(AP) San Diego mayor comes under swift, heavy scrutinyBy ELLIOT SPAGATAssociated PressSAN DIEGOThe week began with news that Mayor Bob Filner’s fiancee ended their engagement and, by Friday, San Diego’s first Democratic leader in 20 years was desperately trying to
(AP) Oil rises near $106; pump prices jump to $3.55By The Associated PressNEW YORKThe price of oil rose to near $106 a barrel Friday. Gasoline prices jumped the most since mid-February, unwelcome news for summertime drivers. Benchmark crude oil for
(AP) Third girl aboard Asiana jet dies from injuriesBy MARTHA MENDOZA and TERRY COLLINSAssociated PressSAN FRANCISCOA girl who was aboard the Asiana Airlines flight that crash-landed died Friday, the same day that authorities confirmed one of the two Chinese teenagers
By CHRIS TOMLINSONAssociated PressAUSTIN, TexasThe Texas Senate passed sweeping new abortion restrictions late Friday, sending them to Republican Gov. Rick Perry to sign into law after weeks of protests and rallies that drew thousands of people to the Capitol and
Breitbart News Executive Chairman Stephen K. Bannon will be filling in for David Webb on Friday on “The David Webb Show” on Sirius XM Patriot channel 125 from 9 p.m. EDT to midnight. He will be joined live from Sanford,
(AP) Zimmerman jury adjourns deliberations for the dayBy MIKE SCHNEIDER and KYLE HIGHTOWERAssociated PressSANFORD, Fla.With police and civic leaders urging calm, a jury began deliberating George Zimmerman’s fate Friday after hearing dueling portraits of the neighborhood watch captain: a cop
Jennifer Lopez plead ignorance last month when human rights abuse watchers blasted the singer for accepting money to sing for the head of a repressive regime. The erswhile Jenny from the Block’s team said the star never would have taken
In response to Daily Beast Article Ignores Unity On Immigration Issue and Plays Race Card: I think this should be pointed out every time TNR dares to speak of race– they’ve got no minority editors or writers and only occasionally
Oakland, California’s KTVU pulled an all-time gaffe on Friday when its anchors reported that the pilots of the Asiana 214 flight that crashed at the San Francisco International Airport last Saturday were named “Sum Ting Wong,” “Wi Tu Lo,” “Ho
A jury is currently deciding the fate of George Zimmerman, the man on trial for the death of Florida teen Trayvon Martin. Singer and American Idol judge Nicki Minaj already rendered her own unofficial verdict in the case, and she
I’m writing this post to Sexton, especially, because it reminds me of a book, The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester. A key conceit in that book is that, in the future, most transportation is instantaneous (by teleportation), and this
The studio behind the upcoming adaptation of the book Ender’s Game, a film targeted by gay rights advocates for the author’s views against same-sex marriage, has a new plan to stop the controversy in its tracks. Lionsgate announced it will
(AP) Sanford police urge peace after Zimmerman verdictBy MIKE SCHNEIDER and KYLE HIGHTOWERAssociated PressSANFORD, Fla.Law enforcement officials are asking residents of Sanford and surrounding areas to remain peaceful after a verdict is announced in the George Zimmerman trial. The Sanford
The director of the new indie film Crystal Fairy thinks it’s fine for today’s youth to do certain kinds of drugs. Director Sebastian Silva’s film, which currently holds an 80 percent “fresh” rating at RottenTomatoes.com, follows a scruffy American (Michael
(AP) Astronomers find blue planet outside solar systemBy JAMES BROOKSAssociated PressLONDONAstronomers have for the first time managed to determine the color of a planet outside our solar system, a blue gas giant 63 light-years away. Using the Hubble Space Telescope,
(AP) Rising again: Bush family returns to public stageBy MICHAEL J. MISHAKAssociated PressMIAMIReturning from the margins of American politics, the Bush family is reasserting itself. This week, former President George W. Bush surfaced from a self-imposed political exile to prod
With the close of the George Zimmerman trial and the beginning of jury deliberations, all attention now focuses on the six women who will be deciding the fate of Zimmerman in his second-degree murder trial. Here is what is known
(AP) Police: Teen in Asiana crash hit by fire truckBy TERRY COLLINS and JOAN LOWYAssociated PressSAN FRANCISCOOne of the two Chinese teenagers killed in the Asiana Airlines disaster was hit by a fire truck while covered with firefighting foam, authorities
(AP) Police: UM’s Henderson appeared to have drugsBy DAVID BRANDTAP Sports WriterJACKSON, Miss.The Oxford police chief says Mississippi guard Marshall Henderson appeared to be in possession of a small amount of marijuana and cocaine during a traffic stop in May.
(AFP) – A train derailed Friday in the Paris suburb of Bretigny-sur-Orge in an accident that authorities fear may have caused “many casualties”, officials said. UPI now reports that at least eight people are dead. The Paris prefect’s office said a “red
The Miami-Dade Police Department is preparing for civil unrest in case George Zimmerman is acquitted, according to local reports. They’re working with local churches in particular to minimize the risk, with Miami-Dad Police Director JD Patterson preaching at the Peaceful
US Homeland Security chief Janet Napolitano said Friday she was resigning to take up a job in academia, opening up a surprise vacancy in President Barack Obama’s cabinet. Napolitano, a former governor of Arizona, said she was being nominated as
(AP) Matheny fumes at umpire after Cards’ loss to CubsBy ANDREW SELIGMANAP Sports WriterCHICAGOMike Matheny insisted it wasn’t the umpire’s call that set him off at the end of the game. It was his reaction earlier in the ninth inning.
(AP) Scottie Pippen sued for $4M over Malibu fightMALIBU, Calif.Former Chicago Bulls star Scottie Pippen is being sued over a fight last month at an upscale Southern California restaurant that left an autograph-seeker hospitalized with a head injury. The $4
(AP) Cubs, city of Chicago agree on Wrigley JumbotronBy DON BABWINAssociated PressCHICAGOThe Chicago Cubs, which waited decades to install lights at Wrigley Field and has waited more than a century to win a World Series, took a giant step toward
