(AP) Syrian forces kill 23 rebels in town near DamascusBy HAMZA HENDAWIAssociated PressBEIRUTGovernment forces stormed a rebel-held town outside Damascus Tuesday after days of fierce fighting, killing at least 23 fighters, according to an activist group and a rebel spokesman.
(AP) Hollywood reacts to the death of Tony ScottThe Associated PressWith a career that spanned three decades and included hits such as “Top Gun” and “True Romance,” filmmaker Tony Scott touched many in the Hollywood community: – “Tony was my
(AP) Augusta National adds first 2 female membersBy DOUG FERGUSONAP Golf WriterNEW YORKFor the first time in its 80-year history, Augusta National Golf Club has female members. The home of the Masters, under increasing criticism the last decade because of
(AP) Syria’s Assad makes rare public appearanceBy ZEINA KARAMAssociated PressBEIRUTSyria’s President Bashar Assad attended Eid prayers in a mosque in Damascus on Sunday, his first appearance in public after a bombing in the Syrian capital last month that killed the
(AP) Obama, Romney compete for undecideds, stoke baseBy JIM KUHNHENNAssociated PressWASHINGTONRushing toward their party conventions, the rival presidential campaigns are trying to invigorate core supporters while reaching out to a sliver of undecided voters who harbor doubts about President Barack
(AP) Another Afghan police attack kills 2 US troopsBy KAY JOHNSON and AMIR SHAHAssociated PressKABUL, AfghanistanA newly recruited Afghan village policeman opened fire on his American allies on Friday, killing two U.S. service members minutes after they handed him his
(AP) Iraq officials: Over 90 dead in Thursday’s attacksBy ADAM SCHRECKAssociated PressBAGHDADIraqi officials said Friday that a blistering string of attacks across the country the previous day ultimately killed at least 93 people, as the extent of the violence grew
Well, at least President Barack Obama should know where to send the Thank You card. This week, a new memorial was unveiled in Chicago recalling the first kiss by Barack Obama and his future bride Michelle. The 3,000-pound granite marker
(AP) Black Hawk crash kills 7 Americans, 4 AfghansBy HEIDI VOGTAssociated PressKABUL, AfghanistanA U.S. military helicopter crashed during a firefight with insurgents in a remote area of southern Afghanistan on Thursday, killing seven Americans and four Afghans in one of
Analysis by the AP, reported here at the Washington Times, documents an Obama-led economic recovery far slower than any American economic recovery since the Great Depression. Obama’s social and economic policies have actually slowed American economic growth at a time
(AP) Security guard credited for thwarting DC shootingBy ERIC TUCKER and PETE YOSTAssociated PressWASHINGTONA man who had been a volunteer at a community center for gays walked into the lobby of a conservative political organization, assailed the group’s work, pulled
(AP) Ecuador decision on Assange asylum dueBy GONZALO SOLANOAssociated PressQUITO, EcuadorIn the two months since Julian Assange ducked into Ecuador’s London embassy to seek political asylum, President Rafael Correa has been consistently deferential to Britain while insisting on his right
(AP) 20 Shiites shot, killed in Pakistan, official saysRIAZ KHANAssociated PressPESHAWAR, PakistanA Pakistani official says gunmen forced 20 Shiites off buses in northern Pakistan and killed them. The police official said the incident happened Thursday in the Naran Valley. The
(AP) Wave of attacks in northern, central Iraq kill 22SINAN SALAHEDDINAssociated PressBAGHDADA wave of insurgent attacks killed at least 22 people and wounded dozens in central and northern Iraq on Thursday, the latest series of persistent strikes aimed at undermining
(AP) UN panel concludes war crimes perpetrated in SyriaBy JOHN HEILPRINAssociated PressGENEVASyrian President Bashar Assad’s forces and pro-government shabiha fighters have perpetrated war crimes and crimes against humanity on Syrian civilians, a U.N. expert panel concluded Wednesday in a report
(AP) UK bank settles Iran money probe in NY for $340MBy MICHAEL VIRTANENAssociated PressALBANY, N.Y.A British bank accused of scheming with the Iranian government to launder billions of dollars will be subject to two years of monitoring at its New
(AP) House members’ VIP loans excluded from subpoenaBy LARRY MARGASAKAssociated PressWASHINGTONA Democratic committee chairman overrode his own subpoena three years ago in an investigation of former subprime mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp. to exclude records showing that he, other House
(AP) Romney says Obama just trying to ‘hang onto power’By JULIE PACEAssociated PressWASHINGTONRepublican presidential challenger Mitt Romney charged Wednesday that President Barack Obama is running a campaign “of enmity and jealousy and anger” and called on him to lift the
By NICHOLAS PAPHITISAssociated PressATHENS, GreeceGreece held its biggest debt sale since its economy imploded two years ago as it raised €4.06 billion ($5.01 billion) in a short-term debt to pay off a bond due next week. Athens will now avoid
By MARI YAMAGUCHIAssociated PressTOKYOJapan will hold government-level talks with North Korea for the first time in four years, Japanese officials said Tuesday, in the latest sign of a thaw in relations between the two sides. Chief government spokesman Osamu Fujimura
By JAMAL HALABYAssociated PressAMMAN, JordanSyria’s prime minister who defected to the opposition said Tuesday that Bashar Assad’s regime was near collapse and urged other political and military leaders to tip the scales and join the rebel side. The comments by
By JOE McDONALDAP Business WriterBEIJINGJust a few years after Chinese companies lined up to sell shares on Wall Street, a growing number are reversing course and pulling out of U.S. exchanges. This week, Focus Media Holding Ltd., announced its chairman
No, wait–seriously? Did the Obama campaign just tweet an Associated Press article about how a guy who owns a juice store that Mitt Romney visited in Miami was once convicted of dealing cocaine, 13 years ago? Does Barack Obama, who
By SOPHIA TAREENAssociated PressCHICAGOU.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., a Chicago Democrat who took a hushed medical leave two months ago, is being treated for bipolar disorder, the Mayo Clinic announced Monday. The Rochester, Minn.-based clinic specified his condition as Bipolar
Social Security is as close to insolvency as you can get and not be belly up. Government watchdogs warn that Social Security will see a $7 trillion shortfall by 2086. But the Associated Press says, don’t worry about all that,
