winds up today. After kicking off in Britain and the Netherlands, then taking in five more
Britain’s Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg came under pressure today to step down as leader of the Liberal Democrats after the centre-Left party took a pounding in local elections. Two would-be Lib Dem parliamentary candidates — staring at a much-reduced
(Reuters) – Draped down the side of the European Commission’s headquarters, a 13-storey-tall banner urged citizens to vote in the European Parliament elections, proclaiming in English, French and Dutch: “This time it’s different.” Well maybe, but maybe not. The unwritten
Julianne Moore won the best actress prize at the 67th Cannes Film Festival Saturday for her role as a shallow starlet in Canadian director David Cronenberg’s biting Hollywood satire “Maps to the Stars”. In the film, the 53-year-old redhead plays
WASHINGTON (AP) — Redskins President Bruce Allen said in a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Saturday that the football team’s nickname is “respectful” toward Native Americans. On Thursday, half the U.S. Senate urged NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration said Saturday it will allow more veterans to obtain health care at private hospitals and clinics in an effort to improve their treatment. Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki also said VA facilities are enhancing
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A wildfire burning in a scenic Arizona canyon is expected to nearly triple in size as crews scramble to get the upper hand in less rugged terrain. Fire managers plan to let the flames that have
DALLAS (AP) — Robert Gates, the new president of the Boy Scouts of America, said Friday that he would have moved last year to allow openly gay adults in the organization but said he opposes any further attempts to address
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro was long viewed as biding his time: waiting out shifting demographics in Texas until 2018, when a Hispanic Democrat with a national profile could be a formidable contender for governor. Instead,
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — An earthquake beneath the sea shook northern Greece and western Turkey Saturday, with 266 people reportedly injured in Turkey. The quake struck at 12:25 p.m. local time (0925 GMT) southwest of the Greek island of Samothraki,
FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Reality star Kim Kardashian and rapper Kanye West wed on Saturday evening in a Renaissance fortress in Florence, the TV network that carries “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” confirmed. The city’s mayor’s office had said a
CANNES, France (AP) — The richly ruminative Chekhovian drama “Winter Sleep” was awarded the Palme d’Or on Saturday, the second Turkish film to take the Cannes Film Festival’s top honor. Director Nuri Bilge Ceylan accepted Cannes’ top honor, handed out
Writing at Business Insider, Rob Wile details how the Financial Times’ criticism of anti-capitalism economist Thomas Picketty isn’t that he misinterpreted economic data in his book Capitalism in the 21st Century, but that he intentionally manipulated the numbers to support his
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A drive-by shooter went on a “mass murder” rampage near a Santa Barbara university campus that left seven people dead, including the attacker, and seven others wounded, authorities said Saturday. The gunman exchanged gunfire with deputies
A film set in Margaret Thatcher’s Britain at the time of the devastating miners’ strike has won this year’s unofficial Queer Palm award for gay-themed cinema at the Cannes Film Festival. “Pride”, a film by British director Matthew Warchus, tells
Thailand’s military rulers detained former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Friday, a senior officer said, after summoning her for talks a day after the army overthrew her caretaker government in a coup. As the army moved to consolidate its grip
