Egypt’s main Islamist parties, including President Mohamed Morsi’s Muslim Brotherhood, rejected on Saturday opposition demands to delay a December 15 referendum on a new constitution they helped draft. The coalition of 13 parties “insist that the referendum on the constitution
By SARAH EL DEEBAssociated PressCAIROEgypt’s military warned Saturday of `disastrous consequences’ if the crisis that sent tens of thousands of protesters back into the streets is not resolved, signaling the army’s return to an increasingly polarized and violent political scene.
(AP) USDA chief: Rural America becoming less relevantBy MARY CLARE JALONICKAssociated PressWASHINGTONAgriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has some harsh words for rural America: It’s “becoming less and less relevant,” he says. A month after an election that Democrats won even as
(AP) Apple to produce line of Macs in the US next yearBy BREE FOWLER and PETER SVENSSONAssociated PressNEW YORKApple CEO Tim Cook says the company will move production of one of its existing lines of Mac computers from China to
(AP) US consumer borrowing rises to record $2.75TBy MARTIN CRUTSINGERAP Economics WriterWASHINGTONAmericans swiped their credit cards more often in October and borrowed more to attend school and buy cars. The increases drove U.S. consumer debt to an all-time high. The
(AP) Ex-Fla. Gov. Crist tweets he’s joining DemocratsBy GARY FINEOUTAssociated PressTALLAHASSEE, Fla.Former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, who was elected the state’s chief executive as a Republican and then ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate as an independent, announced on Twitter
(AP) Academy Award maker plans layoffs in ChicagoCHICAGOThe company that makes the gold-plated Oscar statues will lay off almost 100 employees in the process of being bought out. But some workers could be rehired, it said, and the one-of-a-kind awards
(AP) Obama request for Sandy aid could face hurdlesBy ANDREW TAYLORAssociated PressWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama’s proposal for $60.4 billion in federal aid for states hit by Superstorm Sandy adds a huge new item to an end-of-year congressional agenda already packed with
(AP) Democrats want jobless benefits in `cliff’ dealBy SAM HANANELAssociated PressWASHINGTONHovering in the background of the “fiscal cliff” debate is the prospect of 2 million people losing their unemployment benefits four days after Christmas. Emergency jobless benefits for about 2.1
(AP) MEXICO CITYMexican Treasury Secretary Luis Videgaray estimates the country’s economy will increase 3.5 percent next year, slightly less than the almost 4 percent growth in 2012. He expects inflation to run at 3 percent. Videgaray presented Congress on Friday with
By KARL RITTER and MICHAEL CASEYAssociated PressDOHA, QatarBleary-eyed negotiators from nearly 200 countries haggled through the night over new draft agreements on emissions cuts by rich countries and aid for poor as United Nations climate talks spilled into Saturday. The
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will soon testify before US lawmakers at an open-door hearing about the deadly September attack on the US mission in Benghazi, Libya, a top lawmaker said. Clinton will appear before the House Committee on Foreign
(AP) Academy Award maker plans layoffs in ChicagoCHICAGOThe company that makes the gold-plated Oscar statues will lay off almost 100 employees in the process of being bought out. But some workers could be rehired, it said, and the one-of-a-kind awards
Turns out Michael Moore isn’t the only Hollywood denizen digging in over Michigan’s new Right-to-Work effort. SAG-AFTRA, Hollywood’s biggest union, is declaring war against the proposal which would make union dues voluntary and generally weaken unions as a whole. If
(AP) WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama will attend a charity concert where PSY is scheduled to perform after reports that the South Korean rapper participated in anti-American protests several years ago. A spokesman says Friday that the Obama family will
Speaker John Boehner said today that tax rates might be on the table in the fiscal cliff negotiations. “There are a lot of things that are possible to come from revenue, if the president seizes the opportunity,” said Boehner, asked
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, prospective 2016 candidate, is already moving to the right in an attempt to garner more support from the conservative base. Speaking with Time magazine, he was asked, “Is there a center? And if so, can
For the first time, the Obama administration is showing some flexibility by deploying Vice President Joe Biden to explain to the media that raising rates on top earners to Clinton rates would not be an unbreakable precondition for negotiations over
Corporate CEOs looking to curry favor with the ascendant Obama administration are speaking out, claiming that raising taxes on the top two percent of income earners won’t hurt the economy. At an event at the National Press Club organized by
(AP) Boehner: No progress in fiscal cliff talksBy ANDREW TAYLORAssociated PressWASHINGTONHouse Speaker John Boehner said Friday there has been no progress in negotiations to avert a “fiscal cliff” combination of automatic tax increases and spending cuts in January and called
Britain will announce plans next week to allow gay marriages in churches and other religious buildings, officials said Friday, although Prime Minister David Cameron insisted no faith group would be forced to hold them. Culture Secretary Maria Miller will unveil
(AP) SC Gov. Haley shuts door on Colbert for US SenateCOLUMBIA, S.C.South Carolina’s governor appears to have closed the door on appointing Stephen Colbert to the U.S. Senate, all because the comedian didn’t know the state drink was milk. During
By IBRAHIM BARZAK and MOHAMMED DARAGHMEHAssociated PressRAFAH, Gaza StripThe exiled Hamas chief broke into tears Friday as he arrived in the Gaza Strip for his first-ever visit, a landmark trip reflecting his militant group’s growing international acceptance and its defiance
By SARAH EL DEEBAssociated PressCAIROTens of thousands of Egyptian protesters push past barbed wire fences installed by the army and march on the presidential palace, calling for President Mohammed Morsi to “leave” a day after they say he offered no
Michael Moore only hearts democracy when it adheres to his strict, far-left worldview. Moore lost his cool anew over Michigan GOP members passing “right-to-work” legislation in his home state, sending union backers into a frenzy. Now, he’s letting loose on
