(AP) Puerto Rico vote endorses statehood with asteriskBy BEN FOX and DANICA COTOAssociated PressSAN JUAN, Puerto RicoPuerto Ricans have supported U.S. statehood in a vote that jubilant members of the pro-statehood party say is the strongest sign yet that the
By HOLBROOK MOHRAssociated PressJACKSON, Miss.A protest at the University of Mississippi against the re-election of President Barack Obama grew into crowd of about 400 people with shouted racial slurs as rumors of a riot spread on social media. Two people
Afghan President Hamid Karzai Wednesday congratulated US President Barack Obama on his re-election, saying he hoped it would lead to an expansion of relations between the two countries. The US has some 68,000 troops in Afghanistan helping Karzai’s government fight
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Wednesday described re-elected US President Barack Obama as a “wolf in sheep’s clothing” and said he expected his government to continue attacking the anti-secrecy website. Speaking to AFP by telephone from Ecuador’s London embassy, where
“They Live” was about more than just a gum-chewing hero and a horde of aliens gussied up as your friends and neighbors. The 1988 sci-fi film, a clunky classic from director John Carpenter, railed against media manipulation and consumer excess.
(AP) Calif. man behind anti-Muslim film gets prisonBy GREG RISLINGAssociated PressLOS ANGELESThe California man behind an anti-Muslim film that roiled the Middle East was sentenced Wednesday to a year in prison for violating his probation stemming from a 2010 bank
Andrew Klavan isn’t interested in bemoaning last night’s electoral results. He wants conservatives to act to make sure Nov. 6 doesn’t repeat itself any time soon. Toward that end, he’s penned an essay on the critical role Hollywood plays in
By GREG RISLINGAssociated PressLOS ANGELESA California man who was behind an anti-Muslim film that led to violence in the Middle East has been sentenced to one year in prison for violating probation stemming from a 2010 bank fraud conviction. Fifty-five-year-old
The Material Girl took her Obama worship to new heights last night during a Pittsburgh concert appearance, sending people who paid hundreds to see her heading for the exits. Madonna started the night off on the wrong note when she
Beyonce and her husband, hip hop star Jay-Z, have more in common than just their singing careers. Earlier this week, Jay-Z swapped in the word “Mitt” for “bitch” in a live rendition of his hit song “99 Problems.” Not to
By JAKE COYLEAP Entertainment WriterNEW YORKIf you just looked at the cast and crew of “Skyfall,” you could easily confuse the assembled talent for a prestige costume drama. Director Sam Mendes, actors Judi Dench, Javier Bardem and Ralph Fiennes, and
(AP) Donald Trump deletes parts of Twitter tiradeBy DERRIK J. LANGAP Entertainment WriterLOS ANGELESDonald Trump has deleted some of the Twitter tirade he posted following President Barack Obama’s re-election, and added new critiques of NBC’s Brian Williams. Trump began tweeting
The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost nearly 250 points in the first hour of trading on Wednesday morning, the day after President Barack Obama won re-election to a second term in office. News of poor economic forecasts in Europe also
(AP) Democrats maintain control of SenateBy DONNA CASSATAAssociated PressWASHINGTONDemocrats secured a majority in the Senate on Tuesday, snatching Republican-held seats in Massachusetts and Indiana and turning back fierce, expensive challenges in Virginia, Ohio, Wisconsin and Connecticut to maintain the control
DENVER (Reuters) – Colorado on Tuesday became the first state to legalize the possession and sale of marijuana for recreational use, in defiance of federal law. A similar measure in Washington state also appeared headed for voter approval. A third
(AP) Gay marriage, marijuana backed in historic votesBy DAVID CRARYAP National WriterAltering the course of U.S social policy, Maine and Maryland became the first states to approve same-sex marriage by popular vote, while Washington state and Colorado set up a
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – Rising Republican star Mia Love, who would have become the first black Republican woman elected to Congress, was defeated in Utah on Tuesday by a moderate Democrat known for crossing party lines. Six-time Democratic incumbent
Egypt’s Islamist President Mohamed Morsi on Wednesday hailed his US counterpart Barack Obama re-election and said he hoped it would strengthen the “friendship” between their two countries. Morsi hoped for a “strengthening of the friendship between the two countries to
World leaders on Wednesday hailed President Barack Obama’s sweeping re-election, with allies pledging to deepen cooperation with the United States on fighting the world economic slump and maintaining security across the globe. Congratulations poured in from across the world, including
By FRED LIEFAP Sports WriterBig-spending former wrestling executive Linda McMahon was smacked down again in her bid for a U.S. Senate seat Tuesday, losing on a night when sports and politics met in the same arena. McMahon, a Republican who
By FRAZIER MOOREAP Television WriterNEW YORKDiane Sawyer’s Election Night performance left some viewers asking if she had begun celebrating Tuesday’s election a bit early. Co-anchoring ABC News’ coverage, the veteran journalist struck a different manner from her practiced, straight-news-delivering style.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – MSNBC projected that Republican Representative Jeff Flake won the U.S. Senate seat for Arizona in Tuesday’s election. Read the rest of the story here.
(AP) WASHINGTONRepublican Dean Heller wins Senate seat in Nevada.
CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. Representative Jesse Jackson Jr., who was diagnosed with bipolar disorder earlier this year and has made no public appearances since early this summer, easily won re-election to his Chicago-area district Tuesday. ackson, a Democrat who has
By ALAN FRAMAssociated PressWASHINGTONRepublicans had renewed control of the House within their grasp early Wednesday as the two parties traded gains from the Eastern seaboard to the Southwest. Shortly past midnight in the East, Democrats had knocked off nine GOP
