(AP) Bumgarner dominates as Giants blank Braves 6-0 By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA Madison Bumgarner allowed two hits in seven innings and combined with Sandy Rosario for a three-hit shutout in the San Francisco Giants’ 6-0 victory over
(AP) Red Sox limited to 3 hits in 2-0 loss to Orioles By DAVID GINSBURG AP Sports Writer BALTIMORE Ryan Dempster pitched well enough to win. Boston’s offense didn’t do enough to make it happen. The Red Sox wasted a
(AP) Pirates, Locke shut down reeling Dodgers 3-0 By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH Jeff Locke allowed just two hits over seven innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates edged the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-0 on Friday night. Locke (6-1) struck
By DEB RIECHMANN and LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe Obama administration hopes its decision to give lethal aid to Syrian rebels will prompt other nations to beef up assistance, now that the U.S. has cited evidence that the Syrian government used
By NASSER KARIMI and BRIAN MURPHYAssociated PressTEHRAN, IranIran’s reformist-backed presidential candidate surged to a wide lead in early vote counting Saturday, a top official said, suggesting a flurry of late support could have swayed a race that once appeared solidly
Thousands of Islamists rallied in the Egyptian capital on Friday in support of calls by Sunni Muslim clerics for a holy war against the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The demonstration took place outside a Cairo mosque where Saudi
Federal officials say that Michael Gagliano, president of the Galiano Career Academy in Orlando, Florida, altered student records in order to receive federal funding. The Department of Education provided the school with $1.9 million in taxpayer money for student aid.
(AFP) – The White House on Friday sought to cool German fears over a secret US Internet surveillance program, which threatens to detract from President Barack Obama’s visit to Berlin next week. Obama will speak directly to German Chancellor Angela
(AFP) – Guatemalan authorities expressed concern about the power of organized drug gangs Friday after eight police officers were shot dead inside their station. On Thursday night, gunmen shot eight officers dead and kidnapped the chief of police in Salcaja,
(AFP) – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange revealed on Friday how he is spending some of his time living in the Ecuadorian embassy in London — working on a song with Puerto Rican band Calle 13. “We are making an interesting
(AFP) – Ecuador slashed the private sector’s share of radio and television frequencies Friday and restricted content, the culmination of a battle between the president and media he accuses of undermining him. Leftist President Correa has long had tense relations
Star Wars creator George Lucas is as much savvy businessman as creator of fictional galaxies. Lucas leaned on the entrepreneurial side of his background while receiving the Nora Zarky Humanitarian Award from Women in Film this week. The famed moviemaker talked
HBO routinely serves up content that either denigrates conservatives or fetes liberals. Think Real Time with Bill Maher, Game Change and The Newsroom for three examples. Some of the channel’s power brokers often do more than that on the Democratic
(AFP) – US President Barack Obama will laud the US role in backing Northern Ireland’s peace process in a speech in Belfast on Monday, and his wife and daughters will then head to Dublin. Obama will be in Northern Ireland
In 2009, as the Obama administration pressed through its version of the auto bailout, creditors of companies like General Motors were squeezed into accepting repayments of just pennies on the dollar. The deal was supposed to save Detroit. Instead, creditors
On Thursday night, Olive Garden president officially appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon to turn over the company’s old slogan to Fallon: “When You’re Here, You’re Family.” Fallon said on-air that he’d like to use the slogan, and then
Hollywood has already picked up on the dramatic story of Edward Snowden, the leaker of National Security Agency surveillance information. According to the Hollywood Reporter, a William Morris-agented project about Snowden is “making the rounds, with a sale imminent.” A
Can’t wait to see World War Z, the new zombie film starring mega-star Brad Pitt? Better open up your wallet. Paramount will be screening the undead thriller two days before its June 21 release in select cities for a very
Saugus, California school board member Stephen Winkler may have allegedly posted on Youtube that he truly enjoys Nazi anthems, and he may also have tweeted that the school board makes him long for national socialism, but that doesn’t mean he’s
(AP) – Detroit’s emergency manager says the city is defaulting on about $2.5 billion of debt. Kevyn Orr said Friday that Detroit is asking creditors to take about 10 cents on the dollar of what they’re owed. Underfunded pension claims
(AP) AP IMPACT: Commander in SS-led unit living in USBy DAVID RISING, RANDY HERSCHAFT and MONIKA SCISLOWSKAAssociated PressBERLINA top commander of a Nazi SS-led unit accused of burning villages filled with women and children lied to American immigration officials to
(AP) Syria: US chemical weapons charges ‘full of lies’By BASSEM MROUEAssociated PressBEIRUTThe Syrian government has dismissed U.S. statements it used chemical weapons as “full of lies.” A statement by the Syrian Foreign Ministry in Damascus says the U.S. is resorting
(AP) Filmmaker takes center stage in surveillance storyBy LYNN ELBERAP Television WriterLOS ANGELESLaura Poitras’ skill and boldness as a documentary filmmaker have gained her Oscar and Emmy nominations, Sundance Film Festival honors and a public TV showcase, even if her
The Australian government has announced new guidelines on gender recognition which state that individuals should be given the option of selecting “male”, “female” or “intersex” on their personal documents. Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus said the new guidelines, which come into operation
