(AP) Maddux, Glavine, Thomas elected to Hall of FameBy RONALD BLUMAP Sports WriterNEW YORKGreg Maddux, Tom Glavine and Frank Thomas have been elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame, while Craig Biggio fell just short. The results were announced Wednesday. The
Roger Ailes, like his Fox News Channel, is as divisive as he is successful. The chairman and CEO of the de facto victor in cable news’ ratings war, whose colorful professional past includes a tenure as a talk-show producer (The Mike
(AP) Gov’t: End overly zealous discipline in schoolsBy KIMBERLY HEFLINGAP Education WriterWASHINGTONThe Obama administration is urging schools to abandon overly zealous discipline policies that civil rights advocates have long said lead to a school-to-prison pipeline that discriminates against minority students.The
(AP) It’s even too cold for polar bears in ChicagoCHICAGOIt’s even too cold for Chicago’s resident polar bear. The city’s Lincoln Park Zoo says its polar bear, Anana, was kept inside Monday because of the record-low temperatures. Zoo spokeswoman Sharon
(AP) Rodman sings happy birthday to North Korean leaderBy ERIC TALMADGEAssociated PressPYONGYANG, North KoreaDennis Rodman sang “Happy Birthday” to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un before leading a squad of former NBA stars onto the court Wednesday at a Pyongyang
Back in October, Ron Johnson of Wisconsin slammed his fellow Republican senator Ted Cruz of Texas for what he portrayed as Cruz’s flawed strategy of attempting to defund Obamacare. But it soon became painfully apparent that Johnson had no strategy of his
(AP) Obama to announce investment in 5 ‘Promise Zones’WASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama will announce five “Promise Zones” this week as part of his effort to focus on income inequality in the lead-up to his State of the Union address. Promise Zones
(AP) Ex-House members seeking comebacks in 2014By KEN THOMASAssociated PressWASHINGTONSome former members of Congress are hoping 2014 will be the year of the comeback. Congress may have public approval ratings hovering near record lows, but several Republicans who once served
(AP) Just 1 in 4 young teens meet US fitness guidelinesBy LINDSEY TANNERAP Medical WriterCHICAGOYoung teens aren’t exactly embracing the government’s Let’s Move mantra, the latest fitness data suggest. Only 1 in 4 U.S. kids aged 12 to 15 meet
More than 13,000 families have fled Fallujah in the past few days amid clashes and shelling after the city fell to Al-Qaeda-linked militants, the Iraqi Red Crescent said on Wednesday.
(AP) Super PAC supporting Hillary Clinton raises $4MBy KEN THOMASAssociated PressWASHINGTONReady for Hillary, the super PAC trying to build a groundswell of support for a potential Hillary Rodham Clinton presidential campaign, says it raised more than $4 million in 2013.
(AP) Reversals in hard-won Iraqi city vex veteransBy ALLEN G. BREED and JULIE WATSONAssociated PressSAN DIEGO The image of two charred American bodies hanging from a bridge as a jubilant crowd pelted them with shoes seared the name Fallujah into
(AP) Polar air blamed for 21 deaths nationwideBy RAY HENRYAssociated PressATLANTAFountains froze over, a 200-foot Ferris wheel in Atlanta shut down, and Southerners had to dig out winter coats, hats and gloves they almost never have to use. The brutal
(AP) UN warns of humanitarian threat in western IraqBy SINAN SALAHEDDINAssociated PressBAGHDADThe top United Nations official in Iraq is warning of a “critical humanitarian situation” in the country’s west as government forces attempt to regain control of two key cities
(AP) Peacock freezes to tree after Chicago zoo escapeDUNDEE, Ill.An adventurous peacock had to be rescued by Chicago-area firefighters after he flew from his heated pen to a nearby tree and froze to a branch in subzero temperatures. The (Arlington
(AP) India takes aim at privileges held by US diplomatsBy ELIZABETH A. KENNEDYAssociated PressNEW DELHIIndia chipped away at America’s diplomatic perks Wednesday, ordering the envoys to obey local traffic laws and warning that a popular U.S. Embassy club violates diplomatic
(AP) NHL postpones ‘Canes at Sabres because of blizzardBUFFALO, N.Y.The Hurricanes have been shut down by a blizzard. The NHL has postponed the game scheduled for Tuesday night in Buffalo between the Sabres and Carolina because of a snowstorm in
(AP) APNewsBreak: AGs to Obama: We need meeting on ACABy MEG KINNARDAssociated PressCOLUMBIA, S.C.Attorneys general from South Carolina and Florida have asked the White House to arrange a meeting with Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius over prosecutors’ concerns
From E! Online: Lily Tomlin is a married woman! The 74-year-old actress and comedian married her partner of 42 years Jane Wagner on New Year’s Eve in a private ceremony in Los Angeles, Tomlin’s rep confirms to E! News. “They’re very happy,” the
(AP) DENVERThe father of a corrections officer killed more than a decade ago carried a sign Monday along a line of potential jurors, urging them not to impose the death penalty if they convict the inmate accused of the killing. Bob
By MANUEL VALDESAssociated PressSEATTLEA former community college professor who won a surprising citywide election was sworn in Monday as the first socialist City Council member in Seattle’s modern history. Kshama Sawant of the Socialist Alternative party took her oath and
What’s likely the first rap video ever made in North Korea went online Tuesday to the delight of the young and ambitious Washington hiphop duo that created it. Pacman and Peso posted “Escape to North Korea” on their YouTube site
By KELVIN K. CHANAssociated PressHONG KONGRun Run Shaw built a Hong Kong movie and TV empire that nurtured rising talents like actor Chow Yun-fat and director John Woo, inspired Hollywood filmmakers such as Quentin Tarantino and produced the 1982 sci-fi
(AP) LOS ANGELESU.S. home video spending rose nearly 1 percent to $18.2 billion in 2013, the second straight year of growth as higher spending on video streaming subscriptions and digital purchases offset the decline in DVDs. The figures were released by
By SUE MANNINGAssociated PressLOS ANGELESEmmy-nominated actress Carmen Zapata, who started a foundation to promote Hispanic writers because jobs were so scarce, has died of heart problems, colleagues say. She was 86. Zapata died Sunday at her Van Nuys-area home, said
