By KARIN LAUBAssociated PressBEIRUTSyrian activists said troops bombarded a Damascus suburb with mortar shells and machine guns Wednesday, a day after special envoy Kofi Annan described the situation in Syria as bleak. This is the second day of government attacks
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Iran should remain under biting sanctions until it halts all uranium enrichment, appearing to exceed UN demands on Tehran. His remarks appeared aimed at stepping up pressure on Iran as it engages in
(AP) Gingrich all but concedes his campaign is overBy MITCH WEISSAssociated PressCONCORD, N.C.Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich all but conceded Wednesday that his White House campaign is over. He said he expects Mitt Romney will be the nominee and called
TEHRAN, IranFour troops from Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guards have been killed in clashes with Kurdish rebels in western Iran, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported Wednesday. Eight others were wounded. The fighting erupted outside Paveh, a town near the Iraqi
Newt Gingrich, Fox News reported this morning, is expected to end his quixotic campaign for president one week from today. Gingrich was once a frontrunner for the nomination after his stunning upset victory in the South Carolina presidential primary, but
People magazine on Wednesday named Beyonce the World’s Most Beautiful Woman for 2012, describing her as a force of nature, style icon and proud mother. The 30-year-old singer, a 16-time Grammy Award winner, told the big-selling magazine that her recently
A military judge is expected to rule Wednesday on a request to dismiss all charges against a US soldier accused of passing a trove of secret government documents to the WikiLeaks website. Lawyers for Army private Bradley Manning have demanded
(AP) Obama’s Rolling Stone treatment — politics to pop By JIM KUHNHENN Associated Press WASHINGTON Offering riffs on Mick Jagger and reflections on race, President Barack Obama is capping a week devoted to courting young votes with a Rolling Stone
(AP) Foreclosures squeezing US home prices and salesBy CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABERAP Economics WriterWASHINGTONRising foreclosures are weighing on the U.S. housing market, reducing prices and keeping new-home sales weak. Foreclosed homes are usually sold at steep discounts, thereby lowering average prices.
(AP) US orders for long-lasting goods plunge in MarchBy CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABERAP Economics WriterWASHINGTONOrders for long-lasting factory goods fell by the largest amount in three years last month, mostly because demand for commercial aircraft plummeted. But companies also ordered less
CABLE RATINGS TO BREAK HEARTS OF STEWART/COLBERT FANS ‘Pawn Stars’ — #1 with 5.6 million viewers ‘Basketball Wives 4’ — #8 with 1.874 milion viewers ‘La La’s Full Court Life’ — #12 with 1.648 million viewers ‘Daily Show’ — #23
(AP) Longest-serving Pa. congressman loses in primaryBy KEVIN BEGOS and GENARO C. ARMASAssociated PressPITTSBURGHU.S. Rep. Tim Holden, the longest-serving member of Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation, has lost his re-election bid in a Democratic primary race in a newly redrawn district. Personal
(AP) Napolitano faces questions on Secret ServiceBy LAURIE KELLMANAssociated PressWASHINGTONHomeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is facing questions Wednesday from a Senate panel on the Secret Service prostitution scandal that embarrassed the White House and overshadowed the president’s visit to a
Back on April 6th, notorious anti-Israel Foreign Policy senior fellow MJ Rosenberg left Media Matters for America because his “Israel firster” language was provoking heat from all ends of the political spectrum. Let’s be clear, though. He didn’t leave because Media
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Newt Gingrich’s wild ride of a presidential campaign could soon be coming to an end. The Republican candidate is reassessing his candidacy after rival Mitt Romney easily won Delaware, one of five northeastern states holding presidential primaries
A car bomb on Tuesday rocked central Damascus, a day after nearly 60 were killed across Syria despite a hard-won ceasefire and the upcoming deployment of 300 UN peace monitors. Three people were wounded when the blast went off in
Consumer demand and technological change will drive stunning growth in online video for years to come, so long as Internet access is widely available to all, a Senate committee heard Tuesday. But he urged Congress to ensure that “the rules
By ADAM GOLDMAN and MATT APUZZOAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe retired top CIA officer who ordered the destruction of videos showing waterboarding says in a new book that he was tired of waiting for Washington’s bureaucracy to make a decision that protected American
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (Reuters and Breitbart News) – Mitt Romney launched himself as the presumptive Republican presidential nominee after a sweep of several primaries on Tuesday, turning his attention to the November general election showdown with President Barack Obama in
Mitt Romney was hoping for a five-state primary sweep Tuesday to cement his status as the all-but-certain Republican nominee, as he trains his sights on ousting President Barack Obama from the White House. Shortly before polls closed in the northeastern
By MITCH WEISSAssociated PressCHARLOTTE, N.C.Newt Gingrich declined to discuss his struggling presidential campaign Tuesday and said he would decide his next steps after the latest primaries, refusing to acknowledge the Republican nominating contest is essentially over. Gingrich said Mitt Romney
By RACHEL D’OROAssociated PressANCHORAGE, AlaskaRocker and gun rights advocate Ted Nugent pleaded guilty Tuesday to transporting a black bear he illegally killed in Alaska, saying he was sorry for unwittingly violating the law. With his plea, the singer and avid
By ALAN FRAMAssociated Press WriterWASHINGTONFirst it was people earning at least $1 million a year. Now Democrats seeking their next election-year target for tax increases on better-off Americans may have found it: the owners of many privately held corporations. Democrats
Two more Secret Service agents have resigned over the Colombia sex scandal and one more will have his security clearance permanently revoked, the elite presidential protection outfit said Tuesday. Six Secret Service agents had already lost their jobs over the
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Reunited 1960s pop band The Beach Boys have released a teaser track of their first new single in two decades – a dreamy, five part-harmony throwback to their southern California surf sound called “That’s Why God
