(AP) Obama nurtures his faith away from the spotlightBy JOSH LEDERMANAssociated PressWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama is not an overtly religious man. He and his family rarely attend church, and he almost never elaborates in public about his own relationship to his
(AP) ABC and Univision’s love child bursts to lifeBy LAURA WIDES-MUNOZAssociated PressMIAMIThe long-awaited DNA exchange between ABC and Univision emerges from the test tube this month, aiming to stretch the limits of traditional network programming. The English-language television network, called
(AP) MRSA: a silent danger lurking in NFL locker roomsBy EDDIE PELLSAP National WriterAt the first sign a potentially deadly strain of staph infection was coursing through the Washington Redskins’ locker room, owner Daniel Snyder told his trainer to spare
(AP) Former Oilers coach Bum Phillips dies at 90By KRISTIE RIEKENAP Sports WriterHOUSTONBum Phillips, the folksy Texas football icon who coached the Houston Oilers during their Luv Ya Blue heyday and also led the New Orleans Saints, died Friday. He
(AP) UCF rallies to upset No. 8 Louisville, 38-35By GARY B. GRAVESAP Sports WriterLOUISVILLE, Ky.Blake Bortles and Central Florida had one last rally left, and it was enough to topple Teddy Bridgewater and No. 8 Louisville. Bortles threw a 2-yard
(AP) Cardinals KO Kershaw, World Series-boundBy R.B. FALLSTROMAP Sports WriterST. LOUISCarlos Beltran and the Cardinals stunned Clayton Kershaw with a four-run third inning, rookie Michael Wacha was again magnificent on the mound and St. Louis advanced to its second World
(AP) Destruction toll rises from Australian wildfiresBy KRISTEN GELINEAUAssociated PressSYDNEYThe destruction toll continued to rise on Saturday from some of the most costly wildfires to ever strike Australia’s most populous state as fire fighters prepared for worsening conditions. In the
By LYNN ELBERAP Television WriterLOS ANGELESGavin MacLeod’s new autobiography recounts childhood poverty and loss, alcohol abuse and a brush with suicide, but the man and the book emerge as determinedly upbeat. But he is almost invariably kind to the many
On Thursday, Breitbart News Network LLC announced a shift in its masthead, with 27-year-old phenom and longtime Andrew Breitbart protégé Alexander Marlow moving to editor-in-chief of the explosively growing news network. The goal of the change is to allow a
(AP) Police: Baby found in NY shopping bag born aliveBy JENNIFER PELTZAssociated PressNEW YORKA dead baby found in a teenage girl’s shopping bag at a lingerie store was born alive and then asphyxiated, police said Friday, as the macabre discovery
Audiences haven’t seen much of actor Stephen Baldwin over the past decade. The brother of combustible MSNBC host Alec Baldwin thinks he knows why. Baldwin makes no secret of his Christian faith, and he says being a believer has made
Rapper Vanilla Ice may no longer linger atop the music charts, but he’s found a second career as a reality show star. The man behind Ice, Ice Baby previously starred in VH1’s The Surreal Life, and now he’s front and
(AP) UK police called over attacks on red-haired pupilsLONDONBritish police say they were called after a string of attacks on red-haired pupils at a school in northern England. South Yorkshire Police said in a statement Friday the force had been
On Friday, the White House quietly announced the re-opening of White House tours, despite the fact that sequestration, which supposedly forced the closing of those tours in the first place, has not ended. The tours will still be held only three days
Planned Parenthood, a beneficiary of federal tax dollars and the largest abortion provider in America, is now hooking up with actresses Scarlett Johansson, Aisha Tyler and Gabrielle Union to push people to use Obamacare. The audio messages feature the actresses
Mulan, a recurring character on the ABC series Once Upon a Time, declared last season that she had romantic feelings toward Prince Phillip. On Sunday’s new installment of the show, Mulan (Jamie Chung) also announced her attraction to Sleeping Beauty.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Media mogul Rupert Murdoch was re-elected chairman of Twenty-First Century Fox Inc despite protests from shareholder groups who sought to separate the chairman and chief executive positions of the family-dominated company. Shareholders elected the 82-year-old CEO,
(AP) Season of uncertainty for storesBy ANNE D’INNOCENZIOAP Retail WriterNEW YORKWill Washington be the Grinch who stole Christmas? After weeks of bickering between Congress and the White House, President Barack Obama on Wednesday signed into law a plan that ended
(AP) Health care law turns to social media in IllinoisBy CARLA K. JOHNSONAP Medical WriterCHICAGOInside a command center at a Chicago marketing agency, a small team of social media experts hunkers down to monitor online chatter about President Barack Obama’s
(AP) 3-D printer Voxeljet’s shares soars in debutBy The Associated PressShares of Voxeljet AG doubled Friday after the 3-D printing company raised $84.5 million in its initial public offering. Voxeljet’s 3-D printers can make anything from vehicle parts to chairs
(AP) UN expert urges US to reveal civilian drone deathsBy SEBASTIAN ABBOTAssociated PressISLAMABADA U.N. expert on Friday called on the United States to reveal the number of civilians it believes have been killed by American drone strikes targeting Islamic militants.
(AP) Cat caught carrying marijuana into Moldovan prisonCHISINAU, MoldovaA cat has been busted for smuggling pot into a prison in Moldova. Guards became suspicious about the feline, which routinely entered and left the prison through a hole in a fence,
(AP) Putin’s crane is found after losing its wayMOSCOWOne of the Siberian cranes that Russian President Vladimir Putin helped teach to fly south last year lost its flock along the way, but has been found and brought to Moscow. In
(AP) J.C. Penney to open on ThanksgivingBy ANNE D’INNOCENZIOAP Retail WriterNEW YORKJ.C. Penney is opening its doors on Thanksgiving evening to kick off the holiday shopping season, as the beleaguered retailer hopes to get back in the game for the
Nearly 40 years after Brian De Palma’s cult horror movie “Carrie” shocked audiences, a new adaptation of Stephen King’s masterpiece tells the story in an America haunted by the Columbine and Newtown massacres. The modern version, released in the United
