(AP) Vets return to streets to reach the homelessBy KEVIN FREKINGAssociated PressCONCORD, Mass.Not far from where the Boston Massacre helped sow the seeds for the Revolutionary War, David Dyer points toward the underpass where he’d score crack cocaine by day
(AP) UK finally pardons computer pioneer Alan TuringBy RAPHAEL SATTERAssociated PressLONDONHis code breaking prowess helped the Allies outfox the Nazis, his theories laid the foundation for the computer age, and his work on artificial intelligence still informs the debate over
(AP) New Syrian airstrikes kill at least 15 in AleppoBEIRUTActivists say a new round of Syrian government airstrikes on the northern city of Aleppo has killed at least 15 people, including three children. Tuesday’s air raids extend the intensified bombing
(AP) Russia closes criminal case of Greenpeace activistBy IRINA TITOVAAssociated PressST. PETERSBURG, RussiaOne of the activists detained in Russia’s Arctic has been granted amnesty, Greenpeace said on Tuesday. The 30 crew members aboard a Greenpeace ship were detained at a
Egyptian Prime Minister Hazem Beblawi has declared the country’s Muslim Brotherhood movement a “terrorist” organisation, state news agency MENA reported, quoting the premier’s spokesman. Beblawi’s remarks came just hours after a car bomb ripped through a police headquarters in the
By MAGGIE MICHAELAssociated PressCAIROA strong explosion rocked a police headquarters in a Nile Delta city north of Cairo early Tuesday leaving at least five people dead and scores of others injured, according to state news agency and a security official.
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIOAP Retail WriterNEW YORKAfter a strong start to the holiday shopping season, sales at stores have fallen for the third consecutive week as Americans continue to hold back on spending during what is traditionally the busiest buying period
(AP) Report: Brazil crane operator worked 18 daysRIO DE JANEIROA news report cites a Sao Paulo state Labor Ministry official as saying the man who operated the crane that collapsed at the city’s World Cup stadium had worked 18 days
(AP) NEW YORK–Universal Pictures has delayed the release of “Fast & Furious 7” for almost a year following the death of star Paul Walker. The studio announced Monday that the “Fast & Furious” sequel will be released in April 2015,
Multiple news outlets are reporting that Twitter is preventing users from linking to a site in support of suspended Duck Dynasty star Phil Robertson. The pro-Robertson website iStandwithPhil.comhas been flagged on Twitter, prohibiting users from posting messages containing links to the
Steve Martin learned the hard way how much trouble one can get into with a single Tweet. The comedian trotted out some grammar-based gags over the past few days via Twitter, but when he sent out a message that appeared
Bette Midler couldn’t enjoy an unseasonably warm winter day without sounding the siren for global warming. The liberal entertainer routinely uses her Twitter account to pummel progressive messages out to the masses. So when the temperature in New York City
Even a legendary director like Martin Scorsese is used to receiving some sour reviews. The Goodfellas auteur likely wasn’t expecting one up close and personal after the screening of his newest film, The Wolf of Wall Street. The comic drama,
(AP) Auburn’s Gus Malzahn named AP coach of yearBy JOHN ZENORAP Sports WriterAUBURN, Ala.Gus Malzahn inherited a demoralized Auburn team that had just suffered through the program’s worst season in decades with a stagnant offense and bullied defense. Like usual,
Speaking with reporters on Monday, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) stated that Obamacare, once implemented, would be “glorious.” She said, “We’ll ride this out…It’s worth the trouble, it’s going to be a glorious thing.” She also explained that come
On Monday, Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry demanding answers on why foreign diplomats were reportedly defrauding US government benefits programs. Royce wrote: I am deeply
(AP) Iceland’s hidden elves delay road projectsBy JENNA GOTTLIEBAssociated PressREYKJAVIK, IcelandIn this land of fire and ice, where the fog-shrouded lava fields offer a spooky landscape in which anything might lurk, stories abound of the “hidden folk” — thousands of
(AP) Ho Ho Holy: 2 popes exchange Christmas greetingsVATICAN CITYPope Francis has visited his predecessor, Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI, to exchange Christmas greetings. Photos released by the Vatican newspaper show the two men, dressed in identical white robes save for
(AP) JERUSALEM–An Israeli promoter for the Pixies says the American alternative rock band will perform in Israel next summer–four years after the band canceled a concert following a deadly Israeli raid on a pro-Palestinian Turkish aid flotilla to Gaza. The
(AP) Rifle designer Mikhail Kalashnikov dead at 94MOSCOWMikhail Kalashnikov, whose work as a weapons designer for the Soviet Union is immortalized in the name of the world’s most popular firearm, has died at the age of 94. The AK-47 _
(AP) Health plan sticker shock ahead for some buyersBy CARLA K. JOHNSONAP Medical WriterCHICAGOAs a key enrollment deadline hits Monday, many people without health insurance have been sizing up policies on the new government health care marketplace and making what
(AP) Winning bid tops $100,000 for Zimmerman flag artORLANDO, Fla.Bidding has closed on eBay for artwork created by George Zimmerman. The winning bid was $100,099.99 Saturday for a painting depicting a U.S. flag in shades of blue with the words
The shock purge and execution of the North Korean leader’s uncle stemmed from his attempts to take control of the country’s lucrative coal export business, South Korea’s spy chief told lawmakers Monday. Jang Song-Thaek, the once-powerful uncle and political regent
(AP) Military pension cuts now unsure; changes likelyBy PAULINE JELINEKAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe Pentagon’s top civilian says it’s time to tame burgeoning military personnel costs, but he’s facing a test of wills with the nation’s powerful veterans groups, which want no cut
Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, who was freed Monday in a Kremlin-backed amnesty, slammed Russia’s prison system and said that the whole country is built like a penal colony. She said she and released bandmate Maria Alyokhina will be working
