For a Republican establishment still spooked by the ghosts of Todd Akin and Richard Mourdock — grassroots-backed conservatives who threw away winnable Senate races in recent elections with tone-deaf remarks about abortion — Tuesday can’t come soon enough. In North
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Becky Domokos-Bays of Alexandria City Public Schools has served her students whole-grain pasta 20 times. Each time, she said, they rejected it. Starting next school year, pasta and other grain products in schools will have to
In the United States, customers are expected to add an extra 10 to 20 percent to their tab at the end of a meal – but increasingly restaurants are foregoing these tips. Leaving a gratuity is de rigueur when dining
(AFP) — Four Ukrainian troops were killed and 30 wounded in intense fighting around the rebel-held town of Slavyansk on Monday, the interior ministry said. The ministry added that the pro-Russian gunmen controlling the town were using civilians as human
TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — Denny Hamlin started his full-time career at Joe Gibbs Racing with an upset victory in an exhibition race at Daytona. Over the years, he added three more wins in races that didn’t count, including a sweep
Bryan Singer, the X-Men director accused in a lawsuit last month of sexually assaulting a teen, is now the target of a second, similar legal charge. The new lawsuit also was filed by Jeff Herman, the attorney representing the man,
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk accused Russia on Sunday of engineering clashes in Odessa that led to the deaths of more than 40 pro-Russian activists in a blazing building and pushed the country closer to civil war.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A platform collapsed during an aerial hair-hanging stunt at a circus performance Sunday, sending eight acrobats plummeting to the ground. Nine performers were seriously injured in the fall, including a dancer below, while an unknown number
The number of Jews emigrating to Israel from increasingly volatile Ukraine has jumped by 142 percent this year so far compared to 2013, the Jewish Agency said Sunday. A total of 762 Jews from Ukraine arrived in Israel in the
One of the most liberal Representatives in Congress wants California to raise its minimum wage to $26 an hour. Appearing on Crossfire on Friday, co-host Newt Gingrich asked Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) whether it was a good idea for the mayor of
One of the most liberal Representatives in Congress wants California to raise its minimum wage to $26 an hour. Appearing on Crossfire on Friday, co-host Newt Gingrich asked Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) whether it was a good idea for the mayor of
A Brazilian fan died after being struck by a toilet bowl hurled in clashes after a football game in a World Cup host city, police said Saturday, just 40 days before Brazil stages the event. Santa Cruz, based in the
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The NBA said Saturday it will appoint a chief executive officer to supervise the Los Angeles Clippers’ operations after banning owner Donald Sterling from the league for life. The league announced its decision a few hours
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 focus on the four crucial foreign elections that will directly impact America. Fox News contributor
LAS VEGAS (AP) — It might have been the toughest $32 million Floyd Mayweather Jr. ever made. Marcos Maidana did everything Saturday night but beat Mayweather, taking him 12 tough rounds before losing a majority decision. Mayweather remained unbeaten, but
Reports coming out of the UK, specifically the Daily Mail, shed new light on the missing Malaysia Airways Flight 370. Eleven al Qaeda-linked terrorists are being questioned on their knowledge of the missing plane and there is speculation surrounding more
By JOHN ROGERSAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) – Handsome, debonair and blessed with a distinguished voice that reflected his real-life prep school upbringing, Efrem Zimbalist Jr. seemed born to play the television roles that made him famous, that of hip
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Friday called the botched execution of an Oklahoma inmate “deeply troubling” and announced that he’s going to ask the attorney general to analyze problems surrounding the application of the death penalty in the
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia, an early supporter of Barack Obama in 2008, says he is backing Hillary Rodham Clinton for president if the former secretary of state seeks the Democratic nomination in 2016. The Associated
From The Economist: “Why is it that everybody is so eager to use military force?” America’s cerebral president betrayed a rare flash of frustration on April 28th when dealing with a question in Asia about his country’s “weakness”. Barack Obama
One of the lingering questions surrounding the trial of late term abortionist Kermit Gosnell was why he was able to continue his operation for years without anyone stopping him. A new video from the team behind the Gosnell TV project
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A dead Minke whale that washed ashore in New Jersey suffered some further indignity: someone tagged it with graffiti. The whale, which was roughly 12 to 15 feet long, was discovered Thursday morning below Atlantic
(AFP) Russia called an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on Friday to discuss the “serious escalation of violence in Ukraine,” where security forces have clashed with pro-Moscow separatists. Diplomats said the meeting, the body’s 13th on Ukraine since
NEW YORK (AP) — Six years after slashing a psychotherapist he’d never met to death with a meat cleaver, David Tarloff stood before a judge and pleaded for mercy Friday, saying he was tormented for decades by what felt like
NEW YORK (AP) — Health officials say a deadly virus from the Middle East has turned up for the first time in the U.S. An American who works as health care worker in Saudi Arabia is hospitalized in Indiana with
