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
(AP) 2 Pussy Riot members released from prisonBy ALEXANDER ROSLYAKOV and NATALIYA VASILYEVAAssociated PressKRASNOYARSK, RussiaTwo jailed members of the Russian punk bank Pussy Riot were released Monday following an amnesty law that both described as a Kremlin public relations stunt
British retailer Marks & Spencer faced criticism on Monday after it emerged that it allows Muslim staff to refuse to sell customers pork and alcohol. More than 8,000 people have signed up to a Facebook page calling for a boycott
(AP) Pussy Riot member released from prisonBy NATALIYA VASILYEVAAssociated PressMOSCOWA member of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot was released from prison Monday, saying that the amnesty bill that gave her freedom was a Kremlin public relations stunt. Maria Alekhina
(AP) Man throws 3-year-old son, himself off NYC roofBy VERENA DOBNIKAssociated PressNEW YORKA man involved in a custody dispute who was supposed to turn his 3-year-old son over to the boy’s mother instead threw the child off the roof of
(AP) Rodman leaves NKorea without word if he met leaderBEIJINGFormer basketball star Dennis Rodman left North Korea on Monday without answering questions from the media on whether he had met with leader Kim Jong Un. The two struck up a
(AP) Manning set NFL TD passes record with 51By KRISTIE RIEKENAP Sports WriterHOUSTONPeyton Manning has broken Tom Brady’s NFL record for most touchdown passes in a season with 51. Denver’s Manning did it on a 25-yard pass to Julius Thomas
(AP) Obama attends Oregon State-Akron game in HawaiiBy OSKAR GARCIAAssociated PressHONOLULUPresident Barack Obama and the vacationing first family momentarily skipped the beach in Hawaii on Sunday to take in a college basketball game. Obama, first lady Michelle Obama and daughters
By JANET McCONNAUGHEYAssociated PressNEW ORLEANS Louisiana’s lieutenant governor says the “Duck Dynasty” reality TV show is important to state tourism–and he could help connect the Robertson family with new producers if they cannot reach agreement with the A&E network. The
The director of a new film featuring gay themes and characters is blasting the movie ratings board for giving the comedy an R rating. G.B.F., set for a Jan. 14 debut, earned the rating for “sexual references.” Director Darren Stein
Kid Rock has a message for the cultural police who want to stop people from speaking their mind–or their faith. And it’s more than merely Merry Christmas. The rocker spoke out via his official web site on this week’s suspension
(AP) Report: CIA helped Colombia kill rebel leadersWASHINGTONA covert CIA program has helped Colombia’s government kill at least two dozen leaders of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, the rebel insurgency also known as FARC, The Washington Post reported Saturday.
(AP) ‘Topless’ protest falls flat on Brazil beachBy JENNY BARCHFIELDAssociated PressRIO DE JANEIROA much-hyped protest for the right to go topless on Rio de Janeiro’s beaches fell flat Saturday when only a handful of women bared their chests for the
By JAKE COYLEAP Film WriterNEW YORKOn busy pre-Christmas weekend at the box office, “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” held off a very different sequel, “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues.” Peter Jackson’s “Hobbit” sequel took in $31.5 million in its
FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES “On the ninth of my planned 15 bomb runs, at 1,200 feet, an enemy antiaircraft shell exploded in the cockpit. Instinctively, I pulled back on the stick to gain altitude. Then I passed out. When
On Breitbart News Sunday on Sirius XM Patriot channel 125 from 7 PM to 10 PM EST, Breitbart News Executive Chairman Stephen K. Bannon will be hosting a Christmas special and will discuss the 100th year of the Federal Reserve. Craig Smith,
On Saturday, Charlie Sheen went ballistic on Duck Dynasty‘s Phil Robertson via Twitter. His tweet was far too long for 140 character, so instead, he linked to this rant, which appears to be half-drunk, barely-literate poetry of some sort: hey
(AP) Israeli ministers demand end to US spyingBy DANIEL ESTRINAssociated PressJERUSALEMSenior Israeli officials on Sunday demanded an end to U.S. spying on Israel, following revelations that the National Security Agency intercepted emails from the offices of the country’s top former
The reality show smash Duck Dynasty won’t lack suitors should A&E decide to cancel the now-controversial series. Two cable channels vow to battle for the show’s rights, arguing its pro-hunting, faith-based content would be welcomed by its viewers, according to
Steve Martin routinely fires off one-liners via Twitter, but this weekend he used the site’s 140-character allotment to apologize for a borderline racist barb. The SNL alum was cracking grammar jokes on Twitter .. when someone asked, “is this how
FROM THE DAILY MAIL The tides of war turned irrevocably in favor of the Allied forces in July 1943 when 150,000 British and American soldiers swarmed the shores of Sicily at the start of World War II’s bloody Italian Campaign.
(AP) Rebels hold key oil capital in South SudanBy RODNEY MUHUMUZAAssociated PressKAMPALA, UgandaRenegade troops loyal to South Sudan’s former deputy president have taken the capital of a key oil-producing state as fighting between military factions spread across the nation Sunday,
(AP) Kiev anti-government protest draws 100,000KIEV, UkraineAbout 100,000 demonstrators are gathering in the center of the Ukrainian capital to demand the ouster of the president and government, as mass anti-government protests enter their second month. The rallies that have turned
(AP) Egypt activists get 3 years in prison for protestCAIROThree of Egypt’s most prominent secular activists from the 2011 revolution against Hosni Mubarak were convicted Sunday of holding a rally without authorization and attacking police officers, receiving a three-year prison
(AP) Official: Car bombing in Libya kills at least 6By ESAM MOHAMEDAssociated PressTRIPOLI, LibyaA security official in Libya says a car bombing on the outskirts of the eastern city of Benghazi has killed at least six people. The official says
