(AFP) – Palestinian support for rocket fire by Gaza militants on southern Israel has fallen sharply over the past four months, according to a survey published on Wednesday. “Support for firing locally-made rockets from the Gaza Strip towards Israeli regions
(AFP) – The United States reacted with concern Wednesday after Iran unveiled a new uranium production facility and two extraction mines, but said it had not been “blindsided” by the news. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad hailed the advances on Tuesday
(Reuters) – New York City has agreed to pay Occupy Wall Street protesters more than $100,000 for property damaged or lost when police cleared out their encampment in a downtown Manhattan park in 2011, according to court documents signed on
The Russian Orthodox Patriarch has cautioned against the dangers of feminism, denouncing “propaganda” that encourages women to take roles beyond housekeeping and rearing children. But he argued: “The man should be focussed on matters outside (of the house), he must
(AP) Federal budget cuts ground Air Force aircraftBy BROCK VERGAKISAssociated PressNORFOLK, Va.A top general says federal budget cuts that will ground one-third of the U.S. Air Force’s active-duty force of combat planes including fighters and bombers means “accepting the risk
The United States is mulling ways to step up support for the Syrian opposition, a top US official said Wednesday, as US Secretary of State John Kerry and G8 ministers were to meet rebel leaders. The aim was to “move
(AP) Marlins manage only 4 hits and lose to Braves 3-2By STEVEN WINEAP Sports WriterMIAMIRob Brantly angrily spiked his helmet in the ninth inning, one of the few times the Miami Marlins made solid contact Tuesday night. The display of
By SOPHIA TAREENAssociated PressCHICAGOFormer Illinois state Rep. Robin Kelly, whose campaign received a $2 million boost from New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, easily captured Tuesday’s special election to replace former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. The win for the
Is Carson Daly about to get Fallon’d by Alec Baldwin? The New York Times reports NBC is in preliminary discussions with the 30 Rock actor to host his own late night program. The move would be the latest late night
The election of President Barack Obama in 2008 offered the pithy campaign slogan “Hope and Change” as well as a real chance to heal some of the country’s racial wounds. Podcast king Adam Carolla says the latter never materialized. In
Film producer Harvey Weinstein gave–and gave–to President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign last year. And he’s not done yet. The Hollywood mainstay will open up his Manhattan home May 13 for an Obama fundraiser with tickets going for $32,400 a couple,
Suppose you hear something — a fact, a word — for the very first time. You’ve never in your life heard of this thing. Have you ever had it so happen that you then hear this thing two or three
US aerospace giant Boeing announced Tuesday that it will invest more than $1 billion to expand operations in South Carolina, where it builds the 787 Dreamliner. The Chicago-based company said it had invested more than $1 billion in land, facilities,
(AP) NEW YORK–The GSN television network is looking to build on the success of “The American Bible Challenge” with a church-based dating show. “The American Bible Challenge,” which just began its second season, is a runaway hit for the game
Robert Davi’s critically hailed take on the Frank Sinatra songbook will have an extra connection to ol’ Blue Eyes this weekend. Sinatra helped promote a young Don Rickles early in the stand-up great’s career, and the two remained friends for
(AP) – The FBI has been asked to look into whether Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell’s campaign headquarters was bugged after a recording of a private campaign meeting surfaced in which the senator and aides discussed ways to question the
The History Channel’s just-wrapped miniseries The Bible isn’t done changing the pop culture landscape quite yet. The program’s ratings gave the cable channel a massive boost, holding firm against even the season finale of AMC’s The Walking Dead. Now, the miniseries’
Tea Party favorite Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) is headed to historically black Howard University in an attempt to make inroads with the young black community. On Wednesday, he’s slated to address students, where he will explain Republican outreach efforts to
By PAUL SCHEMMAssociated PressCASABLANCA, Morocco Mehdi Ouazzani isn’t the devil, but he has played one on TV–only he didn’t realize that some thought he looked like President Barack Obama while he was at it. A veteran Moroccan actor with decades
(AFP) – A powerful 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck on Tuesday near the Gulf port city of Bushehr, home to Iran’s only nuclear power plant, killing at least three people, state television and officials said. Iranian news agencies made no immediate
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s Islamist-led government has asked independent legal experts to propose amendments to the new constitution, the state news agency MENA said on Tuesday, signaling that it may be heeding concerns of the liberal and leftist opposition. Members
Al-Qaeda in Iraq said for the first time on Tuesday that Al-Nusra Front, a jihadist group battling President Bashar al-Assad’s regime, was part of its network and fighting for an Islamic state in Syria. The remarks by the leader of
Then-Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos forced his military chiefs to parade as women during a tasteless, sycophantic birthday party planned by his unstable wife, according to US diplomatic cables. The US ambassador to the Philippines in the mid-1970s, William Sullivan, wrote
The US Navy said it is preparing to roll out a sea-based laser weapon capable of disabling small enemy vessels and shooting down surveillance drones. The laser system will be deployed in 2014, two years ahead of schedule, aboard the
(AP) NKorea urges foreigners to vacate South KoreaPYONGYANG, North KoreaNorth Korea on Tuesday urged all foreign companies and tourists in South Korea to evacuate, saying the two countries are on the verge of nuclear war. The new threat appeared to
