WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Dave Camp, the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, says he will not seek another term. The Michigan Republican said in a statement Monday that he will retire after 12 terms in the House.
Singer John Legend went to battle on behalf of President Barack Obama’s health care reform hours before its latest “deadline.” Yet the singer, who trotted out the administration’s health care talking points with alacrity via social media, finally admitted he
WASHINGTON D.C. – The Breitbart News Network (@BreitbartNews) announced today it’s bringing in former Washington Examiner reporter Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) as the newest edition of the Breitbart News political team led by Washington Editor Jonathan Strong (@j_strong). Spiering worked as a
(AFP) Pop icon Elton John says he will tie the knot with partner David Furnish now that his native Britain has legalized gay marriage. The top-selling artist told NBC’s “Today” show that “we’ll do it very quietly.” “But we will
(AFP) Curators were forced to remove a precious cup from display in a church in Spain when crowds swarmed there after historians claimed it was the Holy Grail, staff said. Visitors flocked to the San Isidoro basilica in the northwestern
Aid organisation Doctors Without Borders said Monday an Ebola outbreak suspected of killing at least 78 people in Guinea was an “unprecedented epidemic” that had spread across the west African nation.
Russian President Vladimir Putin informed German Chancellor Angela Merkel Monday about the partial withdrawal of troops he ordered from a region on the border with Ukraine, her office said. dlc/jmm
WASHINGTON (AP) — Gov’t: HealthCare.gov not accepting new applications due to technical problems; fix in works.
MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) — Kurt Busch’s Sunday at Martinsville Speedway, in some ways, was like his career wrapped into one afternoon. It started with a pit road confrontation with Brad Keselowski, one that had Busch threatening over his radio to
JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli court on Monday convicted former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in a wide-ranging bribery case, a verdict that could send him to prison and that crushed his hopes for a political comeback. The development seals the
North and South Korea traded fire across their disputed maritime border on Monday, with the South’s military saying it had responded to shells landing in its waters from a North live-fire drill. lim-gh/jw
After a brutal winter of artic blasts and blustery snowstorms, baseball is ready to heat up Monday with its first full slate of games this season. David Ortiz and the World Series champion Boston Red Sox begin their title defense
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Seth Smith hit a tying homer leading off the eighth and Chris Denorfia singled home two runs to give the San Diego Padres a 3-1 victory against the rival Los Angeles Dodgers in baseball’s North American
DARRINGTON, Wash. (AP) — Many of the dogs essential in the search for victims of the deadly mudslide that buried a mountainside community will take a two-day break, rescue crews said Sunday, as the official death toll rose and more
PARIS (AP) — French voters dealt a severe blow to the Socialist government in Sunday’s municipal elections, but the party saved face by retaining the crown jewel, Paris, which got its first female mayor. The anti-immigration far right, which claims
France’s ruling Socialist Party suffered heavy losses in nationwide local elections Sunday and the far-right National Front claimed control of at least two mid-sized towns, the first exit polls indicated. As ballots closed, the centre-right UMP claimed to have been
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Aaron Harrison made a 3-pointer from NBA range with 2.3 seconds left Sunday to lift Kentucky to a 75-72 win over Michigan and a trip to the Final Four. Harrison, one of five freshmen on eighth-seeded Kentucky’s
NEW YORK (AP) — Shabazz Napier scored 17 of his 25 points in the second half, and UConn beat Michigan State 60-54 to return to the Final Four a year after the Huskies were barred from the NCAA tournament. Napier,
Howard J. Peterson, a healthcare consultant and blogger for the Philadelphia Inquirer, analyzes figures on Obamacare enrollment to see how many previously uninsured Americans have found coverage thanks to the health insurance law: It is estimated that nearly three million
Movie goers can judge for themselves what happens when an atheist tackles religious material courtesy of director Darren Aronofsky’s Noah. In the early 1970s, another heralded director mounted a production dealing in faith. William Friedkin didn’t shy away from God.
On Breitbart News Sunday on Sirius XM Patriot channel 125 from 7PM to 10PM, host Executive Chairman Stephen K. Bannon will discuss the failing Obamacare law before the original March 31 signup deadline, the battle over Common Core, immigration and the problems at
Researchers have built a complex chromosome from scratch and shown that it works normally by transplanting it into a healthy organism. The international team used a computer to redesign one of the chromosomes found in brewer’s yeast, recreating the thread-like
LA HABRA, Calif. (AP) — Experts say a bigger earthquake along the lesser-known fault that gave Southern California a moderate shake could do more damage to the region than the long-dreaded “Big One” from the more famous San Andreas Fault.
BROCKTON, Mass. (AP) — Reality TV star Benzino was injured after being shot by his nephew on a Massachusetts highway Saturday while riding in a funeral procession for a family member, according authorities and Benzino’s hip-hop magazine. Benzino, whose real
