VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI announced Monday that he would resign on Feb. 28 because he was simply too infirm to carry on — the first pontiff to do so in nearly 600 years. The decision sets the
(AP) Grammy Awards voters spread the love all aroundBy CHRIS TALBOTTAP Music WriterLOS ANGELESMumford & Sons wrapped up a completely unpredictable Grammy Awards with perhaps the most surprising win of the night, taking home album of the year for “Babel.”
We have a sneaking suspicion who wrote this weekend’s Saturday Night Live sketch involving a teen pop sensation and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. SNL head writer Seth Meyers recently waxed poetic about that “sexy” Secretary in the pages
Boston (AP) — Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski watched as all three teams ahead of the Blue Devils in The Associated Press Top 25 lost this week. Then he came to Chestnut Hill and nearly joined them. “Nothing about today was
(AFP) Beach Boy founder Brian Wilson won a Grammy on Sunday, but said the iconic 60s band would probably not get back together, after last year’s 50th anniversary reunion. “I doubt it, no, I don’t think so,” the frail-looking veteran
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER and TERRY TANG (AP) LOS ANGELES–Three people have been killed in a pre-dawn helicopter crash in a rural area of northern Los Angeles County while filming for a reality TV show. Los Angeles County Fire dispatcher Robert
By CHRIS TALBOTTAP Music WriterLOS ANGELES Everybody’s thinkin’ about Frank Ocean – but his main competition Kanye West and Jay-Z took home two early Grammy Awards. They won best rap song and best rap performance in the pre-telecast awards Sunday
By JILL LAWLESSAssociated PressLONDONIran-hostage drama “Argo” continued its journey from awards-season outsider to favorite Sunday, winning three prizes, including best-picture, at the British Academy Film Awards. Ben Affleck was named best director for the based-on-reality story of a longshot plan
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — A report commissioned by Joe Paterno’s family says the late coach did nothing wrong in his handling of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal and portrays Paterno as the victim of a “rush to
(AP) ‘Identity Thief’ swipes No. 1 spot with $36.6MBy DAVID GERMAINAP Movie WriterLOS ANGELES The comedy starring Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy debuted at No. 1 with a $36.6 million opening weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday. The previous weekend’s
Dr. Ben Carson thrilled the nation with his plain talk about political correctness, tax reform, and health insurance at the National Prayer Breakfast on Feb. 7. President Barack Obama, seated a few feet away, did not seem impressed–and neither were
(AP) Tunisia: Pressure grows on Islamists to end crisisTUNIS, TunisiaCalm is returning to the streets of Tunisia’s capital, even as pressure is growing on the governing Islamists to find a solution to the country’s biggest crisis since it set off
(AP) New US commander takes the helm in AfghanistanBy PATRICK QUINNAssociated PressKABUL, AfghanistanMarine Gen. Joseph Dunford took over Sunday as the new and probably last commander of all U.S. and international forces in Afghanistan. The American-led NATO coalition is entering
Four Chinese ships were spotted on Sunday in disputed East China Sea waters, Japanese officials said, as Tokyo considered disclosing video footage and pictures as evidence of a Chinese frigate’s alleged radar-lock incident. For the first time after Tokyo made
Armed men killed three Chinese doctors in a pre-dawn attack Sunday in Nigeria’s volatile northeastern town of Potiskum, police said. Residents said the Chinese were employees of the state ministry of health and had been in the volatile city for
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — The Miami Hurricanes played so well Saturday they earned a standing ovation from LeBron James and Dwyane Wade. With the Heat stars watching from the front row, the eighth-ranked Hurricanes put on another show at
As rogue former Los Angeles Police Department police officer Christopher Dorner remains at large after allegedly shooting five people and killing three, including a police officer, LAPD Chief Charlie Beck announced Saturday that the force would re-open an investigation into
CNN’s having a hell of a couple of weeks, huh? CNN Reporter Deb Feyerick: Is the approaching asteroid caused by global warming? We, as a society, are degenerating. How is this any different from primitive tribesmen blaming every dead bird
(AP) – Syrian troops backed by warplanes battled rebels for control of a key highway in Damascus Saturday, a day after opposition forces cut the strategic artery as part of what they say are efforts to lay the groundwork for
(AP) Wisconsin beats No. 3 Michigan 65-62 in OT MADISON, Wis. Michigan’s Tim Hardaway Jr. hit an apparent game-winner for Michigan with three seconds left in regulation. That still left time for Wisconsin to get the ball to midcourt to
(AFP) – In a first, the Mars rover Curiosity has penetrated a rock on the Red Planet and collected a sample from its interior, the US space agency announced Saturday. Using a drill at the end of its robotic arm,
He weighed in on another local crime with racial implications, in order to say if he had a son he’d look like Trayvon Martin. So will he be counseling people that they shouldn’t make a hero out of a serial
(AFP) – A 7.0 magnitude quake shook southern Colombia Saturday and was felt as far away as Quito, Ecuador, authorities said. The quake, occurring at a depth of 129 kilometers (80 miles) at 1416 GMT, was located 11 kilometers (7
(AP) – A behemoth storm packing hurricane-force wind gusts and blizzard conditions swept through the Northeast overnight, where more than 650,000 homes and businesses in the densely populated region lost power, roads were impassable and New Englanders awoke Saturday to
(AP) – All that was left were footprints leading away from Christopher Dorner’s burned-out pickup truck, and enormous, snow-covered mountains where he could be hiding among hundreds of cabins, deep canyons and dense woods. More than 100 officers, including SWAT
