(AP) AP sources: Martin considered quitting footballBy STEVEN WINEAP Sports WriterDAVIE, Fla.Before Miami Dolphins tackle Jonathan Martin left the team saying he was bullied, he told multiple people that he was considering quitting football, two people familiar with the situation
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell appointed New York attorney Ted Wells to conduct an independent investigation into the Miami Dolphins in the wake of harassment allegations against suspended blocker Richie Incognito. Incognito, an offensive guard, allegedly used racist language and repeated
Concern for jailed Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova mounted on her 24th birthday Thursday, after her husband said she could not be found in the Russian prison colony where authorities reportedly sent her in October. Tolokonnikova has not been seen
(AP) Detroit shop where 2 killed known for gamblingBy COREY WILLIAMSAssociated PressDETROITA Detroit barbershop where two men were fatally shot is known for gambling but it’s not clear whether that had anything to do with the gunfire, police say. Shots
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – Police in the Florida city where George Zimmerman shot and killed Trayvon Martin have backed off a plan to explicitly ban neighborhood watch volunteers from carrying guns while on duty. Earlier this month, police in Sanford,
Vatican City (AFP) – Pope Francis will receive Russian President Vladimir Putin on November 25, the Vatican said on Thursday, as the Roman Catholic Church seeks to improve ties with the Russian Orthodox Church. Putin has previously met the pope’s
(AP) Fugitive whaling protester: ‘We’re not pirates’By GENE JOHNSONAssociated PressSEATTLEA fugitive activist known for attacking Japanese whaling vessels off Antarctica insisted “we’re not pirates” Wednesday as he addressed a U.S. appeals court considering whether he and the organization he founded
(AP) Toronto mayor rejects latest call to step asideBy ROB GILLIESAssociated PressTORONTOToronto’s embattled mayor on Wednesday rejected the advice of city council allies to take a temporary leave of absence, returning to work a day after acknowledging he had smoked
In 1991, when Rodney King was beaten by four officers in a small town outside of Los Angeles, the idea for LAPD police officers to be outfitted with video cameras was born. This past September, less than three minutes into his first
(AFP) Major League Baseball’s players union is investigating whether a $33,900 watch given to New York Yankees star Robinson Cano by his agent, entertainer Jay Z, was a violation of representative regulations, ESPN reported Tuesday. Cano received a limited edition
A major movie studio wants a New Hampshire university to reconsider its use of the Harry Potter brand. And its using its legal muscle to make it so. The University of New Hampshire offers a summer program for students in
Is Jack Black such a big late night draw that his mere presence demanded a siren akin to the Emergency Alert System? The folks behind the TBS talker Conan apparently felt so, and the cable network may pay a price
(AP) Fired coach holding party at Oregon HootersPORTLAND, Ore.A Portland, Ore.-area middle school football coach who was fired for planning an awards party at a Hooters restaurant says he’s going ahead with the event without school backing. And Hooters says
(AFP) Lady Gaga is streaming her new album a week early after leaks, but she hinted Wednesday at an out-of-this-world publicity splash with its official launch–a concert in space. The multi-platinum-selling pop diva’s third album, “Artpop,” went up without warning
(AP) Sebelius: Couple of hundred website fixes requiredBy ALAN FRAM and LAURIE KELLMANAssociated PressWASHINGTONProdded to be more candid with Congress, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Wednesday the administration’s health care website needed a couple of hundred fixes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s top healthcare adviser told a Senate oversight committee on Wednesday that delaying the healthcare reform law known as Obamacare is “not an option,” despite the troubled rollout of the federal website, HealthCare.gov. “Delay is
M.I.A. caught plenty of heat for flipping the bird at audience members during her Super Bowl halftime show performance earlier this year.Now, the Sri Lankan rapper is defending the gesture as a “godly” act after the NFL demanded both a
(AFP) Blockbuster will close the last 300 of its own US video rental stores by January, its parent firm said Wednesday, after consumers shifted en masse to streaming services like Netflix. The company said it will continue to support Blockbuster’s
Lining his political coffers with $34.4 million, including a surge of $8 million in the last week, former Democrat fundraiser Terry McAuliffe was able to squeak out a victory on Tuesday over Republican challenger Ken Cuccinelli in the Virginia governor’s race.
The Los Angeles Times revealed on Tuesday that two LAPD officers are under investigation for allegedly forcing four women over a time span of four years to commit oral copulation, threatening jail time if they refused. According to a search warrant affidavit, officers
(AP) Report: Bieber caught spraying graffiti in BrazilRIO DE JANEIROThe website of Brazil’s biggest news outlet has published photos it says shows pop star Justin Bieber spray painting graffiti on a wall and it says police want to question him.
(AP) Possible evidence of Arafat poisoning is reportedBy MOHAMMED DARAGHMEHAssociated PressRAMALLAH, West BankSwiss scientists have found evidence suggesting that Yasser Arafat may have been poisoned, adding new fuel to long-standing allegations about the Palestinian leader’s death, a TV station reported
(AP) Fort Hood building, massacre site to be demolishedFORT HOOD, TexasFort Hood officials plan to demolish the medical building where an Army psychiatrist killed 13 people and wounded more than 30 others during a shooting rampage in 2009. Fort Hood
Democrat politicians, positioning themselves to share in the spoils, are heaping endorsements on Hillary Clinton to run for President in 2016. Topping the list of lawmakers exalting the former First Lady and former Secretary of State are Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY)
By DAVID ESPOAP Special CorrespondentWASHINGTONRepublicans blistered Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Wednesday over the nation’s controversial health care law, bluntly challenging her honesty, pushing for her resignation and demanding unsuccessfully she concede that President Barack Obama deliberately
