Republican gubernatorial candidate Neel Kashkari loves his 130-lb. dogs, Winslow and Newsome. The Kashkari campaign loves them, too–enough, at least, to release a 97-second Internet ad featuring footage of the dogs and narration by Kashkari about how wonderful they are.
BOSTON (AP) — After taking heat from some of its own over a decision to grant an honorary degree to an advocate for Muslim women who has made comments critical of Islam, Brandeis University withdrew the planned honor Tuesday night.
BOSTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s aunt Zeituni Onyango, who was denied asylum in the United States but stayed illegally for years, died Tuesday at age 61. Onyango, whose immigration status was reported by The Associated Press days before Obama’s
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Geno Auriemma and Connecticut stand alone in women’s college basketball, and they reached the top in unprecedented fashion. The Huskies routed Notre Dame 79-58 in the first championship game featuring undefeated teams, winning their record ninth
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The United States notified Iran’s government on Tuesday that Tehran’s pick for a new U.N. envoy is “not viable,” a day after the U.S. Senate voted against letting the diplomat enter the country. American officials objected
A sapling grown from the tree that Holocaust victim Anne Frank wrote about while in hiding will be planted this month on the US Capitol grounds, congressional leaders announced Tuesday. The tree “grew outside of the Amsterdam building where she
Threatened military strikes against Syria would not have affected the course of the country’s civil war, US Secretary of State John Kerry told lawmakers on Tuesday. Speaking before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Kerry said US military action — ultimately
Ellen DeGeneres didn’t earn a plug nickel for taking that now famous selfie with the stars sitting in the front rows on Oscar night. That hardly means the Samsung-approved Oscar selfie lacked value. In fact, one media expert attached to
(AFP) Italy’s Oscar-winning director Paolo Sorrentino plans to make a debut television series entitled “The Young Pope” about Lenny Belardo–a fictional first-ever Italian American pontiff, an Italian daily reported on Tuesday. The name of the actor who will play the
GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday that it expected to have to confront an outbreak of the deadly virus Ebola in West Africa for the next two to four months. But the United Nations agency
NEW YORK (AP) — More women are staying at home full-time to raise their children, according to a new Pew Research Center report released Tuesday. Factors cited by Pew to explain the increase include more immigrant mothers, who tend to
NILES , Ill., April 7 (UPI) — An Illinois couple who apparently didn’t have access to the backseat of car decided to get down to business in a fairly questionable area — the lobby of a condo building. A resident of
JINJA , Uganda, April 7 (UPI) — A monstrous, man-eating crocodile that tips the scales at 2,204 pounds has been captured in Kakira, a sub-county in Uganda. The one-ton beast, which is believed to be just 103 lbs. lighter than the former
DEARBORN , Mich., April 7 (UPI) –Muslim parents in Michigan are upset that a public school district is handing out flyers promoting an Easter egg hunt because they feel it is a violation of the separation of church and state.
SOUTH BEND , Ind., April 7 (UPI) —Notre Dame student Brian McCurren probably would have been better off ordering pizza. McCurren was arrested for burglary, vandalism and minor consumption after he allegedly broke into a South Bend spa so he could
Two of the most powerful Democrats in Congress blasted Breitbart News on Monday as “offensive” over an article published highlighting street art inspired by Andrew Breitbart that included a photoshop of House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s face on the body of Miley Cyrus in her
Two of the most powerful Democrats in Congress blasted Breitbart News on Monday as “offensive” over an article published highlighting street art inspired by Andrew Breitbart that included a photoshop of House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s face on the body of Miley Cyrus in her
Pele has unveiled an unusual line of diamonds using strands of the football legend’s own hair, local media reported. The man many regard as the sport’s best player of all time presented the ultimate superfan souvenir in Sao Paulo ahead
WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee says investigators have uncovered evidence that a former Internal Revenue Service official may have committed crimes as part of the agency’s tea party controversy. Rep. Dave Camp set
The leader of Moldova’s pro-Moscow breakaway region on Monday urged the country’s politicians to start discussions that would allow Transdniestr to formally join Russia. Pro-Western Moldova warned Moscow last month against trying to annex its Russian-speaking region after Trasndniestr officials
The “project of political Islam has failed,” Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad said on Monday, calling for the separation of religion from politics, state television said. Assad’s regime has been battling an uprising that has come to be dominated by Islamists,
Actor Rob Lowe of Brat Pack fame doesn’t want to restrict himself to any one political party. Yet he has no qualms describing the role government should have in our lives. Lowe opened up about his Brat Pack days, the
LONDON (AP) — Peaches Geldof, the wild-child daughter of concert organizer Bob Geldof who worked as a model, a television presenter and a fashion writer and who filled the pages of British tabloids with her late-night antics, has died at
The US Navy believes it has finally worked out the solution to a problem that has intrigued scientists for decades: how to take seawater and use it as fuel. The development of a liquid hydrocarbon fuel is being hailed as
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Three players at the Masters have a chance to replace Tiger Woods as No. 1 in the world. Masters champion Adam Scott, who squandered a great shot at being No. 1 when he lost a three-shot
