(AP) – Two college friends of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev who were jailed by immigration authorities the day after his capture had nothing to do with the deadly attack and had seen no hints that he harbored any
(AP) – North Korea said Saturday it will soon put a detained American on trial for allegedly trying to overthrow the government, further complicating already fraught relations between Pyongyang and Washington. The indictment of Kenneth Bae comes in the middle
Cher is back on the Twitter rampage, egregiously using her Cap Lock to share her anger with her faithful followers. The Oscar-winner’s target du jour is the sequester, a government policy set in motion by the same man Cher actively
A wise man* once observed: God created Star Trek to give other nerds someone to look down on. Another wit** observed: God created ST: TNG so that ST: TOS nerds would have someone to look down on. This is my
Earlier this week, the Boston Herald reported that the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, lived off of welfare benefits as kids. Tamerlan later took welfare along with his wife and child. Now, the Herald reports that the
On Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the Russian security services offered US intelligence no information on the Tsarnaev brothers. They instead likely warned the Americans that the Tsarnaevs might join an anti-Russian terrorist group within Russia. The Federal
In response to The Media and the Amygdala: I don’t believe I’ve seen a single liberal campaign in ten years that wasn’t based primarily on fear. Obama’s 2012 campaign was entirely that, by design and admission (“Kill Romney”), as his
Los Angeles’ traffic is already the worst in the nation; Angelenos reportedly spend an extra 59 hours per year in the car. But Angelenos can expect traffic to get even worse over the next year and a half, as the
(AFP) – New Delhi on Friday alleged Chinese soldiers have advanced nearly 20 kilometres (12 miles) into Indian-claimed territory after intruding across the disputed border earlier this month, a report said. Defence Secretary Shashi Kant Sharma and other military officials
By CHRIS TALBOTTAP Music WriterNASHVILLE, Tenn.George Jones, the peerless, hard-living country singer who recorded dozens of hits about good times and regrets and peaked with the heartbreaking classic “He Stopped Loving Her Today,” has died. He was 81. Jones died
By CHRIS TALBOTTAP Music WriterNASHVILLE, Tenn.America loves its outlaws, and few are as admired and lionized as Willie Nelson. As the enduring American icon’s 80th birthday has approached, he’s been honored with lifetime achievement awards, serenaded at special performances and
(AP) 38 die in mental hospital fire outside MoscowNATALIYA VASILYEVAAssociated PressMOSCOWA fire swept quickly through a psychiatric hospital outside Moscow early Friday, killing 38 people, most of them sedated and in their beds, officials said. The one-story brick-and-wood hospital building
The US Senate passed quick-fix legislation to end the furloughs of air traffic control staff that have triggered thousands of flight delays across the country in the past week. The bill, which passed by unanimous consent following a public outcry
The Australian Bureau of Statistics revealed Friday it has been targeted by hackers many times, as they reportedly look to access market-sensitive information before public release. According to newly declassified documents and internal incident reports obtained by The Australian Financial
(AP) Gunmen kill 13 in Philippine political violenceMANILA, PhilippinesGunmen attacked a truck carrying a southern Philippine mayor and his supporters and killed 13 people including his daughter, police said Friday. The mayor and nine others were wounded in the country’s
(AP) Boston Marathon bombing suspect out of hospitalBOSTONThe surviving Boston Marathon bombings suspect has been released from a civilian hospital and transferred to a federal medical detention center in central Massachusetts. The U.S. Marshals Service said Friday that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
Nothing argues for gun rights quite like a man breaking into your house with a baseball bat. In Midland, Texas, a would-be robber attempted to break into a neighbor’s home. Samuel Pompa, 32, was wielding a baseball bat. His would-be
Actor Fred Stoller has one of those faces you recognize even if you can’t place his name. Stoller’s new self-deprecating autobiography may change all that–thanks to a confession about an awkward one night stand with Kathy Griffin. In his new
Breitbart News has obtained an email sent from the Islamic Society of Boston to its members earlier this week. The email instructs members to “know their rights” and contact the ACLU for representation, while mentioning that “we want to help
Columbia University associate professor and HuffPost Live host Marc Lamont Hill has gotten himself into hot water after tweeting his backing for infamous cop-killer Mumia Abu-Jamal. For years, Abu-Jamal has received an incredible amount of support from the left in
At the opening of the George W. Bush Presidential Library, President Obama and former President Clinton took to the podium to praise Bush – and in the process, stump for their version of immigration reform. Trying to leverage Republicans into
(AP) STOCKHOLM–The latest chapter in Justin Bieber’s European tour escapade was added Thursday when Swedish police said they had found drugs and a stun gun on the pop singer’s bus. Lars Bystrom, spokesman for the Stockholm police, told The Associated
(AP) – In a rare reunion, the five living American presidents gathered in Dallas Thursday to honor one of their own at the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Center. The presidents — Bush, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, George
(AP) Hagel: Syria has used chemical weaponsBy ROBERT BURNSAP National Security WriterABU DHABI, United Arab EmiratesDefense Secretary Chuck Hagel says the Syrian regime has likely used chemical weapons on a “small scale.” Hagel was speaking to reporters in Abu Dhabi.
BEIJING/LONDON (Reuters) – A new bird flu strain that has killed 22 people in China is “one of the most lethal” of its kind and transmits more easily to humans than another strain that has killed hundreds since 2003, a
