(AP) Egypt Islamists rally to defy protest lawBy TONY G. GABRIEL and MARIAM RIZKAssociated PressCAIROEgyptian security forces fired tear gas Friday to disperse hundreds of Islamist demonstrators defying a draconian new law restricting protests, which has drawn widespread criticism from
(AP) NBA fines Kidd $50,000 for spilling drink on courtBy BRIAN MAHONEYAP Basketball WriterNEW YORKJason Kidd dropped more than a soda in an attempt to delay a game. He ended up dropping $50,000 for the stunt. The NBA fined the
(AP) China sends fighters to ID flights by US and JapanBy IAN MADERAssociated PressBEIJINGChina said it launched two fighter planes Friday to investigate flights by a dozen U.S. and Japanese reconnaissance and military planes in its new maritime air defense
(AP) 18 Sunnis kidnapped in Iraq later found shot deadBy SAMEER N. YACOUBAssociated PressBAGHDADMen dressed as Iraqi soldiers abducted 18 Sunnis, whose bullet-ridden corpses turned up in farmland just south of Baghdad, authorities said Friday, a grim reminder of the
(AP) 3 unpublished Salinger stories appear onlineLOS ANGELESThree unpublished stories by J.D. Salinger have appeared online. Scanned versions of “The Ocean Full of Bowling Balls,” “Paula” and “Birthday Boy” were uploaded to a file-sharing site this week against the wishes
(AP) Thai protesters storm army headquartersBy THANYARAT DOKSONE and JOCELYN GECKERAssociated PressBANGKOKProtesters in Thailand stormed the grounds of the national army headquarters on Friday, asking the military to support their increasingly tense campaign to topple Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. In
(AP) Eurozone inflation up at 0.9 percent in NovemberBRUSSELSOfficial figures show that the inflation rate in the 17-country eurozone rose modestly in November, a development that may ease the pressure on the European Central Bank to loosen its monetary policy
By CHRISTOPHER BODEENAssociated PressBEIJINGChina said it sent warplanes into its newly declared maritime air defense zone days after the U.S., South Korea and Japan all sent flights through the airspace in broadening defiance of rules Beijing says it has imposed
The National Chairman of the Communist Party, USA suggests supporters of The Affordable Care Act should accuse its detractors of being racists as a tactic to regain support for the troubled law. Chairman Sam Webb asserts that the conservative movement ascended over
President Barack Obama used the sexually vulgar expression “tea-baggers” to refer to tea party members in a letter he wrote to a Texas grade school teacher. The term “tea-baggers” has been used to ridicule the tea party, a group of American
Wednesday on “Piers Morgan Live,” former World Heavyweight boxing champion, Mike Tyson, called perpetrators of the street game “knockout” evil people. The game being played in cities across the nation has the objective of punching an unsuspecting person and rendering the victim unconscious.
New MSNBC host Ronan Farrow, son of Mia Farrow, decided to celebrate Thanksgiving the wrong way on Thursday, tweeting out that the holiday was in fact a celebration of genocide against Native Americans: Thanksgiving: because genocide is a lot more
(AP) West Texas teen who survived 2 strokes scores TDBy BETSY BLANEYAssociated PressLUBBOCK, TexasJust three months after Kenbriel Hearn emerged from a coma, the 18-year-old football star scored the most memorable touchdown of his life. The senior at Memphis High
(AP) Code Talker says Redskins name not derogatoryBy MATTHEW BROWN and FELICIA FONSECAAssociated PressA leader of the Navajo Code Talkers who appeared at a Washington Redskins home football game said Wednesday the team name is a symbol of loyalty and
(AP) Aaron Hernandez takes Fifth in Florida lawsuitMIAMILawyers for Aaron Hernandez say their client won’t answer accusations in a federal lawsuit filed by a man who says the former star NFL tight end shot him in the face outside a
An Indiana man maintains he was fired for refusing to keep his Pizza Hut restaurant open on Thanksgiving, claiming it was unfair to his employees. Tony Rohr, the General Manager of the Pizza Hut in Elkhart, Ind. had been with the company
(AP) Market bombings, attacks across Iraq kill 22By SINAN SALAHEDDINAssociated PressBAGHDADThree car bombs exploded at outdoor markets and on a street full of shops near Iraq’s capital, the deadliest of a series of attacks Thursday across the country that killed
(AP) Islamic police destroy beer in north Nigerian cityKANO, NigeriaIslamic police shouted “God is great” as an earthmover shattered 240,000 bottles of beer in a widening crackdown in Nigeria’s northern city of Kano. Alcohol is banned under Shariah law imposed
(AP) Dems, Obama, head into 2014 distant, determinedBy LAURIE KELLMANAssociated PressWASHINGTONA month after emerging from a government shutdown at the top of their game, many Democrats in Congress newly worried about the party’s re-election prospects are for the first time
American energy giant Exxon Mobil will on Thursday hand over part of its controversial stake in a massive oilfield in south Iraq to Chinese firm PetroChina, a statement said. The sale of part of Exxon’s 60 percent stake in the
(AP) Syrian troops capture town near Lebanon borderBy ALBERT AJI and BASSEM MROUEAssociated PressDAMASCUS, SyriaSyrian troops captured a western town near the border with Lebanon on Thursday, after days of heavy fighting that killed dozens including nine doctors and nurses
(AP) Winds cooperate, allow NYC parade balloons to flyBy JAKE PEARSONAssociated PressNEW YORKSnoopy, Spider-Man and the rest of the iconic balloons have gotten the all-clear to fly between Manhattan skyscrapers at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. There were fears the
(AP) VanDerveer fifth women’s coach with 900 winsPUERTO VALLARTA, MexicoTara VanDerveer became nostalgic after reaching another major coaching milestone. VanDerveer became the fifth women’s coach to reach 900 victories with No. 6 Stanford’s 83-59 win over Florida Gulf Coast on
(AP) WASHINGTONThe longtime headquarters building of The Washington Post is being sold to a real estate development company for $159 million. Graham Holdings Co. is the former parent of The Washington Post newspaper. The company announced a deal Wednesday to sell
(AP) UN blacklists alleged Benghazi attack culpritBy PETER JAMES SPIELMANNAssociated PressUNITED NATIONSThe U.N. Security Council has blacklisted an al-Qaida-affiliated militant and his network for allegedly being linked to the attack on the U.S diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya. The council’s
