Wikileaks founder Julian Assange Thursday renewed his attack on a film about the whistleblowing website, calling it a “geriatric snoozefest” as he released a letter written to its star Benedict Cumberbatch. The Australian hacker, who has been holed up at
Victims of an ill-tempered monkey that terrorised a town in western Japan are to be offered compensation, an official said on Thursday. More than 1,000 professional hunters, firefighters and police officers were mobilised to snare the piqued primate after it
A body found in a US hospital stairwell was identified as that of a British woman who went missing from the medical center over two weeks ago, prompting a huge search. Fifty-seven year old Lynne Spalding was last seen on
(AP) Impostor service animals posing growing problemBy SUE MANNINGAssociated PressLOS ANGELESIt’s an easy law to break, and dog cheats do. By strapping a vest or backpack that says “service animal” to their pet, anyone can go in stores and restaurants
(AP) Edward Snowden’s father arrives in MoscowMOSCOWThe father of former National Security Agency systems analyst Edward Snowden arrived in Moscow Thursday morning to meet with his son who has received asylum in Russia and has been living at a secret
(Reuters) – A bogus costumed Elmo, who collected tips for cuddling children in family photos in New York’s Times Square, was sent to jail for a year on Wednesday for trying to extort $2 million from the Girl Scouts of
(AP) Dodgers headed to St. Louis for start of NLCSBy BETH HARRISAP Sports WriterLOS ANGELESAfter two days of waiting, the Los Angeles Dodgers found out they will play St. Louis in the National League championship series. The Dodgers worked out
(AP) Cardinals beat Pirates 6-1 in Game 5 to win NLDSBy R.B. FALLSTROMAP Sports WriterST. LOUISAdam Wainwright went all the way and the St. Louis Cardinals got two-run homers from David Freese and Matt Adams to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates
(AP) USA Gymnastics `disappointed’ in racist remarkBy NANCY ARMOURAP National WriterCHICAGOUSA Gymnastics is asking Italian gymnastics officials for an explanation of the racially charged comments that were aimed at new world all-around champion Simone Biles. Italy’s Carlotta Ferlito apologized Tuesday
(AP) Charity to pay military death benefitsBy JULIE PACE and ROBERT BURNSAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe Obama administration, scrambling to tamp down a controversy over suspended death benefits for the families of fallen troops, announced Wednesday that a charity would pick up the
By MICHAEL CONROYAssociated PressBLOOMINGTON, Ind.A musical production that’s a result of a collaboration between rocker John Mellencamp and horror writer Stephen King is launching a 20-city theatrical tour in Indiana. The musical’s roots lie in a cabin Mellencamp bought on
Thanks to the disastrous technological failures of the Obamacare healthcare.gov website, the website has now been forced to reset the passwords for all users. According to ArsTechnica.com, “According to registrants speaking with Ars, individuals whose logins never made it to
(AP) Aldon Smith charged with felony weapons possessionBy JANIE McCAULEYAP Sports WriterSANTA CLARA, Calif.San Francisco 49ers linebacker Aldon Smith was charged Wednesday with three felony counts of illegal possession of an assault weapon, stemming from a party at his home
Rapper Nelly is as horrified by the government shutdown as most of his fellow Americans. The musician thinks the fact that most of the government isn’t operating means it has no right to expect his hard-earned cash. The impasse might
(AP) Recusal of judge sought in Hernandez case in Mass.FALL RIVER, Mass.Prosecutors in the murder case against former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez want the judge to recuse herself. Hernandez was at a pretrial hearing Wednesday, his first
FALL RIVER, Massachusetts (Reuters) – The judge hearing the murder trial of former National Football League star Aaron Hernandez declined on Wednesday to issue a gag order prohibiting lawyers involved in the case from speaking about it publicly.
(AP) Girardi signs 4-year extension with YankeesNEW YORKManager Joe Girardi has signed a four-year contract extension to stay with the New York Yankees. General manager Brian Cashman had said after the team missed the playoffs that the Yankees wanted to
(AP) Hayden Panettiere engaged to Wladimir KlitschkoNEW YORK“Nashville” star Hayden Panettiere (pan-uh-tee-EHR’) is confirming her engagement to Olympic boxer Wladimir Klitschko (VLAD’-uh-meer KLICH’-koh). Appearing on Wednesday’s “Live with Kelly and Michael,” the 24-year-old actress was flashing a large diamond ring
Chris Moody, political reporter for Yahoo News, added a sexual subtext to an innocent photo of Republican Representative Michele Bachmann, with a tweet that referred to the photo as an example of Bachmann “twerking” – what the Urban Dictionary refers
(AP) House passes bill to restore death benefitsBy BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe partial government shutdown has halted death benefits to the families of fallen soldiers, but the House has now voted unanimously for legislation that would restore those benefits.It’s unclear if
(AP) White House expects to fix military death benefitWASHINGTONThe White House expects a solution to be found Wednesday to military death benefit payments denied because of the government shutdown. Payments of $100,000 typically are issued within three days of a
Twitter has overtaken Facebook as the most popular social network among US teens, according to a new survey. The study by the financial firm Piper Jaffray found Twitter was preferred by 26 percent of adolescents while Facebook and its recently
(AP) Obama plans to talk to GOP again on shutdown, debtBy ALAN FRAMAssociated PressWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama is making plans to talk with Republican lawmakers at the White House in the coming days as pressure builds on both sides to resolve
(AP) Top Iran diplomat in hospital over US ‘misquote’By ALI AKBAR DAREINIAssociated PressTEHRAN, IranIran’s foreign minister fired back on Wednesday against hard-line critics of Tehran’s groundbreaking outreach to the United States, accusing opponents of using fabricated news leaks and other
(AP) Attack on Jerusalem graves unnerves ChristiansBy DANIEL ESTRINAssociated PressJERUSALEMChristian leaders in Israel are up in arms over what they say is a string of relentless attacks on church properties and religious sites _ most recently the desecration of a
