California’s economy-crippling union strike against the two largest ports in America – the port of Los Angeles and the port of Long Beach – is now dragging on into its seventh day. Each day, the strike costs the economy $1
US casino magnate Sheldon Adelson spent $150 million, much more than previously thought, on funding Republican hopefuls in an unsuccessful bid to stop Barack Obama winning a second term, a report said Monday. Adelson, 79, whose Las Vegas Sands Corp.
Aaron Sorkin’s horrendous drama Newsroom on HBO will now be hiring Joel Johnstone to play a Mitt Romney staffer, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Sorkin’s Newsroom has already featured news anchor Will McAvoy calling the Tea Party the “American Taliban“:
(AP) Cuomo asks White House, Congress for Sandy aidBy ANDREW MIGAAssociated PressWASHINGTONNew York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is asking the Obama administration and congressional leaders for quick action in approving tens of billions of dollars to help his state recover from
After militant atheists succeeded in shutting down Santa Monica’s traditional park displays of Nativity scenes during Christmas season, the Nativity scenes will be relocated to private property. The Nativity scenes were originally located in Palisades Park, but they were removed
Schools, universities and government agencies in Tehran will be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday due to pollution, the province’s governor Morteza Tamadon said on state television. Air pollution has reached a critical level in the past few days due to
(AP) Stocks edge lower after weak manufacturing reportBy STEVE ROTHWELLAP Business WriterNEW YORKStocks edged lower on Wall Street Monday after a surprisingly weak manufacturing report heightened concern that fiscal deadlock in Washington is already hurting the economy. The Dow Jones
Rupert Murdoch put the future of his newspaper and publishing empire in the hands of a fellow Australian Monday as he set in motion the split of the media-entertainment conglomerate. Murdoch also announced the shutdown of the pioneering iPad newspaper
By KARL RITTERAssociated PressDOHA, QatarThe United States on Monday challenged China’s view of how to split the burden of curbing carbon emissions, saying the rich-poor divide in past climate agreements has no place in a future pact to fight global
By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABERAP Economics WriterWASHINGTONU.S. manufacturing shrank in November to its weakest level since July 2009, one month after the Great Recession ended. Worries about automatic tax increases in the New Year cut demand for factory orders and manufacturing
(AP) VENTURA, Calif.A suspected smuggling vessel rammed a U.S. Coast Guard chase boat during a counter-drug operation off the California coast, killing one Coast Guard member and injuring another, authorities said. Chief Petty Officer Terrell Horne III, 34, of Redondo Beach,
By ELENA BECATOROSAssociated PressATHENS, GreeceGreece revealed Monday plans to spend up to (EURO)10 billion ($13 billion) in a bond buyback program that it hopes will help stabilize its mountainous debt. The buyback is part of efforts to reform Greece’s moribund
Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel (left) speaks with Greece’s Prime Minister Antonis Samaras in October 2012 in Athens. Germany said Monday it will balance its budget two years earlier than expected as its relative resilience to the debt crisis has enabled
(AP) LONDONPalace officials say Prince William and his wife are expecting their first child. St. James Palace said Monday that the Duchess of Cambridge has a severe form of morning sickness and is currently in a London hospital. As the first
China urged North Korea on Monday not to go ahead with a plan for its second rocket launch of 2012, with Moscow saying any such move would violate restrictions imposed by the U.N. Security Council. North Korea’s state news agency
The French economy is struggling, data showed on Monday, with manufacturing still contracting in November and auto sales down by a fifth. The Purchasing Managers Index (PMI), a leading indicator compiled by the Markit research firm, put the French manufacturing
Singer Alanis Morissette will grace an Israeli concert stage tonight, a simple act which artists like Stevie Wonder have turned down in recent weeks for political reasons. The “Ironic” singer, a seven-time Grammy winner, is due to stage a concert
(Reuters) – Suspected Islamist fighters went on the rampage in northeast Nigeria overnight, killing 10 Christians with guns and machetes and burning down their houses, witnesses said on Sunday. The attack happened in a village called Chibok, in a remote
(AP) British government challenges Abu Qatada rulingLONDONThe British government is challenging a court ruling that it cannot deport to Jordan the radical Islamist cleric Abu Qatada, who has been described by prosecutors as a key al-Qaida operative in Europe. Britain’s
Pope Benedict XVI will join Twitter from December 12, with regular tweets in eight languages from the account @pontifex just in time for Christmas, the Vatican said on Monday. The account already has 2,435 followers, with numbers rising quickly immediately
(AP) Letterman up for jabs with Kennedy Center HonorsBy BRETT ZONGKERAssociated PressWASHINGTONDavid Letterman’s “stupid human tricks” and Top 10 lists are being vaulted into the ranks of cultural achievements as the late night comedian receives this year’s Kennedy Center Honors
(AP) AP IMPACT: China overtaking US as global traderBy JOE McDONALD and YOUKYUNG LEEAP Business WritersSEOUL, South KoreaShin Cheol-soo no longer sees his future in the United States. The South Korean businessman supplied components to American automakers for a decade.
Suspected members of the Islamist extremist group Boko Haram set fire to churches and border posts in northeastern Nigeria on Sunday, residents said, but it was not immediately known if there were casualties. Around 50 gunmen in cars and on
On National Public Radio last Friday, former Rep. Allen West (R-FL) explained his future role in politics. “Look,” said West, “you know, God closes a door so that he can open up greater doors. I will continue to, you know,
Keeping spirit with the millions of Americans fearful of the fiscal cliff, President Obama is slated to take part in Kennedy Center festivities today honoring celebrities including three members of Led Zeppelin. The Kennedy Center is honoring Obama flack and
