(AP) Survey: Private employers add just 119K in AprilBy CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABERAP Economics WriterWASHINGTONA survey shows U.S. companies added the fewest jobs in seven months, indicating that government spending cuts and higher taxes may be weighing on the economy. Payroll
(AFP) US auto giant General Motors is withdrawing a global advertisement which refers to China as the land where people say “ching-ching, chop suey” after admitting it contains “offensive content”, a report said Wednesday. The television advert for the Chevrolet
(AFP) Political tensions over Venezuela’s disputed presidential election boiled over in the National Assembly as government and opposition lawmakers clashed. He said he was denied the right to speak in the assembly by the body, which is controlled by a
(AFP) Three NATO troops killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan were British, officials said Wednesday. The three soldiers from the Royal Highland Fusiliers died on Tuesday when their vehicle was hit on a routine patrol in the district of
(AFP) Pope Francis on Wednesday urged political leaders to make every effort to create jobs and said unemployment was caused by economic thinking “outside the bounds of social justice.”
(AFP) A bull has gored to death a 40-year-old man in southern Japan just a month after attacking his father and breaking the older man’s ribs, police and a report said Wednesday. Owner Rikiya Tomi was set upon as he
Washington Wizards center Jason Collins announced he was gay earlier this week, news that rocked the NBA and sparked a fiery debate in talk show circles beyond the realm of sports. Could the news impact a fledgling movie project involving
In response to In praise of the Chromebook: I assume so, but just want to check.
This week’s invite-only Hollywood premiere of Hating Breitbart maxed out its 470-seat theater space prompting an overflow theater to be booked. Director Andrew Marcus’s exploration of Andrew Breitbart’s mission to expose media bias and empower citizen journalists doesn’t officially open until
By LAURAN NEERGAARDAP Medical WriterWASHINGTONThe Plan B morning-after pill is moving over-the-counter, a decision announced by the Food and Drug Administration just days before a court-imposed deadline. Tuesday, the FDA lowered to 15 the age at which girls and women
According to an AP source, Russian agents placed Tamerlan Tsarnaev under surveillance during a six month visit to Russia last year. A security official with the Anti-Extremist Agency in Russia told AP that Russian agents were watching Tamerlan Tsarnaev while
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On Tuesday, Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and John McCain (R-AZ) called for a Senate select committee to investigate the circumstances surrounding the Benghazi terrorist attack of September 11, 2012 that resulted in the death of four Americans including Libyan Ambassador
The California school system spends thousands of dollars per year per pupil. But if Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent John Deasy has his way, that number will skyrocket. Deasy wants to purchase iPads for some 660,000 LAUSD students. According
California Assemblyman Tom Ammiano (D) has been a busy beaver since the beginning of the latest legislative term. First, he helped author a “Homeless Bill of Rights” preventing police from arresting vagrants or clearing public areas of their trash and
(AP) ‘Kinky Boots’ gets a leading 13 Tony Award nodsBy MARK KENNEDYAP Drama WriterNEW YORKThe Cyndi Lauper-scored “Kinky Boots” has earned a leading 13 Tony Award nominations, with the British import “Matilda: The Musical” close behind with 12. Tom Hanks,
Actress Patricia Heaton clearly doesn’t rely on the mainstream media for her news updates. The former Everybody Loves Raymond star is well aware of the horrific actions detailed in the trial of abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell, an event mostly ignored
THR: CNN’s new morning program co-hosted by Chris Cuomo and Kate Bolduan will bow June 10. The network made the announcement Tuesday along with the show’s title: New Day. The program, which also includes former KTLA anchor Michaela Pereira as
(AP) Sanford, Colbert Busch square off in SC debateBy BRUCE SMITHAssociated PressCHARLESTON, S.C.Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford and Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch have begun a spirited debate in the race for the state’s vacant 1st Congressional District seat. Sanford,
(AP) Soft-spoken Virginian holds sway on immigrationBy ERICA WERNERAssociated PressWASHINGTONDepending on whom you ask, Rep. Bob Goodlatte is either trying to stand in the way of landmark immigration legislation or he illustrates the new face of the GOP trying to
(AP) Mass. voters to decide US Senate primary winnersBy BOB SALSBERG and STEVE LeBLANCAssociated PressBOSTONMassachusetts voters on Tuesday will decide Tuesday which Republican and Democratic candidates will win their party primaries and head to the state’s second special U.S. Senate
(AP) Syrian TV: Bombing in Damascus kills 13 peopleBy ALBERT AJIAssociated PressDAMASCUS, SyriaA powerful bomb rocked Damascus on Tuesday, killing 13 people and wounding 70, Syrian state TV reported, a day after the country’s prime minister narrowly escaped an assassination
The governor of Tokyo apologised to the Muslim world Tuesday after saying Islamic countries have nothing in common but Allah and “fighting with each other”. Naoki Inose, whose city is bidding for the 2020 Olympic Games, was forced into the
A four-year-old Indian girl has died in hospital nearly two weeks after she was raped and found unconscious at a farm, hospital staff and reports said. The girl had been taken by air ambulance from central Madhya Pradesh state to
Eurozone unemployment hit a fresh record of 12.1 percent in March, with 19.2 million people on the dole as recession continued to sap the economy. The Eurostat data agency said an extra 62,000 people joined unemployment queues in the 17-nation
