While the left proclaims that American gun violence requires immediate gun control action, Chicago – the most heavily gun-regulated area in the country – now has a higher murder rate than it did during the halcyon days of Al Capone.
Hollywood just finished celebrating President Barack Obama’s second inauguration, but the industry is already looking ahead to 2016. A new film based on the early days of Hillary Clinton’s political career is slowly making its way through the pre-production stages.
Funnyman Jim Carrey joins a long list of celebrity liberals who think the lives of those who share a different philosophy than theirs may not be worth all that much. Just consider the hate that poured out from the Left
Despite pledging to pay millions of pounds in extra tax in Britain, Starbucks faces a battle to restore its reputation over its fiscal stance, with analysts saying the offer is “too little too late”. With 760 Starbucks outlets dotting Britain,
A ship loaded with rockets and explosives which Yemen said it had intercepted last month came from Iran and the arms were destined for Shiite rebels, a security official said on Sunday. Yemeni coast guard in coordination with the US
French warplanes bombed training and logistics centres run by Islamist extremists in northeastern Mali on Sunday, just hours after President Francois Hollande visited the country, the military said. The “major” air strikes were carried out overnight in the Tessalit area
Sporadic clashes broke out overnight between protesters demanding the resignation of Egypt’s Islamist President Mohamed Morsi and security forces outside the presidential palace, witnesses said on Sunday. There were no immediate reports of casualties from the confrontations which follow violent
Chris Kyle, former Navy SEAL and author of the New York Times bestseller American Sniper, was one of two victims killed in a shooting at a Texas gun range Saturday. According to a local news station, police have arrested a
Peterson beats Peyton Manning for MVP By BARRY WILNERAP Pro Football Writer Adrian Peterson’s sensational season following major knee surgery has earned him The Associated Press 2012 NFL Most Valuable Player Award. Earlier Saturday, Peterson won Offensive Player of the
(AP) RG3, Arians, Watt, Kuechly win AP NFL awards By BARRY WILNERAP Pro Football WriterNEW ORLEANS Robert Griffin III has an award–and a warning for the NFL. The Redskins’ Griffin beat out fellow quarterbacks Andrew Luck and Russell Wilson to
On Friday, former Senator Scott Brown (R-MA) told the Boston Herald that he will not be running in the Massachusetts special election that will be held on June 25th to replace John Kerry in the Senate. Brown’s announcement followed a
(AP) Russia marks 70th anniversary of Stalingrad battleVOLGOGRAD, RussiaThe Russian city once known as Stalingrad is marking the end of one of modern warfare’s bloodiest battles with a military parade, a concert and a visit from President Vladimir Putin. The
(AP) – A leftist militant group in Turkey has claimed responsibility for the suicide attack on the U.S. Embassy in Ankara. The outlawed Revolutionary People’s Liberation Party-Front, or DHKP-C, did so Saturday in a statement posted on a website linked
Once upon a time we had strong male role models in popular culture. In the ’30s, we had Errol Flynn. He was the swashbuckler, the heartthrob, the suave rake who swept women off their feet. One look from his eyes
By TERRY COLLINSAssociated PressSAN FRANCISCOThe social media giant Twitter acknowledged that it has become the latest victim in a number of cyber-attacks against media companies, saying hackers may have gained access to information on 250,000 of its more than 200
(AP) – The suicide bomber who struck the U.S. Embassy in Ankara spent several years in prison on terrorism charges but was released on probation after being diagnosed with a hunger strike-related brain disorder, officials said Saturday. The bomber, identified
MUNICH (Reuters) – Germany and Italy have told the United States they expect it to fulfill its obligations after the U.S. Congress blocked funding for a missile defense program involving the three countries, Germany said on Saturday. A defense bill
By GEIR MOULSON and DAVID RISINGAssociated PressMUNICHThe United States is prepared to hold direct talks with Iran in the standoff over its nuclear ambitions, Vice President Joe Biden said Saturday _ but he insisted that Tehran must show it is
By ALICIA A. CALDWELLAssociated PressWASHINGTONSecret Service Director Mark Sullivan announced his retirement Friday, bringing to a close a turbulent period for the law enforcement agency that included a South American prostitution scandal and a pair of White House gate-crashers. In
By STACY A. ANDERSONAssociated PressWASHINGTONIn the midst of talking black history with Grammy-winning singer Alicia Keys, Maya Angelou breaks out singing a hymn a cappella. The acclaimed poet and author wants to show Keys, a New Yorker, what “lining out,”
President Francois Hollande arrived in Mali on Saturday as French-led troops worked to secure the last Islamist stronghold in the north after a lightning offensive against the extremists. Hollande, whose surprise decision to intervene in Mali three weeks ago has
By LISA RATHKE and WILSON RINGAssociated PressALBURGH, Vt.It took months for anyone to discover that an eccentric man known simply as Radkin had died, crushed under a tractor-pulled horse trailer on his property on the shores of Lake Champlain in
By DERRIK J. LANGAP Entertainment WriterLOS ANGELESKerry Washington was a triple threat at the NAACP Image Awards. The star of ABC’s “Scandal” picked up a trio of trophies at the 44th annual ceremony: outstanding actress in a drama series for
The man who oversaw the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, ex-CIA director Leon Panetta, vouched for “Zero Dark Thirty,” calling it a “good movie” even though the tale of the biggest manhunt in history had to be simplified for
(AP) China poised to control strategic Pakistani portBy SEBASTIAN ABBOTAssociated PressKARACHI, PakistanChina is poised to take over operational control of a strategic deep-water Pakistani seaport that could serve as a vital economic hub for Beijing and perhaps a key military
