Talk about a traffic stopper: three pole dancers in central Poland have been honing their skills on street corners, throwing their legs around signposts to the surprise and delight of passersby. Clad in black booty shorts and neon pink T-shirts
Sixteen Islamist activists were shot dead early on Monday during a protest outside a key Cairo army headquarters calling for ousted president Mohamed Morsi to be reinstated, his Muslim Brotherhood said. Demonstrators told AFP that troops and police had fired
Myanmar has sentenced two Buddhist men to seven years in prison for murders during religious violence in March that left dozens of people dead, a local official said. The defendants were convicted after separate trials at the district court in
(AP) Egypt: Gunfire at military building leaves 40 deadBy SARAH EL DEEBAssociated PressCAIROEgyptian soldiers and police opened fire on supporters of the ousted president early Monday in violence that left at least 40 people killed, including one officer, outside a
(AP) Hotel collapse in southern India kills at least 12HYDERABAD, IndiaA two-story hotel collapsed in southern India early Monday, killing at least 12 people and injuring 18 others, police said. More people were feared trapped in the debris of the
(AP) Giants continue downward spiral with 4-1 lossBy RICK EYMERAssociated PressSAN FRANCISCOSergio Romo dressed quickly following yet another loss. He then pulled his hood over his head and briskly walked out of the clubhouse. The usually jovial Giants’ closer perhaps
(AP) Angels beat Red Sox 3-0 for 10th win in 12 gamesBy BETH HARRISAP Sports WriterANAHEIM, Calif.Jered Weaver combined with three relievers on a five-hitter, All-Star Mike Trout and Hank Conger homered and the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Boston
(AP) NEW YORKFormer Gov. Eliot Spitzer says he’s coming back to politics. He tells The New York Times he’s going to run for the office of New York City comptroller. In an interview Sunday, Spitzer says he’s planning to start collecting the
The big-budget feature Ender’s Game doesn’t come out until November, but the sci-fi film is already the target of a protest. And it’s likely not the only one to tag the film, which stars Harrison Ford, Sir Ben Kingsley and
On Saturday, CNN had an important on-air debate over whether to call the Boeing 777 crash at the San Francisco International Airport “horrifying” or not. The excuse for the debate: had enough people died to label it with that honorific?
On Sunday morning, Fareed Zakaria GPS on CNN pitched a segment on whether the United States needed to cut aid to Egypt. The information on the screen was accompanied by a picture of a flag … of Syria. The Syrian
On Breitbart News Sunday on Sirius XM Patriot Ch. 125 from 7 p.m to 10 p.m EDT, Breitbart News Executive Chairman Stephen K. Bannon, who hosts the show, will discuss Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell’s problems with crony capitalism, the battle
Some of the same celebrities who successfully pushed a second Obama term on the country are trying to influence New York City voters. Alec Baldwin, Sarah Jessica Parker and Whoopi Goldberg are among the big names attempting to sway Big
(AP) Murrays wins Wimbledon, beats Djokovic in 3 setsLONDONAndy Murray became the first British man in 77 years to win the Wimbledon title, beating Novak Djokovic 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 in Sunday’s final. The last British man to win the Wimbledon
In an interview aired on ABC’s This Week this Sunday, former president George W. Bush said that President Obama has acted in order to protect America. “I think the president got into the Oval Office and realized the dangers of
On the Sunday news shows, members of Congress argued over whether Egypt’s military takeover of the government should be considered a “coup” under US law necessitating a cutoff in American aid to the country. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), appearing on
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said on CBS’ Face the Nation on Sunday that he desperately wants the House to take up the Senate’s immigration reform package. “We hope and pray that our Republican colleagues will take up the issue,” he
On Sunday on CBS’ Face the Nation, Rep. Mike McCaul (R-TX) slammed Democrats in the Senate for tossing “a bunch of candy” at border security in order to shore up wavering Republican support. “What the Senate just passed was, again,
On Sunday, Rep. Raul Labrador (R-ID), an immigration reform advocate in the House of Representatives, said that the Republicans had to do immigration reform right, or it wouldn’t be worth doing. “If we don’t do it right politically,” he said
Comedian Sarah Silverman unleashed a new R-rated attack on the GOP via her Twitter account this weekend. Silverman, responding to Wisc. Gov. Scott Walker’s decision to sign a bill mandating pregnant women choose between two ultrasound techniques before undergoing an
(AP) NORMAN, Okla.–Some of country music’s biggest stars, including Garth Brooks, Toby Keith and many others with ties to Oklahoma, played a sold-out show Saturday at the University of Oklahoma to raise money for the victims of the recent tornadoes
Appearing in a pre-taped interview on ABC’s This Week, former president George W. Bush stated that he believed that the Senate immigration reform bill could pass the House. “Sometimes, it takes time for some of these complex issues to evolve.
(AP) Crime makes halting comeback as a political issueBy NICHOLAS RICCARDIAssociated PressDENVERThe ad seems like an artifact from an earlier political era _ a grainy mug shot of a convicted murderer, flashing police lights, a recording of a panicked 911
(AP) Bush sees Congress making progress on immigrationWASHINGTONFormer President George W. Bush says it looks like an immigration overhaul has a chance to pass Congress and he says its’ important to fix “a broken system.” The Senate has passed legislation
Greece is close to a deal with its international creditors over thousands of job cuts needed for the debt-laden nation to receive the next tranche of bailout funds worth 8.1 billion euros ($10.4 billion), officials said Sunday. Another official from
