(AP) – The U.N. Security Council is strongly condemning North Korea’s nuclear test and pledging further action. A press statement approved by all 15 council members at an emergency meeting Tuesday morning says the test poses “a clear threat to
(AP) Survey: Small business owners still pessimisticNEW YORKSmall business owners are starting 2013 with low expectations for the economy and their companies. That’s the finding of a survey released Tuesday by the National Federation of Independent Business. The lobbying group’s
(AP) Futures down ahead of State of the Union addressNEW YORKFutures are down in light trading ahead of President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address, where the economy will take center stage. Dow Jones industrial futures are down 4
The Pakistani Taliban have included a Briton and an American in a slideshow of fighters killed in battle that also eulogises Al-Qaeda mastermind Osama bin Laden. According to the US monitoring service SITE, the 12-minute, 56-second video was posted on
Britain on Tuesday strongly condemned North Korea’s announcement that it has staged its most powerful nuclear test yet and called for a “robust response” from the UN Security Council. Hague said the test violated several Security Council resolutions.
A series of attacks mostly targeting security forces, including a suicide car bomb at an army base, killed 11 people, officials said, updating a previous toll. In the deadliest of Monday’s incidents, a vehicle packed with explosives was detonated by
Uganda has deported a British theatre producer who last year staged a play about homosexuality, which is illegal in Uganda, the British High Commission said Tuesday. David Cecil was arrested in September on charges of disobeying orders to cancel the
Saudi Arabia on Tuesday beheaded one its nationals convicted of murder as well as a Syrian convicted of smuggling drugs into the kingdom, the interior ministry announced. The Saudi, Mohammed al-Qahtani, shot dead fellow national Mueed al-Qahtani in a fight,
US President Barack Obama said Tuesday that North Korea’s “provocative” nuclear test did not make it more secure and called for “swift” and “credible” international action in response. Obama also vowed in a written statement that Washington would remain vigilant
… it’s great! They’re obviously going for a different demographic than the one I’m in. Justin Bieber was just the host (and musical guest, I imagine). I don’t think he took his shirt off, but I imagine it was pitched
On Monday, thousands of Americans turned out to pay homage to the late Chris Kyle, the former Navy SEAL sniper famous for the performance in Iraq that earned him the nickname from his enemies, The Devil of Ramadi. Kyle was
PHILADELPHIA, PA (AP)- The Los Angeles Clippers continue to prove that they are the Los Angeles team to beat in 2013. Of course, “the other L.A. team,” the more fabled Lakers, certainly have aided the Clippers in the argument by
By HYUNG-JIN KIMAssociated PressSEOUL, South KoreaAn earthquake was detected Tuesday in North Korea just north of a site where the country has conducted nuclear tests. Neither Pyongyang nor Seoul confirmed whether the tremor resulted from a widely anticipated third nuclear
Philadelphia (AP) –Michael Vick took a significant pay cut to stay with the Philadelphia Eagles and compete for a starting job. The four-time Pro Bowl quarterback agreed Monday to a restructured three-year contract with the Eagles, just two seasons after
(AP) By THOMAS ADAMSON — PARISActor Bruce Willis has been awarded the Commander of the Arts in France for his contribution to cinema. The 57-year-old, whose latest film is “A Good Day to Die Hard,” told the Paris ceremony Monday
Some of the biggest names in Hollywood are teaming up with The Sierra Club to make sure President Barack Obama fulfills one of his biggest 2008 campaign promises – to heal the planet. The group, apparently oblivious to the green
They can’t feature 90 straight minutes of Justin Bieber singing. Has anyone watched this show lately? I have… but not really that lately. What used to be Must See is now something I forget is on. I have a bunch
The Asian American Journalists Association is asking Current TV to apologize for airing a racially charged comment against conservative pundit Michelle Malkin. The incident occurred last week on Talking Liberally with Stephanie Miller, the channel’s 9 a.m. EST weekday program.
The cycling investigation into doping continues around the world after Lance Armstrong’s admission of guilt. Italy’s Olympic Committee (CONI) said Monday it had launched a probe following newspaper allegations that retired cyclist Mario Cipollini was a client of a sports
On Monday, Prager University released its latest stellar video, “How Teachers Unions Hurt Schools,” narrated by Stanford Professor Terry Moe. Moe explains how the Obama administration’s admissions that the education system is broken contradict their pro-union stance. “Union power has
On a day that started with Joe Paterno’s son going on the air with Mike & Mike on ESPN and TV stations airing Paterno’s wife being interviewed by Katie Couric, the Associated Press is now reporting that a Penn State
(Rev. C.L. Bryant’s new film, Runaway Slave, is available now via DVD and Digital Download. The documentary finds Bryant, a former NAACP local chapter president, traveling across the country to explore how the progressive mindset has allowed blacks to trade “one
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senator Carl Levin, chairman of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, plans to seek a vote on Chuck Hagel’s nomination as President Barack Obama’s new secretary of defense during a meeting on Tuesday afternoon, the committee said
It didn’t take long for celebrities to weigh in on Pope Benedict XVI’s stunning resignation news. And while folks like Big Hollywood contributor Adam Baldwin showed respect for the departing pontiff, the Chuck actor was the exception. Here’s a sample
(AP) How Obama is wielding executive power in 2nd termBy CALVIN WOODWARD and RICHARD LARDNERAssociated PressWASHINGTONThis is what “Forward” looks like. Fast forward, even. President Barack Obama’s campaign slogan is springing to life in a surge of executive directives and
