California Gov. Jerry Brown is fine with endless public expenditures of taxpayer cash. But when it comes to private donations, Brown is putting his foot down. The new University of California Berkeley chancellor, Nicholas B. Dirks, is all set to
(Reuters) – Protests by Islamists allied to President Mohamed Mursi forced Egypt’s highest court to adjourn its work indefinitely on Sunday, intensifying a conflict between some of the country’s top judges and the head of state. The Supreme Constitutional Court
President Obama is all set to punish residents of states that don’t comply with his tyrannical Obamacare program, the Department of Health and Human Services proclaimed Friday. Under Obamacare, states are asked to set up insurance exchanges. Those exchanges require
European finance ministers regroup in Brussels on Monday for two-day talks focused as much on EU-wide problems installing cross-border banking supervision as on eurozone bailouts. After a string of emergency Eurogroup gatherings that finally resulted in a deal last week
(AP) Partisan split over UN Ambassador Rice widensBy MATTHEW LEEAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe partisan political divide over the potential nomination of U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice to be secretary of state is intensifying. Republican senators say they’re deeply concerned over Rice’s statements about
(AP) Boehner tells Geithner, ‘You can’t be serious’WASHINGTONHouse Speaker John Boehner says he was “flabbergasted” when Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner (GYT’-nur) pitched the White House plan to save the nation from the “fiscal cliff.” Boehner tells “Fox News Sunday” that
Lead White House negotiator Timothy Geithner insisted Sunday there would be no deal to avert the “fiscal cliff” unless Republicans allowed tax rates on the wealthiest Americans to rise.
EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton on Sunday urged Israel to annul plans to build 3,000 new settler homes in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, saying it would be “an obstacle to peace”. Israel revealed plans to build the
Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform, predicted on Friday that an upcoming “Tea Party second wave” will “dwarf” the first wave that propelled Republicans into the majority in the House during the historic 2010 midterm elections. In an
By REEM KHALIFAAssociated PressMANAMA, BahrainJust hours after reality TV star Kim Kardashian gushed about her impressions of Bahrain, riot police fired tear gas to disperse more than 50 hardline Islamic protesters denouncing her presence in the Gulf kingdom. The clashes
By JILL LAWLESSAssociated PressLONDONThe war on terror is not an endless conflict and the U.S. is approaching a “tipping point” after which the military fight against al-Qaida will be replaced by a law enforcement and intelligence operation, the Pentagon’s top
(AP) Police: Chiefs’ Belcher accused in murder-suicideBy DAVE SKRETTAAP Sports WriterKANSAS CITY, Mo.Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher fatally shot his girlfriend Saturday, then drove to Arrowhead Stadium and committed suicide in front of his coach and general manager.Authorities did
DHD: Summit Entertainment’s Twilight Saga finale Breaking Dawn Part 2 is #1 for the third weekend in a row, the Eon Productions/MGM/Sony Pictures’ James Bond actioner Skyfall is a close #2, and Steven Spielberg’s Oscar buzzed Lincoln from DreamWorks/Fox/Disney is
(AP) Lone Chinese home destroyed; farmer accepts dealBy GILLIAN WONGAssociated PressBEIJINGAuthorities have demolished a five-story home that stood incongruously in the middle of a new main road and had become the latest symbol of resistance by Chinese homeowners against officials
(AP) Feds propose fee on health insurers in new marketBy RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVARAssociated PressWASHINGTONHealth insurance companies will have to pay to play in new health insurance markets coming under President Barack Obama’s health care law. The federal Health and Human Services
The United States must prepare for a time when it no longer is at war with Al-Qaeda and when sweeping legal powers ushered in after the September 11, 2001 attacks come to an end, the Pentagon’s top lawyer said. The
(AP) Congress looks at doing away with the $1 billBy KEVIN FREKINGAssociated PressWASHINGTONAmerican consumers have shown about as much appetite for the $1 coin as kids do their spinach. They may not know what’s best for them either. Congressional auditors
(AP) Pressure mounting on Obama over pipeline decisionBy JOSH LEDERMANAssociated PressWASHINGTONEmbarking on a second term, President Barack Obama faces mounting pressure on a decision he had put off during his re-election campaign: whether to approve the $7 billion proposed Keystone
(AP) Mitt Romney’s loss creates GOP leadership vacuumBy STEVE PEOPLESAssociated PressBOSTONMitt Romney’s shadow looms over a Republican Party in disarray. The face of the GOP for much of the last year, the failed presidential candidate has been a virtual ghost
(AP) Stevie Wonder cancels concert for Israeli groupWASHINGTONStevie Wonder is calling off a concert for a group that raises money for the Israeli military. Wonder had been scheduled to perform Dec. 6 for Friends of the Israel Defense Forces, which
Obviously emboldened by his 2012 re-election victory, President Obama has announced his opposition to a new round of even harsher sanctions on Iran, even as Iran moves steadily toward development of nuclear weapons. A bipartisan Senate measure from Robert Menendez
By TOM LoBIANCOAssociated PressINDIANAPOLISA former chief executive of National Lampoon and two co-conspirators faced possible life sentences Friday after being convicted of swindling investors out of about $200 million. U.S. District Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson was set to sentence Timothy Durham,
(AP) Kuwait election boycott shifts drama to streetsBy HUSSAIN AL-QATARIAssociated PressKUWAIT CITYThe drama of Kuwait’s parliamentary elections has nothing to do with the ballot count. It’s what may come afterward that has the country on edge as a broad coalition
Trace Adkins refuses to apologize for using an earpiece emblazoned with the Confederate flag during a national TV appearance. The burly country crooner sang during the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting special, telecast Wednesday on NBC. He used an earpiece
The reign of Kim Jong Un has now produced a stunning new discovery: a unicorn lair once rumored to be myth. According to North Korean media outlets, a unicorn home belonging to King Tongmyong has now been found by the
