By FRAZIER MOOREAP Television WriterNEW YORKIt was 30 years ago when he last filmed a concert special. Now he’s gone and done it again. “Bill Cosby: Far From Finished” finds this king of comedy onstage in Cerritos, Calif., where he
(AP) Detroit-area man found with corpse given probationREDFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich.A man who police say lived for several months in a Detroit-area trailer home with a woman’s corpse has been sentenced to probation in the case. Dennis McCauley was arrested this
(AP) Newborn lion cubs die in Hamas-run zoo in GazaGAZA CITY, Gaza StripGaza authorities say two newborn lion cubs just unveiled by Hamas as prized additions in a zoo they run have died. Mohammad Abdel-Rahman, the acting manager of the
(AP) 5 charged in US bust over North Korean methBy TOM HAYSAssociated PressNEW YORKFive foreigners were charged in the United States on Wednesday with plotting to smuggle 100 kilograms of highly potent methamphetamine that was produced in North Korea. The
HONOLULU (Reuters) – Facing criticism for his novel approach to Hawaii’s homeless problem, state lawmaker Tom Brower says he has put away the sledgehammer he was using to smash stolen or abandoned shopping carts used by the dispossessed to carry
(AP) North Korea detains US war veteran, 85, son saysBy FOSTER KLUG and ROBERT JABLONAssociated PressSEOUL, South KoreaNorth Korean officials detained an 85-year-old American veteran of the Korean War last month as he sat in a plane set to leave
(AP) Afghan president will defer signing US dealAssociated PressKABUL, AfghanistanAfghanistan’s president says he backs the signing of a security deal with the United States but tells a gathering of elders that if they and parliament approve the agreement it should
(AP) Rare US drone strike kills 6 in PakistanBy HUSSAIN AFZAL and RASOOL DAWARAssociated PressPARACHINAR, PakistanA suspected U.S. drone carried out a rare missile strike in northwest Pakistan outside the country’s remote tribal region on Thursday, killing six people, including
(AP) Suicide car bomber kills 11 soldiers in EgyptBy HAMZA HENDAWIAssociated PressCAIROA suicide car bomb hit a bus convoy of off-duty Egyptian soldiers in the Sinai Peninsula on Wednesday, killing 11 and wounding 37, in the latest of a stepped-up
(AP) Iran: Easing oil, banking sanctions part of talksGENEVAA senior Iranian envoy says nuclear talks have included possible ways to reduce sanctions on oil sales and banking in exchange for curbs in Tehran’s atomic program. The remarks by negotiator Abbas
(AP) Tigers trade Fielder to Rangers for KinslerBy NOAH TRISTERAP Baseball WriterDETROITPrince Fielder was traded to the Texas Rangers in a blockbuster deal Wednesday night that sent second baseman Ian Kinsler to the Detroit Tigers. Detroit gave the Rangers $30
From Creators Syndicate: New York City police authorities are investigating a series of unprovoked physical attacks in public places on people who are Jewish, in the form of what is called “the knockout game.” The way the game is played,
By ROBERT BURNSAP National Security WriterWASHINGTONTrouble inside the Air Force’s nuclear missile force runs deeper and wider than officials have let on. An unpublished study for the Air Force, obtained by The Associated Press, cites “burnout” among launch officers with
Many Americans are offended that on Tuesday, President Obama recited a version of the Gettysburg Address that omitted the phrase “under God” for a celebrity project created by progressive documentarian Ken Burns. Some Americans like Bryan Fischer, a conservative Christian leader, say
The Los Angeles school district (LAUSD) learned on Tuesday it will cost $60 million to renew the English and Math software installation on district-wide iPads, as curriculum software purchased on July 16th expires in 2016. A school district meeting on technology, led by
President Obama admitted to business executives in a speech on Tuesday his administration will need to “rebrand and re-market” the Affordable Care Act. Speaking at a forum sponsored by the Wall Street Journal, he confessed that he “underestimated the complexities”
Sean Penn’s early brush with fame found him aggressively confronting paparazzi eager to snap his mug. This week, Penn raged against a fan whose crime was stealthily snapping a picture of the Oscar winner with a smart phone. Penn was
Jon Stewart routinely dodges his network’s rules against obscenity by letting Comedy Central censors beep every curse word out of his mouth. Bill Cosby curbed Stewart’s potty mouth Tuesday night all by himself. The venerable comic, known for his squeaky
(AP) Lance Armstrong settles $3M insurance lawsuitBy JIM VERTUNOAP Sports WriterAUSTIN, TexasA day before he was scheduled to give sworn testimony about his use of performance-enhancing drugs, Lance Armstrong reached a settlement Wednesday with an insurance company that was seeking
According to a Bureau of Labor Statistics measure of unemployment and underemployment, known as the “job distress rate,” Americans who lack work constitute 14.3 percent of the workforce. That includes those who are unemployed plus “marginally attached workers, plus total
A new ad produced by the left’s favorite bogeyman, Americans for Prosperity, which is heavily funded by the Koch brothers, will target Democrats in battleground states over their support for Obamacare. The group will spend $3.5 million dropping ads on
Chicago Tribune: Tribune Co. announced a restructuring of its publishing business Wednesday to focus on its digital efforts and streamline operations, resulting in nearly 700 job losses across the Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times and six other daily newspapers. The plan,
A federal judge in San Diego sentenced three Somali immigrants for providing financial and logistical support to the Somali terrorist group al-Shabaab. Basaaly Saeed Moalin, a cab driver, Mohamed Mohamed Mohamud, an imam at a local mosque patronized by the Somali immigrant community,
Sarah Silverman’s latest move to support abortion rights involved selling a vaginal napkin to the highest bidder. Silverman co-hosted an online telethon earlier this week to raise money for various Texas-based abortion projects. The event drew Salon writer Joan Walsh,
(AP) Too fat to fly: Stranded Frenchman’s ordeal endingBy DANICA KIRKAAssociated PressLONDONHe’s been turned down by planes, trains and even a cruise ship in his quest to return home — and his family says it’s because of he has been
