By MURRAY EVANSAssociated PressOKLAHOMA CITYKevin Durant scored 30 points, Russell Westbrook returned from a cut above his eye to finish with 24 points, nine assists and seven rebounds and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Phoenix Suns 114-96 on Monday
By JOHN WAWROWAP Sports WriterORCHARD PARK, N.Y.Chan Gailey didn’t work out after three losing seasons, leaving the Buffalo Bills looking for their fifth head coach since 2001. The Bills fired Gailey on Monday after he failed to deliver on his
By JOHN ERFORTAssociated PressEL PASO, TexasSouthern California was ranked No. 1 at the beginning of the season, and Matt Barkley was a strong contender for the Heisman Trophy. The year ended with Barkley on the sideline as the Trojans lost
By CHARLES ODUMAP Sports WriterATLANTAChandler Catanzaro was not about to let a blocked extra point earlier in the game get in the way of his last-second, game-winning field goal. Catanzaro kicked a 37-yard field goal as time expired to give
(AP) ST. LOUISCory Remekun took advantage of a rare opportunity Monday night. Remekun, known mostly for his defensive prowess, scored a career-high 15 points and Cody Ellis added 13 to lead Saint Louis to a 60-46 win over No. 20 New
Serena Williams stamped her authority on the Brisbane International on Tuesday when she crushed Frenchwoman Alize Cornet 6-2, 6-2. On a day that saw second seed Maria Sharapova withdraw with an injured collarbone and fifth and sixth seeds Sara Errani
By MARY CLARE JALONICKAssociated PressWASHINGTONWhite House and congressional bargainers have agreed to prevent milk price increases as part of their compromise to avert the “fiscal cliff.” Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow says negotiators have agreed to extend portions of
By FOSTER KLUG and SAM KIMAssociated PressSEOUL, South KoreaNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday called for improving the economy and living standards of his impoverished nation with the same urgency that scientists showed in successfully testing a long-range
Just when you thought Occupy was dead, it leaps back to life … in the Rose Parade. Today’s world-famous Pasadena Rose Parade is designed to give millions joy. But today’s parade will feature a float from Occupy Los Angeles, complete
On December 22, the Journal News in upstate New York published an online map complete with the addresses and names of all those who had permits to own handguns in Westchester and Rockland counties – a targeting effort aimed at
(AP) ‘Rings’ trilogy sound editor Hopkins dies in NZWELLINGTON, New ZealandOscar-winning sound editor Mike Hopkins, who worked on the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy and other Peter Jackson films, has died in a rafting accident in New Zealand. He was
Even as the United States makes overtures toward legitimizing terrorist group Hamas – failing to protest visits to the Gaza Strip from international leaders was the first step in that legitimization during the recent Gaza rocket war – Hamas’ Prime
Late Sunday evening, Federal Judge Lawrence Zatkoff of Michigan ruled that Domino’s Pizza would not have to provide contraceptives or abortion services to his employees under Obamacare. Zatkoff wrote that the founder of Domino’s, Thomas Monaghan, had “shown that abiding
Egypt’s state prosecutor ordered on Tuesday an investigation into a claim that popular satirical show host Bassem Yousef insulted President Mohamed Morsi, a judicial source said. On his show Al-Barnameg (The Programme), Youssef, dubbed the Egyptian Jon Stewart, had poked
Last year, the Honywood Community Science School in Coggeshall, Essex, had a brilliant idea to help student learning: hand out free iPad2 tablets. So, at massive cost to the British taxpayer, they fulfilled their vision, giving iPad2s to 1,200 students.
Syrians woke up to air strikes near Damascus on New Year’s Day as Aleppo airport was closed after repeated rebel attacks, casting doubts on diplomatic drives to end the 21-month conflict. The violence came a day after activists reported finding
(AP) Gunmen kill 5 female teachers in PakistanBy RIAZ KHANAssociated PressPESHAWAR, PakistanGunmen in northwest Pakistan killed five female teachers and two aid workers on Tuesday in an ambush on a van carrying workers home from their jobs at a community
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The State Department made a “grievous mistake” in keeping the U.S. mission in Benghazi open despite inadequate security and increasingly alarming threat assessments in the weeks before a deadly attack by militants, a Senate committee said on
Yesterday, Charlie Sheen dropped a slur against gays at the opening of a bar in Cabo San Lucas; the opening was also attended by Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, who was not too busy with his city’s massive budget deficit
(AP) Details of Senate bill averting ‘fiscal cliff’By The Associated PressHighlights of a bill approved Tuesday by the Senate aimed at averting wide tax increases and budget cuts scheduled to take effect in the new year. The measure would raise
(AP) Bill to avert fiscal cliff heads to HouseBy ANDREW TAYLORAssociated PressWASHINGTONLegislation to negate a fiscal cliff of across-the-board tax increases and sweeping spending cuts to the Pentagon and other government agencies is headed to the GOP-dominated House after bipartisan,
By ROB MAADDIAP Pro Football WriterPHILADELPHIAAndy Reid stuck around after he was fired by the Philadelphia Eagles, meeting with players, encouraging staff and shaking hands with the man who let him go. After 14 years, Reid found it hard to
By The Associated Press Quite a day for NFL sacks. Seven coaches and five general managers were fired Monday in a flurry of pink slips that were delivered the day after the regular-season ended. There could be more, but so
Note From Senior Management: Andrew Breitbart’s earliest vision of Breitbart News Network included Breitbart Sports. Part of the reason is that he was a fan of all sports–and by all sports, we mean National League baseball. But Andrew was more
By DERRIK J. LANGAP Entertainment WriterLOS ANGELESOscar voters will have an extra day to cast their ballots. The motion picture academy says it’s extending the deadline for members to vote for the Academy Awards to Jan. 4, following criticism of
