(AP) White House criticizes lawmakers opposing gun billBy NEDRA PICKLERAssociated PressWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama’s spokesman on Tuesday criticized lawmakers who have stood in the way of expanded background checks for gun purchases and said the White House will continue to push
The White House said Tuesday that US President Barack Obama will play host to Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington at the end of the month. The US official said the two leaders would discuss progress on final status
By WAYNE PARRYAssociated PressTOMS RIVER, N.J.The massive fire that destroyed part of a Jersey shore boardwalk and scores of businesses began accidentally by wiring damaged in Superstorm Sandy, and should prompt coastal property owners to inspect their own wiring for
(AP) CHICAGOMink capes, Bruce Lee autographs and assorted Michael Jackson memorabilia belonging to Jesse Jackson Jr. will be sold to the highest bidder to help ensure the former congressman pays his debt to society in full. The U.S. Marshals Service said
(AP) Immigrants prepare for reform, beware of fraudBy AMY TAXINAssociated PressSANTA ANA, Calif.Immigration reform is stalled in Congress but that’s not stopping immigrants from contacting lawyers, filling out paperwork and making other preparations in hopes of getting a head start
(AP) Auction begins of Jackson Jr.’s capes, memorabiliaCHICAGOBidding has begun for a guitar autographed by Michael Jackson, fur capes and about a dozen other items forfeited by prison-bound former congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. The online auction by the U.S. Marshals
(AP) Penthouse magazine owner files for bankruptcySUNNYVALE, Calif.FriendFinder Networks Inc., the owner of Penthouse magazine and a bevy of online dating and adult websites, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Tuesday. The Sunnyvale, Calif., company said that bankruptcy protection is
(AP) Russia against use of force in Syria resolutionBy ALBERT AJI and ZEINA KARAMAssociated PressDAMASCUS, SyriaMoscow insisted on Tuesday that a new Security Council resolution on Syria not allow the use of force, while the Arab country’s main opposition group
China on Tuesday refused to say whether a United Nations report into a sarin gas attack in Syria showed that government forces had used the banned weapons. The United Nations on Monday revealed details of the attack, which the United
Thai police Tuesday said they had seized almost 200 live protected pangolins, which are prized in China and Vietnam as an exotic meal and for use in traditional medicine. The animals — known as “scaly anteaters” — were discovered on
(AP) Acapulco tourists stranded; Mexico death toll 38By JOSE ANTONIO RIVERAACAPULCO, MexicoTwin storms left scenes of havoc on both of Mexico’s coasts on Tuesday, with tens of thousands of tourists stranded in the resort city of Acapulco on the Pacific
By NASSER KARIMI and BRIAN MURPHYAssociated PressTEHRAN, IranWord of the opening of Iran’s blocked social media sites was spread, of course, by social media itself: in celebratory tweets and breathless Facebook posts. Hours later, the same sites Tuesday chewed over
By TOBY STERLINGAssociated PressAMSTERDAMKing Willem-Alexander delivered a message to the Dutch people from the government Tuesday in a nationally televised address: the welfare state of the 20th century is gone. In its place a “participation society” is emerging, in which
Swaziland’s King Mswati III has chosen an 18-year-old beauty pageant contestant as his 14th wife, a palace spokesman said Tuesday, days before a much-criticised parliamentary vote. Mswati, a 45-year-old who is sub-Saharan Africa’s last absolute monarch, introduced Sindiswa Dlamini at
(AP) Fed court nixes NJ appeal in sports betting caseBy DAVID PORTERAssociated PressNEWARK, N.J.A federal appeals court dealt another blow to New Jersey’s efforts to legalize sports gambling Tuesday, upholding a ruling that the state’s betting law conflicts with federal
(AP) Bengals drop Steelers to 0-2 with 20-10 victoryBy JOE KAYAP Sports WriterCINCINNATIThe balance of power is shifting in the AFC North. Running back Giovani Bernard scored his first two NFL touchdowns on Monday night, and the Cincinnati Bengals beat
Boxer Floyd Mayweather has been forced to apologize for an Instagram photo and caption that mocked former world champ and promoter Oscar de la Hoya’s substance-abuse problem. Mayweather apologized for the picture of a somber-looking de la Hoya which ran
(AP) Gunman in Navy Yard rampage was hearing voicesBy ERIC TUCKER, BRETT ZONGKER and LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe former Navy reservist who slaughtered 12 people at the Washington Navy Yard had been hearing voices and was being treated for mental
(AP) Indians rally off bullpen for 5-3 win over RoyalsBy DAVE SKRETTAAP Sports WriterKANSAS CITY, Mo.Asdrubal Cabrera drove in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning, and the Cleveland Indians rallied against the stingy Kansas City Royals bullpen for a
(AP) Pelini apologizes for profane rant about NU fansBy ERIC OLSONAP College Football WriterLINCOLN, Neb.Hours after Bo Pelini fired back at criticism from one of the Nebraska program’s all-time greats, he had to apologize for a profane rant in which
(AP) Navy Yard suspect arrested in ’04 Seattle shootingBy PHUONG LE and GENE JOHNSONAssociated PressSEATTLEThe man identified as the shooter in the Washington Navy Yard slayings had been arrested in Seattle in 2004 for shooting out the tires of a
(AP) Man arrested in front of White HouseBy ALICIA A. CALDWELLAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe Secret Service has arrested a man for tossing firecrackers over a fence at the White House. A federal law enforcement official says the shoeless man was immediately arrested
(AP) Seattle sets stadium noise recordSEATTLEThe fan group attempting to set a Guinness World Records mark for loudest stadium says it has established a record during Sunday night’s game between the Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers. The group, called
(AP) In The Pits: SpinGate spun out of control earlyBy JENNA FRYERAP Auto Racing WriterJOLIET, Ill.Everything could have been handled better from the moment Clint Bowyer spun at Richmond to trigger the biggest credibility crisis in NASCAR history. That spin
(AP) NCAA won’t budge on paying college athletesBy NANCY ARMOURAP National WriterMILWAUKEEThe structure of the NCAA could look very different by this time next year as members try to resolve the growing disparity between big-money schools and smaller institutions. What
