Republican nominee Mitt Romney chided President Barack Obama Saturday for calling on Americans to vote for “revenge” as the battle for the White House raced to an ill tempered climax. Three days before voters chose between giving Obama a second
(AP) TRENTON, N.J.Motorists in 12 northern New Jersey counties will be allowed to buy gasoline just every other day under an order by Gov. Chris Christie. Gas lines were long at some gas stations Saturday morning with motorists trying to make
(AP) BERLINGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel says Europe’s sovereign debt crisis will last at least five more years. Merkel says the continent is on the right path to overcome the crisis but “whoever thinks this can be fixed in one or two
Israel lodged a complaint with United Nations monitors on Saturday after three Syrian tanks entered the demilitarised Golan Heights zone that separates the two countries, a military spokeswoman said. The spokeswoman told AFP the incident occurred on Saturday morning, at
By LAUREN E. BOHNAssociated PressSAFED, IsraelMoshe Rute survived the Holocaust by hiding in a barn full of chickens. He nearly lost the use of his hands after a stroke two years ago. He became debilitated by recurring nightmares of his
In the remote Jinggang mountains, China’s future communist elite are being trained in Mao Zedong’s former guerrilla base, an effort to buttress the revolutionary roots of a regime striving to maintain its legitimacy. The Communist Party’s embrace of state-directed capitalism
An investigation into the sinking of a South Korean trawler southeast of New Zealand with the loss of 22 lives two years ago has found the captain and crew to blame. The Insung I sank on December 13, 2010, in
By AUDREY McAVOYAssociated PressHONOLULUThe U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing the Senor Frog’s bar and restaurant chain, saying its CEO, other high level executives and managers sexually harassed female employees at its now-closed Waikiki location. The complaint accuses male
This weekend’s “SEAL Team Six: The Raid on Osama bin Laden” broadcast on the National Geographic channel, producer Harvey Weinstein’s Hail Mary pass to remind voters of President Barack Obama’s one unabashed triumph, doesn’t tell the whole story. The America
(AP) NEW YORKNew York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he’s signed an executive order waiving a requirement that fuel tankers register and pay tax before unloading. He also is threatening utility companies’ rights to operate in the state in the future if
The man behind both “Two and a Half Men” and “Big Bang Theory” launched into a crazed, anti-Mitt Romney rant via his signature vanity cards – and then pulled it from his own show. Lorre, who famously battled with Charlie
(AP) AP NewsAlertNEW YORKMayor Michael Bloomberg says New York City Marathon is cancelled.
For me the choice is clear, says a woman who, behind a heavily filtered lens, is apparently Barbra Streisand. The legendary singer shot a new video for President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign. Streisand’s acting chops get a workout as she
The makers of the hit documentary “2016: Obama’s America” have struck a deal to have the film released in a digital Spanish version this weekend. The film, which became the no. 2 grossing political documentary in history earlier this year,
Reason Magazine’s Nick Gillespie calls the new documentary “Hating Breitbart” “stunningly post-partisan,” describing the New Media army assembled by the late Andrew Breitbart as truly punk in nature. Gillespie says the film, which expands into more cities this weekend, captures
Singer Jon Bon Jovi evoked the tragedy of 9/11 on the same day he prepared to play in a benefit concert for the victims of Hurricane Sandy. In a statement, he urged people to donate to the victims of the
(Reuters) – Four days after superstorm Sandy smashed into the U.S. Northeast, rescuers on Friday were still discovering the extent of the death and devastation in New York and the New Jersey shore, and anger mounted over gasoline shortages, power
Actor Edward Norton greeted the new Obama administration with a puff piece documentary capturing his ascension to the White House. Now, Norton has served up a new campaign video hoping to keep the president in power. At David Axelrod’s request,
Thousands gathered to hear Mitt Romney deliver his “closing argument” in the suddenly-swing-state of Wisconsin–and two thousand more listened outside in 40-degree weather, according to Breitbart News correspondent Rebel Pundit, who is covering both campaigns as they compete for the
New Jersey environmental officials say 336,000 gallons of diesel fuel spilled after a storage tank was lifted and ruptured from the surge from superstorm Sandy. The Coast Guard says all the spilled oil is believed to be contained by booms
Nigeria said Friday that it is willing to end the Boko Haram insurgency through dialogue after a man claiming to represent the Islamists declared they were open to peace talks. Abu Mohammed Ibn Abdulaziz, who spoke to journalists in the
The star of “Bella” and “For Greater Glory” is getting political. Latino actor Eduardo Verastegui has recorded an automated call aimed at Hispanic voters blasting President Obama’s position on abortion while praising GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney. The actor also released
The unemployment rate rose to 7.9% in October, with 171,000 jobs added, according to the Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics today. Economists had predicted unemployment would rise to 7.9%, with 121,000 jobs added, below average for the year.
Record deficits. Chronic unemployment. A non-recovery recovery. A complete lack of transparency on the deaths of four Americans in Libya. Singer Alicia Keys says, gimme four more years of that. Keys recorded a new commercial for President Barack Obama’s reelection
R&B sensation Chris Brown sure can dance, but he’s a little shaky in the P.R. department. Brown, known for assaulting girlfriend and fellow singing star Rihanna, dropped by her Halloween party last night in a rather politically incorrect costume. He
