By GONZALO SOLANOAssociated PressQUITO, EcuadorEcuador’s foreign minister said Tuesday that WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange has taken refuge in the South American nation’s embassy in London and is seeking political asylum. Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino said Ecuador is weighing the request.
(AP) New Asian immigrants to US now surpass HispanicsBy HOPE YENAssociated PressWASHINGTONFor the first time, the influx of Asians moving to the U.S. has surpassed that of Hispanics, reflecting a slowdown in illegal immigration while American employers increase their demand
The Los Angeles Times reported on the memorial for Andrew Breitbart at AFP’s Right Online conference. The conference was held at the (non-unionized) Ventian hotel in Las Vegas this past weekend. Included in the write up are quotes from Andrew’s
Todd Palin is set to join a new NBC series with a military-friendly focus. “Stars Earn Stripes,” set to bow in August, invites celebrities to complete military-style exercises alongside U.S. military or law enforcement veterans. Sarah Palin’s husband will be
By PHIL COUVRETTE and ROB GILLIESAssociated PressMIRABEL, QuebecA Canadian porn actor suspected in the dismemberment of a Chinese student arrived in Canada on Monday via military transport from Germany, where he was arrested this month. Luka Magnotta did not fight
Authorities in China’s western-most Xinjiang region have launched house-to-house searches after a clash at an Islamic school left 12 children injured, police and a rights group said Tuesday. Xinjiang is home to around nine million mainly Muslim Uighurs, many of
IMF chief Christine Lagarde said on Monday that member states had promised a total of $456 billion (361 billion euros) for its new crisis fund, $26 billion more than a target set in April. China, which had held back on
(AP) ATHENS, GreeceGreece’s conservative leader will hold a second day of talks with rival party leaders in an attempt to form a coalition government, after the debt-crippled country’s second inconclusive election in six weeks. Antonis Samaras’ New Democracy party won 129
(AP) Republicans want food stamps cut in big farm billBy JIM ABRAMSAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe 1,000-page “farm bill” being debated in the Senate is somewhat of a misnomer. Four of every five dollars in it _ roughly $80 billion a year _
(AP) Study: State pension shortfall ballooned in 2010By CHRISTOPHER WILLSAssociated PressSPRINGFIELD, Ill.Recession-plagued states diverted scarce money away from pensions to pay for more immediate concerns, leaving a $757 billion hole in the retirement funds covering millions of public employees, according
DANIEL WOOLLSAssociated PressSANT CLIMENT DE LLOBREGAT, SpainDrop those cherries, you’re under arrest. Crops and cops are converging along Spain’s journey through economic crisis: People enduring hardship are stealing the earth’s bounty from farmers to help get by from day to
(AP) NEW YORK – Arsenio Hall is returning to TV’s late-night scene, where he flourished with a talk show two decades ago. CBS Television Distribution says it is developing a syndicated nightly talk show with the 57-year-old actor and comedian.
By KATHY BARKS HOFFMANAssociated PressLANSING, Mich.A state lawmaker who says she was barred from speaking in the Michigan House because Republicans objected to her saying “vagina” during debate on anti-abortion legislation is set to perform “The Vagina Monologues” on the
Sometimes Hollywood fare, like movies and television shows, carefully weave their political messages into the story lines in play. Take the science fiction film “District 9,” which addressed apartheid while telling a ripping good yarn about aliens living in South
Fox News: Actor Benjamin Walker, dressed as beloved former U.S. President Abraham Lincoln was joined by his fellow cast and crew including Anthony Mackie and supermodel Erin Wasson aboard the Navy aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Middle East
According to a Google transparency report, United States governmental agencies have asked Google to take down over 6,000 pieces of content from its Google search function, blog posts, or videos archived automatically by the site. And that’s just the last
This summer’s Republican National Convention promises to be a rowdy affair – on the stage, at least. Kid Rock, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Trace Adkins have all signed up to perform at the RNC Convention, slated to start Aug. 27 in
Looks like Ronan Farrow inherited his father’s sense of humor. Farrow, the 24-year-old son of Mia Farrow and Woody Allen, send out a scathing Tweet to celebrate Father’s Day. “Happy father’s day — or as they call it in my
(AP) Ex-boxer Mike Tyson to take a bite out of BroadwayBy MARK KENNEDYAP Drama WriterNEW YORKMike Tyson wants his next knockout to be on Broadway. The former boxer announced Monday that he will team up with director Spike Lee to
North Korea accused the United States Monday of building up military forces in the region and vowed to strengthen its own defences “in every way”. The comments came one day after the communist state said it would bolster its nuclear
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOVAssociated PressMOSCOWTwo Russian navy ships are completing preparations to sail to Syria with a unit of marines on a mission to protect Russian citizens and the nation’s base there, a news report said Monday. The deployment appears to
By AMY TEIBELAssociated PressJERUSALEMMilitants crossed from Egypt’s turbulent Sinai desert into southern Israel on Monday and opened fire, killing an Israeli worker, defense officials said. Two assailants were shot dead in a gunbattle with Israeli troops responding to the ambush.
(AP)By GEORGE JAHN and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOVMOSCOWIran became more adamant Monday that the world must ease the sanctions choking off its oil sales before it will curb activities that could be used to make nuclear arms, diplomats said. But with six
(AP) BEIJINGA Chinese spacecraft carrying three astronauts docked with an orbiting module Monday, another first for the country as it strives to match American and Russian exploits in space. The Shenzhou 9 capsule completed the maneuver with the Tiangong 1 module
(AP) Parties are worlds apart on how to fix economyCONNIE CASSAssociated PressWASHINGTONMillions of Americans are desperate for work, runaway government spending clouds the future and Democratic and Republican candidates are busy making one thing clear: They’re light years apart on
