Actress Ellen Page isn’t your standard Hollywood starlet. She’s petite, avoids tabloid-friendly romances and won’t be easily found on any of US Weekly’s glossy pages. The Juno star is also unequivocal in her condemnation of the film industry’s stance toward
(AP) Saints coach Sean Payton caddies in PGA Tour eventBy JOHN RABYAP Sports WriterWHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va.New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton is carrying the bag of good friend and PGA Tour player Ryan Palmer in this week’s Greenbrier Classic.
Morgan Freeman supplies narration to so many projects it’s easy to glibly imagine him as the voice of God. The fact that he played God in two big-screen comedies–Bruce Almighty and Evan Almighty–doesn’t hurt. Now, Freeman is weighing in on
(AP) – Gold and most other metals closed higher Wednesday, as escalating tensions in Egypt pushed the price of crude oil and other energy futures higher. Gold for August delivery rose $8.50, or 0.7 percent, to settle at $1,251.90 an
(AP) – A U.S.-based international education and training organization is evacuating 18 Arabic language program students from Egypt to Morocco due to deteriorating security conditions. Armine Poghikyan of the nonprofit American Councils for International Education in Washington, D.C., said Wednesday
(AP) – A statement on the Egyptian president’s office’s Twitter account has quoted Mohammed Morsi as calling military measures “a full coup.” The denouncement was posted shortly after the Egyptian military announced it was ousting Morsi, who was Egypt’s first
The director of White House Down vowed this week to cut a check for up to $250,000 in order to promote marriage equality across the country. Roland Emmerich, who also directed 2012 and The Day After Tomorrow, offered to match
According to CNN, reporting from al Ahram, the Egyptian state newspaper, the military of Egypt informed President Mohammed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood that he was no longer president as of 5 p.m. today local time. If true, this means
The Transportation Security Administration reported this week that an elevating number of Americans are carrying loaded guns into airports. According to the TSA, screeners identified 894 guns on passengers or in their carry-ons, representing a 30 percent jump over last
In the George Zimmerman trial on Wednesday, viewers watched as the Skype account of a witness was called repeatedly by people who had seen his Skype name over the air. The witness, Professor Scott Pleasants, was testifying about Zimmerman’s level
Officials in Miami Dade County are holding a meeting next week to appeal to the public for calm in the aftermath of the George Zimmerman verdict. “We want peace for Trayvon,” Miami-Dade Community Relations Board member Dr. Walter T. Richardson
(AP) Egypt military tightens grip ahead of deadlineBy HAMZA HENDAWI and MAGGIE MICHAELAssociated PressCAIROEgypt’s military moved to tighten its control on key institutions Wednesday, putting officers in the newsroom of state TV, in preparation for an almost certain push to
(AP) Lohse, Brewers quiet Nationals bats again, win 4-1By JOSEPH WHITEAP Sports WriterWASHINGTONKyle Lohse tossed eight sharp innings on short rest and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Washington Nationals 4-1 on Wednesday, shutting down Bryce Harper and Co. for the
(AP) Gay, lesbian couples flock to Calif. courts to wedBy GILLIAN FLACCUSAssociated PressJubilant gay and lesbian couples flocked to city halls and county courthouses across California to wed with pets, siblings and kids in tow as same-sex marriages resumed across
(AP) Kelly and Giffords lobby in Alaska for gun controlBy DAN JOLINGAssociated PressANCHORAGE, AlaskaAlaska might seem a hard place to sell a gun control message in a state where subsistence hunting is for many a way of life, and where
(AP) Talks resume to end strike that stymied commuteBy PAUL ELIAS and MIHIR ZAVERIAssociated PressSAN FRANCISCOAs San Francisco Bay Area commuters crammed onto ferries and sat in rush hour traffic, rail workers and transit officials resumed contract talks Tuesday to
A bombing on Baghdad’s southern outskirts killed seven people Wednesday, the latest in a three-day wave of bloodshed targeting Shiite Muslims that has left 113 dead amid fears Iraq is slipping back into all-out sectarian war. The surge in violence
(AP) Bolivia calls for UN intervention in plane furorBy ANGELA CHARLTONAssociated PressPARISBolivia’s ambassador to the United Nations in New York says the refusal to let his president’s plane cross over European airspace was an act of aggression that should have
A US drone attack struck a compound of the Al-Qaeda-linked Haqqani network in Pakistan’s northwestern tribal belt, killing at least 17 militants, Pakistani officials said. Security officials told AFP that Afghan and Pakistani militants were among the dead at the
Russia’s top Islamist leader Doku Umarov called in a video released on Wednesday for jihadists to stage attacks against a range of targets that include the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games.
(AP) Egypt turmoil grows as army deadline set to expireBy HAMZA HENDAWIAssociated PressCAIROWith a military deadline for a resolution to Egypt’s political crisis looming, the country braced for a showdown Wednesday after embattled President Mohammed Morsi insisted he will not
(AP) Global stocks slide as oil jumps on Egypt crisisBy KAY JOHNSONAP Business WriterBANGKOKGlobal stocks slumped Wednesday as Egypt’s unfolding political crisis pushed the price of oil to its highest level in more than a year, adding to an uncertain
(AP) Bailey’s 2nd no-hitter sends Reds over Giants 3-0By JOE KAYAP Baseball WriterCINCINNATIHomer Bailey has thrown his second no-hitter in 10 months and the first in the majors this season, pitching the Cincinnati Reds to a 3-0 victory over the
(AP) AP sources: MLB umpire let go after drug violationBy BEN WALKERAP Baseball WriterNEW YORKA Major League Baseball umpire was recently dismissed for what was believed to be the first known drug ouster among umps, two people familiar with the
The worst parents in the world who didn’t actually murder their children. Okay first things first. The children are aged 9, 12, 13, and 15. So, first off, they’re all drunk. The 9-year-old had a blood-alcohol level of 0.087 percent
