WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats are pushing for a vote on a comprehensive immigration bill that would provide a path to citizenship for the estimated 11 million immigrants living in the country illegally and tighten border security. The procedural effort
US First Lady Michelle Obama on Wednesday wrapped up a week-long trip to China by feeding a panda before having a yak-based lunch at a Tibetan restaurant. Obama, who is travelling with her mother and daughters, visited the Chengdu Research
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Actor Jim Nabors says this year’s Indianapolis 500 will be the last time he performs “Back Home Again in Indiana” live to a global audience of race fans. The 83-year-old Nabors says his health limits his travels
LOS ANGELES (AP) — With Knicks President Phil Jackson watching from a luxury suite high above the court, his new team’s teetering playoff hopes got a big shove from his old team’s incredible offensive show. Xavier Henry scored 22 points,
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Porsche carrying “Fast & Furious” star Paul Walker was traveling up to 94 mph when it went out of control on a suburban street and crashed, killing the actor and his friend, according to an
The United States has said that North Korea’s test firing of two medium-range missiles into the Sea of Japan represents “a troubling and provocative escalation” on the Korean Peninsula. America is closely coordinating with allies and partners, including in the
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — As frustration was setting in, calmer seas returned Wednesday and the search for the remains of Flight 370 began anew in remote waters of the Indian Ocean off western Australia. Gale-force winds that forced an
Russian troops on Tuesday stormed the last naval vessel still flying the Ukrainian flag on the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea, a regional Ukrainian defence official said. The raid on the Cherkasy trawler occurred one day after Russian forces took
Facebook said Tuesday it was buying Oculus, a specialist in virtual reality technology, for about $2 billion in cash and shares. Facebook said it would build on Oculus’ technology, including a virtual reality headset aimed at gamers, seeking to use
Maria Menounos has not been fired as the host of the celebrity show Extra despite rumors to the contrary this week. The beautiful TV personality isn’t continuing with the show all the same. Us Weekly reports that Menounos, who has co-hosted
In a just-released web video entitled “Between Two Americas,” Dinesh D’Souza shines a satirical light on Obama’s recent appearance on Zach Galifinakis’s web series “Between Two Ferns,” in which the President pitched his fledgling Obamacare plan in an effort to
DALLAS (AP) — Former SMU and NBA basketball player Quinton Ross had to ease the fears of friends and family members after he was erroneously reported dead. Ross lives in the suburbs near Dallas and was attending Monday night’s NIT
SASKATOON, Saskatchewan (AP) — A man who recently traveled to West Africa is seriously ill and being kept in isolation in a Canadian hospital with symptoms of a hemorrhagic fever resembling the Ebola virus, Saskatchewan health officials said. The man
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The San Antonio Spurs knew the Philadelphia 76ers were coming in on a long losing streak. They had no intentions of taking it easy on them. Austin Daye had 22 points and Tim Duncan added 19
NEW YORK (AP) — The prominent Christian relief agency World Vision said Monday it will hire Christians who are in same-sex marriages, a dramatic policy change on one of the most divisive social issues facing religious groups. Richard Stearns, president
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is hoping to make its Internet-connected eyewear more stylish as part of a partnership with the makers of Ray-Ban and Oakley frames. The alliance with Italian eyewear company Luxottica Group announced Monday represents Google’s latest
Lower back pain causes more disability around the world than any other single condition, and accounts for a third of work-related handicaps, a specialist journal reported on Monday. Nearly a tenth — 9.4 percent — of the world’s population has
The US Senate easily advanced a Ukraine aid package Monday that includes sanctions on Russia, but its controversial inclusion of IMF reforms is likely to stall the legislation in the House. Senators voted 78 to 17 to overcome a procedural
The United States on Monday noted there have been more Turkish tweets since the prime minister controversially banned the micro-blogging service than before. Turkey’s telecommunications authority blocked local access to the US social network Thursday under orders of Recep Tayyip
Scores of angry relatives of the Chinese passengers aboard Flight MH370 set out on a protest march to the Malaysian embassy in Beijing Tuesday to demand more answers about the crashed plane’s fate. Around 200 family members, some in tears,
MARYSVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Witnesses and family members say a Northern California teen pushed his girlfriend away from the path of an oncoming train before he was struck and killed. The girlfriend, 16-year-old Mickayla Friend, was still grazed and critically
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The star of the television show “Judge Joe Brown” has been arrested and charged with five counts of contempt of court in Tennessee. Shelby County Juvenile Court officials said the 66-year-old Brown was sentenced to five
Duck Dynasty star Willie Robertson may not agree on everything with President Barack Obama, but that doesn’t mean the two can’t talk politics while hunting. Robertson, who stars in the sleeper hit God’s Not Dead, told the host of The
G7 leaders on Monday decided to exclude Russia from the next summit of richest nations as punishment for absorbing Crimea, European President Herman van Rompuy said. Leaders at crisis talks called by US President Barack Obama in The Hague agreed
Nick Cannon has a new album called White People Party Music coming out next month, and he’s taking an unusual marketing approach to promote the project. Cannon, a comedian who hosts America’s Got Talent, created the album under the pseudonym Connor
