US jobless claims edged higher last week, holding close to the pace of the past three months in an echo of the economy’s modest growth pace. New claims for unemployment insurance, a measure of the pace of layoffs, gained 2,000
(AP) Security guard credited for thwarting DC shootingBy ERIC TUCKER and PETE YOSTAssociated PressWASHINGTONA man who had been a volunteer at a community center for gays walked into the lobby of a conservative political organization, assailed the group’s work, pulled
(AP) Experts see little chance UK will seize AssangeBy JILL LAWLESSAssociated PressLONDONIt is an inviolable diplomatic principle: British law and the British police cannot reach inside the embassy of a foreign country. But Ecuador says British officials have threatened to
(AP) Ecuador decision on Assange asylum dueBy GONZALO SOLANOAssociated PressQUITO, EcuadorIn the two months since Julian Assange ducked into Ecuador’s London embassy to seek political asylum, President Rafael Correa has been consistently deferential to Britain while insisting on his right
(AP) Wave of attacks in northern, central Iraq kill 22SINAN SALAHEDDINAssociated PressBAGHDADA wave of insurgent attacks killed at least 22 people and wounded dozens in central and northern Iraq on Thursday, the latest series of persistent strikes aimed at undermining
(AP) 20 Shiites shot, killed in Pakistan, official saysRIAZ KHANAssociated PressPESHAWAR, PakistanA Pakistani official says gunmen forced 20 Shiites off buses in northern Pakistan and killed them. The police official said the incident happened Thursday in the Naran Valley. The
(AP) Israeli military: Blasts heard in southern cityJERUSALEMThe Israeli military says explosions have been heard in the southern city of Eilat, and it’s suspected that rockets were fired from Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula. The military said soldiers searched the area for
(AP) Human body parts found in sewer north of DetroitSTERLING HEIGHTS, Mich.Contractors found about a dozen pieces of human flesh and other body parts Wednesday while they were clearing debris in a sewer pipe 50 feet below a busy suburban
Megadeth lead singer Dave Mustaine just uncorked the mother of all conspiracy theories. The singer told a Singapore concert audience that President Barack Obama is behind the recent rash of gun violence, from the movie theater massacre in Aurora, Colo.
(AP) UN panel concludes war crimes perpetrated in SyriaBy JOHN HEILPRINAssociated PressGENEVASyrian President Bashar Assad’s forces and pro-government shabiha fighters have perpetrated war crimes and crimes against humanity on Syrian civilians, a U.N. expert panel concluded Wednesday in a report
(AP) NEW YORK Universal Pictures is continuing to pursue a sequel to “Snow White and the Huntsman” in the wake of Kristen Stewart’s affair with the film’s director. Universal co-chairman Donna Langley said in a statement Wednesday that the studio is
(AP) UK bank settles Iran money probe in NY for $340MBy MICHAEL VIRTANENAssociated PressALBANY, N.Y.A British bank accused of scheming with the Iranian government to launder billions of dollars will be subject to two years of monitoring at its New
(AP) Security guard for conservative group shot in DCBy ERIC TUCKERAssociated PressWASHINGTONAn armed man walked into the Washington headquarters of a conservative Christian lobbying group Wednesday morning and was confronted by a security guard, whom he shot in the arm
(AP) Judge won’t halt Pa. voter identification lawBy MARC LEVYAssociated PressHARRISBURG, Pa.A tough new voter identification law championed by Republicans can take effect in Pennsylvania for November’s presidential election, a judge ruled Wednesday, despite a torrent of criticism that it
QUITO (Reuters) – Ecuador denied a report on Tuesday that it had granted amnesty to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, and the country’s foreign minister said only he and President Rafael Correa could make the decision.
(AP) Former Wisconsin Gov. Thompson wins GOP Senate bidMADISON, Wis.Former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson has won the Republican nomination for a U.S. Senate seat the party is trying to capture for the first time in more than five decades. The
A bomb exploded in central Damascus near the hotel used by the UN observer mission in Syria on Wednesday, wounding three people, Syrian state television reported. Activists reported massive explosions echoing across much of the city.
(AP) House members’ VIP loans excluded from subpoenaBy LARRY MARGASAKAssociated PressWASHINGTONA Democratic committee chairman overrode his own subpoena three years ago in an investigation of former subprime mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp. to exclude records showing that he, other House
(AP) Romney says Obama just trying to ‘hang onto power’By JULIE PACEAssociated PressWASHINGTONRepublican presidential challenger Mitt Romney charged Wednesday that President Barack Obama is running a campaign “of enmity and jealousy and anger” and called on him to lift the
Israel has not yet decided whether to strike Iran over its suspect nuclear program, US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said, as Tehran dismissed the threat of an imminent attack. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak in
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A group of former U.S. intelligence and Special Forces operatives is set to launch a media campaign, including TV ads, that scolds President Barack Obama for taking credit for the killing of Osama bin Laden and argues
In their inimitably inarticulate style, the Obama campaign seems to have finally hit on their anti-Paul Ryan strategy: they’ll call him names. And not interesting names – they’ll just label him “the worst.” Seriously. On their Tumblr page, the Obama
(AP) George Jones gets set for 1 last road tour in 2013NASHVILLE, Tenn.Country music icon George Jones says he’s ready for one last go-round on tour before retiring from the road. Jones says in a statement Tuesday that 2013’s The
Ecuador President Rafael Correa was set to grant asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, Britain’s Guardian newspaper said on its website Tuesday, quoting an official in Quito. Assange, 41, took refuge at the London embassy on June 19 to avoid
Here’s a flashback that won’t endear new Vice Presidential candidate Paul Ryan to the Hollywood crowd. Not that Ryan stood much of a chance with the group anyway. In 2007, Ryan stated his opposition to a Centers for Disease Control
