(AP) ANKARA, TurkeyA Turkish military jet disappeared on Friday while flying over the Mediterranean Sea near Syria, and both countries were searching for it, officials told Turkey’s state-run media. Turkey’s Foreign Ministry had no immediate comment on the missing plane,
Ben Smith, in his article at Buzzfeed this week, noted that David Maraniss, in his new biography, Barack Obama: The Story, finally confirmed that Obama was incorrect when he wrote in Dreams from My Father that his father left his mother,
MILWAUKEE – In March, Dan Shansky left Wisconsin for California to take a job with a union there, but that didn’t stop him from casting a ballot in the June 5th recall election. The community organizer, who lists the Milwaukee-based Community Action Now as
(AP) World stocks fall amid US jobs, housing gloomBy PAMELA SAMPSONAP Business WriterBANGKOKWorld stock markets fell Friday as gloomy economic reports from the world’s two biggest economies heightened fears of a sharper global downturn. In Europe, leaders were set to
(AP) Moody’s sees big banks’ risks of ‘outsized losses’By PALLAVI GOGOIAP Business WriterNEW YORKMoody’s Investors Service has lowered the credit ratings on some of the world’s biggest banks, including Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs, reflecting concern over
The last day of the trial of Anders Behring Breivik began Friday with his defence expected to call for the acquittal of the right-wing extremist who killed 77 people in Norway last July. Breivik’s main lawyer Geir Lippestad launched into
Leaders of the eurozone’s four biggest economies gather in Rome Friday to thrash out ideas to tackle the debt crisis, with calls for the bloc’s bailout fund to intervene on bond markets set to top the agenda. The talks, which
DANIEL WOOLLS and ALAN CLENDENNINGAssociated PressMADRIDSpain’s troubled banks could need as much as (EURO)62 billion ($78.6 billion) in new capital to protect themselves from economic shocks, according to independent auditors hired by the government to assess the country’s struggling financial
A Syrian air force colonel won political asylum after landing his MiG fighter in Jordan, as a watchdog reported the deadliest day of fighting in Syria since the battered April ceasefire. The pilot, who reportedly flew his jet under the
By PAMELA SAMPSONAP Business WriterBANGKOKAsian stock markets fell Friday as gloomy economic reports from the world’s two biggest economies piled up, heightening fears of a sharper global downturn. The U.S. Labor Department reported Thursday that the four-week average of applications
Mexico’s military on Thursday said it had captured the son of Sinaloa drug cartel leader Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, dealing a major blow against the notorious crime syndicate run by this country’s most wanted man. The suspect believed to be
AMIR SHAHAssociated PressKABUL, AfghanistanThe Taliban stormed a lakeside hotel north of Kabul, killing three security guards, taking hostages and staging an hours-long gun battle with Afghan security forces, police said Friday. At least three suicide bombers _ armed with machines
By PALLAVI GOGOIAP Business WriterNEW YORKMoody’s Investors Service lowered the credit ratings of 15 major banks Thursday, including Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs, saying their long-term prospects for profitability and growth are shrinking. The ratings agency said
By CHARMAINE NORONHAAssociated PressTORONTORadiohead has postponed part of its European tour after a stage collapse in Toronto killed the band’s drum technician. A statement posted on the British band’s website Thursday says they are dealing with grief from the accident
By MARK SCOLFORO and GENARO C. ARMASAssociated PressBELLEFONTE, Pa.Lawyers for one of Jerry Sandusky’s adopted sons said the man has told authorities the former Penn State assistant football coach abused him. The lawyers issued a statement Thursday naming Matt Sandusky,
As a dad of four kids, it’s getting more and more difficult to let them watch sporting events or music shows on broadcast television without fear that they – and my wife and me – will be assaulted by people using
By NICHOLAS PAPHITISAssociated PressATHENS, GreeceGreece’s new conservative-led coalition government on Thursday pledged to try and revise the country’s austerity commitments to its creditors, but insisted that would not endanger ties with the rest of Europe or Greek use of the
Billy Corgan is pretty depressed about the direction the Obama administration is headed. The Smashing Pumpkins’ lead singer chatted with the low-rated Piers Morgan on CNN last night about the musician’s frustration with the real President Barack Obama versus the
By TOM COYNE and TOM LoBIANCOAssociated PressWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels was hailed as a visionary who could bring innovation despite his lack of academic credentials as he was introduced Thursday as the next president of Purdue University, quashing
(AP) WASHINGTONA Republican-run House committee’s vote to hold the attorney general in contempt of Congress is part of GOP efforts to suppress votes in the upcoming elections, the top House Democrat said Thursday. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said the
When “The Wrap” writes a headline like this… Team Obama Rallies Young Hollywood for (Yet Another) Celebrity Fund-Raiser …you know the President has an image problem. Wrap: Barack Obama’s reelection team is once again enlisting help from Hollywood to keep the
THR: Some of the president’s most ardent entertainment industry supporters tell THR they are concerned that his increasing reliance on stars and celebrity contests could backfire. Barack Obama’s recent barrage of Hollywood campaign fund-raisers is drawing backlash from an
Press release from the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation (AP story below): Washington, DC (June 21, 2012) – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 today, siding with nonmember California state employees challenging a Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
(AP) High court throws out FCC indecency policy WASHINGTON The Supreme Court has thrown out fines and sanctions against broadcasters who violated the Federal Communications Commission policy regulating curse words and nudity on broadcast television. The justices declined on Thursday
(AP) Poll: Obama, Romney even amid economic worriesBy JIM KUHNHENN and JENNIFER AGIESTAAssociated PressWASHINGTONFewer Americans believe the economy is getting better and a majority disapproves of how President Barack Obama is handling it, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll.
