Italy will not need a bailout to survive the economic debt crisis, Prime Minister Mario Monti said in an interview with German radio on Tuesday, amid fears Rome may be forced to call for aid. “Italy even in the future
(AP) Spain borrowing cost crisis: Rate at euro-era highBy ALAN CLENDENNING and HAROLD HECKLEAssociated PressMADRIDSpain’s benchmark borrowing rate hit its highest level Tuesday since the country adopted the euro currency, after ratings agency Fitch downgraded 18 banks on Tuesday and
(AP) Mexico to push for more IMF funding at G20 summitBy E. EDUARDO CASTILLO and MICHAEL WEISSENSTEINAssociated PressMEXICO CITYMexico will use the impending G-20 summit to push the world’s largest economies to increase the resources of the International Monetary Fund
By MONIKA SCISLOWSKAAssociated PressWARSAW, PolandSoccer hooligans clashed with opposing fans and police before and during Poland’s game against bitter rival Russia on Tuesday, leaving 15 injured while more than 140 people were detained. Following scattered fighting in the Polish capital
It was elementary that Hollywood would make a sequel to the sly 2009 smash “Sherlock Holmes.” “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows” managed to keep the spirit of that modern-day reboot alive while introducing us anew to Professor Moriarty, Holmes’
So many celebrities for President Barack Obama to visit … and so little time between now and Election Day. So the Obama campaign wants you to help the Commander-in-Chief decide which lucky star will rub elbows with him, according to
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Actor David Arquette has filed for divorce from “Friends” actress Courteney Cox after 12 years of marriage, following the couple’s initial separation in 2010. Representatives for Arquette declined to comment, but celebrity news website TMZ.com posted
By BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe Obama administration said Tuesday that Russia is sending attack helicopters to Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime and warned that the Arab country’s 15-month conflict could become even deadlier. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said the
(AP) Eagles’ Joe Walsh backs opponent of Rep. Joe WalshBy SOPHIA TAREENAssociated PressCHICAGOAn Iraq war veteran from Illinois hoping to limit tea party-backed Republican Rep. Joe Walsh to a single term in Congress was endorsed Tuesday by none other than
Director Spike Lee once called President Barack Obama “pre-de-ortained” [sic] and suggested history would measure time as “Before Barack … and After Barack.” Now, the “Do the Right Thing” director isn’t even sure Obama will win reelection come Fall. Lee
By BASSEM MROUEAssociated PressBEIRUTAngry crowds blocked U.N. observers from reaching an embattled rebel-held town in Syria on Tuesday, hurling stones and metal rods at the monitors’ vehicles. Their vehicles came under fire as they drove away from Haffa, but the
By JONATHAN FAHEYAP Energy WriterNEW YORKAmerica is shoveling coal to the sidelines. The fuel that powered the U.S. from the industrial revolution into the iPhone era is being pushed aside as utilities switch to cleaner and cheaper alternatives. The share
By MARTIN CRUTSINGERAP Economics WriterWASHINGTONThe federal budget deficit is rapidly approaching $1 trillion for a fourth straight year even though the government is collecting more tax revenue than last year. The Treasury Department says the deficit grew by $124.6 billion
(AP) UN: Food supply tenuous for 16 million NKoreansBy JEAN H. LEEAssociated PressPYONGYANG, North KoreaMillions of North Korean children are not getting the food, medicine or health care they need to develop physically or mentally, leaving many stunted and malnourished,
Jeremy Segal of Breitbart News caught up with former White House chief of staff Bill Daley at Chicago’s O’Hare airport this morning and asked him to respond to sensational allegations made by Ed Klein in his #1 bestselling book, The Amateur:
(AP) Special election in Ariz. to replace GiffordsBy KEVIN FREKINGAssociated PressWASHINGTONDemocrats are hoping that late campaign appearances by former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will help push her hand-picked successor to victory in a special congressional election in Arizona. Republicans, trying to
(AP) Commerce secretary Bryson taking leave of absenceBy KEN THOMAS and RAQUEL DILLONAssociated PressWASHINGTONCommerce Secretary John Bryson is taking a medical leave of absence to undergo tests after suffering a seizure connected to two traffic accidents in the Los Angeles
(AP) US states forecast highest tax revenue in 5 yearsBy CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABERAP Economics WriterWASHINGTONU.S. states expect to collect higher tax revenue in the coming budget year that combined would top pre-recession levels, according to a survey released Tuesday. The
The US Department of Justice announced Monday it will sue Florida to stop the state from purging ineligible voters from its voter rolls. The DOJ statement came after Florida filed suit against the Department of Homeland Security for failing to
The United States said it would exempt seven emerging economies including India from tough new sanctions after they cut back on oil from Iran, but the punishment still loomed for China. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton added India, Malaysia, South
(AP) Up to 100 feared dead in Afghan earthquakeBy RAHIM FAIEZ and HEIDI VOGTAssociated PressKABUL, AfghanistanAs many as 100 people are feared dead in an earthquake and landslide that buried more than 20 houses in northern Afghanistan on Monday, officials
President Barack Obama has virtually every celebrity in his corner – including the nation’s surrogate grandmother, Betty White. But the tireless Joan Rivers, out promoting her latest book, didn’t sign on for Obama’s soak the rich policy solutions. Rivers, following
(AP) HBO documentarians look for Bush the manBy DAVID BAUDERAP Television WriterNEW YORKTourism officials in Maine will be delighted when they see HBO’s new documentary on President George H.W. Bush. The leisurely paced film has so many pictures of waves
(Reuters) – U.S. companies are finding it more difficult to grow their revenue now than at just about any time since the financial crisis. Second-quarter revenue growth for companies in the Standard & Poor’s 500 index .SPX is expected to
By TOM ODULAAssociated PressNAIROBI, KenyaKenya’s internal security minister was killed with five other people when the police helicopter they were traveling in crashed in a forest near Kenya’s capital, officials said. An anti-corruption crusader said the incident calls into question
