(AP) California high-speed rail gets green lightBy JUDY LINAssociated PressSACRAMENTO, Calif.California lawmakers gave the green light to start building the nation’s first dedicated high-speed rail line, a multibillion dollar project that will eventually link Los Angeles and San Francisco. The
By BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated PressKABUL, AfghanistanThe Obama administration on Saturday declared Afghanistan the United States’ newest “major non-NATO ally,” an action designed to facilitate close defense cooperation after U.S. combat troops withdraw from the country in 2014 and as a political
(AP) California OKs funding for high-speed rail lineBy JUDY LINAssociated PressSACRAMENTO, Calif.California lawmakers approved billions of dollars Friday in construction financing for the initial segment of the nation’s first dedicated high-speed rail line connecting Los Angeles and San Francisco. The
Mainstream media outlets all but ignored Bill Maher when he made the racially charged comment that he wished President Obama was less like Wayne Brady and more like Suge Knight. Brady didn’t ignore Maher. In fact, the black comedian says
U.S. Representative Thaddeus McCotter (R, MI-11) announced Friday he would immediately resign from Congress through a statement released on his Facebook page. “After nearly 26 years in elected office, this past nightmarish month and a half have, for the first time, severed
(AFP) Teen heartthrob singer Justin Bieber was pulled over and cited for speeding “like a maniac” to shake off paparazzi Friday near Los Angeles, police and a lawmaker who witnessed the incident said. A California Highway Patrol (CHP) spokesman said
Adam Carolla isn’t a marketing guru, but he knows good publicity will only go so far. Carolla, host of the popular podcast bearing his name, told “The O’Reilly Factor” last night that no matter how many raves President Barack Obama
By MIKE SCHNEIDERAssociated PressORLANDO, Fla.Neighborhood watch leader George Zimmerman was released from jail Friday for a second time while he awaits his second-degree murder trial for fatally shooting Trayvon Martin. Zimmerman left the Seminole County Jail a day after Circuit
The Motor City Madman is making headlines again. Rocker Ted Nugent’s latest comments mark one of the conservative movement’s most incendiary reactions to the Supreme Court’s ruling regarding Obamacare. Nugent calls Justice John Roberts, the judge who cast the deciding
(AP) They’ve scared up an ‘Exorcist’ for the stageBy MIKE CIDONI LENNOXAP Entertainment WriterLOS ANGELESForget the movie. This “Exorcist” is turning heads _ by not turning heads. Chamberlain is one of the stars of the Geffen’s new stage adaptation of
The government on Friday hoisted the rainbow flag symbolising gay pride over one of its ministries for the first time. Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg requested the flag be flown on Whitehall, the central London street that houses several ministries,
(AP) GOP teachers balk at Obama-centric NEA conventionBy JOSH LEDERMANAssociated PressWASHINGTONIt had all the trappings of a re-election rally: thousands packing a convention center, Barack Obama T-shirts, videos celebrating the health care law, and a wall-size banner with encouraging messages
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libyans will vote in their first free national poll in more than half a century on Saturday amid fears that violence could taint an election meant to usher in a temporary national assembly and draw a line
The disastrous June unemployment numbers are out. Where is the Romney campaign? The website greets visitors with a message about Obamacare–fair enough. Inside the site, there is a statement on the front page about the economy–from yesterday. At the Weekly
By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABERAP Economics WriterWASHINGTONU.S. employers added only 80,000 jobs in June, a third straight month of weak hiring that shows the economy is struggling three years after the recession ended. The Labor Department said Friday that the unemployment
TASSANEE VEJPONGSAAssociated PressTAOYUAN, TaiwanThe photographer gingerly places a small, mixed-breed puppy on a platform in his makeshift studio at an animal shelter in northern Taiwan. The dog looks about 2 months old, with alert, trusting eyes and a shiny black
The Hollywood Reporter: An anti-gay letter urging Christians to vote for Mitt Romney that was printed today in The Springfield News-Leader has been confirmed by the newspaper as having been penned by Jane Pitt, mother of Brad Pitt. The verification
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) – Actor Andy Griffith, beloved as a small-town sheriff on the popular television program “The Andy Griffith Show,” died of a heart attack, according to his death certificate. Griffith, 86, died on Tuesday at his home
By TERRY COLLINSAssociated PressSAN JOSE, Calif.A jury acquitted a man Thursday of assaulting a priest he says molested him more than three decades ago during a camping trip and left him with tormented memories that led to alcohol abuse, depression
By FABIOLA SANCHEZAssociated PressCARACAS, VenezuelaPresident Hugo Chavez said Thursday that he ordered his country’s military attaches to leave the Venezuelan Embassy in Paraguay, citing threats against diplomats amid growing tensions between the two governments. Chavez said during a speech that
(AP) ECB cuts key rate to new low to help economyDAVID McHUGHAP Business WriterFRANKFURT, GermanyThe European Central Bank has cut its key interest rate by a quarter percentage point to a record low of 0.75 percent to boost a eurozone
(AP) WikiLeaks has data from 2.4 million Syrian emailsBy RAPHAEL SATTERAssociated PressLONDONThe secret-spilling group WikiLeaks said Thursday it was in the process of publishing material from 2.4 million Syrian emails _ many of which it said came from official government
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s new government sought on Thursday to persuade skeptical lenders visiting Athens to ease the punishing terms of the bailout that is keeping the debt-laden country solvent but at the cost of driving it deeper into recession.
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s central bank cut interest rates for the second time in two months on Thursday in the latest attempt to bolster slowing growth in the world’s second-largest economy.
Jimmie Walker hardly thinks President Barack Obama is “dyn-o-mite” as the country’s chief executive. Walker, who played James J.J. Evans on the hit ’70s sitcom “Good Times,” is out peddling a new autobiography on his life in show business. The
