(AP) Bills LB Merriman announces plans to retire By JOHN WAWROWAP Sports WriterBUFFALO, N.Y. Linebacker Shawne Merriman is calling it “Lights Out” on his career. The three-time Pro Bowl selection and 2005 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year said on
(AP) Torre: MLB examining expanded replay for 2014 By DAVE SKRETTAAP Sports WriterGLENDALE, Ariz. Major League Baseball intends to expand the use of instant replay for the 2014 season and will be studying over the course of this year which
Lucasfilm officials rushed to President Barack Obama’s side earlier this week after the president committed the ultimate geek gaffe–he confused Star Wars with Star Trek. It’s hardly a surprise to see a part of Hollywood playing defense for the administration
The New York Post reports that Raffaello Follieri, the ex-con and ex-beau of Oscar winner Anne Hathaway, has some big plans to jolt his business career. Follieri pled guilty to 14 counts of conspiracy, money laundering and wire fraud and spent
(AP) Dunham tweets about alma mater’s racism troublesOBERLIN, OhioLena Dunham is urging her fellow “Obies” to stick together as her alma mater in Ohio wrestles with reports of racism. The creator and star of HBO’s “Girls” wrote on her Twitter
School-based paranoia over gun violence, while understandable given the late 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, is turning sensible precautions on their ear. Conservative actor Joseph C. Phillips, best known for his work on The Cosby Show, told radio
In response to The mysterious appeal of “The Walking Dead”: I was talking about this with a friend. The concept of “habit-viewing” seems pretty widespread. People freely admit they take no more pleasure in certain shows, but merely watch them
(AP) NEW YORK–Comedy Central says Jon Stewart will take a break from “The Daily Show” starting in June to direct and produce his first feature film. The network said Tuesday that correspondent-writer John Oliver will host the fake news show
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Hugo Chavez, the fiery populist who declared a socialist revolution in Venezuela, crusaded against U.S. influence and championed a leftist revival across Latin America, died Tuesday at age 58 after a nearly two-year bout with
The artist assigned to illustrate author Orson Scott Card’s upcoming Superman series for DC Comics is leaving the gig in the wake of protests regarding Card’s views on gay issues. Due to the media attention surrounding the science-fiction writer and
(AP) – John Brennan is one step closer to becoming director of the CIA. The Senate Intelligence Committee voted Tuesday to approve President Barack Obama’s pick to lead the spy agency, setting the nomination up for consideration by the full
In response to Top Five Smartest Decisions of My Life: Seriously– I’m thinking about it but I still don’t get the Added Value. A Keurig takes one minute to deliver hot coffee? Well, that’s good, but my generic brand coffee
By CHRIS TALBOTTAP Music WriterNASHVILLE, Tenn.Jimi Hendrix recorded everything. More than 40 years after his death, though, the tape is finally running out. The 12 tracks on “People, Hell & Angels” were recorded in 1968-69 after the Jimi Hendrix Experience
If you’re a student in Massachusetts, you now have the option of visiting the locker room of your choosing under the new state guidelines about gender identity. State law now forces nondiscrimination based on gender identity. In other words, if
According to a new report from the Media Research Center, 66 percent of mainstream media news stories about sequestration mirrored the Obama administration’s chief talking point that cutting 2.4% from future spending would destroy humanity. “Deadline day,” said Josh Elliot
Singer Carly Rae Jepsen is the second big act to withdraw from this summer’s National Scout Jamboree citing disapproval of the Boy Scouts of America’s unwillingness to admit gay members. “As an artist who believes in equality for all people,
In response to The Fastball Special: Greg Sergent was on Twitter on Friday agitating for a change in The Narrative. This is a bit strange, isn’t it? To be so focused on an unambiguously political, rather than reportial, mission? It’s
In response to RE: The Progressive Left’s Marvel Team-Up Act: This scene is a little funnier if you know that Mike Ditka is playing himself in this scene. In the movie, Mike Ditka has moved into a house near the
(AP) Venezuela: Chavez hit by new, severe infectionBy FABIOLA SANCHEZ and FRANK BAJAKAssociated PressCARACAS, VenezuelaA severe new respiratory infection has hit cancer-stricken President Hugo Chavez and his condition is “very delicate,” Venezuela’s government says. A brief statement read on national
(AP) Diplomats: US, China agree on NKorea sanctionsBy EDITH M. LEDERERAssociated PressUNITED NATIONSThe U.N. Security Council was set to hold closed consultations on North Korea and non-proliferation Tuesday after U.N. diplomats said the United States and China reached agreement on
A takeaway delivery man revealed Tuesday that he is the mysterious crime-fighter whose image went viral online after he walked into a British police station dressed as Batman and handed over a wanted man. Stan Worby, 39, said he was
A 75-year-old Japanese man died after 25 hospitals refused to admit him to their emergency rooms 36 times over two hours, citing lack of beds or doctors to treat him, an official said Tuesday. The man, who lived alone in
Around 15 Islamic militants were killed overnight in heavy fighting with French and Chadian forces in northeastern Mali, French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Tuesday. The defence ministry has said dozens of Islamists have died in the area over
(AP) Sen. Menendez says he looks forward to vindicationBy HENRY C. JACKSONAssociated PressWASHINGTONSen. Robert Menendez, who has maintained all along that he never paid prostitutes for sex, said he is looking forward to whatever evidence emerges from courts in the
(AP) GOP seeks to smooth roughest cuts, avert shutdownBy ANDREW TAYLORAssociated PressWASHINGTONRepublicans controlling the House are moving to take the roughest edges off across-the-board spending cuts that are just starting to take effect. Even as the military would bear a
