(AP) ‘Saturday Night Live’ hires black womanNEW YORK NBC said Monday that Sasheer Zamata will join the show later this month. She is a recent University of Virginia graduate who has worked for the Upright Citizens Brigade comedy group in
By HOPE YENAssociated PressWASHINGTONNo longer taboo, living together has become a more common arrangement for America’s couples who become pregnant while dating. Soon-to-be-released government figures show a major cultural shift since the days of “shotgun weddings” aimed at avoiding family
(AP) Man in toddler-slapping plane case gets 8 monthsBy KATE BRUMBACKAssociated PressATLANTAA federal judge on Monday sentenced a man who pleaded guilty to slapping a crying toddler on an Atlanta-bound flight to serve eight months in federal prison. Joe Rickey
(AP) 14 commuters hurt when train hits post in ChicagoCHICAGOA rail official says 14 passengers were injured when a commuter train hit a “bumping post” at a downtown Chicago station, the second such accident of the day. Michael Gillis is
Deadly temperatures will threaten the Midwest region until Tuesday in what has been described as the coldest winter outbreak since the 1990s. As Breitbart News has reported, from the Midwest to the Eastern Seaboard, experts are warning of hypothermia and
AP- The Supreme Court has put same-sex marriages on hold in Utah, at least while a federal appeals court more fully considers the issue.The court issued a brief order Monday blocking any new same-sex unions in the state.The order follows
(AP) ‘Polar vortex’ pushes subzero temps into MidwestBy TAMMY WEBBER and KERRY LESTERAssociated PressCHICAGOA whirlpool of frigid, dense air known as a “polar vortex” descended Monday into much of the U.S., pummeling parts of the country with a dangerous cold
(AP) NJ works to curb sex trafficking before Super BowlBy KATIE ZEZIMA and SAMANTHA HENRYAssociated PressEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.Law enforcement agents in New Jersey have redoubled efforts to fight what they worry could be one of the biggest menaces to come
By CARSON WALKERAssociated PressSIOUX FALLS, S.D.The weather warnings are dire: Life threatening wind chills. Historic cold outbreak. Winter is normally cold, but starting Sunday tundra-like temperatures are poised to deliver a rare and potentially dangerous sledgehammer blow to much of
(AP) Growing number of seniors caring for other seniorsBy MATT SEDENSKYAssociated PressNOBLESVILLE, Ind.Paul Gregoline lies in bed, awaiting the helper who will get him up, bathed and groomed. He is 92 years old, has Alzheimer’s disease and needs a hand
(AP) Man reunited with family after AP photo publishedBEN NUCKOLSAssociated PressWASHINGTONNicholas Simmons disappeared from his parents’ house in a small upstate New York town on New Year’s Day, leaving behind his wallet, cellphone and everything else. Four days later, an
(AP) ‘Jihad Jane’ faces life sentence for terror plotPHILADELPHIAA woman who called herself “Jihad Jane” and helped suspected terrorists overseas faces the possibility of life in prison at her sentencing this week in Philadelphia. A federal judge must decide if
(AP) Pope reaches out to atheists, fallen CatholicsVATICAN CITYPope Francis has made another gesture to Catholics who have fallen away from their faith, saying he respects them but that God is waiting for them. Francis made the comments Monday after
(AP) British lawyers in wigs take to the picket lineLONDONHundreds of British lawyers _ many dressed in traditional white curled wigs and black gowns _ have swapped courtrooms for picket lines to protest planned cuts to legal aid. Hearings were
Michael Wolf at USA Today has a column out detailing the domination of Fox News over its cable competitors. He states, “The 2013 numbers are out, and once more, for 12 years running, Ailes’ Fox News trashes everybody else in
German Chancellor Angela Merkel was injured in a fall while cross-country skiing in Switzerland over the winter holidays and has cancelled meetings in the next three weeks, her spokesman said Monday. Steffen Seibert told reporters that Merkel had suffered a
(AP) Hospital says ex-PM Sharon’s condition worseningJERUSALEMThe medical condition of Israel’s former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is deteriorating further and only “a miracle” could stop the decline, the head of the hospital treating him said Monday. Dr. Zeev Rotstein, director
(AP) Rodman and ex-NBA All Stars arrive in North KoreaBy ERIC TALMADGEAssociated PressPYONGYANG, North KoreaDennis Rodman and a team of former National Basketball Association players arrived in North Korea on Monday for a game he says will be a “birthday
(AP) Voldemort invoked in China-Japan feud over shrineTOKYOAs if Harry Potter isn’t popular enough, the evil Lord Voldemort from British author J.K. Rowling’s best-selling children’s series has been dragged into the feud between Japan and China over the Yasukuni war
(AP) Sex offender seeks admission to Kentucky barBy BRETT BARROUQUEREAssociated PressLOUISVILLE, Ky.Guy Padraic Hamilton-Smith graduated in the top third of his law school class at the University of Kentucky, but the state Supreme Court blocked him from taking the bar
(AP) Former Yankee, Marine pilot Coleman dies at 89By BERNIE WILSONAP Sports WriterSAN DIEGOHall of Fame broadcaster Jerry Coleman, a former second baseman for the New York Yankees who interrupted his pro career to fly as a Marine Corps pilot
(AP) NEW YORKOne man was killed and another was injured in a three-alarm high-rise apartment fire in midtown Manhattan on Sunday, authorities said. Firefighter spokesman Danny Glover said the fire was reported shortly after 11 a.m. Sunday in an apartment on
A small plane crash-landed in western Mexico, killing one person and injuring four others, including the leader of a vigilante group fighting drug cartels, officials said Sunday. Jose Manuel Mireles, a high-profile leader of self-defense forces in Michoacan state, was
The seizure by Al-Qaeda-linked militants of a major Iraqi city and parts of another illustrates their resurgence, and harkens back to the darkest days of the insurgency that followed the 2003 US-led invasion. The Al-Qaeda franchise in Iraq fell from
Four skiers were killed and another was in a critical condition after a series of avalanches hit the Alps in southern Switzerland Sunday, Swiss media reported. Three of the victims, including a guide, died when a wall of snow bore
