(AP) Jeter has boot removed, plays catch at StadiumNEW YORKDerek Jeter is back in uniform at Yankee Stadium _ but only to play catch. The injured shortstop was on the field during batting practice Wednesday before the New York Yankees
(AP) Former player backs up allegations against HermannBy STEVE MEGARGEEAP Sports WriterKNOXVILLE, Tenn.A former Tennessee volleyball player has written a blog post backing up her teammates’ accusations that incoming Rutgers athletic director Julie Hermann abused them verbally and emotionally during
(AP) England and Ireland tie 1-1 in peaceful matchBy ROB HARRISAP Sports WriterLONDONEngland and Ireland played to a 1-1 tie Wednesday in a scrappy but peaceful exhibition game in their first matchup since hooliganism forced the abandonment of a game
(AP) NEW YORK–CBS says Neil Patrick Harris is hosting the Emmys again. It’s the second go-around for the TV, film and stage star. He last did the honors at the “Prime Time Emmy Awards” in 2009. CBS will air the
(AP) – New York City police say two anonymous letters sent to Mayor Michael Bloomberg contained traces of the deadly poison ricin. Police said Wednesday that the threatening letters were opened Friday in New York at the city’s mail facility
After reports broke that the Department of Justice would be holding an off-the-record meeting with members of the press to discuss its policies on monitoring journalists, New York Times executive editor Jill Abramson announced that the Gray Lady would not
(AP) Player from small Kansas school announces he’s gayBy ERIC OLSONAP Sports WriterIt didn’t take Jason Collins to say he’s gay to compel Jallen Messersmith to make the same announcement. Messersmith is a 6-foot-7 shot-blocking specialist from tiny Benedictine College
(AP) LOS ANGELES–The geek-flavored G4 channel will become the Esquire Network in September. NBC Universal on Wednesday announced the rebranded channel’s Sept. 23 launch date. The channel is the namesake of Esquire magazine and is aiming to draw a similar
The 2011 raid of the Gibson Guitar plant is being seen in a new light thanks to recent scandals swirling around the Obama administration. The company’s CEO, Henry Juszkiewicz, is a conservative, and the raid involved armed federal agents entering the
(AP) Former Nev powerbroker guilty in contribution caseBy SCOTT SONNERAssociated PressRENO, Nev.A former Nevada powerbroker has been convicted of making illegal campaign contributions to Sen. Harry Reid. A federal jury reached its verdict Wednesday in the case against real estate
(AP) – Independent Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee is joining the Democratic Party ahead of his bid for a second term, two Democratic officials said Wednesday, confirming a move that Chafee has been talking about for months. Chafee served in
Troubled actress Amanda Bynes has made a new enemy after taking on supermodel Chrissy Teigen via Twitter. Teigen tweeted on Tuesday night, “The fact that Amanda Bynes has any ‘support’ to retweet is really unsettling.” She added, “Support people with
A New Jersey state audit released Wednesday shows that prison inmates have been picking up unemployment checks, as well as healthcare and retirement entitlements, to the tune of millions of taxpayer dollars. According to the report by Comptroller Matt Boxer,
According to a new report from the Massachusetts state auditor, well over 1,000 corpses are receiving welfare benefits, including food stamps. The Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA) audit shows 1,164 dead welfare recipients receiving $2.39 million over the course of
When the subject of Hollywood and President Barack Obama comes up, most people think of the celebrities who cut videos supporting the leader’s two runs for the White House. Others might name check movie producer Harvey Weinstein, one of Obama’s
(AP) Renowned sports surgeon Lewis Yocum dies at 65By BETH HARRISAP Sports WriterLOS ANGELESRenowned orthopedic surgeon Lewis Yocum, who extended the careers of many big leaguers by repairing injuries that once would’ve ended their playing days, has died. He was
CNN: Democratic strategist Stephanie Cutter and Republican strategist Kevin Madden will join CNN as political commentators, it was announced today by CNN Washington bureau chief and senior vice president Sam Feist. The veteran communications consultants will add their expert analysis
The head of a congressional oversight panel demanded Tuesday that Secretary of State John Kerry hand over communications detailing the Obama administration’s handling of last year’s deadly attack on the US mission in Libya. The House Oversight and Government Reform
(AP) Mothers now top earners in 4 in 10 US householdsBy HOPE YENAssociated PressWASHINGTONAmerica’s working mothers are now the primary breadwinners in a record 40 percent of households with children _ a milestone in the changing face of modern families,
BANGKOK (AP) — An Italian photographer killed while covering the military’s crackdown on anti-government protesters in Thailand’s capital three years ago was shot by a high-velocity bullet like those issued to soldiers, a judge said Wednesday. The inquest said it
President Barack Obama appears to be a regular customer of a Chinese Internet cafe, reports said, after the manager forged an identity card in the US leader’s name to help surfers avoid China’s web rules. The card has a full-face
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is to give an interview Thursday to Al-Manar, the television channel of Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah which has militiamen fighting alongside government forces inside Syria, his office said. The interview would be broadcast simultaneously on Syria’s
The world’s oldest complete Torah scroll has been found in a university archive in Bologna, according to an Italian professor who said Wednesday the text could be from the 12th century. The precious lambskin scroll had been classified by the
French police on Wednesday captured the country’s most-wanted man in a hotel outside Paris six weeks after he dynamited his way out of prison in a spectacular jailbreak. Redoine Faid, a famed 41-year-old career thief who had been serving time
(AP) Mosque, orphanage burned in new Myanmar violenceBy TODD PITMANAssociated PressLASHIO, MyanmarHundreds of Buddhist men on motorcycles waved iron rods and bamboo poles and threw rocks in a northeastern Myanmar town on Wednesday, a day after a mosque and a
