Japan’s biggest yakuza organised crime group has published a magazine for its members that includes a poetry page and senior gangsters’ fishing diaries, reports said Wednesday. The eight-page publication has been distributed among the Yamaguchi-gumi, a sprawling syndicate believed to
By CHARLES WILSONAssociated PressINDIANAPOLISA professor at an Indiana college says he has found film footage showing President Franklin Delano Roosevelt being pushed in his wheelchair, depicting a secret that was hidden from the public until after his death. Ray Begovich,
By JENNIFER PELTZAssociated PressNEW YORKDocuments released for the first time Tuesday from the FBI file on former New York City Mayor Edward Koch detail one of the more obscure chapters of his storied political career: an unsolved plot to paint
(AP) AP source: Lions, Stafford agree to $53M extensionBy LARRY LAGEAP Sports WriterDETROITMatthew Stafford’s career with the Detroit Lions just got longer. Stafford and the Lions have agreed to terms on a $53 million, three-year extension to keep him under
(AP) Chelios, Niedermayer top 2013 Hockey Hall classBy LARRY LAGEAP Hockey WriterChris Chelios played in the NHL for as long as he could. And he did it at a high level. Chelios and fellow defensemen Scott Niedermayer along with forward
(AP) Bynum weighing 2-year offer from CavsBy TOM WITHERSAP Sports WriterCLEVELANDAs the Cavaliers await word from Andrew Bynum, two other teams have joined the chase for the free agent center. Bynum, who didn’t play a single second for Philadelphia last
(AP) By CURT ANDERSON and ERIKA NIEDOWSKI – A man linked to the murder case against former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez told police Hernandez admitted firing the fatal shots, and a vehicle wanted in a double killing
(AP) TEGUCIGALPA, HondurasThere is “strong evidence” a charred and mutilated body found Tuesday in the northern city of San Pedro Sula is that of a journalist missing since last month, police said. National Police Chief Juan Carlos Bonilla said investigators found
The Cleveland Browns will deliver a personalized jersey to the wife of the deceased fan who requested in his obituary that six Browns players be pallbearers so the team could “let him down one last time.” According to Pro Football
(AP) WASHINGTONThe White House says President Barack Obama has picked the finance chairman for his re-election campaign to be the U.S. ambassador to Britain. Matthew Barzun, a business executive, has been confirmed by the Senate once before. He served as U.S.
By JAKE COYLEAP Entertainment WriterNEW YORKThe dustup over the rights to a film title has turned into a public squabble between Harvey Weinstein and Warner Bros. Disputed is the claim to the title “The Butler,” which the Weinstein Co. has
Actor Danny DeVito isn’t using social media to slam Second Amendment supporters a la Jim Carrey. No, the It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia star is more gracious than that, and certainly more efficient. Here’s DeVito’s Twitter solution to horrific headlines
(AP) By JOHN O’CONNOR – Illinois became the last state in the nation to allow public possession of concealed guns as lawmakers rushed Tuesday to finalize a proposal ahead of a federal court’s deadline. Both chambers of the Legislature voted
(AP) By MIKE SCHNEIDER and KYLE HIGHTOWER – An expert on gunshot wounds hired by the defense testified Tuesday that George Zimmerman’s account of how he fatally shot Trayvon Martin is consistent with the forensic evidence. Dr. Vincent DiMaio said
The Supreme Court’s decision to strike down California’s Proposition 8, a move that struck a huge blow for same-sex marriage proponents, is already part of a planned documentary at HBO. The pay giant is currently producing a film chronicling the
Over the long July 4th weekend, some 38 shooting incidents occurred throughout the city of Chicago. Nonetheless, Chicago Police Supt. Garry McCarthy says that the city’s crime-fighting has been stellar and was “clearly working,” although he admitted he was “disappointed”
(AP) Texas judge allows lawsuit to proceedBy JIM VERTUNOAP Sports WriterAUSTIN, TexasA Texas judge has refused Lance Armstrong’s request to dismiss an insurance company’s lawsuit seeking $3 million in bonuses it paid him from 1999 to 2001, and an attorney
Rapper 50 Cent rose to the top of the charts despite a checkered background that included being shot multiple times and selling crack. The musician’s career is being hurt once more as fresh allegations emerge about his personal life, from
(AP) By JIM HEINTZ – The WikiLeaks secret-spilling site on Tuesday said NSA leaker Edward Snowden has not yet formally accepted asylum in Venezuela, trying to put to rest growing confusion over whether he had taken up the country’s offer.
Three women who escaped from a decade of captivity as sex slaves of a Cleveland man released a video Tuesday thanking people for their support and respect for their privacy. One woman said she had been to hell and back
The long-awaited trial of a US army psychiatrist accused of killing 13 people in a 2009 shooting spree at a Texas base is set to begin with jury selection Tuesday. Major Nidal Malik Hasan, 42, could face the death penalty
The United States is seriously considering speeding up the withdrawal of its forces from Afghanistan because of frustration with President Hamid Karzai, the New York Times reported. And a so called ‘zero option’ — having no US troops in Afghanistan
Fifty-one people, mostly Mohamed Morsi loyalists, were killed in Egypt while rallying in favour of the ousted president, as the new rulers announced fresh elections by early 2014. Morsi’s Muslim Brotherhood, which has led demonstrations against Wednesday’s overthrow of the
Israel has urged Washington not to suspend its annual $1.3 billion in aid to Cairo in the wake of the ouster of Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi by the military, press reports said on Tuesday. Under US law, all military and
(AP) South Africa: Mandela remains critical in hospitalJOHANNESBURGNelson Mandela remains in a critical but stable condition as he enters his second month in hospital. No official update was made Tuesday morning on the status of the ailing 94-year-old, who was
