US National Security Adviser Susan Rice assured Israel at high-level talks on Thursday that Washington remained determined to stop Iran developing nuclear arms, the White House said. Earlier, Netanyahu said the best defence against a nuclear Iran was to block
ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — A strong earthquake shook the southern Pacific coast of Mexico as well as the capital and several inland states Thursday, sending frightened people into unseasonal torrential rains that were also bearing down on the coast. The
The Christian brothers whose HGTV series Flip It Forward got pulled by the network for their views on homosexuality are speaking out about the decision. They’re disappointed, but they wouldn’t swap small screen fame for their faith. David and Jason
DENVER (AP) — Frustrated by the cash-heavy aspect of its new marijuana industry, Colorado is trying a long-shot bid to create a world financial system devoted to the pot business. But Colorado’s plan to move the weed industry away from
The crowdfunding campaign to make a TV movie about convicted killer Kermit Gosnell has only five days left. The Gosnell Movie project is nearing the $2 million mark and already has shattered a number of fundraising records. The project, designed
PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — South Africa’s ruling party held a wide lead over its rivals in election results on Thursday, virtually assuring a victory for the movement that has dominated politics since the end of white minority rule 20
The following is an exclusive excerpt from podcast king Adam Carolla’s upcoming book President Me: The America That’s in My Head: CHAPTER TWO–The Department of Energy (Fossil Fuels and Alternative Energy) I’m a car guy, so I know that engines
US President Barack Obama has no plans to meet one-on-one with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in June when both attend the D-Day anniversary in France, the White House said Thursday. Russia’s intervention in the political crisis in Ukraine has
LAS VEGAS, May 7 (UPI) —A Nevada high school girl decided to run for prom king this year and she was able to walk away with the crown despite ruffling some feathers. According to Skyler Galliher, her gender-nonspecific first name
A photo of a murdered prostitute who was “stripped naked and crucified” under a bridge near Florence Italy has been released. The victim is Andrea Cristina Zamfir, 26, was “bound with tape to an iron bar in a position similar
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Firefighters found four bodies in a burning mansion owned by former tennis star James Blake, who was renting out the Tampa Bay-area house and not there at the time, officials said Wednesday. Officials don’t know
(AFP)–For a non-candidate, Hillary Clinton is on the move, making at least 35 public appearances since January on a circuit that took her from coast to coast, testing out themes for an expected White House run. In the past five
(Reuters) – A New Hampshire man has the right to drive around the New England state with a license plate reading “COPSLIE,” the state’s top court ruled on Wednesday. The state Supreme Court upheld a challenge to Department of Motor
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. productivity fell in the first quarter while labor costs rose, reflecting the economic slowdown caused at the start of the year by harsh winter weather. The Labor Department said Wednesday that productivity declined at an annual
(AFP) The United States is temporarily closing its embassy in Yemen to the public amid a spate of attacks against foreign diplomats, a top US official said Wednesday. She said in a statement that the recent attacks “and information we
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nintendo isn’t allowing gamers to play as gay in an upcoming life simulator game. The publisher of such gaming franchises as “The Legend of Zelda” and “Mario Bros.” said Tuesday it wouldn’t bow to pressure to
NEW YORK (AP) — Nancy Strumwasser, a high school teacher from Mountain Lakes, New Jersey, always thought she’d have two children. But the layoffs that swept over the U.S. economy around the time her son was born six years ago
Scientists, in a world first, announced Wednesday they had added two letters to the genetic code that forms the chemical blueprint for life. They said they had modified a bacterium so that it incorporated and replicated two DNA ingredients that
Will Smith’s daughter Willow is a star unto herself. Now, a photograph of the 13-year-old sharing a bed with a shirtless man is causing some to look at the youngster in an awkward light. The man in question was 20-year-old Moisés
Most Latinos in the United States still adhere to the Roman Catholic Church, but a growing number are becoming Protestants or eschewing organized religion altogether, says a study published Wednesday. Fifty-five percent of the 35.4 million Latinos in the United
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Drug Enforcement Administration on Wednesday broadened its national crackdown on synthetic drug manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers as federal agents served hundreds of search and arrest warrants in at least 25 states. Agents served warrants at homes,
WASHINGTON (AP) — In an abysmal showing, only about one-quarter of U.S. high school seniors performed solidly in math in a major assessment known as the nation’s report card, reinforcing concerns that large numbers of students are unprepared for either
(AFP) President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Moscow had pulled back its forces from the Ukrainian border amid Western fears of an imminent military invasion of Russia’s crisis-hit Western neighbour.
(AFP) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday asked pro-Kremlin separatists in southeastern Ukraine to postpone a series of disputed referendums planned for this weekend on declaring greater autonomy or outright independence from Kiev. Pro-Russian militants who have seized government buildings
KAMPALA (Reuters) – The United States has received intelligence of a “specific terrorist threat” against churches and other places of worship in the Ugandan capital, its embassy there said. A security message on the embassy’s website did not say who
