Thai police have arrested four suspects in connection with a series of devastating bomb blasts in the insurgency-plagued deep south, an official said Thursday. The car bombings in two southern cities on Saturday killed 15 people and wounded hundreds more
(AP) Syrian troops attack Damascus suburbBy BASSEM MROUEAssociated PressBEIRUTSyrian troops launched a fierce assault on a Damascus suburb Thursday, days ahead of a deadline for a U.N.-brokered cease-fire, with activists describing it as one of the most violent attacks around
Iraq’s fugitive Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi has accused Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki’s Shiite government of waging a systematic campaign against Sunni Arabs in Iraq. In an interview with the pan-Arab Al-Jazeera network aired late on Wednesday, Hashemi said the accusations
(AP) Marine to argue free speech case at hearingBy JULIE WATSONAssociated PressCAMP PENDLETON, Calif.A Marine facing dismissal for running a Facebook page criticizing the Obama administration is now backed by a team of lawyers and federal congressmen as he fights
Taliban gunmen killed eight local policemen in an attack on a remote post in western Afghanistan, a provincial official said Thursday. The attack happened late on Wednesday, said Naqibullah Farahi, spokesman for the provincial administration of Farah, which borders Iran.
The United States said it will ease restrictions on investment to Myanmar and quickly appoint an ambassador as it seeks to boost reformers who allowed landmark elections in the long-closed nation. In its latest gestures under a three-year diplomatic drive
(AP) Holder: Justice Department will respond to judgeBy CARLA K. JOHNSONAP Medical WriterCHICAGOU.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday that the Justice Department will respond “appropriately” to a federal appellate judge in Texas who demanded a letter recognizing federal courts’
White House officials held talks with representatives of the Muslim Brotherhood in Washington this week, as the Islamist group threw itself into the fray in Egypt’s presidential election. The meeting on Tuesday with low-level National Security Council staff was part
The stereotype has been confirmed: Democrats buy fuel-efficient, oddly-named cars – mainly foreign – and Republicans tend to buy American-made gas-guzzling muscle cars, heavy SUVs, and trucks. Strategic Vision released a study yesterday showing the top five cars by political
(AP) NEW YORK – Burger King is apologizing to Mary J. Blige and her fans for releasing an ad that garnered the singer serious fan backlash. The clip featured Blige soulfully singing about the fast-food chain’s new chicken snack wraps.
White House press secretary Jay Carney addressed President Obama’s controversial comments on Monday regarding the Supreme Court, in which Obama questioned judicial review and suggested that the Court’s exercise of it with regard to Obamacare would be “unprecedented.” And, naturally,
More sad details are emerging about the final hours of pop singer Whitney Houston. The Wrap: Whitney Houston’s final autopsy report has been issued by the Los Angeles Coroner’s Office, offering an idea of the extent to which the deceased
Barack Obama has frequently been feted for his beautiful rhetoric and variety of language. When it comes to the budget, however, he’s apparently fine with redundancy. As a new Republican National Committee ad shows, Obama gave identical speeches in 2011
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Madonna retained the title Queen of Pop by taking the throne of the Billboard 200 album chart for the eighth time on Tuesday, as her latest album “MDNA” beat Lionel Richie’s country themed “Tuskegee” to the
(AP) French police arrest 10 in crackdown on radicalsBy INGRID ROUSSEAUAssociated PressPARISFrench police rounded up 10 people in their second country-wide sweep in several days Wednesday, leading to criticism that President Nicolas Sarkozy is ramping up raids to win votes
In the Crane Chronicles, Part I, Breitbart News reported on Cato President Ed Crane’s collaboration with left-wing New Yorker writer Jane Mayer to launch a smear campaign against the Koch brothers. Crane then used Mayer’s hit piece as justification for
Today, the White House released its “Federal Taxpayer Receipt for 2011” tool, allowing Americans to see what percentage of their tax dollars are spent where. But this year, the White House decided to do something special. As White House Regional
Tuesday’s ratings numbers are in, and “The Rogue” beat “The Perky One.” Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin defeated Katie Couric in their heavily hyped ratings duel on the airwaves on Tuesday when Palin co-hosted NBC’s “Today” show while Couric was
By PAUL SCHEMMAssociated PressRABAT, MoroccoA Moroccan court denied bail on Wednesday to a rapper charged with attacking the image of the security services in a song about police corruption. Mouad Belghouat was arrested March 29 after Morocco’s National Security agency
Last year, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said it would be “foolish” to pass a budget. This year, he’s said he won’t bring one to the floor. That may be an eventuality he can longer prevent – and it has
President Obama’s Secretary of Labor, Hilda Solis, recently spoke at the naming of the Cesar Chavez Auditorium in Washington, D.C. There she praised in glowing terms Dolores Huerta, a socialist co-founder of the United Farm Workers, whom she called “my
Today, race-baiter Al Sharpton, who was most recently seen threatening the city of Sanford, Florida over the Trayvon Martin case, attended the White House Prayer Breakfast. The White House stated that the breakfast invitees included “heads of major denominations, non-profit
(AP) Plans move forward for RoboCop statue in Detroit DETROIT Plans are moving forward for a Detroit statue of the fictional crime-fighting cyborg RoboCop. The Detroit News reports ( http://bit.ly/HfGd9V) Wednesday that a RoboCop model is being scanned at a
DHD: My sources tell me that Titanic 3D opened to around $4.5M for today. That won’t be good enough to beat the #1 movie at the North American box office, Lionsgate’s The Hunger Games. But James Cameron’s epic has a
(AP) Geithner criticizes proposed US GOP budget cutsBy CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABERAP Economics WriterWASHINGTONU.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner criticized Republicans for focusing too much on cutting spending and taxes and not doing enough to support economic growth. In a speech in
