LONDON (Reuters) – As Stuart Lancaster makes his final Six Nations preparations, England’s next generation of budding rugby internationals have been told that their competitions must have no winners and that if they are losing a match, the teams will
MADRID (AP) — It was a short story, then a Hollywood movie. Now the tragic tale of cowboys in love is being reinvented again: Brokeback Mountain — the opera. Ahead of its world premiere in Madrid, author Annie Proulx told
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two survivors of the Boston Marathon bombing and an openly gay NBA player are among the guests who will sit with first lady Michelle Obama Tuesday when President Barack Obama delivers the annual State of the Union
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a first, working-age people now make up the majority in U.S. households that rely on food stamps — a switch from a few years ago, when children and the elderly were the main recipients. Some of
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s justice minister is threatening to call for a state of emergency unless protesters leave her ministry building, which they occupied during the night. The seizure of the building early Monday underlined how anti-government demonstrators are
Liberal pundit Sally Kohn loved Disney’s Frozen as much as most movie goers. The Oscar-nominated musical feature is a certified blockbuster, with talks of a Broadway show to be spun from its uplifting story. Kohn does have a bone to pick
A woman jumped to her death earlier this week after getting a facelift from a renowned plastic surgeon to the stars. The 53-year-old was on the roof of the Camden Medical Arts building in Beverly Hills for several hours Wednesday before
SAO PAULO, Jan 25 (Reuters) – The year’s first major protest against the World Cup drew more than 2,000 demonstrators into the streets of Brazil’s largest city on Saturday, as frustration over the cost of the tournament lingers in the
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Anaheim Ducks and the Los Angeles Kings walked between the palm trees into the Dodger Stadium outfield, a beach volleyball court on their right and a Kiss performance stage to their left. A surprisingly good
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Stan Wawrinka added a win over Rafael Nadal to his list of firsts in a stunning run to his maiden Grand Slam title, extending his rival’s injury-cursed run at the Australian Open with a 6-3, 6-2,
Tonight’s Grammy Awards telecast will feature a mass wedding segment featuring both straight and gay couples. Thirty four couples–“gay, straight, old, young, of many races and many colors” will get married during an event officiated by rapper/actress Queen Latifah. Madonna
(AFP) Alfonso Cuaron and his 3D space spectacular “Gravity” edged ahead in the Oscars race when the Mexican triumphed at the Directors Guild of America (DGA) awards. “It is truly an honor, and I’m humble. I still have this kind
On Breitbart News Sunday on Sirius XM Patriot channel 125 from 7PM to 10PM EST, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) will discuss the upcoming fight over amnesty and the stakes in that battle for the future of the country. Host and
GENEVA (AP) — Syrians on opposite sides of their country’s civil war tried again Sunday to find common ground, but a morning session focusing on the release of prisoners and an aid convoy to a besieged central city failed to
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Two white doves that were released by children standing alongside Pope Francis as a peace gesture have been attacked by other birds. As tens of thousands of people watched in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday, a
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s interim president announced Sunday that the country will have presidential elections before parliamentary polls, promising that a rise in “dark terrorism” won’t derail a transition to democracy following a July 3 popularly backed military coup. According
L’ISLE-VERTE, Quebec (AP) — Crews pulled just two more bodies from the ice-covered rubble of a Quebec retirement home on the third day of the excruciating search, bringing to 10 the number of confirmed dead from a massive fire. The
BANGKOK (AP) — Anti-government demonstrators trying to derail a contentious general election scheduled next week in Thailand swarmed dozens of polling stations Sunday, chaining doors and gates shut and blocking hundreds of thousands of voters from casting advance ballots in
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s embattled president offered to make a top opposition leader prime minister, but protest leaders vowed demonstrations would continue and violence erupted early Sunday as a large crowd attacked a government hall with police stationed inside.
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — The head of Ukraine’s police on Saturday accused opposition protesters of stockpiling firearms and blamed their rising radicalism for the shooting death of an officer, as tensions roiled in the capital and the western sector of
COLUMBIA, Md. (AP) — Police in Maryland say three people died Saturday in a shooting at a mall in suburban Baltimore, including the presumed gunman. Howard County police said via Twitter that a shooting took place at the Mall in
Andrea Billups and Jennifer G. Hickey writing at Newsmax: As Congress prepares to take up immigration reform, two high-profile Arizona sheriffs tell Newsmax the federal government’s effort to secure the border has been a dismal failure. Pinal County Sheriff Paul
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Seven months after giving retirement serious thought, Li Na made it third time lucky in an Australian Open final with a 7-6 (3), 6-0 win over Dominika Cibulkova to become the oldest women’s champion here in
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities have announced a list of political offenses against minority Uighur scholar Ilham Tohti, who has been detained since last week. The Bureau of Public Security for Urumqi, the capital of the restive western region of
CAIRO (AP) — In large, state-backed rallies complete with dancing horses and traditional music, military supporters celebrated the anniversary of Egypt’s 2011 uprising Saturday, calling for the army chief to run for president. At the same time, security forces cracked
