(AP) FBI came to Benghazi and left in past 24 hoursBy EILEEN SULLIVAN and LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated PressWASHINGTONA team of FBI agents arrived in Benghazi, Libya, to investigate the assault against the U.S. Consulate and left after about 12 hours
(AP) Panel recommends parole for Manson family memberBy LINDA DEUTSCHAP Special CorrespondentLOS ANGELESA California parole board panel recommended parole Thursday for a Charles Manson follower who has been imprisoned for 40 years. Bruce Davis, convicted with Manson and another man
The United States said Thursday Turkey had taken “appropriate” and “proportional” action in firing back at Syria after a deadly cross-border shelling, but urged that tensions should not escalate.
By DAVID GERMAINAP Movie WriterLOS ANGELESAs far as Tim Burton’s concerned, you can’t keep a good dog down. And you can’t keep a good, old-fashioned form of animation down, either. Burton’s boy-and-his-dead-dog tale “Frankenweenie” is Hollywood’s latest resurrection of stop-motion
Ann Romney is getting a plum platform to show off her smarts while ingratiating herself to the masses. Mitt Romney’s wife will co-host “Good Morning America” on Oct. 10 while the show’s veteran anchor Robin Roberts continues to recover from
The Moroccan navy on Thursday blocked the Mediterranean harbour in which a controversial Dutch “abortion ship” was due to dock in the first such trip to a Muslim country, one of the organisers said. But access to the harbour was
An Egyptian court on Thursday ordered the release of two Coptic Christian children accused of insulting Islam, a source in the prosecutor’s office said. He told AFP that prosecutor Abdel Meguid Mahmud took the decision because the accused, aged nine
(AP) Turkey renews artillery strikes on SyriaBy SUZAN FRASERAssociated PressANKARA, TurkeyTurkey fired on Syrian targets for a second day Thursday but said it has no intention of declaring war, despite tensions after deadly shelling from Syria killed five civilians in
Liberal actor Martin Sheen must be feeling the pressure many of his peers face – how to defend the failing, flailing Obama administration. Never fear. The former “West Wing” star whipped out his trusty race card and played it like
(AP) Tigers’ Cabrera wins 1st Triple Crown in 45 yearsBy DAVE SKRETTAAP Sports WriterKANSAS CITY, Mo.Miguel Cabrera had just achieved baseball immortality, and everyone around him knew it. Tigers manager Jim Leyland had tears welling in his eyes. General manager
LONDON (Reuters) – A leading media watchdog has accused Iran of trying to cow journalists into silence and self-censorship, adding to international pressure on Tehran over its treatment of activists and the press. The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Thursday he believes “the Arab Spring will be followed by a Persian Spring,” with international sanctions against Iran leading to renewed domestic unrest. His remarks came a day after scuffles broke out in central
(Reuters) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez faces the toughest election of his 14-year rule on Sunday in a vote pitting his charisma and oil-financed largesse against fresh-faced challenger Henrique Capriles’ promise of jobs, safer streets and an end to cronyism.
An explosion followed by an exchange of fire with rebels in a Damascus province on Thursday left at least 21 members of Syria’s elite Republican Guards unit dead, a watchdog said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights had reported an
By SARA BURNETTAssociated PressCHICAGOU.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.’s wife said Wednesday her husband is seeing his doctor two to three times a week and that she doesn’t know if he will return to work before the Nov. 6 election. Chicago
(AP) DENVERRepublican Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama are tangling over taxes in their first presidential debate. Romney says that Obama has mischaracterized his tax plan by calling it a $5 trillion tax cut. Obama responded that Romney appears to be
By JULIE PACE and DAVID ESPOAssociated PressDENVERPrimed for a showdown, President Barack Obama accused Republican rival Mitt Romney in campaign debate Wednesday night of wanting to “double down on the top-down policies” that led to a devastating economic downturn four
(AP) DENVERPresident Barack Obama says at the start of the first presidential debate that 20 years ago he “became the luckiest man on earth” when married his wife, first lady Michelle Obama. Republican rival Mitt Romney congratulated the Obamas at the
(AP) DENVERThe first debate between Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney is under way at the University of Denver. Obama and Romney are taking the stage in the first of three 90-minute presidential debates scheduled this month. The
Some of the biggest names in show business have joined forces to scare us into thinking women’s rights will be pushed back 30-odd years if Mitt Romney becomes president. Olivia Wilde, Jane Lynch, Eva Longoria, Julianne Moore, Beyonce and Sheryl
Conservative TV viewers know what to expect from today’s programs. If a series brings up a political topic chances are it will be from a left of center perspective. Conservative positions are often considered wrong or offensive. If, heaven forbid,
(AP) The Spy Who Loved Video Games: 5 famous Bond gamesBy DERRIK J. LANGAP Entertainment WriterLOS ANGELESJames Bond hasn’t been sipping martinis and firing his Walther in the game world for nearly as long as he has in movie theaters,
(Reuters) – Libya and the United States have yet to agree how a U.S. investigative team will cooperate in a probe into a deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, a senior Libyan official said on Tuesday. FBI
Three weeks after a deadly attack on the US consulate in Benghazi little is known about how and why the assault happened or who was behind it, amid mounting concern over possible security lapses. Four Americans died in the hours-long
Moroccans voiced opposition on Wednesday to the imminent arrival of a Dutch “abortion boat,” on its first visit to a Muslim country to provide abortions to women that organisers say might otherwise be exposed to grave health risks. Chafik Chraibi,
