By TODD RICHMONDAssociated PressMADISON, Wis.Gov. Scott Walker quietly signed a contentious Republican bill Friday that would require women seeking abortions to undergo an ultrasound and ban doctors who lack admitting privileges at nearby hospitals from performing the procedures. Opponents contend
(AP) Nicaragua: willing to grant asylum to SnowdenMANAGUA, NicaraguaPresident Daniel Ortega says he’s willing to grant asylum to NSA leaker Edward Snowden `if circumstances allow it.” Snowden has asked for asylum in several countries, including Nicaragua. Ortega didn’t say what
Embattled Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez defiantly said he felt like an underdog, the deck was stacked against him for the first time in his career, and that he never wants to leave New York. Speaking to USA Today during
(AP) Jeter to start rehab assignmentNEW YORKNew York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter will play start playing in minor league games on Saturday as he works his way back from an ankle injury. The team announced on Friday that Jeter, who
In response to Man Arrested Twice For Having Sex With Same Horse: A previous guy explained his man-on-horse action as an attempt to create a new race of super horse-men. “I was trying to make the horse have a baby,”
(AP) By MIKE SCHNEIDER and KYLE HIGHTOWER – Prosecutors say they are resting their case in the murder trial of George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer charged with fatally shooting Trayvon Martin. Prosecutor Bernie de la Rionda told the judge
UPDATE: Reuters reports death toll at 17. (AP) By MAGGIE MICHAEL, SARAH EL DEEB and LEE KEATH – A Health Ministry official says 10 people have been killed and 210 wounded in clashes around the country involving opponents and backers
Madrid have momentum in tight 2020 Olympics race by AFP 7/5/2013 Madrid may not have quite landed the killer blow Rio de Janeiro did four years ago in the race to host the 2016 Olympic Games, but the Spanish bid
Russia to deploy 37,000 police to Sochi Olympics by AFP 7/5/2013 Russia will deploy 37,000 forces to its southern resort city Sochi next year to secure the 2014 Winter Olympics, Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev said Friday. The interior ministry in
The state of Massachusetts is experiencing millions of dollars in loss thanks to entrepreneurial can and bottle collectors from other states carpetbagging in their wares to turn them in for $0.05 a piece. According to CBS Local Boston, trucks from
Usher served as the “curator” for the national Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks event in New York yesterday. The R&B star apparently served up a bit too much of himself for the crowd’s tastes. The playlist, which is available on Spotify,
The San Francisco police department reported on Friday that two dogs were sent to the emergency room after allegedly eating poisoned meatballs left in the Twin Peaks and Diamond Heights areas of town. Police said that they had recovered poisoned
Councilman Dee Andrews of the Long Beach City Council is a man on a mission…to shut down ice cream trucks. Andrews wants the municipal code changed to bar “the nuisance that Ice Cream Trucks create.” The ice cream trucks would
While the Defense Department claims that military drone strikes are as precise as manned missions, a new study suggests that isn’t true. Larry Lewis, a research scientist at the Center for Naval Analyses, and Sarah Holewinsk of the Center for
Chicago celebrated July 3, Independence Day, and July 5 in true Windy City style, with six killings and 28 wounded. Early on Friday, three people, including a 5-year-old boy, were shot in a West Pullman park. Later on Friday, a man
According to prosecutors, Atlanta rapper Lil Phat was murdered for stealing 10 lbs. of marijuana in an elaborate hit set up by former gang members, a former Russian mobster, and college basketball star Decensae Xavier White, aka Griz. Lil Phat,
On Friday, radio host Rob Schilling revealed the audio of a stunning 911 call placed by one “Ann, Downey,” apparently a passenger in the car driven by 20-year-old Elizabeth Daly as Virginia law enforcement from the Department of Alcoholic Beverage
(AP) By MIKE SCHNEIDER and KYLE HIGHTOWER – The mother and brother of Trayvon Martin testified Friday that screams for help captured in the background of audio of a neighbor’s 911 call came from the 17-year-old. Sybrina Fulton and Jahvaris
By JILL LAWLESSAssociated PressLONDONA producer on Friday won a British court victory over Monty Python for a bigger share of royalties from the stage musical “Spamalot” and said that despite the dispute he still found the comedy troupe funny. Mark
The upcoming Boxtrolls includes a story element never before captured in a mainstream animated film–a same sex couple. The film’s just-released trailer includes narration describing the film’s theme–the nuclear family isn’t what it used to be. Families come in all shapes
Actress Tilda Swinton is hoping a provocative photograph can affect social change in Russia. Swinton, best known for her work in the first Chronicles of Narnia film, We Need to Talk About Kevin and Michael Clayton, posed with a rainbow
(AFP) – Sales and distribution of alcohol could be banned in some parts of Indonesia after Muslim hardliners won a Supreme Court victory, an official said Friday. While it is the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country, the sale of alcohol
(AP) By MAGGIE MICHAEL and TONY G. GABRIEL – Egyptian troops opened fire on mostly Islamist protesters marching on a Republican Guard headquarters Friday to demand the restoration of ousted President Mohammed Morsi, killing at least one. The shooting came
(AFP) – Ismail Haniya, head of the Hamas government in Gaza, appealed in a Friday sermon to have faith in the Arab Spring despite the ouster of Egypt’s Islamist president Mohamed Morsi by the army. “Do not fear for the
