Larry Brinkin, the gay activist who led the fight to get San Francisco to recognize domestic partnerships, was arrested for child pornography today. Items seized from his home included computers, videos, tapes, and discs. He had been a long-time employee
By MEG KINNARDAssociated PressCOLUMBIA, S.C.Rielle Hunter says she and former presidential candidate John Edwards have ended their relationship. Hunter told ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Tuesday that she and Edwards were still a couple until late last week, as details
South Korea said on Tuesday it would be forced to halt imports of Iranian oil from July because of European Union sanctions aimed at pressuring Tehran to abandon its suspected nuclear weapons programme. Imports would be suspended because the EU
By ARMANDO MONTANOAssociated PressMEXICO CITYTwo federal police officers suspected of working for drug traffickers opened fire on fellow officers in a crowded food court at Mexico City’s international airport on Monday, killing three policemen as panicked witnesses dove for cover.
Israeli police arrested three Jewish men suspected of spraying graffiti thanking Hitler for the Holocaust at Jerusalem’s Yad Vashem Holocaust museum earlier this month, a spokesman said on Tuesday. On June 11, Hebrew graffiti thanking Hitler for the Holocaust and
Residents of Israel’s Ulpana settlement outpost neighbourhood in the West Bank began evacuating their homes on Tuesday after a court ruled their homes illegal and ordered them razed. The evacuation was proceeding peacefully, with 15 of the neighbourhood’s 30 families
(AP) MOSCOWHackers have broken into a prominent Russian opposition leader’s Twitter and email accounts, replacing his image with an iconic Russian musketeer movie character, and sending his followers abusive messages. Alexei Navalny’s spokeswoman, Anna Veduta, told The Associated Press on Tuesday
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s new finance minister resigned because of ill health on Monday, throwing the government’s drive to soften the terms of an international bailout into confusion days before a European summit. Vassilis Rapanos quit on Monday less than
Asian markets mostly fell on deepening European debt concerns on Tuesday after 28 Spanish banks were hit with a downgrade as traders remained downbeat ahead of a European Union summit. Adding to the gloomy sentiment, Cyprus became the fifth eurozone
(AP) ANKARA, TurkeyTurkey’s prime minister, responding to the downing of a Turkish jet by Syrian forces, said Tuesday that Turkish military will respond to any future violation of its border by Syrian military elements. Syria insists that the Turkish plane violated
Congresswoman Sandy Adams (R) FL-24 released a statement this evening in response to today’s swatting of blogger Aaron Walker: With the increase in these dangerous incidents, it is clear that our citizens and law enforcement officers are at risk. I
By HARUNA UMAR and BASHIR ADIGUNAssociated PressMAIDUGURI, NigeriaA top radical Islamist sect member blamed for a deadly Christmas Day church bombing in Nigeria has been killed by security forces, says the sect, which demonstrated in a prison break Sunday that
By BASSEM MROUE and SUZAN FRASERAssociated PressBEIRUTA Syrian general was among the latest defectors from the Syrian military, officials said Monday, after dozens of Syrian soldiers fled overnight to Turkey, crossing the border with their families. The general defected in
Turkish Vice Prime Minister Bulent Arinc on Monday said Syria’s shooting of a Turkish fighter plane was a “hostile act of the highest order”.
(AP) Health care ruling expected on ThursdayWASHINGTONThe Supreme Court will issue its last opinions on Thursday, with its decision on President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul expected to come down that day. The court will begin its summer recess after
(AP) High court rejects part of Arizona immigration lawWASHINGTONThe Supreme Court has struck down key provisions of Arizona’s crackdown on immigrants. But the court said Monday that one part of the law requiring police to check the status of someone
Darrell Issa, the Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee said Sunday that next week there will be a floor vote holding Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress, and, quite surprisingly, it will be a bipartisan effort. “I
(AP) Court rejects corporate campaign spending limitsWASHINGTONThe Supreme Court has reaffirmed its two-year-old decision relaxing limits on corporate campaign spending. The justices on Monday reversed a Montana court ruling upholding state restrictions. By a 5-4 vote, the court’s conservative justices
(AP) Poll: 1-in-4 uncommitted now in White House raceBy LAURIE KELLMAN and JENNIFER AGIESTAAssociated PressWASHINGTONThey shrug at President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney. They’re in no hurry to decide which one to support in the White House race.
(AP) Utah Sen. Hatch seems to have weathered GOP stormBy KEVIN FREKING and PAUL FOYAssociated PressSALT LAKE CITYIt was an entertaining exchange, as one-man debates go. Dan Liljenquist, hoping to shock the political world on Tuesday, didn’t let Republican Sen.
(AP) US futures head lower, Spain seeks help for banksNEW YORKU.S. stock futures slid Monday, as did global markets, with Spain requesting help for its teetering banks. Dow Jones industrial average futures tumbled 100 points to 12,468. Standard & Poor’s
Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel this week to Israel and Jordan for talks set to be framed by the worsening crisis in Syria that risks sending shockwaves across the entire Middle East. The centrepieces of the trip are a
A Malaysian court on Monday approved the extradition of an Iranian to Thailand on suspicion of being involved in an alleged bomb plot against Israeli diplomats in the country. Masoud Sedaghatzadeh, arrested at Kuala Lumpur’s international airport on February 15,
(AP) NEW YORK Sony Television spokeswoman Paula Askanas said Sunday that Trebek was admitted to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on Saturday. She says the 71-year-old Trebek is expected to fully recover and be back giving answers when “Jeopardy!” resumes production on
(AP) WASHINGTONFormer Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty says he’s told Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign to look elsewhere for a running mate. Pawlenty, who competed briefly last year for the GOP nomination before dropping out and endorsing Romney, says he thinks he could
