(AP) Kaepernick lifts 49ers over Panthers 23-10By STEVE REEDAP Sports WriterCHARLOTTE, N.C.Colin Kaepernick and the San Francisco 49ers are headed to the NFC championship game once again _ to face a familiar opponent in a place where they’ve struggled. Kaepernick
By ANGELA DELLI SANTIAssociated PressTRENTON, N.J.A Democratic mayor of a New Jersey town at the center of a traffic jam scandal says he wants to believe Republican Gov. Chris Christie had no involvement but is having a difficult time buying
By RUSSELL CONTRERAS and KELLI KENNEDYAssociated PressALBUQUERQUE, N.M.Mirroring problems with the federal health care website, people around the nation attempting to navigate the Spanish version have discovered their own set of difficulties. The site, CuidadoDeSalud.gov, launched more than two months
By EDUARDO VERDUGOAssociated PressNUEVA ITALIA, MexicoGunfire has erupted in the western Mexico in an ongoing battle between community self-defense groups and the Knights Templar drug cartel as the vigilantes advance on the town of Nueva Italia. Members of the so-called
By CHUCK BARTELSAssociated PressLITTLE ROCK, Ark.An agreement awaiting a federal judge’s final approval soon could end one of the nation’s most historic desegregation efforts following decades of court battles and $1 billion of special aid to Little Rock-area schools. Lawyers
(AP) NEW YORKBruno Mars will have help from the Red Hot Chili Peppers when he performs at the Super Bowl next month. Mars announced Saturday that the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers will join him as part of his halftime
By ESAM MOHAMEDAssociated PressTRIPOLI, LibyaA security official in Libya says the country’s deputy minister of electricity has been assassinated in the city of Sirte. The official said that Hassan Draouai, also a former representative in the war-time transitional council, was
By FRANCES D’EMILIOAssociated PressVATICAN CITYPope Francis named his first batch of cardinals on Sunday, choosing 19 men from Asia, Africa, Latin America and elsewhere, including the developing nations of Haiti and Burkina Faso, in line with his belief that the
By LORI HINNANTAssociated PressPARISThe woman considered France’s first lady has been hospitalized after a report the president is having an affair with an actress. Valerie Trierweiler’s chief of staff, Patrice Biancone, confirmed Sunday the 48-year-old journalist who lives with President
By MARK SHERMANAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe Supreme Court is refereeing a politically charged dispute between President Barack Obama and Senate Republicans over the president’s power to temporarily fill high-level positions. The case being argued at the high court Monday is the first
By SINAN SALAHEDDINAssociated PressBAGHDADTwo car bombs targeted commuters in Baghdad and clashes between security forces and militants killed at least 18 civilians, officials said Sunday, amid an ongoing standoff between Iraqi forces and al-Qaida-linked militants west of the Iraqi capital.
By BRADY McCOMBSAssociated PressSALT LAKE CITYThere was no fist-pumping or wild celebrations by the polygamous family that stars in the TLC reality TV show “Sister Wives” when a federal judge in Utah struck down key parts of the state’s polygamy
By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated PressCAMP LEJEUNE, N.C.Navy Cmdr. Valerie Overstreet wanted to start a family. But her job as a Navy pilot and the fact that she and her husband, also a naval officer, were stationed in different parts of
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) declined Sunday to weigh in on the scandal surrounding Gov. Chris Christie’s (R-NJ) administration’s closure of the George Washington Bridge seemingly to punish the mayor of Fort Lee, New Jersey. On CBS’s Face the Nation, Rubio
On Breitbart News Sunday on Sirius XM Patriot channel 125 from 7 PM EST to 10 PM EST, Breitbart News Executive Chairman and host Stephen K. Bannon will host a jam-packed show featuring Lou Dobbs, NFL legend and actor Fred
(AP) Blount has 4 TD runs, Pats top Colts 43-22By HOWARD ULMANAP Sports WriterFOXBOROUGH, Mass.LeGarrette Blount had four touchdown runs and the New England Patriots kept Andrew Luck from a second straight comeback win, beating the Indianapolis Colts 43-22 on
(AP) NBA rain delay as Rockets top Wizards 114-107By JOSEPH WHITEAP Sports WriterWASHINGTONThere was a pair of rain delays at an NBA game on Saturday night, a curious happening followed by another strange turn of events: The Houston Rockets built
(AP) Police: DeSean Jackson’s home burglarizedPHILADELPHIAPhiladelphia police say someone broke into a home belonging to Eagles star receiver DeSean Jackson and stole a handgun and more than $250,000 in cash and jewelry. Investigators said Saturday the burglary happened sometime earlier
(AP) Seahawks rumble past Saints, 23-15By TIM BOOTHAP Sports WriterSEATTLEMarshawn Lynch ran for 140 yards and two touchdowns, Steven Hauschka kicked three field goals in blustery conditions and Seattle’s defense flustered Drew Brees and New Orleans in a 23-15 victory
The conventional wisdom is that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has extricated himself from mortal political danger by his long, frank, apologetic press conference Thursday in Trenton. There, he essentially blamed the bridge scandal on two aides and fired them
(AP) Feds won’t renew health website’s lead contractorBy RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVARAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe government’s much-maligned health insurance website is getting a new outside contractor to steer the revamped portal through the remainder of open enrollment season.The Obama administration and lead website contractor
(AP) Arbitrator cuts A-Rod suspension to 162 gamesBy RONALD BLUMAP Sports WriterNEW YORKAlex Rodriguez’s drug suspension was cut to 162 games from 211 by arbitrator Fredric Horowitz, a decision that sidelines the New York Yankees third baseman the entire 2014
It started with a “selfie”: a self-portrait picture of 16-year-old Mohammad al-Chaar, who was killed in a Beirut car bomb, has sparked a mini political protest by Lebanese citizens. In dozens of pictures posted on Facebook and Twitter, young Lebanese
(AP) Riots over economy break out in TunisiaBy BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZAAssociated PressTUNIS, TunisiaRiots over Tunisia’s economy flared overnight in towns around the country, leaving one dead and posing an immediate challenge to the new prime minister and the country’s path
(AP) Fire destroys ancient Tibetan town in SW ChinaBy DIDI TANGAssociated PressBEIJINGA fire that raged for nearly 10 hours Saturday razed an ancient Tibetan town in southwest China that’s popular with tourists, burning down hundreds of buildings as fire engines
