LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal officials say technical issues stopped all planes from departing from the Los Angeles area for more than an hour. In addition, the Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday its air traffic control facility had also temporarily
Emma Stone proved she could woo a web slinger in The Amazing Spider-Man. This week, she showed she could win a lip sync battle with a late night talk show host. Stone, out promoting The Amazing Spider-Man 2, shared the
From NetRight Daily: The latest polling in the United Kingdom has shown a surge by the UK Independence Party (UKIP) to take the lead in the upcoming European parliamentary elections. UKIP leads with 31 percent support, the Labour Party with 28
From the BBC: Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams has been arrested by Northern Ireland police in connection with the 1972 murder of Jean McConville. Mrs McConville, a 37-year-old widow and mother of 10, was abducted from her flat in the
President Barack Obama’s Hollywood connections usually involve fundraising and spreading the administration’s policies. This week, stars like Daniel Craig, Benicio del Toro and Steve Carell teamed with Obama and Vice President Joe Biden to help stop sexual assaults. Those stars
WASHINGTON (AP) — A surge in the number of aggressive al-Qaida affiliates and like-minded groups the Middle East and North Africa poses a serious threat to U.S. interests and allies, the State Department said Wednesday in reporting a more than
An American musician found out the hard way what happens when you exhibit rock star misbehavior outside of U.S. soil. Scorpions drummer James Kottak got a one-month jail sentence this month for committing “offensive behavior” in Dubai. The Gulf News daily says
BEIJING (AP) — China has rejected a World Bank report that suggests it might pass the United States this year to become the biggest economy measured by its currency’s purchasing power. China is on track to become the No. 1
MILAN (AP) — The Italian appeals court that reinstated the conviction against Amanda Knox in her British roommate’s 2007 murder said in a lengthy reasoning made public Tuesday that Knox herself delivered the fatal blow out of a desire to
Comedian Louis CK writes, directs and stars in his signature FX series Louie. Today, he became a one-person wrecking crew against Common Core State Standards Initiative. Given his reach and influence, it could be a body blow against the movement. In
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Some advice for when Willie Nelson slides off his sneakers personalized with the word “Texas”: Don’t mess with him. The country music icon who turns 81 this week received his fifth-degree black belt in the martial
BERLIN, April 29 (Reuters) – The German government distanceditself from ex Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder on Tuesday afterpictures depicting him in an embrace with Russian PresidentVladimir Putin in St. Petersburg on Monday evening werepublished in German media.
ELK CITY, Okla., April 28 (UPI) — The way a Little League team in Oklahoma is raising money for equipment and travel hasn’t been a hit with many members of the local community.The Elk City Outlaws have come under fire for
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Evgeni Malkin and the Pittsburgh Penguins finally flexed their offensive muscles. And they needed every bit of scoring they could muster. Malkin had a hat trick and the Penguins almost blew a four-goal lead before holding
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Mike Scott made five 3-pointers during a 30-6 second-quarter run Monday night, and the Atlanta Hawks fended off a furious fourth-quarter rally to beat top-seeded Indiana 107-97 and take a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series. Atlanta
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — LeBron James heard the cheers from the crowd as he lay on the court holding his right thigh and writhing in pain. It only seemed to awaken the four-time league MVP. James scored 19 of his
New Jersey conservative GOP congressional candidate Steve Lonegan’s grandson is in the ICU at Hackensack Hospital after he stopped breathing, Breitbart News has learned. An email Lonegan sent to some close friends and supporters noted that at 9:30 p.m. Sunday
MIAMI (AP) — Jack Ramsay, a Hall of Fame coach who led the Portland Trail Blazers to the 1977 NBA championship before he became one of the NBA’s most respected broadcasters, has died following a long battle with cancer. He
With parents who fought communism in Hungary, Dr. Sebastian Gorka, a military theory professor at Marine Corps University, sees through the elite media filter impairing America’s strategic understanding of the world’s increasing instability. In these exclusive video interviews, Dr. Gorka
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) ripped Secretary of State John Kerry for saying Israel risks becoming “an apartheid state” in remarks to world leaders at a closed door meeting Friday. “The use of the word apartheid has routinely been
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The aerial search for the missing Malaysia Airlines jet was called off Monday, and the underwater hunt will be expanded to include a vast swath of ocean floor that may take at least eight months to
BAGHDAD (AP) — Blast barrier walls topped with barbed wire snake across the Iraqi capital, encircling government buildings like a fortress and enshrining the separation of neighborhoods increasingly divided by religious sect. Soldiers and policemen brandishing assault rifles and machine
RICHMOND, Calif. (AP) — A federal transportation safety official arrived Monday in Northern California to investigate a collision between two small planes that sent one crashing into San Francisco Bay. The investigator will be interviewing the pilot of a plane
NEW YORK (AP) — Used car dealership chain CarMax said Monday that it is ending its sponsorship of the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers in the wake of racist comments attributed to team owner Donald Sterling. A second sponsor, insurer State
NEW YORK (AP) — Used car dealership chain CarMax said Monday that it is ending its sponsorship of the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers in the wake of racist comments attributed to team owner Donald Sterling. A second sponsor, insurer State
