(AP) Police: Pa. teacher on heroin passed out in classPITTSBURGHPolice say a substitute teacher at a Pittsburgh-area high school took heroin before work and passed out in class. KDKA-TV (http://cbsloc.al/1aPySHp0) reports that Bellevue Police Sgt. Mike Hudson says 26-year-old Christopher
(AP) Martin Luther King Jr. items to be auctioned in NYNEW YORKPapers from the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., including a page from his “I Have a Dream” speech, were being auctioned in New York on Thursday. The papers were
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis held crisis talks on Thursday on the fate of Germany’s “luxury bishop” who is under intense pressure to resign for spending some 31 million euros ($42 million) on an ultra-luxurious residence. The pope, who
On Thursday morning, President Obama delivered a speech applauding Democrats and “responsible Republicans” for reopening the Government and giving America the opportunity to pay its bills and avoid the first default in two hundred years. Ignoring the dizzying increase in
(AP) HONG KONG–Hollywood director Michael Bay was attacked and injured Thursday on the set of the fourth installment of the “Transformers” movie series currently filming in Hong Kong, police said. A Hong Kong police spokeswoman said two brothers surnamed Mak
OMG! I guess it had to happen. Comedy Central reported that although seventeen years had transpired without any tardiness, the creators of South Park, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, failed to hit their episode deadline. The new episode, “Goth Kids
(AP) Jackson leads revamped Detroit lineup to 7-3 winBy NOAH TRISTERAP Baseball WriterDETROITJim Leyland dropped Austin Jackson to eighth in the batting order, hoping to relax the slumping Detroit outfielder. So naturally, Jackson’s first plate appearance came with the bases
(AP) Congress votes to end shutdown, avoid US defaultBy DAVID ESPOAP Special CorrespondentWASHINGTONUp against a deadline, Congress passed and sent a waiting President Barack Obama legislation late Wednesday night to avoid a threatened national default and end the 16-day partial
By JOHN ROGERSAssociated PressLOS ANGELESVeteran character actor Ed Lauter, whose long, angular face and stern bearing made him an instantly recognizable figure in scores of movies and TV shows during a career that stretched across five decades, died Wednesday. He
On Wednesday, National Parks Service Director Jonathan Jarvis told a House committee that he had informed the White House of his plans to close war memorials during the government shutdown. Rep. John Mica (R-FL) asked Jarvis, “You said you take
By DAVID ESPOAP Special CorrespondentWASHINGTONUp against a deadline, Congress passed and sent a waiting President Barack Obama legislation late Wednesday night to avoid a threatened national default and end the 16-day partial government shutdown, the culmination of an epic political
(AP) Greinke, Dodgers beat Cardinals 6-4 to extend NLCSBy BETH HARRISAP Sports WriterLOS ANGELESAdrian Gonzalez homered twice and Zack Greinke gave the Los Angeles Dodgers the clutch performance they needed in a 6-4 victory over the Cardinals on Wednesday that
The latest Affordable Care Act enrollment numbers in Wisconsin have come out, revealing that fewer than 50 people have enrolled. The Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance confirmed the low turnout, and some Wisconsin health clinics say that it’s
Representative Paul Ryan’s plans for substantial changes in Social Security and Medicare, tax reform, and the approval of the Keystone XL pipeline are on hold now as a bi-partisan agreement to suspend the debt limit and end the shutdown while
(AP) MSNBC hires Mia Farrow’s son Ronan for showNEW YORKA book deal, tabloid attention and now a new television show — it’s a busy time in the public eye for 25-year-old Ronan Farrow. MSNBC announced Wednesday that it had hired
(AP) Jury says Cuban did not commit insider tradingBy DAVID KOENIGAP Business WriterDALLASJurors said Wednesday that billionaire Mark Cuban did not commit insider-trading when he sold his shares in an Internet company in 2004 after learning of a development that
(AP) Crash tests use Center for Pet Safety’s dummy dogsBy SUE MANNINGAssociated PressLOS ANGELESTo make the world safer for pets, Lindsey Wolko had to design an indestructible dog. Two years and hundreds of thousands of dollars later, her nonprofit Center
(AP) College Football Playoff selection panel unveiledIRVING, TexasFormer Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, former Nebraska coach Tom Osborne and Hall of Fame quarterback Archie Manning are among the 13 people who will be part of the College Football Playoff selection
Less than half of one percent of HealthCare.gov visitors were able to enroll for health insurance during the first week of Obamacare. According to Kantar US Insights and nonpartisan research firm Millward Brown Digital, Healthcare.gov had 9.47 million visitors but only 36,000 who completed
The biggest known star in the cosmos is in its death throes and will eventually explode, astronomers said on Wednesday. Using a telescope at the European Southern Observatory in Chile, the astronomers said they had spotted telltale signs in a
In its effort to woo back the perpetually wayward Hollywood executives who seek financial benefits outside Los Angeles, the LA City Council has now waived fees for producers filming television pilots within city limits. Mayor Eric Garcetti was a moving
(AP) White House praises Senate last-minute budget dealWASHINGTONThe White House is urging quick congressional approval of a deal to raise the debt ceiling and end the partial government shutdown. White House spokesman Jay Carney says the deal reached by Senate
The disastrous launch of the Obamacare website continues unabated, with users reporting fresh error messages, different from the overload errors originally reported. Nasim Zahran of Miami’s Borinquen Medical Health Care Centers said, “We have seen progress every day,” but added,
The Obamacare exchange website does more than merely register you for an insurance program. According to a report from the MacIver Institute, once you complete the process, you are then immediately asked to register to vote – a propagandistic strategy
By ED WHITEAssociated PressDETROITTwo Detroit-area nurses wanted to adopt each other’s children, not rewrite Michigan law on gay marriage. But their lawsuit could end up overturning a 2004 constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage that passed by a landslide. U.S. District
