At least 20,000 Russians marched on Sunday through Moscow to protest a Kremlin law that banned US adoptions of Russian orphans and led to a further split in an already polarized society. The protest dubbed “the March Against Scoundrels” was
Tens of thousands are set to march in Paris on Sunday to denounce government plans to legalize same-sex marriage and adoption which have angered many Catholics and Muslims, France’s two main faiths. Leading the charge is sassy phenomenon Frigide Barjot,
A roadside bomb Sunday killed at least 14 Pakistani soldiers and injured 25 others in a lawless tribal area bordering Afghanistan, officials said. The improvised explosive device hit a military convoy in Dosali village in the troubled North Waziristan tribal
(AP) Guest lineups for the Sunday news showsWASHINGTONGuest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows: ABC’s “This Week” _ Sens. Jack Reed, D-R.I., Bob Corker, R-Tenn., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va.; former Gov. Jon Huntsman, R-Utah. ___ NBC’s “Meet the Press”
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Colin Kaepernick ran for a quarterback playoff record 181 yards and two touchdowns and threw two scoring passes to Michael Crabtree in leading the San Francisco 49ers back to the NFC championship game with a 45-31
By IRA PODELLAP Sports WriterNEW YORK NHL hockey is finally back, and this time it’s official. Nearly one week after a tentative labor deal was agreed to by the league and its players, the sides agreed to a required memorandum
(AP) WASHINGTONThe White House has ruled out minting a coin worth $1 trillion to pay the government’s bills and avoid a nasty battle with Congress over the debt ceiling. Some of President Barack Obama’s liberal allies have been promoting the coin
By DIAA HADIDAssociated PressJERUSALEMThe spiritual leader of an Israeli ultra-Orthodox political party was hospitalized after a suspected minor stroke in Jerusalem on Saturday, a development that could shake his party’s fortunes and mute one of Israel’s most influential voices. Rabbi
Dense smog shrouded Beijing on Saturday, with pollution at hazardous levels for a second day and residents advised to stay indoors, state media said. The municipal environment warning centre issued an alert advising the elderly, children, and those suffering respiratory
(AP) MEXICO CITYA dog reportedly mutilated by Mexican drug traffickers is recovering at a sanctuary for abused and abandoned dogs. Sanctuary owner Patricia Ruiz says Pay de Limon, or Lemon Pie, was fitted with prosthetic front legs last year. The Belgian
Lena Dunham, creator of the HBO sitcom “Girls,” has stated that the character she plays would view dating a black Republican the same way as dating a Nazi. The show’s second season premieres Sunday night, and Dunham’s character Hannah has
Peyton Manning’s comeback trail meets Ray Lewis’s farewell tour on Saturday when Manning’s Denver Broncos host the Baltimore Ravens in the second round of the NFL playoffs. Manning, a four-time NFL Most Valuable Player who missed all of the 2011
(AP) Sandy relief package swells aid for past disastersBy 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
(AP) Shifting landscape as Brown mulls Mass. Senate runBy STEVE PEOPLESAssociated PressBOSTONScott Brown was a little-known Republican state senator who shocked Massachusetts Democrats three years ago by winning a U.S. Senate seat in a special election that became a national
(AP) Washington state bank closes; first failure of ’13WASHINGTONU.S. regulators on Friday closed a small lender in Washington state, making it the first bank failure of 2013 following 51 closures last year. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. seized Westside Community
The US military has punished three more soldiers for sleeping with prostitutes in a sex scandal in Colombia that overshadowed President Barack Obama’s visit to a summit last year. The three US Army sergeants were found guilty of violating the
(AP) US-born Taliban fighter wins prison prayer lawsuitBy CHARLES WILSONAssociated PressINDIANAPOLISAn American convicted of fighting alongside the Taliban must be allowed to pray daily in a group with other Muslim inmates at his high-security prison in Indiana, a federal judge
By JULIE PACE and ERICA WERNERAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe video game industry, blamed by some for fostering a culture of violence, defended its practices Friday at a White House meeting exploring how to prevent horrific shootings like the recent Connecticut elementary school
The Wrap.com The motion picture and TV industry appear to be on the verge of emerging unscathed from the White House’s campaign to crack down on gun violence. The two-and-a-half-hour meeting on gun violence between Hollywood and TV industry association
Russian children whose adoptions have already been approved by courts will go to the United States despite a blanket ban on all American adoptions, a Kremlin spokesman said on Friday.
Malian government forces on Friday launched an offensive against Islamists who control the north of the country with backing from the French and other foreign military, military and political sources said. The attack was aimed at stemming advances made by
By JESSICA GRESKOAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe Social Security Administration issued an official reprimand to the employee after months of flatulence problems, but the agency says it has since retracted the rebuke. The reprimand letter runs four pages and is dated Dec. 10.
Ben Affleck will be the first one to say all the events depicted in “Argo,” the story of a successful rescue of six Americans in Iran back in 1980, aren’t precisely true to life. Hollywood routinely employs creative license in
By LAWRENCE MESSINA and JOHN RABYAssociated PressCHARLESTON, W.Va.U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller, who came to West Virginia as a young man from one of the world’s richest families to work on antipoverty programs and remained in the state to build a
(AP) Biden seeks video game industry input on gunsBy JULIE PACE and ERICA WERNERAssociated PressWASHINGTONLooking for broader remedies to gun violence, Vice President Joe Biden is reaching out to the video game industry for ideas as the White House seeks
