The boards of AT&T and DirecTV are set to meet Sunday on their potential $50-billion megamerger, The Wall Street Journal reported. AT&T would pay about $95 a share to take control of DirecTV, the Journal reported, citing sources close to
Syrian authorities Sunday announced the death in combat of a general near Damascus, while urging a mass turnout in the June 3 presidential election branded a “farce” by the opposition. General Hussein Isaac died of wounds suffered in fighting at
BALTIMORE (AP) — California Chrome might abandon his Triple Crown bid if New York officials do not allow the colt to wear a nasal strip in the Belmont Stakes. Trainer Art Sherman made no threats about the Kentucky Derby and
BALTIMORE (AP) — California Chrome might abandon his Triple Crown bid if New York officials do not allow the colt to wear a nasal strip in the Belmont Stakes. Trainer Art Sherman made no threats about the Kentucky Derby and
BEIJING (Reuters) – More than 3,000 Chinese nationals have been evacuated from Vietnam, state news agency Xinhua said on Sunday, following deadly rioting that stemmed from an outpouring of rage over Chinese oil drilling in a disputed area of the
GENEVA (AP) — Swiss voters overwhelmingly rejected a referendum proposal Sunday to create the world’s highest minimum wage, according to Swiss TV projections. The idea of creating the world’s highest minimum wage of 22 Swiss francs ($24.70) per hour was
Sequels routinely amp up everything that made the first film special. More effects. More villains. More explosions. In the case of How to Train Your Dragon 2, the sequel offers more information about one of the lively supporting players. Gobber,
LONDON (Reuters) – The British housing market has “deep, deep” structural problems which pose the biggest current risk to the economy, Bank of England Governor Mark Carney has said in an interview. “The issue around the housing market in the UK … is there are
NEW YORK (AP) — Health officials reported Saturday what appears to be the first time that a mysterious Middle East virus has spread from one person to another in the United States. The Illinois man probably picked up an infection
MONTREAL (AP) — Martin St. Louis and the New York Rangers had a reason to smile in the midst of a weekend of sadness. St. Louis, who will attend his mother’s funeral with his teammates on Sunday, scored the opening
On Breitbart News Saturday on Sirius XM Patriot channel 125 from 10AM to 1PM EST, co-hosts Breitbart News Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow and Executive Chairman Stephen K. Bannon will discuss the upcoming slate of GOP primaries on Tuesday in addition to
On Friday, the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) postponed a planned documentary on Michael Sam, the first openly gay NFL player to be drafted. ESPN’s Darren Rovell and Chris Mortensen reported the news. A crew for the documentary had reportedly been
Thanks to a sitcom-worthy snafu, Cam and Mitchell didn’t exchange vows–yet–during the first part of Modern Family’s season finale Wednesday night. Jesse Tyler Ferguson, the openly gay actor who plays Mitchell on the Emmy winning show, suggests Modern Family already
(UPI) The new “Star Wars: Episode VII” movie has had its first day of filming, its director’s company said Friday while giving a tantalising hint of a return to the roots of the legendary series. The Twitter account of Bad
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden are lunching outside the White House and promoting government financed work projects that he says could be endangered if Congress does not act by the end of the summer.
Ankara, May 16 (QNA) – An advisor to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has apologized after a photograph emerged online on Thursday which appeared to show him kicking a protester, claimed to be a relative of a victim in
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Two blasts hit Kenya’s capital on Friday, killing 10 people and injuring 70 more in the latest in a string of increasingly frequent terror attacks. The blasts came the same week the United States and the
DETROIT (AP) — General Motors is recalling about 8,200 midsize cars to fix a problem with the front brakes. It’s the sixth recall announced by the company this week and the 24th this year. Since January, GM has recalled about
LONGVIEW, Texas (AP) — A 34-year-old woman posed as a teenager to enroll as a sophomore at a small private high school in East Texas, officials said Wednesday. Longview police said Charity Johnson was arrested early Tuesday morning after telling
NEW DELHI (AP) — Opposition leader Narendra Modi will be India’s next prime minister, winning the most decisive election victory the country has seen in more than a quarter century and sweeping the long-dominant Congress party from power, partial results
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Amid apparent security concerns, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan cancelled a trip Friday to the traumatized town from which Islamic extremists abducted more than 300 schoolgirls a month ago. It would have been the first reported visit
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s next prime minister, Narendra Modi, is the son of a poor tea seller and has long set his sights on the highest elected office in the world’s largest democracy. The top official in Gujarat state
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s new homeland security secretary is offering his first public hints at executive action the administration might take on immigration, suggesting changes to a much-criticized program that runs the names of people booked for local
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Rebels detonated 60 tonnes of explosives packed underneath a large Syrian army base, blowing a hillside hundreds of meters (yards) into the air, an insurgent in the operation who provided footage of the attack said on Thursday.
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s next prime minister, Narendra Modi, is the son of a poor tea seller and has long set his sights on the highest elected office in the world’s largest democracy. The top official in Gujarat state
