Failed Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney says he plans to “help shape national priorities” by helping fellow conservatives in their mid-term election campaigns next year. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal published Thursday, Romney said he is considering
(AP) Eurozone unemployment heading for 20 millionBy PAN PYLASAssociated PressLONDONUnemployment across the 17 EU countries that use the euro is on course to hit 20 million this year, according to figures showing the jobless rate hit another record high _
(AP) Family: Michigan woman, 33, killed in Syria fightFLINT, Mich.The family of a 33-year-old Michigan woman says the FBI confirmed Thursday that she was killed in fighting in Syria. She was identified as Nicole Lynn Mansfield of Flint. Her cousin,
(AP) US woman facing drug charge released in MexicoBy CRISTINA SILVAAssociated PressNOGALES, MexicoAn Arizona woman held in a Mexico jail for a week on a drug-smuggling charge was freed after a court reviewed her case, including key security footage, and
Japan has suspended imports of some US wheat after genetically engineered crops were found on an Oregon farm, a government official said Friday. Tokyo’s move came as the European Union told its member states to test imports from the area,
(AP) Russia to sell at least 10 MiG fighters to SyriaMOSCOWA Russian arms manufacturer says it is signing a contract to deliver at least 10 fighter jets to Syria. Sergei Korotkov, general director of the MiG company that makes the
It had all the makings of a routine bust: an anonymous tipoff to the cops, a raid on a hideout, a triumphant Interior Ministry tweet. The loot? Roll after roll of toilet paper. The government said police had found 2,450
By JACQUES BILLEAUDAssociated PressPHOENIXA campaign to force a recall election against the polarizing sheriff of metropolitan Phoenix failed on Thursday after recall organizers said they couldn’t collect enough voter signatures to bring the lawman to the ballot again. Organizers of
By JAY LINDSAYAssociated PressCAMBRIDGE, Mass.The invitation from Harvard University caught Oprah Winfrey at a low point. Her new TV network was struggling, branded a flop in the media, when Harvard President Drew Gilpin Faust called last year to ask Winfrey
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – A Wisconsin appeals court on Thursday ruled the state’s controversial voter ID law is constitutional, a victory for supporters who say the measure limits fraud at the ballot box. The Fourth District Court of Appeals overturned a
By MICHAEL TARMAssociated PressCHICAGOA federal judge has sentenced a Lebanese immigrant to 23 years in prison for placing a backpack he believed contained a bomb along a bustling street near the Chicago Cubs’ baseball stadium. Sami Samir Hassoun was sentenced
Oscar-winner Geena Davis has no interest playing the girlfriend of the action hero, or the comatose woman seen in a smattering of scenes. It’s what Hollywood has left for her after hitting the north side of 40. Davis spared few
(AP) US economy grew 2.4 percent in first quarterBy MARTIN CRUTSINGERAP Economics WriterWASHINGTON The U.S. economy grew at a modest 2.4 percent annual rate from January through March, slightly slower than initially estimated. Consumer spending was stronger than first thought,
(AP) – A U.S. citizen-turned-covert Iranian operative was sentenced to 25 years in prison Thursday for plotting to kill the Saudi Arabian ambassador to the United States by bombing a Washington restaurant. Manssor Arbabsiar, a former used car salesman from
(AP) Paterno family, others at PSU sue NCAABy GENARO C. ARMASAP Sports WriterBELLEFONTE, Pa.The NCAA is facing a new legal attack after the family of the late coach Joe Paterno was joined by former players and others connected to Penn
In 2007, one Chicago family underwent a nightmare at Northwestern hospital: their newborn son’s circumcision went awry, with a doctor amputating the tip of the boy’s penis. According to a lawyer for the family, Dan Kotin, the doctor missed three
This week, disgraced former Congressman and newly-declared New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner took to Twitter again to rip Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s deputy, Howard Wolfson, over the city’s European-style Citibike program:
World welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather will put his undefeated record on the line when he fights Mexican champ Saul “Canelo” Alvarez on September 14 in Las Vegas. Mayweather fought May 4 and remained unbeaten with a unanimous decision over Robert
(AP) Russian critic: Wide corruption at Sochi gamesMOSCOWA prominent Russian opposition figure claims billions of dollars have been stolen during preparations for the 2014 Winter Games in the southern city of Sochi. Boris Nemtsov, a former Russian deputy prime minister,
Attacks in Iraq, including car bombs in Baghdad, killed eight people on Thursday, the latest in a surge of violence that has left 160 dead in a week and sparked fears of all-out sectarian conflict. The UN has called for
A Chechen man shot dead by the FBI during questioning on his links to the Boston Marathon bombers was unarmed, The Washington Post reported. Ibragim Todashev, 27, was shot by the FBI in Florida a week ago after he apparently
Fewer Europeans are planning to go away for a summer holiday as economic austerity bites, a new study shows, with levels of foreign vacation travel at their lowest for eight years. No more than 54 percent of Europeans are planning
By JOHN S. MARSHALLAssociated PressSAN FRANCISCOJack Vance, an award-winning mystery, fantasy and science fiction author who wrote more than 60 books, has died. He was 96. Vance died Sunday evening at his home in Oakland, his son John Vance II
(AP) Zimmerman hits 3 HRs in first 3 ABs for NationalsBALTIMORERyan Zimmerman hit three home runs in his first three at-bats for the Washington Nationals and is seeking to make history by hitting four homers in a game. Facing the
