Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned Sunday that Washington was “not trustworthy”, after former US officials and lawmakers urged diplomacy with the Islamic republic’s incoming president Hassan Rowhani. Khamenei said in March he was “not optimistic” over the prospects
By LISA RATHKEAssociated PressWAITSFIELD, Vt.Some Vermont farmers want to plant hemp now that the state has a law setting up rules to grow the plant, a cousin of marijuana that’s more suitable for making sandals than getting high. But federal
By SHARON COHENAP National WriterBlue-collar workers poured into the cavernous auto plants of Detroit for generations, confident that a sturdy back and strong work ethic would bring them a house, a car and economic security. It was a place where
By DAN SEWELLAssociated PressCINCINNATIWith the survival of a species on the line, Cincinnati Zoo scientists are hoping to mate their lone female Sumatran rhino with her little brother. The desperation breeding effort with the rhino siblings follows a recent crisis
By CURT ANDERSONAP Legal Affairs WriterMIAMIDespite an outcry from civil rights groups, a call for close examination by President Barack Obama and even a 1960s-style sit-in at the Florida governor’s office, the jury’s verdict that George Zimmerman was justified in
(AP) Froome rides to victory in 100th Tour de FranceBy JOHN LEICESTERAP Sports WriterPARISChris Froome won the 100th Tour de France on Sunday, having dominated rivals over three weeks on the road and adroitly dealt with doping suspicions off it.
Comedian Andy Dick is leaving the East Coast behind, but can the troubled star also jettison his headline-making ways? Dick, who has been open about his troubles with addiction, apparently went on a drunken rampage recently in the Hamptons. Turns
Leah Remini’s exit from the Church of Scientology continues to cause ripples within the group’s celebrity circles. A new report says fellow celebrity Scientologists Katie Holmes and Kirstie Alley once wrote reports on Remini after the King of Queens star’s
GULLANE, Scotland, July 21 (Reuters) – Tiger Woods resorted to technical jargon and gripes about slow greens as his long major drought continued on Sunday with a disappointing final round at the British Open. The American, who has been stuck
(AP) Adam Scott collapses again in British OpenBy TIM DAHLBERGAP Sports WriterGULLANE, ScotlandAdam Scott’s collapse in the final round at the British Open wasn’t nearly as spectacular as it was a year ago. The end result was still the same.
(AP) Westwood wastes another chance to win 1st majorBy STEVE DOUGLASAP Sports WriterGULLANE, ScotlandWhile Phil Mickelson was hoisting the claret jug on the 18th green to roars and applause, Lee Westwood was about 40 yards away in the corner of
By SANDY COHENAP Entertainment WriterSAN DIEGOMoviegoers were ready for a fright this weekend, sending “The Conjuring” into first place at the box office. The Warner Bros. haunted-house horror–based on a true story–debuted with $41.5 million in North American ticket sales,
(AP) Media: Japan ruling bloc wins upper house electionBy ELAINE KURTENBACHAssociated PressTOKYO Japanese broadcasters projected that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling coalition won a majority of seats in the upper house of parliament in elections Sunday, giving it control of
On “Breitbart News Sunday” on Sirius XM Patriot channel 125 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. EDT, Breitbart News Executive Chairman and host Stephen K. Bannon will discuss the failed rallies organized by Al Sharpton on Saturday to protest the
Appearing on CBS’ Face the Nation on Sunday, Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) deflected questions about his views on immigration reform, instead speaking in broad generalities. “It is not about me,” said Boehner. “This is about allowing the
Asked on CBS’ Face the Nation on Sunday what he hoped his legacy would be, Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) stated, “He was fair to all and protected the institution.” He explained, “When you look at my job,
On NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday, PBS host Tavis Smiley – the same man who once said that Ronald Reagan “tortured” blacks, despite a declining black unemployment rate of 9 percent – mildly praised President Obama’s race-centric speech to
On NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday, Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-OH) said that the George Zimmerman case was just evidence of a broader racial problem in the United States. “We are being attacked from so many sides that you have
Appearing on NBC’s Meet the Press, Gov. Rick Snyder (R-MI) explained that he had no choice but to allow Detroit to file for bankruptcy given the city’s $18 billion outstanding pension debt and inability to renegotiate with creditors. “This was
Fans of celebrity chef Paula Deen are still boiling mad that she lost gigs with several major companies for admitting she made racially insensitive remarks decades ago. It’s become a modern trend for protesters to mail specific items to companies
Christian Hoard, a senior editor with Rolling Stone magazine, responded to critics of its latest choice of cover model in what he would later dub an “inappropriate and disrespectful” manner. The pop culture mainstay features a portrait of alleged Boston
US fighter jets dropped four unarmed bombs on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef in an “emergency jettison” during a training exercise, officials said on Sunday, ruling out any risk to the public or environment. The US 7th Fleet said two Harrier
A military court on Sunday rejected a bail application by Islamist cleric Abu Qatada, who faces terror charges in Jordan following his deportation from Britain, his lawyer said. Abu Qatada, 53, was charged on July 7 with “conspiracy to carry
The publisher who bought the German rights to a novel for a song before learning that the author was Harry Potter writer J.K. Rowling said on Sunday it was eyeing a windfall. Munich-based Blanvalet Verlag snapped up the rights in
Most Greeks agree that it is necessary to slash jobs in the civil service, a survey published on Sunday showed, just days after parliament approved a bitterly contested bill to radically reform the administration. Some 60.6 percent of 1,002 Greeks
