Honduras is “open” to diplomatic relations with China, despite decades of ties to Beijing’s bitter rival Taiwan, Foreign Minister Mireya Aguero said. Aguero added that opening ties to Beijing would allow Honduras to better achieve its “objectives in international relations,”
(AP) Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili and the San Antonio Spurs are back in the Western Conference finals for the second straight season with the same style that has carried them to four NBA titles. Don’t call these guys
Up to 50 people were injured when multiple cars derailed on Hong Kong’s light railway in the north of the city, throwing passengers onto the floor.
In openly displaying his homosexuality while serving as an Orthodox rabbi, Ron Yosef has broken a major taboo in the closed religious world that he inhabits. Although May 17 is to be marked International Day Against Homophobia, the biblical stance
UN chief Ban Ki-moon was to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday as global pressure grows on Moscow to end arms supplies to the Syrian regime and drop its support for President Bashar al-Assad. Ban was to have separate
(AP) Anthony has 28, Knicks beat Pacers to stay aliveBy BRIAN MAHONEYAP Basketball WriterNEW YORKCarmelo Anthony made two jumpers to open the game, knowing it wouldn’t stay that easy. The defenses in this series are too good, so the difference
By TAMI ABDOLLAHAssociated PressLOS ANGELESA judge has officially ended more than a decade of federal oversight of the Los Angeles Police Department that was triggered by a corruption scandal involving abusive officers. In two short sentences, U.S. District Judge Gary
By NOMAAN MERCHANTAssociated PressWEST, TexasInvestigators working in the remnants of an exploded Texas fertilizer plant sifted by hand through untold kernels of corn, moved tons of debris and conducted more than 400 interviews, while searching for the missing piece to
(AP) JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash.An Army sergeant was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without parole for the 2009 killings of five fellow service members at a combat stress clinic in Iraq. A military judge, Army Col. David Conn, found Sgt.
By DERRIK J. LANGAP Entertainment WriterLOS ANGELESThe third time’s the charm for Candice Glover on “American Idol.” The booming 23-year-old R&B vocalist from St. Helena Island, S.C., won the Fox singing competition after auditioning a trio of times and making
By JACQUES BILLEAUDAssociated PressPHOENIXA judge has refused to halt Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer’s policy denying driver’s licenses for young immigrants who have gotten work permits and avoided deportation under an Obama administration policy. The decision Thursday by U.S. District Judge
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVARAssociated PressWASHINGTONOne more time, with feeling! The Republican-led House voted yet again Thursday to repeal President Barack Obama’s health care law, knowing full well that won’t stop it. Only months away from the rollout of coverage for uninsured
(AFP) – Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper was in New York Thursday promoting the Keystone XL pipeline, the $5.3 billion project that would move oil from the province of Alberta to the US heartland. Washington is expected to decide soon
(AP) – U.S. authorities in Idaho said Thursday they have arrested an Uzbekistan national on federal terrorism charges. Federal prosecutors said Fazliddin Kurbanov, 30, was arrested in Boise on Thursday after a grand jury issued a three-count indictment as part
Actor John Cusack doesn’t hold his fire when it comes to critiquing fellow Democrats. The far-left star of Say Anything and Con Air has little patience for politicians who don’t see the world through his progressive lens or fail to
Wade Robson, who once took the stand to defend Michael Jackson against sexual molestation charges, now says the pop star sexually abused him for seven years. He claimed from the age of seven to around 14 Jackson ‘performed sexual acts
(AP) – A second top Internal Revenue Service official has announced plans to leave the agency amid the controversy over the targeting of tea party groups. An internal IRS memo says Joseph Grant, commissioner of the agency’s tax exempt and
By BRETT ZONGKERAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has a new process to select artists who receive one of the nation’s top arts prizes, the Kennedy Center Honors, after an outside group last year said Latinos have been
Most movie goers watch a James Bond film and marvel at the gadgetry on display. A House Democrat caught last year’s Skyfall and figured a specially equipped gun used in the film could be a solution to the nation’s gun
Washington Post: For five days, reporters at the Associated Press had been sitting on a big scoop about a foiled al-Qaeda plot at the request of CIA officials. Then, in a hastily scheduled Monday morning meeting, the journalists were asked
The United States stunned reigning champions Russia 8-3 at the Helsinki Hartwall arena on Thursday to reach the semi-finals of the world ice hockey championships. US skipper Paul Stastny produced two goals and two assists, while Craig Smith pitched in
(AP) Md. governor signs tougher gun-control billBy BRIAN WITTEAssociated PressANNAPOLIS, Md.Gov. Martin O’Malley has signed a gun-control measure to give Maryland some of the nation’s tightest gun laws and the National Rifle Association says it plans to challenge the law
(AFP) – Divers leap from a helicopter into the Gulf’s choppy waters to destroy a mine, while a US marine fires at a floating target, as forces from 41 countries gathered for naval manoeuvres facing Iran’s shores. The mine-sweeping exercise
(AP) Dodgers beat Nationals 3-1 in Greinke’s returnBy BETH HARRISAP Sports WriterLOS ANGELESZack Greinke returned early from the disabled list, and the Los Angeles Dodgers’ offense is starting to pick up. The last-place Dodgers beat the Washington Nationals 3-1 on
(AP) US jobless claims jump to highest level in 6 weeksBy CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABERAP Economics WriterWASHINGTONThe number of Americans seeking unemployment aid rose 32,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 360,000, the most since late March. The jump comes after
