(AP) NYC brings back old lever-style voting machinesBy DEEPTI HAJELAAssociated PressNEW YORKVoters in New York City’s upcoming primary will make their choices for the city’s future by going back to its past. For the election on Sept. 10, and a
On Friday, The New York Post reported that 11-year-old Hafez al-Assad, son of Syrian dictator Bashar Assad, posted a Facebook message taunting President Obama and the United States, daring Obama to launch a military assault. The New York Times apparently
It lets out a high-pitched scream as you enter, then a sneering laugh. It’s a walk-in vagina, a conceptual art installation that has South Africans wagging their fingers and scratching their heads. When 30-year-old South African artist Reshma Chhiba was
(AP) Tebow throws 2 TDs as Patriots beat Giants 28-20By HOWARD ULMANAP Sports WriterFOXBOROUGH, Mass.Tim Tebow may have done just enough to make the New England Patriots. In an up-and-down performance in both teams’ last preseason game, the third-string quarterback
French President Francois Hollande said Friday he remained committed to a firm response on Syria despite Britain’s surprise rejection of armed intervention. Hollande said all options were on the table and did not rule out military strikes within days, even
(AP) Al-Qaida claims responsibility for Iraq bombingsBAGHDADAl-Qaida’s branch in Iraq says it carried out a wave of bombings that killed at least 82 people, mostly in Shiite areas in the capital, in retaliation for the execution of Sunni prisoners by
Pentagon chief Chuck Hagel said he and President Benigno Aquino discussed expanding the US military’s presence in the Philippines on Friday as the Asian ally looks to defend its territorial claims in disputed waters. The US defence chief went ahead
Israel deployed its Iron Dome missile defence system in Tel Aviv on Friday, as the United States weighed military strikes on neighbouring Syria, local media said. Army radio said that a battery of the mobile system was set up during
(AP) Redskins wrap up unbeaten preseason, 30-12By FRED GOODALLAP Sports WriterTAMPA, Fla.Robert Griffin III tweeted the good news. It’s simply not official yet. The Washington quarterback was cleared Thursday by his surgeon to be under center when the regular season
(AP) Simms impressive as Jets top Eagles 27-20By DENNIS WASZAK Jr.AP Sports WriterEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.Geno Smith stayed on the sideline. So did Mark Sanchez. While the New York Jets’ quarterback competition is far from settled, Matt Simms certainly showed he
(AP) Scott’s 75-yard TD, Ole Miss beats Vandy 39-35By TERESA M. WALKERAP Sports WriterNASHVILLE, Tenn.Jeff Scott scored on a 75-yard touchdown run with 1:07 left, and Mississippi rallied twice Thursday night to beat Vanderbilt 39-35 in a wild season opener
(AP) Clowney, 6th-ranked Gamecocks win 27-10By PETE IACOBELLIAP Sports WriterCOLUMBIA, S.C.Mike Davis ran 75 yards for a touchdown, Connor Shaw and Dylan Thompson each threw long scoring passes and All-American Jadeveon Clowney helped No. 6 South Carolina’s defense hold North
The wife of Ted Nugent, one of the Second Amendment’s most vocal advocates, was arrested for bringing a gun to the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. Shemane Ann Nugent, 51, had the weapon in her carry-on luggage when she was stopped by
By BRIDGET MURPHYAssociated PressBOSTONProsecutors portray a friend of the surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect as a liar who misled terrorism investigators, but his lawyers said after his indictment Thursday it’ll be clear in time that authorities shouldn’t have charged him.
Police have detained a drug cartel operator in northern Mexico suspected of being responsible for the killing of more than 350 people found in 23 clandestine graves, authorities said Thursday. Mario Nunez Meza, 39, was captured on Wednesday in Ciudad
By SAM HANANELAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe recent spate of fast-food worker strikes is another sign of the need to raise the minimum wage for all workers, Labor Secretary Thomas Perez said in an interview with The Associated Press. Perez’s comments came in
(AP) NEW YORK–Valerie Harper’s doctor says the actress’ brain cancer is getting close to remission. The 74-year-old former sitcom star had announced in March that she had an incurable form of cancer and was given as little as three months
By JENNIFER PELTZAssociated PressNEW YORKSupport for Eliot Spitzer’s return to politics has plunged less than two weeks before the city comptroller primary, a poll showed Thursday, putting the scandal-tarnished former governor in a tie with Democratic rival Scott Stringer. Stringer,
(AP) UK Prime Minister Cameron loses Syria war voteBy RAPHAEL SATTER and GREGORY KATZAssociated PressLONDONBritish Prime Minister David Cameron has lost a vote endorsing military action against Syria by 13 votes, a stunning defeat for a government which had seemed
On Thursday, Clearwater Police arrested 16-year-old Mychal King for the alleged murder of Jason Taylor Paul. According to police, King admitted to killing Paul because he had a hard day and “just wanted to kill the first person he saw.”
According to local reports, a Seattle Starbucks employee got the pink slip after eating a Starbucks sandwich out of the trash. The sandwich had been thrown out because its expiration date had passed. Coulson Loptmann, 21, was a part-time barista
(AP) Blake’s career ends with 1st-round loss at US OpenBy RACHEL COHENAP Sports WriterNEW YORKHis eyes red, James Blake’s voice never wavered as he talked about civil rights and history and diversity. He embraced the symbolism of starting his last
(Reuters) – The National Football League has agreed to a $765 million settlement deal with thousands of former players who sued the league, accusing it of hiding the dangers of brain injury while profiting from the sport’s violence, according to
On Wednesday on The Rush Limbaugh Show, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) suggested that Obamacare and the possibility of military action in Syria were tied together “by an arrogance of this administration.” Cruz stated, “Fundamentally, actually, these two issues, you look
On Thursday, NBC News reported that NSA leaker Edward Snowden gained access to some national security documents by pretending to be an NSA official. “Every day, they are learning how brilliant [Snowden] was,” a former US official told NBC News.
