On Friday, career criminal Eric Brown of Virginia pleaded guilty to stealing a truck with the TOTUS – the Teleprompter of the United States – inside. He accepted a sentence of seven years, four years longer than federal sentencing guidelines,
JOHN ROGERSAssociated PressLOS ANGELESJonathan Winters, the cherub-faced comedian whose breakneck improvisations and misfit characters inspired the likes of Robin Williams and Jim Carrey, has died. He was 87. The Ohio native died Thursday evening at his Montecito, Calif., home of
According to news reports from local radio in San Antonio, Texas, illegal immigration across the Mexican border has jumped this year, with the Obama administration’s clear desire to loosen immigration enforcement a key factor. According to Linda Vickers, a ranch-owner
(AFP) – More Syrian refugees are opting to return home from Jordan, with around 300 now crossing back into the war-ravaged country each day, the UN’s refugee agency said Friday, voicing deep concern for their safety. UNHCR said it had
(AP) US retail sales fall 0.4 percent in MarchBy CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABERAP Economics WriterWASHINGTONSales at U.S. retailers fell in March from February, indicating that higher taxes and weak hiring may have made some consumers more cautious about spending. Retail sales
Picking through the spartan remains of the jihadist camps dotting Inais valley in northern Mali, it is obvious to the French soldiers that their enemy is having a tough time of it. The troops sweeping the arid river bed 100
(AP) Egypt army chief warns against slandering militaryCAIROEgypt’s army chief has warned against slandering the military, denying the military committed any abuses against protesters during the turbulent transition of the past two years. Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi spoke late Thursday following
PARIS (Reuters) – An inventory of French ministers’ assets could set off a storm when it goes public on Monday, exposing a handful of millionaires in the Socialist government as the nation endures spending cuts and rampant unemployment. For the
France’s upper house Senate voted Friday to adopt a law granting homosexual couples the right to marry, which has sparked widespread opposition and protests from conservatives and religious groups. The vote, by a show of hands, followed days of intense
Turkish police have uncovered and foiled an alleged plot by Al-Qaeda to bomb the US embassy in Ankara, as well as a synagogue and other targets in Istanbul, Turkish media reported on Friday. As a result of a February raid
The Egyptian military ordered senior doctors to operate without anaesthetic on protesters injured during demonstrations against military rule, according to extracts of a leaked report published in the Guardian newspaper on Friday. The report into military and police malpractice since
(AP) SAN DIEGOThe man who was the voice of Charlie Brown in the first “Peanuts” television specials has pleaded guilty to threatening and stalking both his ex-girlfriend and a plastic surgeon who gave her a breast enhancement he paid for. City
(AP) Bulls stop Knicks streak at 13 with 118-111 OT winBy ANDREW SELIGMANAP Sports WriterCHICAGONate Robinson scored a season-high 35 points and the Chicago Bulls stopped another lengthy winning streak, rallying to beat New York 118-111 in overtime Thursday night
Dave Weigel of Slate has stepped in it in humiliating fashion. Just two days ago, parroting the preferred line of the Democratic Party, Weigel implied that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was fibbing about his office being bugged in order
By GILLIAN FLACCUSAssociated PressTUSTIN, Calif.Pastor Rick Warren said his son killed himself with an unregistered gun he purchased through the Internet. Warren sent a tweet Thursday saying he forgives whoever sold the weapon to his 27-year-old son Matthew, who committed
In 2007, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger of California vetoed a measure that would have stocked the state’s prisons with condoms for inmate use. Now, the measure is back. A bill making its way through the Assembly would distribute condoms throughout the
A former security guard at Universal Music in Los Angeles says she was fired for blowing the whistle on rampant drug use by the label’s artists. The woman, who is suing her former employer, claims she was offered drugs by
By LARRY NEUMEISTERAssociated PressNEW YORK A Florida billionaire says he’ll celebrate a New York jury’s finding that he was sold nearly $400,000 of fake vintage wine by a California businessman the only logical way – with a glass of wine.
(AFP) – Top US officials urged China Friday to use all its leverage to stop North Korea’s “destabilising” actions on the Korean peninsula, saying it was in regional and global interests. “China has a huge stake in stability, and the
GENEVA (Reuters) – As two yellow-helmeted electricians rise slowly on a hoist from the cavern floor to check cabling on a huge red magnet, CERN scientist Marc Goulette makes clear he sees cosmic significance in their task. “When this refit
By MESFIN FEKADUAP Music WriterNEW YORKReebok has ended its relationship with Rick Ross following heavy criticism of lyrics by the rapper considered by some to be pro-rape. The sneaker brand said in a statement Thursday that “Reebok holds our partners
(AP) Rutgers lawyer resigns as board looks at issuesNEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.A Rutgers University lawyer resigned Thursday amid growing anger that he was still employed after approving a decision in December to suspend rather than fire basketball coach Mike Rice, even
On Thursday, Patricia Smith, mother of State Department employee Sean Smith, who was killed by terrorists in Benghazi, Libya on September 11, 2012, called for a Congressional select committee to investigate just what happened that fateful night. Writing to Rep.
Jay-Z is answering those who criticized his recent trek to Cuba in the forum he knows best. The hip hop superstar dropped a new track today addressing those who said his wedding anniversary trip to Havana, a city under U.S.
(AP) Pistorius becoming more active while on bailBy CHRISTOPHER TORCHIAAssociated PressJOHANNESBURGOscar Pistorius has been spending time with people who were close to the girlfriend he shot and killed on Valentine’s Day, the Olympian’s family said Thursday in an indication that
