(AP) A-Rod declines MLB challenge to release evidenceBy RONALD BLUMAP Sports WriterNEW YORKA lawyer for Alex Rodriguez has declined Major League Baseball’s challenge to make public evidence that led to the 211-game suspension of the New York Yankees star. MLB
(AP) A-Rod’s lawyer says MLB’s evidence won’t hold upNEW YORKMajor League Baseball’s evidence against Alex Rodriguez is so weak he shouldn’t serve even one inning of his 211-game suspension, the lawyer for the Yankees slugger said Monday. Joe Tacopina told
(AP) Dustin Johnson engaged to Gretzky’s daughterJUPITER, Fla.PGA Tour player Dustin Johnson and Paulina Gretzky have taken to Twitter to say they’re getting married. Johnson tweeted Sunday that “she said yes!!!” and included a picture of a large diamond ring
(AP) JUPITER, Fla.–Authorities say a man has been found dead from a gunshot wound inside a South Florida home owned by singer Olivia Newton-John and her husband. Jupiter police Sgt. Scott Pascarella said Monday that the unidentified victim wasn’t a
(AP) LOS ANGELES–Los Angeles police say actor Lee Thompson Young was found dead Monday morning. Young’s manager, Jonathan Baruch, says Young took his life. The actor started his career as a teenager in the TV series “The Famous Jett Jackson”
George Takei isn’t your average Obama critic. The Star Trek actor’s recent years have been spent promoting gay rights, and he’s hardly the first or fiftieth person to speak out against the policies of President Barack Obama. The NSA is
The mainstream media were eager to define host Sean Hannity’s separation from the Cumulus talk radio network as a sign that the conservative talk radio host was in trouble. Cumulus tried to blame Hannity for its ratings decline, but in
Violence spread across the gun-controlled city of Chicago since Friday night. Six people were killed and 28 were wounded, including a 7-year-old boy. The boy was shot in the arm and was apparently all right. The most recent fatal shooting
Miami-Dade Police Department is now officially investigating LeBron James’ police escort to a concert by Jay-Z and Justin Timberlake on Friday night. James posted a video of himself driving behind a police car, lights flashing, all the way to the
A study from the University of Georgia’s Grady College shows that 28 percent of journalism students now say they are unhappy with their career choice. According to the study, 5 percent of journalism and mass communication graduates indicated they had
Assemblyman Tom Donnelly (R-CA) is withdrawing his children from public school over the new bill signed by Gov. Jerry Brown (D-CA) that would allow transgender students to use whichever bathroom and join whichever sports team they see fit. “While trying
According to NewsBusters, reports that Sean Hannity left Cumulus due to the company’s failure to properly manage its stations are borne out by the evidence. All of Cumulus’ top stations’ ratings have tanked radically since Cumulus’ takeover in September 2011:
On Monday Ralph Bristol, host of Nashville, Tennessee’s top rated conservative morning radio talk show, broke the news that a “major announcement” that will alter the political landscape in the state will be made on his program tomorrow morning, Tuesday,
In talks with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in Jerusalem on Friday, Israeli Prime Minister referred to a Breitbart News story about the indoctrination of Palestinian children with anti-Israel and anti-Jewish hatred at UN Relief and Works Agency summer camps.
(AP) Oscar Pistorius indicted on murder chargeBy GERALD IMRAYAssociated PressPRETORIA, South AfricaOscar Pistorius was indicted Monday on a charge of murdering his girlfriend, and prosecutors said witnesses heard a woman screaming before the sound of fatal gunshots fired by the
Militants fired rocket-propelled grenades at two buses packed with Egyptian policemen in Sinai, killing 24 in the deadliest attack of its kind in years, medical and security sources said. At least two others were injured when the unknown militants fired
President Barack Obama was back home at the White House late on Sunday, ending his eight-day summer vacation at exclusive Martha’s Vineyard off the US east coast. The president, his wife Michelle and daughters Sasha and Malia left their rental
(AP) Hagel holds first Pentagon talks with ChineseBy ROBERT BURNSAP National Security WriterWASHINGTONIn his first Pentagon meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel faces a familiar agenda marked with tensions over U.S. missile defenses, Chinese cyberattacks and other
(AP) Israel quietly maintains ties with Egyptian armyBy JOSEF FEDERMANAssociated PressJERUSALEMIsrael is quietly and carefully watching the turmoil in neighboring Egypt while maintaining close contacts with the Egyptian military amid concerns that the escalating crisis could weaken their common battle
South Korea launched a military drill Monday with the United States against a simulated North Korean invasion, even as tensions between Seoul and Pyongyang eased after a series of breakthroughs. Defence Ministry officials confirmed the exercise was underway from early
The death toll from a ferry disaster in the Philippines rose to 52 on Monday as more bodies were pulled from the water, the coastguard said. Divers and patrol boats were continuing to search for 68 other people still missing
Al-Qaeda is plotting attacks on Europe’s high-speed rail network, German mass circulation daily Bild reported on Monday, citing intelligence sources. The extremist group could plant explosives on trains and tunnels or sabotage tracks and electrical cabling, said Bild, Europe’s most
(AP) Congress split on cutting off aid to EgyptBy STEPHEN OHLEMACHERAssociated PressWASHINGTONMembers of Congress are split over whether the U.S. should cut off military aid to Egypt, highlighting the difficult choices facing the Obama administration amid spiraling violence on the
(AP) Most inmates recaptured from Indonesia jail breakMEDAN, IndonesiaSecurity forces have retaken control of an overcrowded prison in western Indonesia following a night-long riot, and have captured most of the estimated 30 convicts who escaped, authorities said Monday. The riot
(AP) Luck throws 2 TDs as Colts rebound vs. GiantsBy TOM CANAVANAP Sports WriterEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.When owner Jim Irsay complains, the Indianapolis Colts listen, and respond. Andrew Luck threw for 107 yards and two touchdowns and the Colts responded to
