(AP) US wrestlers blindsided by Olympic ouster By LUKE MEREDITHAP Sports Writer Rulon Gardner’s epic upset of Russian wrestling great Alexander Karelin in 2000 remains one of the most compelling moments of the modern Olympics. Starting in 2020, youngsters looking
A Chinese-born businesswoman’s harrowing tales of gang-rape and murder in the Cultural Revolution years have come under fire from web vigilantes who accuse her of duping impressionable US readers. Ping Fu, who went on to found US technology firm Geomagic
An undocumented immigrant, a gay federal employee, victims of gun violence and Apple’s chief executive will sit Tuesday with the first lady when President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union speech. Michelle Obama will also be joined by
The 63rd Berlinale premiered Tuesday the latest film by banned Iranian director Jafar Panahi, a haunting lament about crushing state oppression and a tribute to the resilience of the creative drive. The older fugitive owns a dog, banned as pets
Andrew Breitbart didn’t hold back when describing how the mainstream media distorted the truth in order to slam conservatives. Reporters deserved every expletive the late media mogul could muster on the subject, making for some colorful, thought-provoking sound bites. Director
Two Serbian alleged members of the “Pink Panther” gang of international jewel thieves are to face trial in Switzerland for heists there, police said on Tuesday. One of the two, a 34-year-old arrested in Turkey on an international warrant, will
By JAMEY KEATENAssociated PressPARISFrance’s lower house of parliament approved a sweeping bill on Tuesday to legalize gay marriage and allow same-sex couples to adopt children, handing a major legislative victory to President Francois Hollande’s Socialists on a divisive social issue.
Sales of champagne fell by 4.4 percent in volume terms last year, but increased exports helped compensate for sagging European consumption and kept revenue flat at 4.37 billion euros ($5.86 billion), a trade association said Tuesday. The slide in annual
An expert panel on Tuesday urged Canada to leverage hundreds of billions of dollars in planned defense spending to build up its defense sector, in order to bolster its economy. In a report, the panel led by Tom Jenkins, a
By SYLVIA HUIAssociated PressLONDONBritish authorities on Tuesday raided a slaughterhouse and a meat processing company suspected of selling horsemeat labeled as beef for kebabs and burgers, shutting them down and seizing all the meat found. It was the first time
By E. EDUARDO CASTILLOAssociated PressMEXICO CITYLatin America is home to the world’s largest Roman Catholic population, but hopes that the next pope will come from the region appear faint, experts said Monday. The predominance of Europeans on the College of
By ANGUS SHAWAssociated PressHARARE, ZimbabweScientists in Zimbabwe say a fresh water crayfish brought from Australia is breeding out of control in the northern Lake Kariba, devouring the food sources of other fish and putting the nation’s entire aquatic ecosystem at
(AP) Fidel Castro describes aches and pains of agingBy PAUL HAVENAssociated PressHAVANARetired Cuban President Fidel Castro complained of a bad knee, weak eyesight and difficulty adjusting to changes in light during a lengthy interview session with state-run media published Tuesday.
Russian lawmakers on Tuesday passed on third and final reading a bill banning smoking in public places, a major pillar of a Kremlin drive to improve health in the nicotine-addicted country. In the State Duma lower house, 441 deputies voted
(AP) PASADENA, Calif.–John Kerr, the stage and film actor whose credits include the movie “South Pacific,” the thriller “The Pit and the Pendulum” and a Tony Award-winning turn in “Tea and Sympathy,” has died. He was 81. Kerr died Saturday
While President Obama prepares to tell Americans that every dollar of spending by the federal government is vital – or, more realistically, while he prepares to lie about cutting spending while actually jacking it up to record rates – Breitbart
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has said that he will not honor any requests for a “hold” on the confirmation of former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) as Secretary of Defense. That means Hagel’s vote will proceed to the Senate
The genesis of this all was that Buzzfeed actually ran an article critical of Obama. That’s a headline right there. Holy Mackerel. I could just stop this post right here and say I’ve done my duty. But it went on
While President Obama prepares to tell Americans that every dollar of spending by the federal government is vital – or, more realistically, while he prepares to lie about cutting spending while actually jacking it up to record rates – Breitbart
While President Obama prepares to tell Americans that every dollar of spending by the federal government is vital – or, more realistically, while he prepares to lie about cutting spending while actually jacking it up to record rates – Breitbart
While President Obama prepares to tell Americans that every dollar of spending by the federal government is vital – or, more realistically, while he prepares to lie about cutting spending while actually jacking it up to record rates – Breitbart
While President Obama prepares to tell Americans that every dollar of spending by the federal government is vital – or, more realistically, while he prepares to lie about cutting spending while actually jacking it up to record rates – Breitbart
On Twitter, SarahPalinUSA (Palin’s twitter feed) has a breaking report about herself: @SarahPalinUSA Hey @washingtonpost, I’m having coffee with Elvis this week. He works at the Mocha Moose in Wasilla. #suziparkerscoops #idiotmedia As Drudge says, DEVELOPING…
On Tuesday, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced that he’d be pushing for new gun control in the city of Chicago, even though it is the most heavily gun-controlled municipality in the country. Emanuel will be hosting President Obama on Friday,
via @kbdabear In response to Suzi Parker’s Playlist.
