(AP) Clippers beat Lakers 109-95 to win division titleBy BETH HARRISAP Sports WriterLOS ANGELESBlake Griffin had 24 points and 12 rebounds, and the playoff-bound Los Angeles Clippers beat the Lakers 109-95 on Sunday to clinch their first Pacific Division title
Saturday Night Live waded into the same-sex marriage debate last night via an angle few could have expected. North Korean “Supreme Leader” Kim Jong Un announced his support for gay marriage, but apparently it hasn’t diminished the country’s penchant for
Die Hard director John McTiernan began serving a 12-month sentence this week for perjury and lying to the FBI in connection to the Anthony Pellicano Hollywood wiretapping scandal. The director’s wife, Gail Sistrunk McTiernan, penned the following response to her husband’s
(AFP) Two US Republican lawmakers want to know if popular American pop star Beyonce and her husband, rap singer Jay-Z, had the US government’s permission to travel to Cuba despite an economic embargo. Representatives Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Mario Diaz-Balart of
(AP) NEW YORK–The Irish actor Milo O’Shea, whose many roles on stage and screen included a friar in Franco Zeffirelli’s “Romeo and Juliet,” an evil scientist in “Barbarella” and a Supreme Court justice on “The West Wing,” has died in
(AP) 11 killed in central Nigeria village attacksJOS, NigeriaOfficials in central Nigeria say at least 11 people have been killed in ongoing fighting between Christian and Muslim villagers in the region. The attacks centered around the volatile city of Jos,
Israel’s strategic affairs minister on Sunday called on the international community to slap Iran with a firm ultimatum of “a few weeks, a month” to stop enriching uranium or face a possible military strike. Speaking to army radio, Yuval Steinitz,
North Korea is showing no signs of gearing up for “all-out conflict” by repositioning its armed forces, despite tensions on the Korean peninsula, British Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Sunday.
A trove of data obtained by a US-based journalists’ group that details thousands of offshore accounts reveals several instances of swindles and other financial crimes, The Washington Post newspaper reported Sunday. Among the 4,000 US individuals listed in the records,
The death of at least five Americans, in the deadliest day for foreigners in Afghanistan this year, has highlighted fears about Taliban strength ahead of NATO’s withdrawal in 2014. A suicide car bomber struck a NATO convoy in the southern
(AP) Kershaw 2-hits Bucs over 7, Ks 9 in Dodgers’ winBy JOE RESNICKAssociated PressLOS ANGELES Clayton Kershaw followed up his sensational one-man show on opening day with seven innings of two-hit ball and nine strikeouts in a spirited duel with
(AP) Pujols leads Angels past Texas; Hamilton strugglesBy SCHUYLER DIXONAP Sports WriterARLINGTON, Texas Albert Pujols didn’t have to wait nearly as long for his first home run this year. He had to wait awhile for another chance to swing the
(AP) Rally falls short, Reds lose to Nats 7-6 in 11 By JOE KAY AP Baseball Writer CINCINNATI The Reds’ wild opening week includes another extra-inning loss. Cincinnati sent the game to extra innings with the help of Ian Desmond’s
The youngest son of prominent US evangelical preacher Rick Warren has committed suicide after a long struggle with mental illness, the pastor’s church said Saturday. Matthew Warren, 27, died on Friday following years of battling depression, a statement from the
(AP) FDIC closes Arizona bank, makes 5th failure of ’13WASHINGTONRegulators have closed a small bank in Arizona, bringing the total number of U.S. bank closures to five for this year. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said Friday that state regulators
(AP) Obama: Proposed budget not his ‘ideal plan’By JIM KUHNHENNAssociated PressWASHINGTONConfronting bipartisan criticism, President Barack Obama conceded Saturday his proposed budget is not his “ideal plan” but said it offers “tough reforms” to the nation’s benefit programs while closing loopholes
(AFP) – An improvised bomb explosion in southern Afghanistan has killed three NATO soldiers and two civilians, the US-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said on Saturday. “Three ISAF service members and two coalition civilians died following an improvised explosive
(AFP) – Nelson Mandela left hospital Saturday after a 10-day stay during which the 94-year-old anti-apartheid icon was treated for pneumonia, the South African president’s office said. “Former president Nelson Mandela has been discharged from hospital today, April 6, following
(AFP) – Egypt’s Administrative Court threw out on Saturday a lawsuit demanding a popular TV satire show be taken off air and its broadcaster shut down, a judicial source said. An Islamist lawyer brought the case, accusing controversial political comedian
(AP) – The operator of Japan’s crippled nuclear plant said Saturday that it was moving tons of highly radioactive water from a temporary storage tank to another after detecting signs of leakage, in a blow to the plant’s struggles with
(AFP) – Hundreds of thousands of Islamists rallied in Dhaka after an overnight “long march” to the Bangladeshi capital, demanding the execution of atheist bloggers for defaming Islam. It is the latest protest to rack Bangladesh, deepening tensions between secularists
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Thieves have made off with 66 rhino horns worth some $2.75 million in one of the biggest horn heists South Africa has seen after breaking into the safe of a game farm owner. The horns had been
(AP) SANFORD, Fla.The parents of a teenager who was fatally shot by a neighborhood watch volunteer last year have settled a wrongful-death claim against the homeowners association of the Florida subdivision where their son was killed. The Orlando Sentinel ( http://thesent.nl/YYnBB7)
(AP) LOS ANGELES–Halle Berry is pregnant. A representative for the 46-year-old actress confirms that Berry and her fiance, Olivier Martinez, are expecting their first child together. Publicist Meredith O’Sullivan Wasson offered no other details. Berry and Martinez announced their engagement
Ryan Gosling doesn’t want to be just another Hollywood pretty face. The actor known for his brooding turns in Drive, Gangster Squad and The Place Beyond the Pines, is teaming up with PETA to stop milk manufacturers from physically removing horns
