US President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin will speak by telephone Friday following the deal to end the political crisis in Ukraine, a US official said. The call will take place later on Friday, the official said on
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N.’s human rights office says it is “deeply concerned” about the high number of executions in Iran this year. The Geneva-based office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights says at least 80 people have
LeBron James scored a game-high 33 points despite having his nose bloodied and being knocked to the floor in the fourth quarter of Miami’s 103-81 victory at Oklahoma City. The two-time defending champion Heat on Thursday avenged a 112-95 loss
ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) – At least one person was killed and 20 wounded in overnight clashes between police and pro-independence demonstrators in southern Yemen, a local official and witnesses said on Friday.
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia (AP) — The Italian Olympic Committee says bobsledder William Frullani has been kicked out of the Sochi Games after a positive doping test. In a statement Friday, Italy’s governing body CONI says it was informed by the
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia (AP) — Sarah Burke’s parents looked up the hill and saw the halfpipe workers making one last trip down in the formation of a heart. They looked the other direction and saw the scoreboard: Maddie Bowman of
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — In a day that could significantly shift Ukraine’s political destiny, opposition leaders signed a deal Friday with the country’s beleaguered president that calls for early elections, a new constitution and a new unity government. Russian officials
Michael W. Chapman, writing at CNSNews, details a new report which shows more African American babies were aborted in 2012 in New York City than were actually born: In 2012, there were more black babies killed by abortion (31,328) in
(AFP) – Ideas proposed by US Secretary of State John Kerry to Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas cannot “serve as the basis for a framework accord” with Israel, a Palestinian official said Friday. “The ideas proposed cannot be accepted by the
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s presidency said Friday that it has negotiated an international deal intended to end battles between police and protesters that have killed scores and injured hundreds. It was unclear whether the deal would appease protesters, and
CHICAGO (AP) — After a brief respite of sunshine, winter returned to much of the nation’s midsection on Thursday, bringing a chilly mix of rain, sleet and snow, and at least one tornado. The weather accelerated long-awaited melting and added
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan officials say suicide bombers have attacked a police compound in a mountainous area near the capital, Kabul. Interior Ministry spokesman Seddiq Seddiqi said a suicide car bomber first blew through the gates of the district
Lena Dunham will be honored in April for taking a “leadership role” on LGBT issues, but the Girls star is still on the defensive regarding her Vogue article. The star of the low-rated HBO dramedy will receive the Horizon Award
Teemu Selanne, the grand old man of the Sochi Olympics and the tournament’s all-time leading scorer, just keeps proving the critics wrong. Coming into the 2014 Winter Games, the naysayers were out in full force, saying the “Flying Finn” had
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Golden State Warriors have made another move in hopes of finding a reliable backup to point guard Stephen Curry. The Warriors acquired Steve Blake from the Los Angeles Lakers for reserve guards Kent Bazemore and
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Russia’s stunning elimination from the Olympic hockey tournament was followed by somber family news for Alex Ovechkin, whose father is recovering from heart surgery after falling ill in Sochi. Washington Capitals general manager George McPhee said
The team behind Miley Cyrus’s Bangerz tour is reportedly meeting to respond to a flood of complaints by parents that the tour is too explicit for her still-young fan base. Cyrus left her Hannah Montana persona behind starting last year
A New York man pleaded guilty Wednesday to plotting an attack on American police and soldiers returning from Afghanistan and Iraq. Jose Pimentel (a/k/a Muhammad Yousuf), a Dominican convert to Islam living in Harlem, wanted to use homemade pipe bombs in the attack. According
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two men who pleaded guilty to the 2011 beating of San Francisco Giants fan Bryan Stow at Dodger Stadium have been sentenced in Los Angeles. Judge George Lomeli excoriated smirking convict Louie Sanchez and handed him
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Fearing that a call for a truce was a ruse, protesters tossed firebombs and advanced upon police lines Thursday in Ukraine’s embattled capital. Government snipers shot back and the almost-medieval melee that ensued left at least
EU foreign ministers and Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on Thursday discussed a possible “roadmap” out of the crisis, which the government and opposition had yet to agree on, said a German delegation source. In four hours of talks in Kiev,
The Miami Dolphins sacked an assistant coach and a physical trainer on Wednesday in response to a scathing report on bullying in the team’s locker room. Jim Turner, the coach in charge of offensive linemen, and head athletic trainer Kevin
PBS, America’s Public Broadcasting Service, broadcast a Master’s Series episode about Alice Walker on February 7th, entitled Beauty and Truth. The program, reports media monitor CAMERA, is a tribute to Walker, an author who gained fame from her 1982 novel, “The Color
LONDON (AFP) — British music legend David Bowie on Wednesday urged Scotland to remain part of the UK during an acceptance speech at the annual Brit Awards ceremony. The reclusive 67-year-old was not at London’s O2 Arena to accept his
