(AP) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says a spat over the Taliban office in Qatar is the “very first test” of the Islamic militant movement’s commitment to peace talks. The opening of the Taliban office was heralded as
(AP) By DEB RIECHMANN – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is pressing hard on Russia to back an international conference intended to end the bloodshed in Syria and allow a transitional government to move the country beyond civil war.
(AFP) – The head of a top Russian rights group and the leader of an opposition party said Saturday they had been assaulted by riot police during a night-time raid on the non-profit group in the latest crackdown on activists
A US judge cut 10 years off the prison sentence of disgraced former Enron chief executive Jeff Skilling on Friday after he spent years fighting his original 24-year jail term for fraud. But he was also ordered to forfeit $42
Flags will fly at half staff Monday on official buildings in New Jersey as a mark of respect for “The Sopranos” star James Gandolfini, a native of the northeastern US state, officials said. In an executive order issued Friday, Governor
(AP) UCLA beats N. Carolina 4-1, advances to CWS finalsBy ERIC OLSONAP Sports WriterOMAHA, Neb.Pat Valaika’s two-run double gave UCLA some cushion, record-setting closer David Berg survived a rocky ninth inning and UCLA defeated top-seeded North Carolina 4-1 Friday night
(AP) Oregon St. ends season with 4-1 loss to Miss. St. By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer OMAHA, Neb. Oregon State’s season ended with the Beavers waiting for the big hit that never came. The Beavers were eliminated from the
(AP) – Was Kanye West inspired by One Direction? Kim Kardashian and Kanye West named their daughter North West, according to their Los Angeles County birth certificate. The baby was born at 5:34 a.m. Saturday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in
(AP) – Facebook says a bug in its system caused 6 million users’ contact information to be inadvertently exposed. The social media company said Friday that a bug led to users’ contact information, such as email addresses or phone numbers,
(AFP) – US authorities have filed espionage charges against rogue intelligence technician Edward Snowden and asked Hong Kong authorities to detain him, the Washington Post reported Friday. Citing US government officials, the report said that a sealed criminal complaint had
By HAMZA HENDAWIAssociated PressCAIROJon Stewart took the guest’s seat Friday on Egypt’s top satirical TV show, modeled after his own program “The Daily Show.” Stewart was brought to the set wearing a black hood and introduced by host Bassem Youssef
Paula Deen, the Food Network star under fire for admitting to using the N-word in the past, lost her gig today with the cable network. Officials tell TMZ they are not renewing her contract, which expires at the end of
(AP) – One of the country’s most notorious financial scandals came to a protracted legal conclusion Friday as ex-Enron Corp. CEO Jeffrey Skilling — already in prison for his role in the once-mighty energy giant’s collapse — was resentenced to
Kid Rock apparently isn’t a Belieber. The scruffy singer appeared on The Howard Stern Show this week and had some less than kind words for teen pop sensation Justin Bieber. Who wants to be compared to a one-hit wonder known
(AP) BOSTON–Academy Award winner Robert Duvall is one of the spectators at the racketeering trial of reputed gangster James “Whitey” Bulger. Duvall sat in the back of the Boston courtroom Friday. The 82-year-old Duvall has had a long TV and
A new article in GQ magazine offers some sad context to the recent passing of acclaimed actor James Gandolfini. The Emmy winner, who passed away June 19 at the age of 51, is the subject of a haunting magazine portrait
In response to Mitch McConnell Decries Obama Regime’s Culture Of Intimidation and Stifling Of Speech (Video): Labeling James Rosen a co-conspirator in espionage (working with a foreign power) wasn’t some lapse by the Obama Administration. It’s actually White House
(AP) – Celebrity cook Paula Deen was a no-show Friday at the “Today” show, where she was scheduled to appear to answer questions about past use of racial slurs. “Today” host Matt Lauer told viewers he had spoken with Deen
From Robert Stacy McCain’s profile of Michael Hastings at ViralRead, the left-wing Buzzfeed reporter who died in a one-person car crash in Los Angeles earlier this week. McCain points out that Hastings was “openly contemptuous” of journalistic objectivity, fantasized about
(AP) 5 things of note from the NBA FinalsBy TIM REYNOLDSAP Basketball WriterMIAMIFive things of note from Miami’s seven-game win over San Antonio in the NBA Finals, which ended Thursday night: ___ LEBRON’S MOMENT: LeBron James scored 37 points, grabbed
(AP) Column: LBJ’s ‘Decision’ looks smart in hindsightBy JIM LITKEAP Sports ColumnistChris Bosh told those Heat fans who had left Game 6 early to stay home, and judging strictly by his line in Game 7, he barely bothered to show
Columnist George Will: Before Berlin, Obama set his steep downward trajectory by squandering the most precious post-election months on gun-control futilities and by a subsequent storm of scandals that have made his unvarying project — ever bigger, more expansive, more
The Philippine government said on Friday it hoped to resume talks with Muslim rebels early next month to kickstart negotiations for a peace settlement that looked to have stalled in recent months. The chief government negotiator, Miriam Ferrer, and her
