(AP) New North Korean leader makes first public speechBy JEAN H. LEEAssociated PressPYONGYANG, North KoreaNorth Korea’s new leader addressed his nation and the world for the first time Sunday, vowing before cheering troops and bouquet-waving citizens to place top priority
(AP) LOS ANGELES -Pamela Anderson and Lionel Richie owe the government money. California tax authorities said Anderson owes $524,241 in personal income taxes. The Franchise Tax Board included the “Baywatch” star on a list of the state’s 500 biggest income-tax
With recession looming in debt-struck Europe, governments face growing pleas to move away from all-out austerity and inject growth policies as leaders struggle to revive their economies. European Union leaders used two summits this year to begin discussions on how
(AP) China, Philippine naval standoff continuesBy JIM GOMEZAssociated PressMANILA, Philippines A dangerous naval standoff between China and the Philippines at a disputed South China Sea shoal has eased, but tension flared anew after China deployed a second ship and an
(AP) Long political fights ahead over dueling tax plansBy ALAN FRAMAssociated PressWASHINGTONDemocrats and Republicans are forcing votes in Congress this coming week on competing tax plans that affect millionaires and smaller businesses, and they know the proposals are doomed from
Cleveland (Reuters) – A range of musicians from rockers Guns N’ Roses to R&B legends Smokey Robinson and the Miracles where inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday in a night as notable for who was
(AP) 3 years later, what’s become of the tea party?By PAULINE ARRILLAGAAP National WriterSAN ANTONIOThree years ago he was merely a face in a very large crowd, standing outside the Alamo on Tax Day as Glenn Beck spoke of drawing
(AP) Obama pledges immigration reform early in 2nd termCARTAGENA, ColombiaIn his most specific pledge yet to U.S. Hispanics, President Barack Obama said Saturday he would seek to tackle immigration policy in the first year of a second term. But he
Veteran singer Rod Stewart said he was “devastated” that a dose of the flu would prevent him attending his old group’s induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this weekend. “Unfortunately Rod is battling the flu this week
(AP) Secret Service scandal deepens; 11 placed on leaveBy JULIE PACE and LIBARDO CARDONAAssociated PressCARTAGENA, ColombiaAn embarrassing scandal involving prostitutes and Secret Service agents deepened Saturday as 11 agents were placed on leave, and the agency designed to protect President
European Union’s Foreign Policy chief Catherine Ashton gave a press conference in Istanbul. Iran and world powers agreed in nuclear talks Saturday to hold a more in-depth meeting in Baghdad on May 23 where, the EU’s foreign policy chief warned
By JULIE PACE and FRANK BAJAKAssociated PressCARTAGENA, ColombiaAlleged misconduct by a dozen Secret Service agents sent to provide security for President Barack Obama in Colombia threatened to overshadow his diplomatic mission to Latin America. On Friday night, a caller who
The verified Twitter account of President Barack Obama has been found to be a follower of the Twitter account @sidebooborg, representing a blog which collects and posts pictures of celebrities whose unadorned breasts are visible in profile. According to the
From the Washington Times: A New Mexico slaughterhouse has petitioned the federal government to become the first business to offer horses for slaughter since an effective ban on the practice ended last year, according to state officials and animal welfare
By JULIE PACE and FRANK BAJAKAssociated PressCARTAGENA, ColombiaA U.S. lawmaker says a “significant number” of Secret Service agents involved in an alleged prostitution scandal at an international summit brought women back to their hotel rooms before President Barack Obama arrived
Singer Robin Gibb, musician with the legendary band the Bee Gees, is seriously ill in hospital after contracting pneumonia in his battle against cancer, sources said on Saturday. Gibb had surgery on his bowel 18 months ago for an unrelated
US billionaire investor George Soros has called on Germany to contribute more to help save the euro, according to an interview published in the weekly newspaper Welt am Sonntag. If Germany chooses to ditch the eurozone, its exports would suffer
The United States called off plans to send food aid to North Korea after the impoverished state’s defiant rocket launch, as an aid group feared more than two million children would go hungry. The United States had already suspended the
By HAROLD HECKLEAssociated PressMADRIDSpain’s King Juan Carlos has successfully undergone hip replacement surgery after tripping on stairs and fracturing bones around the joint while on an elephant hunting trip in Botswana, officials said Saturday. It was the monarch’s fourth surgery
By JORGE RUEDAAssociated PressCARACAS, VenezuelaVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez is skipping the Summit of the Americas for medical reasons as cancer treatment increasingly forces him out of the international spotlight. Venezuelan Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro announced the decision on Saturday from
(AP) Rock Hall in Cleveland ready to induct new class By TOM WITHERS Associated Press CLEVELAND The speeches are written. The guitars are tuned. The amplifiers are plugged in. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, a musical
By JEAN H. LEEAssociated PressPYONGYANG, North KoreaHours after a failed rocket launch criticized abroad as a covert test of missile technology, North Korea’s new leader underlined the country’s “military first” policy with a budget that allocates a sizable chunk of
British airline Jet2.com said Saturday it has cancelled tickets for an unspecified number of passengers planning to attend a pro-Palestinian activist gathering after Israel raised objections. The Guardian newspaper had reported that Jet2.com contacted three women passengers late Friday to
Gunmen on Saturday shot dead seven Shiite Muslims in two separate incidents of sectarian violence in Pakistan’s troubled southwestern city of Quetta, police said. The drive-by shootings took place in Quetta, the capital of Baluchistan province bordering with Iran and
By BASSEM MROUEAssociated PressBEIRUTSyrian troops and rebel gunmen carried out attacks across Syria on Saturday, killing at least nine people in a surge of violence that threatened a U.N.-brokered cease-fire. The bloodshed came as the U.N. Security Council considered whether
