NBC Miami: Andy Griffith, a television legend who starred in two iconic series that debuted a quarter-century apart, has died. He was 86. Bill Friday, former UNC president and a close friend of Andy Griffith confirmed to North Carolina NBC
(AP) US manufacturing shrinks for first time in 3 yearsBy CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABERAP Economics WriterWASHINGTONU.S. manufacturing shrank in June for the first time in nearly three years, adding to signs that economic growth is weakening. Production and exports declined, and
(AP) Airbus to build 1st US assembly plant in AlabamaBy MELISSA NELSON-GABRIELAssociated PressMOBILE, Ala.European aerospace giant Airbus will start building planes in Mobile, Ala., planting its first factory on U.S. soil and aiming to compete better against archrival Boeing. Airbus,
Pakistan and the United States have made “progress” in talks on ending Islamabad’s seven-month blockade of NATO supplies travelling overland into Afghanistan, officials said Tuesday. The news emerged as Pakistan’s new Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf called a meeting of
DIWANIYA, Iraq (Reuters) – A bomb in a small truck exploded in a market in the Iraqi city of Diwaniya on Tuesday, killing 40 people, and a bomb blast killed four more near the city of Kerbala, police and officials
(AP) Slovakia: no more patience for European bailoutsBERLINSlovakia’s prime minister says people in his country have run out of patience with European rescue measures and more aid can only be offered if troubled eurozone nations get their finances in order.
(AP) ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky.It’s on his to-do list, but U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says the odds are against repealing the health care law championed by President Barack Obama. The Kentucky Republican said Monday it’s hard to unravel something of the
Last month Rep. Sandy Adams of Florida sent a letter to AttorneyGeneral Eric Holder asking him to look into the SWAT-ting ofconservative bloggers. Eighty-six other members of Congress co-signedthe letter (all of them Republicans) but so far there has been
(AP) NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Country star Brad Paisley will be joining the president and first lady in saluting the military on the Fourth of July at the White House. Paisley will play the fourth annual “Salute the Military” USO concert
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HBO likes being in the Aaron Sorkin business, even if critics aren’t quite so pleased. Sorkin’s “The Newsroom,” which bowed late last month to mediocre ratings, has been renewed for a second season by the pay cable giant. The series
(AP) Mexico’s former ruling party voted back to officeBy MARK STEVENSON and KATHERINE CORCORANAssociated PressMEXICO CITYThe party that ruled Mexico with an iron grip for most of the last century has sailed back into power, promising a government that will
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – To Shoshana Gurian-Sherman, driving seemed like a huge hassle. “Part of it was laziness,” the 23-year-old Minneapolis resident recalled. “I didn’t really want to put in the effort to learn how to drive … I knew how
By CHRIS TALBOTTAP Entertainment WriterNASHVILLE, Tenn.Bobby Womack has been frustrated. He’s relaunching his career after what amounts to a two-decade, self-imposed exile and he can’t get his doctor to cooperate. There’s so much to do, Womack says in a gravelly
By MESFIN FEKADUAssociated Press With all the star power at the BET Awards – Kanye West, Jay-Z, Nicki Minaj, Beyonce and Samuel L. Jackson, to name a few – the most stirring moment came not from a superstar, but from
Alec Baldwin has said, “I do” to a new bride but doesn’t want to stay committed to his Twitter page. The combustible actor quit Twitter again, deactivating his account after a brief message – “it’s been fun.” It’s the second
(AP) Anderson Cooper: ‘The fact is, I’m gay’By The Associated PressNEW YORKAnderson Cooper, who has been reluctant to talk about his personal life in public, revealed that he is gay in an essay posted online on Monday. The CNN journalist
Pakistani officials accused up to 60 Afghan soldiers on Monday of crossing into Pakistani territory and sparking clashes that killed two tribesman. It was the latest in a series of escalating cross-border attacks reported in Afghanistan and Pakistan that are
(AP) Oil falls below $84 amid waning EU euphoriaBy PABLO GORONDIAssociated PressThe price of oil fell below $84 a barrel Monday, unwinding some of the massive gains made Friday, when investors cheered the latest EU plans to tackle the continent’s
Enrique Pena Nieto, the new face of the party that governed Mexico for seven decades, won Sunday’s presidential election by a wide margin, according to exit polls carried by local media. Pena Nieto, the handsome candidate of the Institutional Revolutionary
(AP) Israel’s leaders write to new Egyptian presidentBy BLAKE SOBCZAKAssociated PressJERUSALEMIsrael’s president and prime minister have sent separate letters to Egypt’s new Islamist president, congratulating him on his election victory and calling for continued peace between the neighboring countries, Israeli
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Voter support for President Barack Obama’s healthcare overhaul rose after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld it but most people still oppose the law, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll on Sunday. The online survey showed increased backing from
(AP) Iran: We will ‘confront’ new EU oil sanctionsBy NASSER KARIMIAssociated PressTEHRAN, IranIran has stored up imported goods and hard currency for a “battle” against EU sanctions targeting the country’s vital oil sector that went into effect Sunday, officials said.
(AP) Storms: Mid-Atlantic power outages could last daysBy JESSICA GRESKOAssociated PressWASHINGTONUtility crews untangled downed power lines and tree limbs Sunday, working to get the electricity turned back on for millions of people facing a second day of 100-degree temperatures without
(AP) Pelosi: GOP repeal of Obamacare is ‘unrealistic’WASHINGTONMinority leader Nancy Pelosi says House Democrats are happy to debate dismantling Obamacare, but repeal is unrealistic. In an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press” slated to air Sunday, Pelosi says Republicans from
Californian foie gras fans stuffed themselves at gastronomic last suppers this weekend, as a ban on the delicacy finally came into force after years of wrangling. But even before the midnight Saturday (0700 GMT Sunday) deadline, devotees of the prized
