When the NRA called for armed guards to be stationed at schools nationwide in the wake of the massacre in a Connecticut school late last year, the media and liberals alike erupted in laughter. It’s too expensive, they cried. They
Adam Carolla hardly seems the professorial type. The podcast king doesn’t smoke a pipe, wear patches on the elbows of his sports jackets or extol the virtues of socialism. Still, Carolla’s life story offers plenty of lessons for his fellow
Islamist forces based in northern Mali vowed Monday to avenge France’s fierce military offensive against them on French soil. Asked where they would strike, Abou Dardar told AFP by telephone: “Everywhere. In Bamako, in Africa and in Europe.” Authorities in
Iran is on track to be able to produce material for at least one nuclear bomb by mid-2014 as sanctions hit its economy but fail to stop the atomic program, a US think tank said Monday. The Institute for Science
(AP) Boy convicted of killing white supremacist fatherBy GREG RISLINGAssociated PressRIVERSIDE, Calif.A boy who was only 10 when he fatally shot his white supremacist father was convicted Monday of second-degree murder by a judge who said the child knew what
(AP) Ex-President George H.W. Bush leaves the hospitalBy MICHAEL GRACZYKAssociated PressHOUSTONFormer President George H.W. Bush was released from a Houston hospital and went home Monday after spending nearly two months being treated for a bronchitis-related cough and other health issues,
Actor Jon Finch, known to movie goers for his performances in films like “Frenzy” and “The Tragedy of Macbeth,” is dead at the age of 71. His body was discovered in his home in Hastings “after friends and family became
President Barack Obama warned Congress on Monday that a refusal to raise the U.S. debt ceiling next month would trigger economic chaos. Obama, at a news conference, said the U.S. economy was poised for a good year as long as
(AP) Coroner releases new report on Natalie Wood deathBy ANTHONY McCARTNEYAP Entertainment WriterLOS ANGELESA new report shows coroner’s officials amended Natalie Wood’s death certificate based on unanswered questions about bruises on her upper body. Los Angeles coroner’s officials state in
(AP) Toyota retakes global auto sales crown from GMBy TOM KRISHERAP Auto WriterDETROITToyota has dethroned General Motors as the world’s top-selling automaker. The Japanese company sold 9.7 million cars and trucks worldwide in 2012, although it’s still counting. GM sold
(AP) Vote set to name Conn. school for slain teacherSTRATFORD, Conn.A proposal to name a school after a teacher killed in the Newtown, Conn., school shootings is set to go before a town council. Stratford Mayor John Harkins is recommending
Good news: Robin Roberts made a live appearance on ” Good Morning America” today, announcing plans to return to the show. “I’m coming home,” Roberts said in a live interview from her New York City apartment. “We’re talking now a
(AP) NRA says Congress will not pass weapons banBy EILEEN SULLIVANAssociated PressWASHINGTONAs Vice President Joe Biden finalizes a package of recommendations for the president to curb gun violence, the National Rifle Association predicted that Congress is likely to block any
(AP) ‘Argo,’ ‘Les Miserables’ win best-pic GlobesBy DAVID GERMAINAP Movie WriterBEVERLY HILLS, Calif. “Argo” is in big with the Golden Globes, but not so much with the Academy Awards. “Lincoln” is sitting pretty with the Oscars but was mostly left
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler used their Golden Globes co-hosting gig to fire off a torture joke tied to “Zero Dark Thirty,” the film enraging liberals for depicting enhanced interrogation. Only the joke wasn’t aimed at the usual suspects –
The Houston Texans and the New England Patriots will battle for a spot in the AFC championship game on Sunday as the two teams meet again in Foxborough, Massachusetts. By: The Associated Press FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Vince Wilfork was a
A socially conservative group wants the state of Utah to stop supporting the Sundance Film Festival, citing its “obscene” films in its 2013 lineup. The Sutherland Institute called out Sundance-approved films like “Lovelace,” a biopic of porn actress Linda Lovelace,
By DERRIK J. LANGAP Entertainment WriterLOS ANGELES “Zero Dark Thirty” hunted down the top spot at the box office — and easily won it. Sony Pictures’ Osama bin Laden raid drama nabbed first place with $24 million in its first
(AP) Critics complain Sandy aid tied to other projectsBy ANDREW MIGAAssociated PressWASHINGTONConservatives and watchdog groups are mounting a “not-so-fast” campaign against a $50.7 billion Superstorm Sandy aid package that Northeastern governors and lawmakers hope to push through the House this
As hundreds of thousands of Americans crowd the National Mall for President Barack Obama’s second inauguration on January 21, the best seats will already be filled — sold for a hefty price. Obama limited individual donations to $50,000 for his
By DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIPAssociated PressSEATTLEThe auction for the beleaguered Tully’s Coffee chain concluded Friday in federal bankruptcy court, with a judge approving the sale to an ownership group led by actor Patrick Dempsey. Dempsey — dubbed “McDreamy” in the hospital
International action star Jackie Chan conquered the U.S. market with his 1995 film “Rumble in the Bronx.” Now, the actor isn’t holding back from saying what he really thinks about America. Chan dished about global politics in a recent interview,
A woman stabbed to death an American man who worked at the US consulate in South Africa in the early hours of Sunday, police said. A guard at a residential complex in upmarket Johannesburg suburb Illovo heard a woman screaming
(AP) Egypt court grants Mubarak appeal, orders retrialBy HAMZA HENDAWIAssociated PressCAIROA Cairo court on Sunday granted Hosni Mubarak’s appeal of his life sentence, ordering a retrial of the ousted Egyptian president convicted of failing to prevent the killing of hundreds
(AP) 6 arrested in new rape of a bus passenger in IndiaBy ASHOK SHARMAAssociated PressNEW DELHIPolice said Sunday they have arrested six suspects in another gang rape of a bus passenger in India, four weeks after a brutal attack on
