By Associated Press WASHINGTON — Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, a conservative firebrand and a favorite of tea party Republicans, said Wednesday she will not run for another term in the U.S. House. Bachmann, who ran for the Republican presidential nomination
(AP) Pacers get even with Miami after 99-92 victoryBy MICHAEL MAROTAP Sports WriterINDIANAPOLISRoy Hibbert had 23 points and 12 rebounds, Lance Stephenson added 20 points, and the Indiana Pacers charged back late to beat the Miami Heat 99-92 on Tuesday
A JCPenney billboard in Culver City has been raising eyebrows thanks to its depiction of a tea pot. Passing motorists say that the tea pot bears a striking resemblance to World War II-era German dictator Adolf Hitler. “That Hitler looks
(AP) Hall of Famer Jim Brown back with BrownsBy TOM WITHERSAP Sports WriterCLEVELANDJim Brown has come back to the team he helped lead to its last NFL championship. Brown will return in an unspecified role with the Cleveland Browns, who
MIAMI (Reuters) – Former England captain David Beckham will visit Miami this week as he steps up his interest in owning a new Major League Soccer (MLS) team. As reported in Sports Illustrated: The former England captain’s contract with MLS,
(AP) England, Ireland play again _18 years after riotBy ROB HARRISAP Sports WriterLONDONFor the first time since hooligans rioted and forced their match to be abandoned 18 years ago, the England and Ireland soccer teams will take to the field
(AP) Rutgers search member faults vettingBy KATIE ZEZIMAAssociated PressNEWARK, N.J.A Rutgers University dean who took part in the search for a new athletic director said Tuesday that she is “mystified” and “dumbfounded” that a search firm didn’t find red flags
The fictional Bluth family got some good–and bad–news this week. How typical of a TV clan known for its absurdly comic highs and lows. Netflix’s fourth season debut of Arrested Development, the cult comedy hit which struggled through three seasons
In response to Spoiled by storytelling: I also watched Prometheus again, thinking it couldn’t have been as bad as I first thought it was; maybe I was just expecting too much. It’s worse. Just to throw one of my favorite
By MARK KENNEDYAP Drama WriterNEW YORKBroadway got two pieces of bad news Tuesday: The total box office take dipped ever so slightly this past season and the number of ticket buyers dipped 6 percent. Both were blamed in part on
(AP) – Ten members of Congress are urging the Washington Redskins to change their name because it is offensive to many Native Americans. The representatives said Tuesday they’ve sent letters to Redskins owner Dan Snyder, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, Redskins
On Tuesday, during a visit with Gov. Chris Christie to the Jersey Shore, President Barack Obama went 0-for-5 throwing a football in an arcade game, while the New Jersey Republican nailed a touchdown on the first toss. President Obama often boasts about
By PAT EATON-ROBBAssociated PressIn comedy, timing is everything. Less than six months after a gunman killed 20 first-graders and six educators inside Sandy Hook Elementary School, Treehouse Comedy Productions plans to put on a show at the Edmond Town Hall
Rob Lowe is no longer the pretty boy of the ’80s era Brat Pack troupe. Now, he’s a veteran actor who just landed a plum gig playing one of the country’s iconic leaders. Lowe will play President John F. Kennedy
(AP) Nike cuts ties to LivestrongBy JIM VERTUNOAP Sports WriterAUSTIN, TexasNike, which helped build Lance Armstrong’s Livestrong cancer charity into a global brand and introduced its familiar yellow wristband, is cutting ties with the foundation in the latest fallout from
By MAX SEDDONAssociated PressMOSCOWA jailed member of the Russian punk group Pussy Riot was hospitalized Tuesday on the seventh day of a hunger strike to protest what she calls a persecution campaign against her. Maria Alekhina was transferred to a
(AP) Gun control supporters facing recall bids in Colo.By KRISTEN WYATTAssociated PressCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.A Democratic campaign office here usually would be quiet this time of year, a few weeks after the state’s legislature wrapped up work and lawmakers headed off
(AP) Border entry fee study sparks northern oppositionBy MANUEL VALDESAssociated PressSEATTLEBy Michael Hill’s estimation, 90 percent of the people pumping gas at his station just south of the U.S.-Canada border in Washington state are Canadians. Gas north of the 49th
(AP) Obama, NJ’s Christie together again in mutual aidBy JIM KUHNHENNAssociated PressWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama and Gov. Chris Christie, the odd couple of politics, are finding common cause again. Obama is touring New Jersey’s beach communities with Christie on Tuesday, examining
A newborn baby boy was rescued from a sewage pipe in a Chinese apartment building after being flushed down a toilet, state media said, provoking online outrage Tuesday. Residents in Jinhua, in the eastern province of Zhejiang, called firefighters after
Two prison officers have been injured in an attack at a British maximum security jail, officials said Tuesday, with media reports claiming the assailants were Muslim inmates inspired by the brutal murder of a soldier. The prison officers’ union told
New synthetic psychoactive substances are making their way into Europe where the Internet is becoming a big challenge in the fight against illicit drugs, the continent’s drug agency warned Tuesday. Drug use in Europe remains high even though the consumption
(AP) Israel minister warns Russia against arming SyriaJERUSALEMIsrael’s defense minister is signaling that his military is prepared to strike shipments of advanced Russian weapons to Syria. Israel has been pressing Moscow not to go through with a promised delivery of
Suspected Taliban militants killed seven police in southern Afghanistan after persuading the officers to invite them into their checkpoint for dinner, officials said on Tuesday. A total of 14 Afghan police and soldiers have died over the last two days
