The British government finally shut down a special unit investigating UFO sightings after more than 50 years as it was a drain on resources and not a single report ever revealed “a potential threat to the United Kingdom,” newly released
The European Union said Friday it had started ministerial-level talks with China, were they are expected to discuss rows over solar panels and other products, as tensions between the two risk escalating into a trade war. Gao Hucheng, China’s Minister
An Israeli security guard shot dead a Jewish visitor at Jerusalem’s Western Wall, the holiest site where Jews can pray, on Friday, mistaking him for a Palestinian militant, police said. The shooting took place a few minutes before 8 am
(AP) Kerry trip starts with tough Syrian, Afghan issuesBy DEB RIECHMANNAssociated PressWASHINGTONSecretary of State John Kerry begins an overseas trip plunging into two thorny foreign policy problems facing the Obama administration: unrelenting bloodshed in Syria and efforts to talk to
Thursday night on Fox News’s “The O’Reilly Factor,” host Bill O’Reilly came out in full-scale support for the immigration reform bill currently making its way through the Senate. Despite its border security shortcomings, O’Reilly said, “it looks like the secure
(AP) LeBron leads Heat to second straight titleBy JON KRAWCZYNSKIAP Basketball WriterMIAMILeBron James had 37 points and 12 rebounds and the Miami Heat repeated as champions with a 95-88 victory over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 7 of the
(AP) Brazil leader breaks silence about protestsBy MARCO SIBAJA, JENNY BARCHFIELD and BRADLEY BROOKSAssociated PressBRASILIA, BrazilBrazilian President Dilma Rousseff ended her near-silence about days of massive, violent protests, saying in a prime-time TV broadcast Friday that peaceful demonstrations were part
(AP) IOC: 2016 Games will bring ‘benefits’ to BrazilLAUSANNE, SwitzerlandThe IOC is “fully supportive of peaceful protest” in Brazil and confident the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro will bring major benefits to the city and country. Anti-government protests have
(AP) Game 7s in NBA Finals are a rare treatBy JON KRAWCZYNSKIAP Basketball WriterMIAMIIt all comes down to this. Heroes are made, legacies are forged and hearts are broken in Game 7s of the NBA Finals. It’s a shame they
By JAKE COYLEAP Entertainment WriterNEW YORKJames Gandolfini left behind numerous projects in various states of development, including two films that have already completed production. The 51-year-old actor, who died Wednesday, had been busy, appearing in a flurry of late 2012
Enough. Enough. Senator Brian Schatz’s (D-HI) filed an amendment for the immigration bill Wednesday that would allow stateless people in the U.S. to seek conditional lawful status if their nations have been made uninhabitable by climate change. Drought in Mexico?
(AFP) Hollywood A-lister Robert Downey Jr. has signed up to play Iron Man in two sequels to the blockbuster superhero action film “The Avengers,” comic book giant Marvel announced Thursday.Downey Jr will reprise his role as tortured tycoon Tony Stark,
(AFP) Edie Falco, the on-screen “Sopranos” wife of James Gandolfini, on Thursday paid tribute to her late co-star, saying their on-screen relationship was “one of the greatest” she had ever known. “I am shocked and devastated by Jim’s passing. He
Internet mogul Sean Parker’s big geek wedding earlier this month grabbed the attention of the eco-terrorism crowd, forcing the newlywed to cancel his honeymoon and begin some serious PR work. He’s also ducking insults, spit and death threats as a
Sacramento isn’t merely the site of the California government’s latest attempts to spear businesspeople – it’s the site of an actual spearing, according to local reports. According to Sacramento police, a man, 56-year-old Jeffrey Allen Jones, threw a spear at
On Thursday, Attorney General Eric Holder sent a letter to the House Judiciary Committee explaining that he did not lie when he told the Committee that he had not been involved in any potential prosecution of journalists. Just days later,
The Los Angeles Unified school board, which recently greenlit a $30 million effort to hand 30,000 iPads to students, has now approved a plan to rename the Valley Region Elementary School No. 13 after Michelle Obama. The campus reportedly focuses
(AP) ‘Nightline’ anchor Moran heading to London for ABC NEW YORK ABC News “Nightline” anchor Terry Moran is getting a new posting as the network’s London-based chief foreign correspondent. Moran will head overseas late this summer, ABC said Wednesday. Moran
FOX News Channel (FNC) has hired veteran media reporter Howard Kurtz, announced Michael Clemente, Executive Vice President of News for the network. He will begin in this new role on July 1st. Kurtz will anchor a version of what is
(AP) – After most of the world’s population is wiped off the map by a wayward meteorite or hail of nuclear missiles, the survival of the human race might just depend on a few thousand people huddled in recreational vehicles
(AP) Weekly US jobless aid applications rise to 354KBy CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABERAP Economics WriterWASHINGTONApplications for U.S. unemployment benefits rose by 18,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 354,000. Despite the gain, the level remains consistent with moderate job growth. The
(AP) Uncle: Patriots player had link to homicide victimBy BRIDGET MURPHY and ERIKA NIEDOWSKIAssociated PressBOSTONNew England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez had a connection to a homicide victim found in an industrial park near the athlete’s home, but family and
(AP) UAE charges 30 suspects with plotting coupABU DHABI, United Arab EmiratesThe United Arab Emirates broadened its crackdown on perceived threats and risked deepening its rift with Egypt on Wednesday with plans to bring 30 Egyptian and UAE suspects to
