On Tuesday, former Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) said that President Obama’s proposed military action against Bashar Assad’s regime in Syria would turn America into “Al Qaeda’s air force.” “So what,” he said, “we’re about to become Al Qaeda’s air force
(AP) 160 quarantined after plague death in KyrgyzstanBISHKEK, KyrgyzstanFour people have been hospitalized and 160 quarantined after a 15-year-old boy who ate marmot meat died of the bubonic plague last week, the Kyrgyz Ministry of Health said Wednesday. The ministry
On Monday, Time ran an explanation by Mark Thompson why President Obama could “strike Syria unilaterally.” “For better or worse, there’s also very little doubt that President Obama – should he choose to do so – can retaliate against Syrian
(AP) Ban Ki-moon appeals for Syria diplomatic solutionTHE HAGUE, NetherlandsUnited Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has pleaded for a diplomatic solution to the Syrian conflict, even as world powers appear to be moving toward punitive military strikes against President Bashar Assad’s
Japanese scientists have launched a sperm bank for endangered animals that uses freeze-drying technology they hope could one day help humans recreate animal populations on other planets, the chief researcher said Wednesday. The team at Kyoto University’s Institute of Laboratory
US forces are readying to strike Syria, though the West insists its goal is not regime change but to punish President Bashar al-Assad’s government for unleashing chemical warfare on civilians. The ground for a military intervention was laid out by
The wildfire threatening Yosemite National Park is still burning its way into the huge US tourist attraction despite dogged efforts by thousands of firefighters using planes and bulldozers. Ash is gathering on the surface of a reservoir serving San Francisco,
Facing a squished budget, the town hosting Spain’s annual tomato-throwing festival, La Tomatina, on Wednesday is charging a fee for the first time. Some 20,000 people from across the world — mostly Australians, Japanese and Britons — will pack the
Mexican authorities have confirmed that 12 bodies pulled from a mass grave last week belong to young people kidnapped from a Mexico City bar in May, an official said. A 13th body was recovered from the grave outside the capital
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Wednesday that he opposes cutting off US military aid to Egypt but vowed Washington would keep pressing for “reconciliation” in the country. The United States earlier this month condemned Egyptian security forces for firing
Five car bombs hit Baghdad on Wednesday morning, killing at least nine people, Iraqi police and medical sources said. Most of the bombs targeted Shiite-majority areas of the Iraqi capital. It is the latest in a wave of increased nationwide
By ADAM GOLDMAN and MATT APUZZOAssociated PressNEW YORKThe New York Police Department has secretly labeled entire mosques as terrorism organizations, a designation that allows police to use informants to record sermons and spy on imams, often without specific evidence of
(AP) Russia evacuates citizens from SyriaMOSCOWRussia has evacuated dozens of its citizens from Syria as the country’s foreign minister warns that a military intervention by the U.S. and its allies would destabilize the region. The Russian Emergency Situations Ministry says
(AP) Redskins’ Meriweather, like RG3, aiming for Week 1By JOSEPH WHITEAP Sports WriterASHBURN, Va.During lunchtime Tuesday in the Washington Redskins locker room, a computer tablet lay on the floor, plugged into a nearby socket to get charged. It bore the
via @johnekdahl. And note that the 2007 case was much more serious: Iran was working on an atomic bomb, not deploying gas weapons which, while nasty, are not much more deadly than conventional weapons. We’ve lost all Hope, but Obama’s
The House Oversight Committee has sent a letter to soon-to-be-retired Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and embattled Attorney General Eric Holder regarding the dramatic upswing in asylum requests by those crossing the border. Over the past few months, asylum requests
(AP) Pirates acquire Byrd, Buck from MetsBy WILL GRAVESAP Sports WriterPITTSBURGH The Pittsburgh Pirates acquired outfielder Marlon Byrd and catcher John Buck from the New York Mets on Tuesday, hoping the veterans can bolster a struggling offense as the franchise
Alec Baldwin got into a dust up with a photographer–again–today, but no one is accusing the soon to be MSNBC host of racial slurs or overly pugnacious behavior. A photographer approached the actor with his bride, Hilaria Baldwin, who just
It’s a battle between media celebrities, and it’s getting uglier. Gossip blogger Perez Hilton and singer Lady Gaga used to be close, or as close as a blogger and singer could be. Now, they exchange heated rhetoric via social media,
(AP) Tebow survives Patriots roster cut to 75By HOWARD ULMANAP Sports WriterFOXBOROUGH, Mass.Tim Tebow has survived the New England Patriots’ mandatory roster cut to 75 players. The third-string quarterback faces another hurdle when all NFL teams must reduce their rosters
Michael Reagan, son of 40th President Ronald Reagan, is calling Lee Daniels’ The Butler a “bunch of lies.” The film, which purports to reflect the true story of a black butler who worked in eight presidential administrations, has already been
It was likely the most terrifying manhunt in Boston history. With the city under lockdown and armored vehicles rolling through Watertown, the alleged Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev had seemingly vanished. While the rest of Greater Boston experienced the unfolding
(AP) Sri Lankan police apologize for dog weddingBy BHARATHA MALLAWARACHIAssociated PressCOLOMBO, Sri LankaSri Lankan police apologized Tuesday for holding a group wedding for dogs trained to detect explosives and drugs after the country’s culture minister condemned the event and demanded
Sharon Stone clearly wasn’t offended by Oscar host Seth MacFarlane’s bawdy dance number We Saw Your Boobs earlier this year. Stone, who rocketed to fame by crossing–and uncrossing–her legs during the interrogation sequence in Basic Instinct, wonders why more actresses
Fox News Contributor and Sirius/XM Radio Patriot Network talk show host David Webb will moderate this Saturday’s BEAT LAMAR Forum in Nashville, according to event organizers. Webb told Ralph Bristol, host of Nashville’s top conservative talk radio program on his
