(AP) Rangers draft Seahawks QB Russell WilsonBy HOWIE RUMBERGAP Sports WriterLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla.Yes, Russell Wilson loves baseball. But, for now, the Seattle Seahawks’ quarterback is thinking about getting his team to the Super Bowl. Wilson was selected by the
(AFP) A dry martini. Just hand it to me, and I’ll do the shaking myself.” This, according to British doctors, is somewhat how James Bond would have been in real life. 007 boozed so much that in all reality he
Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels has heard the complains that his sketch comedy show lacks diversity. Now, it appears that the Mark Twain Prize winner is doing something about it. Michaels secretly auditioned a group of black female comics
(AP) Missing American in Iran was on unapproved missionBy MATT APUZZO and ADAM GOLDMANAssociated PressWASHINGTONAn American who vanished nearly seven years ago in Iran was working for the CIA on an unapproved intelligence-gathering mission that, when it came to light
(AP) TYLER, Texas–Entering what his wife calls his “final days,” country music star Ray Price is ending all aggressive treatment for his pancreatic cancer and left an East Texas hospital Thursday to begin receiving hospice care at home. Price was
(AP) NKorea executes Kim Jong Un’ uncle PYONGYANG, North Korea North Korean state media say Kim Jong Un’s uncle has been executed, calling the leader’s former mentor “worse than a dog.” The announcement early Friday comes days after Pyongyang announced
Police Chief David Oliver has a simple answer for Kanye West after hearing the rapper compare himself to a soldier or cop. “Join the military.” The OH-based law enforcer lashed out at West via Facebook after the star said his life
(AP) Colorado professor suspended after silent protestBOULDER, Colo.A Colorado university has suspended a religious studies professor whose silent protest against racial bias led to complaints about his refusal to speak during classes. Naropa University professor Don Matthews said he launched
Israel experienced its heaviest snowstorm in 60 years on Wednesday night and Thursday, closing down large swaths of Jerusalem. The snow should continue over the weekend and stretch down to the south of Israel. Israel, which is located in a
Jane Fonda, one of Hollywood’s most liberal stars, runs a charity that hasn’t donated a penny to good causes over the last five years. The Smoking Gun reports that the actress, derisively dubbed Hanoi Jane for her embrace of America’s
By DAVID BAUDERAP Television WriterNEW YORKNetflix, which didn’t exist as an original television programming source until February, snagged six Golden Globe nominations on Thursday _ more than stalwarts ABC, CBS and NBC.HBO led all TV networks with nine nominations. Starz
(AP) Cops: Man steals art from dead man, then calls 911PUTNAM VALLEY, N.Y.A New York man who went to check on an acquaintance and found him dead at his home is accused of stealing some of the man’s artwork before
(AP) NASA: Cooling pump on space station shuts downBy SETH BORENSTEINAP Science WriterWASHINGTONNASA said Wednesday it was looking into a problem with a malfunctioning cooling pump on the International Space Station, but there was no immediate danger to the six
(AP) `Sexual harassment’ dropped from boy’s recordCANON CITY, Colo.Officials at a Colorado school where a 6-year-old boy was suspended for kissing a girl have dropped the term “sexual harassment” from the boy’s record, instead calling the behavior misconduct. The change
(AP) Dead leopard, other swag snagged at mansion partyLA HABRA HEIGHTS, Calif.Authorities have recovered a huge haul of high-end swag that thieves snagged during a party at an empty mansion — including armor, shields and a stuffed snow leopard worth
(AP) Celebrity tutors thrive in grade-fixated Hong KongBy KELVIN CHANAP Business WriterHONG KONGWhen the Hong Kong school year began in September, tutor Tony Chow arranged to have his face plastered on the sides of double decker buses to raise his
By JAKE COYLEAP Film WriterThe searing historical epic “12 Years a Slave” and the con-artist caper “American Hustle” lead the 71st annual Golden Globes with seven nominations each. The nominations announced Thursday morning by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association suggested
(AP) US unemployment aid applications surge to 368,000By JOSH BOAKAP Economics WriterWASHINGTONThe number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits rose 68,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 368,000, the largest increase in more than a year. The surge in first-time
(AP) Work starts on Newtown-inspired ‘Child’s Requiem’By MICHAEL RUBINKAMAssociated PressBETHLEHEM, Pa.Composer Steven Sametz has written dozens of pieces in his long and prolific career, perhaps none so personal as the one he’s about to begin: a requiem for the victims
(AP) Interpreter at Mandela event: I was hallucinatingBy ALAN CLENDENNING and JUERGEN BAETZThe Associated PressJOHANNESBURGThe man accused of faking sign interpretation while standing alongside world leaders like U.S. President Barack Obama at Nelson Mandela’s memorial service said Thursday he hallucinated
(AP) Aviation schools prepare for boom in drone jobsBy DAVE KOLPACKAssociated PressGRAND FORKS, N.D.Two student pilots are seated shoulder to shoulder before a bank of video monitors, maneuvering an unmanned aircraft by keyboard and mouse as the drone descends toward
From the Daily Mail: The ex-front man of a ‘homo-punk’ band has been removed as the official Girl Scouts spokesman after outraged mothers complained. Risque videos from Joshua Ackley’s band The Dead Betties led to a flurry of complaints by
(AP) Kerry back to Mideast to push peace talksBy MATTHEW LEEAP Diplomatic WriterWASHINGTONContinuing a furious pace of shuttle diplomacy aimed at securing an elusive Israeli-Palestinian peace deal by spring, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrives in the Middle East
(AP) Spurned by president, EU embraces Ukraine protestBy RAF CASERTAssociated PressBRUSSELSTwo weeks ago, the European Union’s foreign policy chief was at a summit in Lithuania, wooing Ukraine’s president with offers of preferential dealings with the world’s largest trade bloc. This
(AP) Thai protesters cut off power to PM’s officesBy GRANT PECK and JINDA WEDELAssociated PressBANGKOKProtesters announced they cut off electricity to the prime minister’s office compound on Thursday and demanded that police abandon the premises, piling fresh pressure on the
