(AP) US homebuilder confidence dips from a 6 1/2 year highBy ALEX VEIGAAP Real Estate WriterLOS ANGELESConfidence among U.S. homebuilders slipped this month from the 6 1/2 year high it reached in January, with many builders reporting less traffic by
(AP) Nike, Oakley move away from Oscar Pistorius By JOSHUA FREEDAP Business Writer Two major sponsors, Oakley and Nike, distanced themselves from Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius on Monday after the South African sports star was charged with murder in the
(Reuters) – A tearful funeral was held on Tuesday for model and law school graduate Reeva Steenkamp, with mourners calling for a harsh penalty for her boyfriend, Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius, who has been charged with her murder. Steenkamp’s body
(AFP) – South Korea faces “final destruction” if Seoul and its allies continue to push for tougher UN resolutions against North Korea’s nuclear programme, Pyongyang warned Tuesday. “We have never recognised the propagandist resolutions on sanctions by the UN Security
(AP) – A group of seven French citizens, including four children, have been kidnapped in Cameroon, an official close to the French president said Tuesday. The official requested anonymity because of presidential policy. Another French official close to the embassy
(AP) – Thousands of Shiite Muslims ended three days of protests in southwestern Pakistan on Tuesday after the government launched a paramilitary operation against militants responsible for a weekend bombing targeting the minority sect that killed 89 people. The protesters
(Reuters) – The man who shot dead 20 children and six adults at a Connecticut elementary school wanted to kill more people than the 77 slain by a Norwegian man in a 2011 rampage, CBS News reported on Monday, citing
(AP) Obama to press GOP on averting sequesterBy JULIE PACEAP White House CorrespondentWASHINGTONFacing yet another fiscal deadline, President Barack Obama is urging congressional Republicans to accept more tax revenue in order to avert looming, across-the-board budget cuts due to take
Insurgent attacks on Afghan government employees soared by 700 percent last year even as the overall 2012 civilian death toll from the war fell for the first time in six years, the UN said Tuesday. Targeted killings of women in
Armed robbers have pulled off a spectacular heist at Brussels airport, making off with millions of euros worth of diamonds, Belgian public television reported on Tuesday. The raid saw the gang of thieves hit a Brinks security truck as its
The French government will reduce its forecast for growth of the economy this year from 0.8 percent, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Tuesday. When asked by a journalist on RTL radio if the figure would be 0.2-0.3 percent,
(AP) Military plane crashes in Yemen, kills at least 9By AHMED AL-HAJAssociated PressSANAA, YemenA Yemeni military plane crashed Tuesday into a neighborhood in the country’s capital, Sanaa, killing at least nine people and injuring 18, medical and security officials said.
In unison, a pool report says, they all asked, “Did you beat Tiger?!?” Reporters — including male reporters — are openly flirting with the President. Then they all squealed and chased him around in a comical montage recalling A Hard
In response to What’s With All of the Poop Talk?: I just feel bad for the people in the bowels of the ship. What a waste.
Despite little evidence that gun shows are in any way responsible for gun crimes committed in the United States, Maryland county has now banned all gun shows for the foreseeable future. According to Anita Pesses of the Prince George’s County’s
(AP) NEW YORK – Her hump, her hump, her lovely lady lump: Fergie is pregnant with her first child. A representative for the Black Eyed Peas singer confirmed the news Monday. Fergie’s actor husband Josh Duhamel tweeted about the news
In response to Hitting the Cultural Sweet Spot: You’re right, I was treating those comments as mutually exclusive. But you’re right, the nastiest form of anti-capitalist sneer is always directed at the poor, isn’t it? How dare they dream that
The Dark Knight Rises did more than bring Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy to a rousing finish. It highlighted the folly of Occupy Wall Street shenanigans and the power of for-profit enterprise. That combination may have hurt the movie’s Oscar chances,
Rosario Dawson is firmly on President Barack Obama’s side regarding his concern about the Keystone XL pipeline. After all, the Clerks 2 actress says, the finished pipeline would benefit China, not the U.S. Huh? Let’s let Dawson explain. “This pipeline
Years ago, David Crosby was on O’Reilly (I think) discussing the Yucca Flats nuclear waste repository. He asked, quite seriously, “Why don’t we just figure out how to turn these elements into other elements?” Transmutation– now why didn’t I think
Rapper 50 Cent has often donned the Marine Corps uniform despite never having served. But last week, one Cpl. Matthew Schafer posted to 50 Cent’s Facebook photo album with the following entry: My Name Is Cpl Schafer Matthew B United
(AP) – German officials are vowing tighter controls on meat products and stronger penalties for companies that violate food-labeling rules as more items marketed as “all beef” have tested positive for horse meat. Consumer Protection Minister Ilse Aigner and her
(AFP) – The European Union agreed a raft of new sanctions on Monday against North Korea in retaliation for the country’s nuclear test last week, EU officials said. The measures range from financial measures to travel bans and asset freezes
(AP) Mother Jones reporter wins Polk for Romney storyNEW YORK The reporter for Mother Jones magazine who broke the story of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s remarks that 47 percent of Americans “believe they are victims” is among the winners
(AFP) Ben Affleck’s thriller “Argo” scooped up another award late Sunday, receiving the best adapted screenplay prize from the Writers Guild of America just a week before the Oscars. “Zero Dark Thirty” got the best original screenplay prize at the
