(AFP) – Vietnamese authorities have deported an American pro-democracy activist after detaining him for nine months on charges of attempting to overthrow the state, state media reported Wednesday. Nguyen Quoc Quan, who is of Vietnamese origin and is a member
(AP) HONOLULU–The actor best known for playing the TV character Gomer Pyle in the 1960s has married his male partner of 38 years. Hawaii News Now (http://bit.ly/14tFM3U) reports Jim Nabors and his partner, Stan Cadwallader, traveled from their Honolulu home
(AP) MOSCOW–Footage of feminist rockers Pussy Riot’s irreverent protest against President Vladimir Putin in Moscow’s main cathedral last year has been banned in Russia and must be removed from the country’s Internet. Moscow City Court on Wednesday rejected band member
(AP) Former Ill. Gov. Ryan to be released from prisonBy MICHAEL TARM and SOPHIA TAREENAssociated PressCHICAGOGeorge Ryan on Wednesday will become the latest former Illinois governor to go through a prison door. This time, he’s headed out. Ryan is being
(AP) GOP lawmakers see automatic cuts as leverageBy ANDREW TAYLORAssociated PressWASHINGTONDriven by frustration over deficits and debt, Republican conservatives are pushing a politically risky move to permit painfully large automatic spending cuts to strike the Pentagon and domestic programs alike
My friend @rdbrewer4 sent this to me — it’s very funny and cute. But it’s also sort of interesting. It seems funny because two dogs are using tech to do little else but howl out “I’m here. Are you here?
Hunter fires family members from NBA players union By BRIAN MAHONEYAP Basketball WriterNEW YORK Executive director Billy Hunter has fired his daughter and daughter-in-law from the NBA players’ association, less than two weeks after a review criticized his hiring practices.
Is flag football ahead for NFL? By BARRY WILNERAP Pro Football WriterNEW ORLEANS Players on both Super Bowl teams say they are confused about when a hit is legal by NFL standards. Rules designed to make the game safer are
(AP) Senate confirms Kerry nomination for State Dept.By DONNA CASSATAAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe Senate has confirmed Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry as the next secretary of state. The vote was 94-3. Once sworn-in, Kerry will replace Hillary Rodham Clinton, who is stepping down
(AP) MADISON, Wis.–Kid Rock says his new partnership with Harley-Davidson is a dream deal, and as the owner of multiple Harley bikes, he didn’t feel like he was compromising his integrity or risking a backlash from fans. The Milwaukee-based motorcycle
Celebrity newswoman Barbara Walters, who was hospitalized earlier this month after falling and injuring her head, is recovering from chicken pox, her co-host Whoopi Goldberg said Monday on “The View” talk show. Goldberg said Walters, 83, who is in a
(AP) Washington casts wary eye at Muslim BrotherhoodBy LARA JAKESAP National Security WriterWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama begins his second term straining to maintain a good relationship with Egypt, an important U.S. ally whose president is a conservative Islamist walking a fine
(AP) Senate panel to vote on Kerry nomination TuesdayBy DONNA CASSATAAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe Senate Foreign Relations Committee is scheduled to vote Tuesday on President Barack Obama’s nomination of Sen. John Kerry to be the next secretary of state. If approved, the
US authorities censored part of a preliminary hearing Monday at a Guantanamo military tribunal that touched on CIA secret prisons where suspected 9/11 plotters say they were tortured. Reporters watched the proceedings against the five 9/11 suspects at the US
London is considering sending about 200 non-combat troops to help the military operation against Islamist militants in Mali, with a decision expected within days, media reports said Tuesday. This would likely include a small number deployed to Mali itself, as
After months of rancorous debate that has split France down the middle, proposals to allow gay couples to marry and adopt children finally go before parliament on Tuesday. Recent weeks have seen hundreds of thousands of people taking to the
A US government auditor has blasted the Treasury for approving high levels of executive pay at firms it bailed out in the financial crisis. The Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program said that in 2012 the Treasury
At least six people were killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up amongst a group of security officials outside the Somali prime minister’s office on Tuesday, army officials said. It is believed that many of those killed or wounded
A Zimbabwean man was recently robbed of his dreadlocks at a South African night club to feed a growing demand for human hair extensions, a local paper reported Tuesday. The Times said Mutsa Madonko had his long locks that he
Mere hours after Breitbart News published an excerpt from an interview with Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) in which he speculated that President Barack Obama would “prefer a different kind of constitution,” one with a Bill of Rights based on the South
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(AFP) – Taiwan urged the United States Monday to honour an agreement to supply submarines to replace its current elderly fleet, as a US congressional group visited the island to evaluate defence needs. President Ma Ying-jeou voiced the desire while
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden are scheduled to meet with police chiefs from three U.S. communities scarred by mass shootings last year to talk about the administration’s push to reduce gun violence, a White
Egypt’s main opposition will meet Monday to consider its response to President Mohamed Morsi’s call for a national dialogue aimed at ending the crisis gripping the country, an opposition member told AFP. Egypt plunged into a new crisis after the
Japanese premier Shinzo Abe pledged on Monday he would not keep stimulus spending “forever” in a policy speech ahead of a budget that will raise more in taxes than it does from borrowing. Abe’s plan to overturn four years in
