(AP) Blackhawks F Kane wins playoff MVP awardBOSTONPatrick Kane is the most valuable player of the NHL playoffs after he helped the Chicago Blackhawks win the Stanley Cup on Monday night. Kane, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2007
(AP) Blackhawks stage late rally to win Stanley CupBy JIMMY GOLENAP Sports WriterBOSTONBryan Bickell and Dave Bolland scored 17 seconds apart in the final 1:16 of the third period and the Chicago Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup for the second
In response to Climate Scientist Von Storch: ‘Some Scientists Behave Like Preachers’: …although of course he gives Team Green another five years to be right. Didn’t some preacher claim the end of the world was coming and then, when it
By FRAZIER MOOREAP Television WriterNEW YORKGary David Goldberg, who created the 1980s sitcom hit “Family Ties” and expanded into feature films, has died. Goldberg died of brain cancer in Montecito, Calif., on Saturday, days before his 69th birthday, The New
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Monday proposed to earmark $25 billion for public transport by AFP 6/24/2013 8:12:17 PM Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Monday proposed to earmark $25 billion for public transport following massive nationwide street protests over the country’s inadequate
(AP) By ALAN FRAM – The Internal Revenue Service’s screening of groups seeking tax-exempt status was broader and lasted longer than has been previously disclosed, the new head of the agency said Monday. An internal IRS document obtained by The
Rapper Chris Brown may have new legal troubles ahead of him. Brown, who reached a plea deal in an assault case involving pop star girlfriend Rihanna in 2009, is now being accused of knocking down a 24-year-old woman at a
(AP) Mayweather, Alvarez kick off 11-city tour in NYCBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr.AP Sports WriterNEW YORKFloyd Mayweather and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez have kicked off an 11-city promotional tour in Times Square, making their fight in Las Vegas in September official. Mayweather
The Disney Channel series Good Luck Charlie is prepping an episode for 2014 which will include a child with two moms. According to TV Guide, an episode of the family show will air a plot in which one of the
(AP) Heat celebrate with parade through downtown MiamiBy TIM REYNOLDSAP Basketball WriterMIAMILeBron James stood atop a double-decker bus with a cigar in his mouth for the parade, then kissed the championship trophy when the party moved indoors. Shane Battier blew
We’re learning more about Aaron Sorkin’s creative process than most of us needed to know. Sorkin, the Oscar-winning screenwriter behind The Social Network and The West Wing, is putting the finishing touches on season two of his HBO progressive drama
As Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) continues to push ahead with the “Gang of Eight” immigration reform bill currently winding its way through the Senate, his popularity has dropped drastically among potential Republican voters. Rubio, who once said that without proper
In response to Big Media and the Trayvon Martin Case: Wrong from Minute One: Galling. Over at my blog, I wrote about the intersection of ignorance and ideology. There’s an ideological edge to this laziness: Reporters get their pre-fabricated stories
Campaigners demanding a “fair” 2014 World Cup in Brazil handed a 28,000-signature petition to football’s global governing body FIFA Monday, amid mass protests in the host nation over poor public services and graft. Solidar Switzerland said it was time to
Sen. Rick Santorum, who ran a competitive battle for the GOP’s presidential ticket in 2012, is the new CEO of EchoLight Studios. The Dallas-based company produces, finances and markets faith-based, family films across platform. “I often say that culture is
(AP) FIFA ‘not ashamed’ of Brazil World Cup, no Plan BBy ROB HARRISAP Sports WriterRIO DE JANEIROFIFA has defended keeping the 2014 World Cup in Brazil despite civil unrest during the test event, and says no “official offers” have been
(AP) Blackhawks, Bruins head into Game 6 without starsBy JIMMY GOLENAP Sports WriterBOSTONPatrice Bergeron joined his Bruins teammates for a postgame dinner and was with them when they flew back to Boston to prepare for Game 6 of the Stanley
(AP) Ken Duke wins Travelers Championship in playoffBy PAT EATON-ROBBAssociated PressCROMWELL, Conn.Ken Duke needed 187 starts on the PGA Tour to get his first win, securing it at a tournament that is building a reputation for such breakthroughs. The 44-year-old
(AP) NSA leaker Snowden expected to fly to CubaBy PHILIP ELLIOTTAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe bizarre journey of Edward Snowden is far from over. After spending a night in Moscow’s airport, the former National Security Agency contractor _ and admitted leaker of state
A Spanish woman has been arrested for attempted murder after her two-day-old baby was discovered inside a building’s drains in Alicante and painstakingly rescued by firefighters, police said. However the firefighters and police discovered instead “the cries of a new
Egypt’s defence minister has warned that the army will intervene if violence breaks out in the country where opponents of President Mohamed Morsi are planning rallies against him this month. Morsi’s opponents, who accuse him of hijacking the 2011 uprising
The Israeli air force (IAF) attacked targets in the Gaza Strip overnight, following rocket fire from the Palestinian territory into southern Israel, sources from both sides of the conflict said. Palestinian witnesses said the air raids hit uninhabited areas and
(AP) South Africa: Mandela still in critical conditionBy CHRISTOPHER TORCHIAAssociated PressJOHANNESBURGSouth Africa’s president says Nelson Mandela remains in the hospital in critical condition. President Jacob Zuma said Monday that doctors are doing everything possible to ensure the 94-year-old’s wellbeing and
Maria Sharapova is reportedly dating Serena Williams’s ex-boyfriend, and the feud between the top female tennis players seems to have stemmed from Williams’s reference to her ex-boyfriend–and Sharapova’s current boyfriend–as someone with a “black heart” in an article published last
(AP) Officials mum over probe linked to Pats’ HernandezNORTH ATTLEBOROUGH, Mass.Authorities continue to investigate, but not talk about, the killing of a semi-pro football player whose body was found a mile from New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez. A
