(AP) No. 6 Aggies prepare for part 2 with No. 1 AlabamaBy KRISTIE RIEKENAP Sports WriterCOLLEGE STATION, TexasEverything went right for No. 6 Texas A&M in last year’s upset of top-ranked Alabama to help launch Johnny Manziel’s run to the
Former world champion and current fight promoter Oscar de la Hoya said Tuesday he has entered a treatment facility and will miss Saturday’s blockbuster Floyd Mayweather v Saul “Canelo” Alvarez bout. De la Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions played a key
(AP) ESPN, Fox earn record NFL opener ratingsNEW YORKSan Francisco’s victory over Green Bay was the highest-rated and most-watched telecast of any kind since the Academy Awards in February, leading Fox to its best NFL opening week ever. Sunday’s game
Schalke 04 board member Peter Peters has retracted comments he made suggesting midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng transferred from AC Milan to escape racism in Italy, which the Ghana star has denied. On Monday, Peters told German website Sport Bild that Boateng’s
No movie studio is immune from managerial shakeups, even one which enjoyed two of the biggest hits of the summer. Jeff Shell is taking over Universal Studios, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. Ron Meyer becomes vice chairman of NBCUniversal, and Universal Studios chairman Adam Fogelson will depart….
Dear Mr. President, Please stop peppering yourself with unwarranted compliments. That’s the American media’s job. Every time you drop an unwarranted compliment and ludicrously assign far-fetched skills and superpowers to yourself, you give Chris Matthews three full minutes less to
Actress Leah Remini is finally speaking out about her exit from the Church of Scientology. The King of Queens star opened up, somewhat, to talk show host Ellen DeGeneres about the reasons why she left the church. The 43-year-old actress
(AP) Report: Ok St players took thousands from boostersSTILLWATER, Okla.Boosters and assistant coaches at Oklahoma State handed out tens of thousands of dollars to players for at least a decade as the program grew into a national power under coaches
On Tuesday, Politico reported that President Obama will now delay a vote to authorize use of force in Syria until “a diplomatic solution has a chance to play out.” The Russian proposal upon which Obama relies, which would supposedly transition
President Obama has not sold R&B singer John Legend on his plans for military intervention in Syria, as the Grammy-winning artist can’t find a justification for war that outweigh his concerns about helping either side in the country’s tragic civil
On Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin explained that the Russian proposal agreed to by Syria to turn over Syria’s chemical weapons to international control could not succeed unless the US rejected the use of force. The proposal “can work only
On Tuesday, the Syrian foreign minister mocked the Obama administration’s acceptance of Russia’s proposal on Monday to help handle a Syrian turnover of chemical weapons. Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem said, “Yesterday we held a round of very fruitful negotiations
On Tuesday, in the aftermath of an announcement by the French that the Russian government would block UN action against Syria’s chemical weapons — just hours after President Obama accepted the basic concept of UN control over UN’s chemical weapons,
(AP) Patient’s bill soars as health law program faltersBy RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVARAssociated PressWASHINGTONCoping with advanced cancer, Bev Veals was in the hospital for chemo this summer when she got a call that her health plan was shutting down. Then, the substitute
(AP) House preps for debate stopgap spending billBy ANDREW TAYLORAssociated PressWASHINGTONHouse Republicans plan to condition a short-term spending bill for averting a government shutdown next month on making Senate Democrats vote on _ but not necessarily pass _ a tea
By JONATHAN LEMIREAssociated PressNEW YORKNew York City’s wild mayoral primary campaign hurtled to the voting booth Tuesday as New Yorkers begin the process of replacing the man who has led their city for 12 years. Mayor Michael Bloomberg never offered
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem on Tuesday said Syria has “already agreed” to an initiative by Russia for Damascus to hand over its chemical weapons stocks to international control.
(AP) Big student debt in unexpected placesBy PHILIP ELLIOTTAssociated PressWASHINGTONDon’t let the big price tags nix an application to Harvard or Yale. The average student receiving financial aid on those campuses paid about a quarter of the public sticker price
Breitbart News investigative journalist Matthew Boyle will be honored Friday with the “Eagle Award” from conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly’s Eagle Forum. Boyle is being honored for his reporting work on the immigration overhaul efforts in Congress. At 25 years old,
(AP) Iran: UN gathering chance to revive nuke talksTEHRAN, IranIran’s president says he could reach out to world leaders about resuming nuclear talks during the U.N. General Assembly later this month in New York. Tuesday’s report by the official IRNA
(AP) France: Russia bowed to Western pressure on SyriaPARISFrance’s top diplomat is trumpeting Western pressure for leading to a “turnaround” in Russia’s position about chemical weapons in Syria. Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius expressed France’s “interest and caution” about a proposal
(AP) Talking diplomacy in Syria, Obama goes to CongressBy BRADLEY KLAPPER and DONNA CASSATAAssociated PressWASHINGTONWith opposition to military action growing among Americans and lawmakers, President Barack Obama is heading to Congress on Tuesday with fresh hopes of a diplomatic breakthrough
Nigeria’s second-highest ranking Anglican archbishop was kidnapped at the weekend outside the southern oil city of Port Harcourt, capital of Rivers State, a police spokeswoman said. A national spokesman of the Anglican Communion in Nigeria, Foluso Taiwo, confirmed the abduction
(AP) Greek high school teachers to strike over job cutsATHENS, GreeceUnions representing high school teachers in Greece have voted to hold “long-term” strikes starting Sept. 16, in protest at public sector staff cuts ordered by the government as part of
(AP) Indian court convicts 4 in fatal gang rape caseBy KATY DAIGLEAssociated PressNEW DELHIAn Indian court convicted four men Tuesday in the fatal gang rape of a young woman on a moving New Delhi bus, an attack that set off
