(AP) Lawmakers call airport screeners ineffective, rudeBy LARRY MARGASAKAssociated PressWASHINGTONHouse members of both parties on Monday teed off against the agency in charge of airport and port anti-terrorist screening, saying it uses ineffective tactics, wastes money on faulty equipment and
(AP) Day 2 argument: Can gov’t require health coverage?By CONNIE CASSAssociated PressWASHINGTONCan the government make Americans carry health insurance? The Supreme Court takes up the constitutional question at the heart of President Barack Obama’s health care law Tuesday. The Obama
PARIS (Reuters) – Video footage filmed by the French gunman Mohamed Merah during his bloody shooting spree has been sent to the Al Jazeera television network in Paris, a police source said on Monday. Al Jazeera received a computer memory
(AP) Islam won’t be basis of new Tunisian constitutionBy BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZAAssociated PressTUNIS, TunisiaIslamic law will not be enshrined in Tunisia’s new constitution, preserving the secular basis of the North African nation, Tunisia’s ruling Islamist Ennahda Party said Monday. The
(AP) General is reviewing command of Bales unitLOLITA C. BALDORAssociated PressWASHINGTONGen. John Allen, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, said Monday that he is looking at possible contributing factors within the military unit’s command structure that could have permitted a
(AP) Arab leaders won’t tell Syrian president to quitBy LARA JAKESAssociated PressBAGHDADIraq’s top diplomat said Monday that Arab leaders meeting in Baghdad this week will not demand the resignation of Syrian President Bashar Assad, and opposition forces there need to
(AP) Tibetan lights self on fire at anti-China protestBy TIM SULLIVANAssociated PressNEW DELHIA Tibetan exile lit himself on fire and ran shouting through a demonstration in the Indian capital Monday, just before a visit by China’s president and following dozens
(AP) Jimmy Kimmel to host 64th Primetime Emmy Awards By SANDY COHEN AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel just got a prime-time gig: Host of the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards. The star and executive producer of “Jimmy
(AP) Wife defends soldier accused in Afghan rampageSEATAC, Wash.The wife of a U.S. soldier accused of killing 17 Afghan civilians says her husband showed no signs of PTSD before he deployed, and she doesn’t feel like she’ll ever believe he
(AP) NEW YORK – Absence made the heart grow fonder for “Mad Men” fans, who flocked to the fifth-season premiere in record numbers. AMC network says Sunday’s premiere telecast drew 3.5 million viewers. This marks a 21 percent growth over
This week, the Supreme Court will hear a case likely to shape our destiny as a nation when it considers whether parts of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act–called the ACA in legal circles and Obamacare to the rest
(Reuters) – The producers of the new TV musical drama series “Smash” were honored by gay and lesbian watchdog group GLAAD at a gala on Saturday that highlighted gay marriage and bullying. Neil Meron and Craig Zadan, film and television
(AP) Justices questioning briskly in health care caseBy MARK SHERMANAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe Supreme Court is plunging into a three-day debate on the Obama administration’s overhaul of the nation’s health care system. In the opening minutes, the justices are asking pointed questions
(AP) Bernanke says US job market weak despite gainsBy MARTIN CRUTSINGERAP Economics WriterWASHINGTONChairman Ben Bernanke says the U.S. job market remains weak despite three months of strong hiring and that the Federal Reserve’s existing policies will help boost growth. Further
(AP) WHITE HOUSE NOTEBOOK: Obama’s book giveawayBy BEN FELLERAP White House CorrespondentSEOUL, South KoreaLooking for a signed copy of President Barack Obama’s “The Audacity of Hope”? In Korean? (The book, not the signature). Too late. Three business people, five students,
(AP) Obama ‘super’ PAC donors among White House guestsBy JACK GILLUMAssociated PressWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama is using privileged access to one of America’s greatest landmarks to reward his most generous financial supporters in ways that Republicans Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum
(AP) Powerful quake hits central Chile, coast emptiesBy EVA VERGARAAssociated PressSANTIAGO, ChileA magnitude-7.2 earthquake has struck just off the coast of central Chile, prompting an emergency evacuation order for people living near the ocean in case it spawns a tsunami.The
Tokyo Electric Power Co., the operator of the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, has begun steps to suspend operations at its last running nuclear reactor in order to carry out checks. The No. 6 unit at the company’s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa
(AP) Afghans: US paid $50K per shooting spree deathBy MIRWAIS KHAN and HEIDI VOGTAssociated PressKANDAHAR, Afghanistan The U.S. paid $50,000 in compensation for each villager killed and $11,000 for each person wounded in a shooting rampage allegedly carried out by
(AP) Obama: N. Korean rocket test would isolate regimeBy BEN FELLERAP White House CorrespondentSEOUL, South Korea Warning North Korea from its doorstep, President Barack Obama said Pyongyang risks deepening its isolation in the international community if it proceeds with a
(AP) Obama squeezes N. Korea to change, China to helpBy BEN FELLERAP White House CorrespondentSEOUL, South Korea Trying to muscle North Korea toward peace over provocation, President Barack Obama is broadening his squeeze play from the heart of this tensely
(AP) With win in hand from La., Santorum eyes Wis.By PHILIP ELLIOTT and KASIE HUNTAssociated PressGREEN BAY, Wis.Another victory in hand but still badly trailing rival Mitt Romney, Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum vowed to continue his campaign despite an
(AP) House GOP budget plan heats up as campaign issueAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe debt-slashing budget plan by House Republicans is heating up as a presidential campaign issue, as its author Rep. Paul Ryan and a top White House adviser spar over its
The Wall Street Journal has joined other media outlets in portraying President Barack Obama’s reaction to the Trayvon Martin shooting in a positive light–though Obama’s left-wing supporters are using the tragedy to inflame political divisions. On March 25, the Journal wrote: Earlier
By NEKESA MUMBI MOODYAP Music WriterNEW YORKAretha Franklin has a lot more than her 70th birthday to celebrate: She says she’s reuniting with one of her music mentors, Clive Davis, for a new album. Franklin told The Associated Press at
