(AP) CAMARILLO, Calif.Cool, moist air moving into Southern California on Sunday helped firefighters build containment lines around a huge wildfire burning through coastal mountains. Fire crews took advantage of improved conditions as the high winds and hot, dry air of recent
Democrats on Sunday morning’s news shows appeared to back away from President Barack Obama on his administration’s response to the Benghazi terror attack and his blurry “red line” on Syria’s chemical weapons. On Fox News Sunday, Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA)
(AP) Israeli warplanes strike Syria in escalationBy BASSEM MROUE and IAN DEITCHAssociated PressBEIRUT Israeli warplanes struck areas in and around the Syrian capital Sunday, setting off a series of explosions as they targeted a shipment of highly accurate, Iranian-made guided
(AP) Iran condemns Israeli airstrike in SyriaTEHRAN, Iran Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman is condemning an Israeli airstrike in Syria on a shipment of Iranian-made missiles, but gives no other hints of a possible stronger response from Tehran or its allies.
(AFP) U.S. rock band Aerosmith has cancelled a concert scheduled this week in Jakarta on safety concerns, a concert promoter said Sunday, following threats to bomb the Myanmar embassy in the Indonesian capital. “We received the official confirmation yesterday from
Thousands are to protest in France on Sunday to mark President Francois Hollande’s first year in office, with some accusing the Socialist leader of turning his back on the left and others denouncing his backing of gay marriage. On the
Saudi Arabia has given girls at private schools the right to play sport, the education ministry said Sunday, in a step aimed at easing restrictions on women in the ultra-conservative kingdom. The ministry directive published in Saudi newspapers says that
At least 11 people were killed Sunday when a suicide attacker rammed a car laden with explosives into a government convoy at a busy junction in the Somali capital, police said.
Iran is ready to help “train” the Syrian army if Damascus seeks such assistance, the commander of the Islamic republic’s army ground forces, General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan, was quoted as saying on Sunday.
(AP) Syria news agency: Israel strikes near DamascusBy KARIN LAUB and JOSEF FEDERMANBEIRUT Israeli missiles struck a research center near the Syrian capital Damascus, setting off explosions and causing casualties, Syria’s state news agency reported early Sunday, citing initial reports.
May 5 – Syrian state TV says Israeli rocket strikes were the cause of a series of explosions at a military research centre in Damascus. Paul Chapman reports.
(AP) Mayweather marvelous in easy winBy TIM DAHLBERGAP Boxing WriterLAS VEGASFloyd Mayweather Jr. fought as if he had never left the ring, coming back from a year’s absence Saturday night to win a unanimous 12-round decision over Robert Guerrero in
(AP) Bulls beat Nets 99-93 in Game 7 By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK Joakim Noah had 24 points and 14 rebounds, Marco Belinelli also scored 24 points and the Chicago Bulls beat the Brooklyn Nets 99-93 on
(AP) Capitals top Rangers 1-0 in OT for 2-0 series leadWASHINGTONMike Green scored eight minutes into overtime, Braden Holtby made 24 saves for his first career playoff shutout, and the Washington Capitals beat the New York Rangers 1-0 Saturday to
(AP) – Ten days after the horrifying collapse of a garment-factory building, life has become still more gruesome for crews working to recover bodies at the site. The death toll rose to 547 on Saturday and the stench of decaying
(AP) Young gay athletes set tone for NBA coming out By MARTHA IRVINE AP National Writer CHICAGO You’ve probably never heard of Holly Peterson or Jonathan Jean-Pierre. One came out as a lesbian at age 15, when she was playing
Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) and former Republican South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford will headline “Breitbart News Sunday” on Sirius XM Patriot channel 125 on Sunday from 7 p.m. EDT to 10 p.m. EDT. Sessions will be the show’s lead guest,
(AP) Rosie Napravnik aims to be 1st female Derby winnerBy GARY GRAVESAP Sports WriterLOUISVILLE, Ky. Rosie Napravnik isn’t worried about history. She is, however, working on her chemistry–with a horse named Mylute in the Kentucky Derby. Two years after achieving
(AP) Louisville coach chasing Derby win as a co-ownerBy GARY GRAVESAP Sports WriterLOUISVILLE, Ky.Rick Pitino became a Hall of Famer and an NCAA champion on the same day. Now the Louisville basketball coach is positioned to become a Kentucky Derby-winning
(AP) Crowds brave rain, security lines for Ky. DerbyLOUISVILLE, Ky.Rain and extra security measures slowed down the crowds at Saturday’s Kentucky Derby, but thousands of poncho-covered racing fans filled Churchill Downs despite the odds. Fans were unfazed as Kentucky National
(AP) DERBY RUNNING: Bettors back Revolutionary; rainBy The Associated PressLOUISVILLE, Ky.The 139th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs will have a field of 19 horses breaking from the starting gates at 6:24 p.m. EDT on Saturday. Just over
(AP) China city quashes protest against petro plantBy DIDI TANGAssociated PressBEIJINGAfter word spread about an environmental protest that was planned for Saturday in the central Chinese city of Chengdu, drugstores and printing shops were ordered to report anyone making certain
(AP) Israeli strike on Syria targeted weapons shipmentBy LOLITA C. BALDOR and RYAN LUCASAssociated PressWASHINGTONAn Israeli airstrike against Syria was targeting a shipment of advanced missiles believed to be bound for the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, Israeli officials confirmed Saturday.
At least 20 people were killed in violent clashes between Christian and Muslim mobs in central Nigeria’s Taraba state on Friday, prompting a round-the-clock curfew, an aid worker has told AFP. Authorities have imposed a curfew in the area following
(AP) Sunnis flee Syrian city after reports of killingsBy BASSEM MROUEAssociated PressBEIRUTThousands of Sunni Muslims fled a Syrian coastal town Saturday, a day after reports circulated that nearly a dozen people including children were killed by pro-government gunmen in the
