Rep. John Mica has been in Congress for almost 20 years and is currently representing Florida’s 7th district. He is most well known as the chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. What is less known is that Rep.
(AP) BURBANK, Calif. – Michelle Obama is headed back to Jay Leno’s stage. NBC announced Monday that the first lady will make her third appearance on “The Tonight Show” on Aug. 13 to talk about the London Olympics and life
By CHRIS TALBOTTAP Music WriterMarvin Hamlisch, who composed or arranged the scores for dozens of movies including “The Sting” and the Broadway smash “A Chorus Line,” has died in Los Angeles. He was 68. Hamlisch collapsed and died Monday after
(AP) McCain, Haley among first announced for GOP confabBy PHILIP ELLIOTTAssociated PressWASHINGTONA trio of female firsts and three former GOP presidential contenders were among the first speakers disclosed Monday for the Republican National Convention at the end of the month
(AP) Tea party focused on coming GOP Senate primariesBy DAVID A. LIEBAssociated PressJEFFERSON CITY, Mo.Sarah Palin is mounting an aggressive campaign in Missouri _ in television and radio ads, in automated telephone calls, even serving barbecued pork sandwiches at a
By MARK KENNEDYAP Drama WriterNEW YORKMark O’Donnell, the Tony Award-winning writer behind such quirky and clever Broadway shows as “Hairspray and “Cry-Baby,” died Monday, his agent said. He was 58. Jack Tantleff, O’Donnell’s agent at the Paradigm agency, said the
Writers who don’t necessarily agree with the left-leaning literary world will soon have a new place to share their prose. The upcoming fiction magazine Liberty Island promises to “identify and publish the best of a new generation of politically independent
(AP) LONDONFive things to know about Monday, Day 10 of the London Olympics: _ American judo fighter Nick Delpopolo expelled from the Olympics for doping; he says he unintentionally ate something before the games baked with marijuana. _ Gabby Douglas finishes
(AP) Fire risk still high in Okla.; 1 blaze containedOKLAHOMA CITYOfficials say a wildfire that prompted evacuations in parts of Oklahoma has been contained. The Freedom Hill Fire Department says the fire that flared up near Mannford in northeastern Oklahoma
By ERIK SCHELZIGAssociated PressNASHVILLE, Tenn.Federal prosecutors say a deal has been reached to drop the criminal case against Gibson Guitar Corp. after the instrument maker acknowledged its exotic wood imports violated environmental laws. Under the agreement announced Monday, Nashville-based Gibson
MPAC, the Muslim Public Affairs Council announced a press conference for today at 9am in front of the RNC. The press conference was to “Call on Romney to Denounce Bachmann’s Witch Hunt.” MPAC is a Southern California-based Muslim lobbying group
A suicide bombing in Chechnya on Monday killed four people and injured three others in the latest violence in the Russian region which fought two wars with the Kremlin in 20 years. Two officers and a soldier died in the
The trial of three members of the all-girl band Pussy Riot who performed a “punk prayer” criticising Vladimir Putin in Moscow’s biggest church resumed Monday with sentencing expected as early as this week. Several Western embassy officials squeezed into the
(AP) BEIJINGHeavy rains that ravaged China over the weekend left at least 14 people dead and five missing, while hundreds of others were trapped by mudslides and floods, state media said Monday. The official Xinhua News Agency said five were killed
(AP) Obama, DNC raise $75 million in JulyWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama and the Democratic National Committee raised $75 million in July for the president’s re-election campaign. The total was well below the $101 million that GOP rival Mitt Romney and the
(AP) Officials identify gunman in Sikh temple shootingBy DINESH RAMDE and TODD RICHMONDAssociated PressOAK CREEK, Wis.Officials on Monday identified the gunman they say killed six people inside a Sikh temple in Wisconsin as a 40-year-old Army veteran. First Assistant U.S.
(AP) NASA rover Curiosity lands on Mars after plummetBy ALICIA CHANGAP Science WriterPASADENA, Calif.In a show of technological wizardry, the robotic explorer Curiosity blazed through the pink skies of Mars, steering itself to a gentle landing inside a giant crater
(AP) Syrian prime minister defects, flees to JordanBy ZEINA KARAM and JAMAL HALABYAssociated PressBEIRUTSyria’s prime minister defected and fled to neighboring Jordan, a Jordanian official and a rebel spokesman said Monday, evidence that the cracks in President Bashar’s Assad’s regime
**Video Fixed** Note from Senior Management: Andrew Breitbart is, and always will be irreplaceable. But he left behind a legacy that continues to inspire, and a road map for anybody willing to seek out the truth. In honor of Andrew,
When Obama campaign manager Jim Messina announced earlier this year that donors had the president’s blessing to support the Priorities USA Action super PAC, Messina assured us that “We will do so only in the knowledge and with the expectation
Gunmen in two armoured vehicles crossed into Israel from Egypt near the Kerem Shalom crossing on Sunday, before one exploded by itself and the other was destroyed from the air, the Israeli military said. Spokeswoman Lieutenant Colonel Avital Leibovich said
(AP) Police dispatcher: Shooting at Sikh temple in Wis.OAK CREEK, Wis.A police dispatcher in Wisconsin says there has been a shooting at a Sikh temple outside of Milwaukee. Oak Creek Police Department dispatcher Stephanie Uljanec says the shooting took place
Director Stanley Kubrick’s 1987 film “Full Metal Jacket” gave pop culture so many quotable lines – many not suitable for reproduction here – that it feels like just another cult classic from the ’80s. The film is so much more,
Comedy roasts are one of the few truly no holds barred events in modern life. Anything goes. Period. Even by that measure, comedian Jeffrey Ross’ latest shtick is bound to cause some discomfort among viewers. Ross, known for his scathing
(AP) Britain awakes to an unfamiliar sensation: winningBy JILL LAWLESSAssociated PressLONDONBritain awoke, afraid it might all have been a dream. It wasn’t: Six gold medals, including three in track and field within the space of an hour Saturday night, had
