Breitbart News will provide live updates and analysis of today’s hearings before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on the Benghazi terror attack of September 11, 2012. Todays testimony will feature whistleblowers who are expected to provide information supporting
(AP) Knicks use huge run to even series with PacersBy BRIAN MAHONEYAP Basketball WriterNEW YORKCarmelo Anthony’s shooting woes vanished as quickly as Indiana’s lead. Once the NBA’s scoring leader got in a rhythm, not even one of the league’s best
(AP) Denver’s Karl earns Coach of the Year honorsBy PAT GRAHAMAP Sports WriterDENVERGeorge Karl is the NBA’s Coach of the Year after leading the Denver Nuggets to a team-record 57 wins this season. Karl got 62 first-place votes from a
(AP) Harvey dominant thru 9, Mets beat Chisox 1-0 in 10By BEN WALKERAP Baseball WriterNEW YORKMatt Harvey was so dominant, it seemed certain the Chicago White Sox would never score. Instead, each pitch raised more tantalizing questions: Would they ever
(AP) Happ latest pitcher hit in head by line driveBy FRED GOODALLAP Sports WriterST. PETERSBURG, Fla.J.A. Happ raised his glove in front of his face as quickly as he could, a futile attempt to shield himself from the line drive
(AP) Sharks sweep Canucks with 4-3 win in OTBy JOSH DUBOWAP Sports WriterSAN JOSE, Calif.Just when it seemed like the San Jose Sharks would have to make an unwanted trip back to Vancouver, their power-play clicked, and gave the franchise
(AP) Grizzlies drop Thunder 99-93, even series at 1-1By JEFF LATZKEAP Sports WriterOKLAHOMA CITYMike Conley scored 26 points, Marc Gasol added 24 points and the Memphis Grizzlies used a late run to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 99-93 on Tuesday
Australian actor Hugo Weaving, best known for his roles in “The Matrix” and “The Lord of the Rings”, will head the jury for next month’s Sydney Film Festival, organisers said Wednesday. Weaving, who stars in murder movie “Mystery Road” which
Al-Qaeda-linked suspects on Wednesday shot dead three air force generals from the strategic Al-Anad air base in the southern province of Lahij, the army said. The ministry said that the officers were met “by a barrage of gunfire from two
France’s health ministry on Wednesday reported the country’s first case of a SARS-like virus that has killed 18 people so far, mostly in Saudi Arabia. An unidentified person who came back to France from a trip to the United Arab
(AP) Singer arrested in Calif. murder-for-hire stingOCEANSIDE, Calif.The lead singer of Grammy-nominated heavy metal band As I Lay Dying was arrested Tuesday in Southern California as authorities said he tried to hire an undercover detective to kill his estranged wife.
(AP) Israel police detain top Palestinian Muslim clericBy JOSEF FEDERMANAssociated PressJERUSALEMIsraeli police detained on Wednesday the top Muslim cleric in the Holy Land following disturbances at a disputed holy site in Jerusalem, in a rare crackdown on a leading religious
(AP) – Just two months after recovering the last of its losses from the financial crisis, the Dow Jones industrial average charged higher Tuesday, closing above 15,000 for the first time. It was another milestone in the market’s epic ascent
On CNN’s The Lead with Jake Tapper, Pat Smith, mother of slain State Department information officer Sean Smith, blamed former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for failing to protect her son and other civilians in Benghazi, Libya, during the September
By DAN ELLIOTTAssociated PressDENVERThe man accused in the deadly Colorado theater shootings wants to change his plea to not guilty by reason of insanity, his lawyers said Tuesday. Attorneys for James Holmes said in a court filing they plan to
(AP) Bacharach, Costello aiming for BroadwayNEW YORKOne of television’s most successful sitcom writers is joining with Burt Bacharach and Elvis Costello to create a musical based on the artists’ 1998 album “Painted From Memory.” Bacharach said Tuesday that Chuck Lorre,
On Tuesday, Facebook announced that its new communications director would be Andrea Saul, former communications director to Florida Gov. Charlie Crist. She also served as press secretary to Mitt Romney during his failed 2012 presidential campaign, as well as on
(AP) ALBANY, N.Y.–Federal authorities say platinum-selling rapper Ja Rule has left federal prison. The Federal Bureau of Prisons says he left a correctional facility in New York’s Adirondacks on Tuesday, though time remains on his sentence. The bureau says the
On Tuesday, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s political action group, FWD.us, launched a new ad backing the immigration bill pushed by the so-called Senate “Gang of 8.” FWD.us is utilizing an offshoot to push the ad – an offshoot disarmingly titled
With the Obama administration currently doing little to free Dr. Shakil Afridi, the source who helped American forces find and target Osama Bin Laden, it is obvious that their concerns lie elsewhere. Past administrations have achieved freedom for American-allied political
I didn’t follow this story until a month ago. Then I did. Now I can barely think about anything else. It’s an incredibly important story. Not a story about murder — a story about politics and government and society and
(AP) BERLIN–A modern production of Richard Wagner’s opera “Tannhauser” is causing a stir in Germany because of Nazi-themed scenes showing people dying in gas chambers and members of a family having their heads shaved before being executed. A spokeswoman for
(AP) LONDON–British media say comedian Jimmy Tarbuck has been arrested and questioned about alleged child abuse–the latest in a long list of British entertainers to face sex crime allegations. The BBC, the Press Association and others say 73-year-old Tarbuck was
(AP) Spurs outlast Warriors in double OT 129-127By RAUL DOMINGUEZAssociated PressSAN ANTONIOManu Ginobili’s play in the final 50 seconds was almost too much for Gregg Popovich to handle. Then again, the Spurs’ coach is used to his veteran guard’s free-wheeling
(AP) Sanford’s quest for redemption rests with votersBy BRUCE SMITHAssociated PressCHARLESTON, S.C.It’s now up to voters to render a verdict on former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford’s quest for political redemption, as one of the more unusual political campaigns in
