By 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. And they’ll have a big say in determining
By PETER ORSIAssociated PressASUNCION, ParaguayFernando Lugo emerged early Sunday to denounce his ouster as Paraguay’s president as a “parliamentary coup” and a “foreordained sentence” that was not based on proper evidence. Lugo said his truncated presidency was targeted because he
(Reuters) – Lawyers for Jerry Sandusky sought a mistrial before his conviction for child sex abuse on the grounds that prosecutors showed jurors an inaccurate version of a bombshell NBC News interview with the former football coach, and the mistake
A call by Afghan President Hamid Karzai for more foreign involvement in the country’s higher education system risks exacerbating an already dangerous brain drain, analysts warn. With foreign forces set to leave Afghanistan by the end of 2014, the country
By JOSEF FEDERMAN and IBRAHIM BARZAKAssociated PressJERUSALEMThe Muslim Brotherhood victory in Egyptian presidential elections, announced Sunday, has raised fears in Israel that its strategic 1979 peace agreement with its southern neighbor could be in danger. In contrast, in the Hamas-ruled
By MAGGIE MICHAEL and SARAH EL DEEBAssociated PressCAIROIslamist Mohammed Morsi was declared the winner Sunday in Egypt’s first free presidential election in history, closing the tumultuous first phase of a democratic transition and opening a new struggle with the still-dominant
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Jerry Sandusky trial was loaded with details of the child sex abuse a jury has now convicted the one-time Penn State assistant football coach of carrying out over 15 years, but it revealed little about
(AP) Syrian civilians hit hard by spreading violenceBy BEN HUBBARDAssociated PressKHAN SHEIKHOUN, SyriaHer daughter, 8, often hides in a closet, terrified of flying bullets. Her son, 6, still asks for his father months after he turned up in a morgue.
Super essay from City Art’s Armond White: If you didn’t get the Memo to hate Adam Sandler, his new movie That’s My Boy would seem another likable, if minor, entry in his continuing series of unexpectedly challenging human comedies. The
(AP) Ecuador’s envoy heads to Quito for Assange talksDAVID STRINGERAssociated PressLONDONEcuador’s embassy in London said Saturday that ambassador Anna Alban was traveling to her country’s capital to brief President Rafael Correa on the bizarre request for political asylum made by
(AP) Hamas threatens to escalate attacks on IsraelBy IAN DEITCHAssociated PressJERUSALEMGaza’s militant Hamas rulers threatened to escalate fighting with Israel on Saturday after airstrikes killed several gunmen in the coastal territory, while Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel wounded one person
(AP) Greek outlines issues it wants renegotiatedBy ELENA BECATOROSAssociated PressATHENS, GreeceGreece’s new coalition government said Saturday it will seek to repeal some taxes, halt layoffs and extend by two years the deadlines for tough austerity measures imposed under its international
A court has ordered actress Halle Berry to pay $20,000 in child support per month, according to the Huffington Post. Ex-boyfriend and Canadian model Gabriel Aubry, with whom Berry mothered four-year-old daughter Nahla, demanded the amount to keep up “the
(AP) Obama, Romney seek advantage on health care rulingBy JULIE PACE and STEVE PEOPLESAssociated PressWASHINGTONTheir positions are clear. President Barack Obama ardently defends his federal health care overhaul. Republican challenger Mitt Romney adamantly opposes it. But this coming week, when
(AP) GM recalls popular Cruze over fire riskBy TOM KRISHERAP Auto WriterDETROITEngine fires are forcing General Motors to recall the Chevy Cruze, a popular model that has helped GM win back small-car buyers. The recall covers 475,000 vehicles made in
By MARK SCOLFORO and GENARO C. ARMASAssociated PressBELLEFONTE, Pa.Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky has been convicted of 45 counts at his child sex abuse trial. Jurors announced the verdict Friday night after weighing 48 charges accusing him
GAZA (Reuters) – Israel launched air raids early on Saturday against three Hamas security targets in the Gaza Strip, wounding at least 17 people, Hamas medical officials said. Israel had no immediate comment on the strikes, which occurred as Gaza
By SARAH EL DEEB and MAGGIE MICHAELAssociated PressCAIROEgypt’s military and the Muslim Brotherhood traded blame for rising tensions Friday as the country awaited the outcome of a presidential runoff vote that pits an Islamist against ousted leader Hosni Mubarak’s former
Former US vice president Dick Cheney said Friday he was delighted after his lesbian daughter Mary married her long-term partner Heather Poe. The wedding came amid fierce debate about gay marriage, after President Barack Obama recently came out in favor
By SELCAN HACAOGLU and ELIZABETH A. KENNEDYAssociated PressANKARA, TurkeySyria says it shot down a Turkish military plane that entered Syrian air space, and Turkey vowed to “determinedly take necessary steps” in response. It was the most clear and dramatic escalation
By CHRIS LEHOURITESAP Sports WriterGDANSK, PolandGermany scored three second-half goals to reach the European Championship semifinals for a record seventh time Friday after a 4-2 win over Greece. Philipp Lahm gave Germany the lead in the 39th minute before Georgios
The ’70s thriller “Deliverance” gave us both a survival tale for the ages and arguably the most disturbing musical competition every captured on film. Now, Big Hollywood is giving away the Blu-ray version of John Boorman’s classic tale, available June
In the race for the Senate seat in Nevada, Republican incumbent Dean Heller is facing off against seven-term congresswoman Shelley Berkley (D-Las Vegas). Berkley may be from Nevada, but she doesn’t act like it; she’s putting the interests of national environmental
(AP) LOS ANGELES – DirecTV says it has reduced the programming hours of its 24-hour 3-D channel, n3D, due to a shortage of 3-D content. The satellite TV provider launched the channel to much fanfare in July 2010, boasting the
Adam Carolla isn’t interested in making any public apologies for saying men are, in general, funnier than women during an interview with The New York Post. Both male and female comedians quickly took to Twitter to refute Carolla’s charge, some
