DENVER (AP) — The Obama administration is pushing Congress to ensure that enough money is available to fight destructive wildfires as California recovers from a spate of blazes and other fire-prone states brace for another hot, dry summer. As part
MAREA, Syria, May 20 (UPI) — At least 13 people were killed, and several more wounded, in an overnight missile strike early Tuesday in the town of Marea in northwest Syria. Witnesses told the British-based advocacy group, Syria Observatory for
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration plans to disclose a secret memo describing its legal justification for using drones to kill U.S. citizens suspected of terrorism overseas. The Justice Department has decided not to appeal a court order requiring disclosure
CANNES, France (AP) — Ryan Gosling debuted as a film director at the Cannes Film Festival with a stylish, theatrical fable that critics quickly slammed. The first screening of Gosling’s “Lost River” played Tuesday for one of the festival’s most
DETROIT (AP) — General Motors said Tuesday it’s recalling 2.4 million vehicles in the U.S. as part of a broader effort to resolve outstanding safety issues more quickly. The latest action brings to 13.6 million the number of vehicles GM
A federal district judge struck down a ban on same-sex marriages in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, giving American gay rights campaigners their third judiciary victory in just a week. Gay rights activists welcomed the decision on a lawsuit filed by a
Actor Channing Tatum may want to walk back his latest interview, or at least be the designated driver for a spell. Tatum, the star of Magic Mike and the upcoming 22 Jump Street, told an interviewer he considers himself a
This article originally appeared on CNN.com Matt Bevin reaches into the breast pocket of his jacket and extracts a wrinkled, yellow piece of paper. “Fraud Alert,” it reads, in alarming, official-seeming font. “Sensitive Materials Enclosed. Please Open Immediately.” A Republican
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s powerful military chief intervened Tuesday for the first time in the country’s latest political crisis, declaring martial law and dispatching gun-mounted jeeps into the heart of the capital with a vow to resolve the deepening conflict
Dinesh D’Souza’s plea deal on charges he broke campaign finance laws to help Republican Wendy Long’s 2012 U.S. Senate run reduces potential jail time and will keep his next film project on schedule. That doesn’t diminish the fact that the
Michael Jace played a cop on the critically hailed FX series The Shield. Now, the 51-year-old actor has been arrested for allegedly killing his wife in their LA home. Jace called 911 Monday night and told police he has shot
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The conservative author and filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a campaign finance law violation, averting a trial that had been expected to begin the same day in Manhattan federal court. D’Souza, known for
After assailing Mitt Romney’s tenure at Bain Capital for much of the 2012 presidential campaign, President Barack Obama golfed last Saturday with a Bain lobbyist. According to Politico, Obama golfed with Joe O’Neill, described as “a veteran Democratic lobbyist” who
One of California’s worst droughts in decades could cost the US state’s farmers $1.7 billion, a study warned, a week after alarmingly early wildfires forced tens of thousands of homeowners to evacuate. The drought could leave 14,500 workers without jobs
NEW YORK (AP) — Burger King is scrapping its 40-year-old “Have It Your Way” slogan in favor of the more personal “Be Your Way.” The chain says the new tag line will roll out across its marketing in the U.S.,
Britain summoned the Sudanese charge d’affaires on Monday to protest against sentencing a pregnant woman to death for converting to Christianity. A Sudanese court this month handed down the sentence to 27-year-old Mariam Yahya Ibrahim for converting to Christianity. The
From The Hill: Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) pushed back on recent questions about whether former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s health should keep her from running in the 2016 presidential election. “She knows how to ignore all the cheap shots
Thailand’s army on Tuesday declared martial law across the crisis-gripped kingdom to restore order following months of anti-government protests that have left 28 people dead and hundreds wounded. An announcement on military-run television said martial law had been invoked “to
ACCRA (Reuters) – Separatists in northern Mali have released around 30 civil servants held since Saturday after an attack on a regional governor’s office in Kidal, a spokeswoman for the U.N. peacekeeping mission MINUSMA told Reuters on Monday. Read the
WASHINGTON (AP) — Organizing for Action, the advocacy group supporting President Barack Obama’s agenda, is scaling back its fundraising efforts and cutting its paid staff in half as focus shifts to the approaching midterm elections, three Democratic officials said. Formed
Popular culture is in love with Edward Snowden. Not only has Sony secure the film rights to the whistleblower’s story, we’ll soon see Snowden on the pages of a comic book. The comic book biography Beyond: Edward Snowden hits book stores May
Jurors in the New York trial against British hate preacher Abu Hamza on Monday found him guilty of kidnapping and terrorism offenses. The former imam of London mosque Finsbury Park faces a possible life sentence. He was accused of involvement
Miley Cyrus knows she can boost record sales by taking off her clothes and simulating sex acts on stage. The singer revealed something else recently, that the reasons why she attempts such outlandish behavior might be more than career pragmatism.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — In her first public appearance since her dismissal from The New York Times, former executive editor Jill Abramson compared herself to a new college graduate: “scared but also a little excited.” “What’s next for me? I
The CBS reality competition The Amazing Race is known for both human interest stories as well as athletic feats. The show’s latest winners, Mormon participants Dave and Connor O’Leary, epitomized both in ways that will be hard to top in
