By REMA RAHMANAssociated PressSOMERVILLE, N.J.A former “Melrose Place” actress who was drunk when her SUV plowed into a car and killed a woman was sentenced Thursday to three years in prison, infuriating the victim’s relatives, who had hoped for the
By TAMI ABDOLLAH and HAVEN DALEYAssociated PressBIG BEAR LAKE, Calif.Officials say burned remains found in a California mountain cabin have been positively identified as fugitive former police officer Christopher Dorner. San Bernardino County sheriff’s spokeswoman Jodi Miller said Thursday that
Wednesday night on The O’Reilly Factor, Tom Fitton, president of Judicial Watch, broke a series of previously unreleased US Department of Agriculture Videos featuring required “Cultural Sensitivity Training.” The program required employees to chant, “The pilgrims were illegal aliens,” never
By CHRIS TALBOTTAP Music WriterNASHVILLE, Tenn.A cousin of the late Emmett Till wonders if Lil Wayne understands just how damaging it was when he rapped a vulgar reference to the black U.S. teen whose death in 1955 became a significant
The Senate has failed, 40-58, to pass a motion by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to close debate on the nomination of Chuck Hagel to the post of Secretary of Defense. A Republican filibuster held, as Democrats failed to muster
(AP) NASCAR likely to make concussion test mandatory By DAN GELSTONAP Sports WriterDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. NASCAR will likely require baseline concussion tests for all drivers in 2014. Steve O’Donnell, NASCAR’s senior vice president of racing operations, said officials have also
(AP) NJ Sen. Frank Lautenberg says he will retireBy ANDREW TAYLORAssociated PressWASHINGTONNew Jersey Democratic Sen. Frank Lautenberg (LOW’-tuhn-burg) says he will not seek re-election. The 89-year-old lawmaker is the last remaining veteran of World War II in the Senate and
(AP) AP NewsAlertWASHINGTONNew Jersey Democratic Sen. Frank Lautenberg announces he will not seek re-election.
(AFP) – The particle collider that gave scientists a glimpse of what may be the Higgs Boson shut down Thursday for a two-year revamp that will allow it to pursue the quest with renewed vigour. The Large Hadron Collider (LHC),
Republican Senators have the necessary 41 votes to block the confirmation of Chuck Hagel from coming to a vote this week, and will be able to stage a filibuster, according to an interview given by Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) to
(AFP) – The owner of an abattoir embroiled in the horsemeat scandal has a deal to dispose of horses fatally injured in the world-renowned Grand National race, the racecourse said on Thursday. Peter Boddy, whose slaughterhouse was raided by the
(AP) – Authorities in Chicago are naming a drug kingpin in Mexico as the city’s Public Enemy No. 1 — a label first given to gangster Al Capone and one that hasn’t been used since Prohibition. Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman
(AP) – Syrian rebels captured most of an oil field in the energy-rich northeast on Thursday, the latest in a string of strategic conquests this week that also included a dam and the defenses around a major airport. The opposition
(AP) AP Exclusive: Documents detail Nixon, Clinton tiesBy MICHAEL R. BLOODAP Political WriterYORBA LINDA, Calif.In the final months of his life, Richard Nixon quietly advised President Bill Clinton on navigating the post-Cold War world, even offering to serve as a
(AP) As others pull back, Vegas amps up gun promotionsBy HANNAH DREIERAssociated PressLAS VEGASOne Las Vegas shooting range is selling “take a shot at love” packages that include 50 submachine gun rounds. Another is offering wedding packages in which the
(Reuters) – New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg will propose a ban on Styrofoam, the substance commonly used for take-out food containers that is almost impossible to recycle. The mayor who has already targeted fat, sugar and salt in the
Looking back at a long political career, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Wednesday lamented an increasingly bitter atmosphere in Washington, saying there was “too much meanness” on display. His comments come amid a mounting budget crisis in a deeply divided
President Barack Obama promised Wednesday a “steadfast” commitment to defend Japan under the US nuclear umbrella in the wake of North Korea’s nuclear test, the White House said. In a telephone call with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Obama “reaffirmed
Russia revealed it was supplying guns to Mali’s government, as French troops defused a massive bomb in the north of the country, the latest bid by Islamist rebels to strike back. The head of Russia’s arms export agency said it
The chief UN atomic inspector said Thursday that talks with Iran had failed again to reach a deal on agreeing enhanced inspections of Tehran’s nuclear programme, and that no new meeting had been set. He declined to comment on whether
Two days after North Korea’s nuclear test, South Korea signalled Thursday the deployment of a new cruise missile capable of a precision strike on members of Pyongyang’s high command. The defence ministry called in reporters for a special video presentation
In response to Rubio Did H2O, Obama Did Blow: Ain’t nothing funny about a president doing more coke & weed than Stacy Keach in a Cheech & Chong movie. If anything, that humanizes him, and makes him Just Like You.*
By DARLENE SUPERVILLEAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe Oscar-nominated film “Beasts of the Southern Wild” has gotten Michelle Obama’s ringing endorsement. The first lady played host Wednesday at a White House workshop for about 80 middle- and high-school students from the District of Columbia
Jim Carrey angered plenty of Second Amendment supporters when he Tweeted that their lives weren’t really worth all that much. Now, the Ace Ventura star is calling it “Karma” that gun violence is happening in a country where citizens have
Assault weapons have become the focal point of the White House’s gun control efforts in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook Elementary massacre. But each year, more Americans are murdered using knives, fists and feet, and blunt instruments. Approximately 6,220
