A new group called Cherokees Demand Truth from Elizabeth Warren has released a statement demanding Elizabeth Warren stop running and address the controversy surrounding her claim to Native American heritage: Many wonder why we Cherokees are so insistent on Elizabeth
Mitt Romney clinched his Republican party’s White House nomination by winning its Texas primary, vowing to get America “back on the path to prosperity” by defeating Barack Obama in November. But the milestone was clouded by a rehashed controversy over
(AP) Jurors in Edwards trial to deliberate for 8th dayGREENSBORO, N.C.The jury in John Edwards campaign finance corruption trial will begin its eighth day of deliberations. If the jurors need to on Wednesday and Thursday, they will work an extra
(AP) Obama’s health care aid to small firms disappointsBy RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVARAssociated PressWASHINGTONIt seemed like a good idea at the time. But a health insurance tax credit for small businesses, part of President Barack Obama’s health care law that gets strong
By RAPHAEL SATTERAssociated PressLONDONBritain’s Supreme Court has endorsed the extradition of WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange to Sweden, bringing the secret-spilling Internet activist a big step closer to prosecution in a Scandinavian court. But a question mark hung over the decision
By MARTHA WAGGONERAssociated PressRALEIGH, N.C.Doc Watson, the blind Grammy-award winning folk musician whose mountain-rooted sound was embraced by generations and whose lightning-fast style of flatpicking influenced guitarists around the world, died Tuesday at a North Carolina hospital, according to a
(AP) Greek euro exit would halve incomes, report warnsBy DEREK GATOPOULOS and NICHOLAS PAPHITISAssociated PressATHENS, Greece An exit from the euro would see Greeks lose more than half their annual income and prompt a dramatic rise in unemployment and inflation,
(AP) Euro falls to 22-month low against dollarNEW YORKThe euro plunged to a fresh 22-month low Tuesday after a survey found that U.S. consumer confidence fell in May. Traders also bought the dollar after retail sales plunged in Spain last
(AP) Theron’s evil queen wears feathers, beetle wings By SANDY COHEN AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES Charlize Theron’s evil queen costumes for “Snow White and the Huntsman” called for hundreds of hand-cut rooster feathers, thousands of iridescent beetle wings from
The United States ambassador to Moscow Michael McFaul needs to behave more diplomatically, a Kremlin foreign policy aide said following the envoy’s controversial remarks in a speech last week.
(AP) Consumer confidence plunges in MayNEW YORKAmericans’ confidence in the economy in May had its biggest drop in eight months as consumers fretted about slow hiring, a big stock market drop and the global economy, says a private research group.
(AP) John Edwards jury to deliberate for 7th dayGREENSBORO, N.C.The jury in the John Edwards campaign finance corruption trial is set to begin deliberations for a seventh day Tuesday. The former presidential candidate faces six felony charges in a case
Barack Obama is anchoring his reelection campaign to sharp attacks on Mitt Romney’s business record, but the hardball strategy also risks tarnishing the president’s own political brand. In 2008, Obama ran for office presenting himself as a different kind of
(AP) AP Exclusive: Calif. 9/11 fund raided for deficitsBy HANNAH DREIERAssociated PressSACRAMENTO, Calif.After the 2001 terrorist attacks, California lawmakers sought a way to channel the patriotic fervor and use it to help victims’ families and law enforcement. Their answer: specialty
(AP) Romney ready to claim GOP nomination after TexasBy STEVE PEOPLESAssociated PressCRAIG, Colo.Mitt Romney is poised to clinch the Republican presidential nomination after Tuesday’s Texas GOP primary, a largely uncontested election that will formalize the former Massachusetts governor’s status as
By STEVE PEOPLESAssociated PressSAN DIEGORepublican presidential candidate Mitt Romney promised Monday to maintain an American military “with no comparable power anywhere in the world.” The likely Republican presidential nominee faced a San Diego crowd estimated at 5,000 in what was
(AP) Egypt’s Brotherhood scrambling to broaden supportBy HAMZA HENDAWIAssociated PressCAIROThe Muslim Brotherhood is scrambling to broaden its appeal to liberals, leftists and Christians after official results Monday showed that the Islamist group’s candidate will face ousted autocrat Hosni Mubarak’s last
BOSTON (Reuters) – Security experts have discovered a highly sophisticated computer virus in Iran and the Middle East that they believe was deployed at least five years ago to engage in state-sponsored cyber espionage. Evidence suggest that the virus, dubbed
Actor Gary Sinise doesn’t need a holiday to remind him to pay tribute to the troops. He’s out meeting, greeting and performing for the men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces throughout the year with his celebrated Lt. Dan
Statement from MSNBC Host Chris Hayes, via the Huffington Post: On Sunday, in discussing the uses of the word “hero” to describe those members of the armed forces who have given their lives, I don’t think I lived up to
By DERRIK J. LANGAP Entertainment WriterLOS ANGELESFor the right price, you or a loved one can rest in peace in the tomb of The King. Celebrity auctioneer Darren Julien is selling Elvis Presley’s original crypt to the highest bidder as
Will Ferrell knows how to take a pratfall. But the “Saturday Night Live” grad was seriously limping after a charity soccer match in England over the weekend. The “Anchorman” star fared better than reality show chef Gordon Ramsay in the
(AP) CALABASAS, Calif.- Justin Bieber is wanted for questioning by Los Angeles County Sheriff’s investigators after a photographer complained of being roughed up by the pop star at a shopping center. Sheriff’s Lt. Robert Wiard (ward) says the photographer called
(AP) Cuba waits anxiously for oil dreams to materializeBy PAUL HAVENAssociated PressHAVANAIt was supposed to be Cuba’s economic savior: vast untapped reserves of black gold buried deep under the rocky ocean floor. But the first attempt in nearly a decade
