By KEN THOMAS and DAVID ESPOAssociated PressAKRON, OhioPresident Barack Obama made his rival’s personal millions a front-and-center issue in the race for the White House on Wednesday, telling a swing-state audience that Mitt Romney “is asking you to pay more
By ROBERT BARRAssociated PressLONDONBestselling Irish author Maeve Binchy, one of Ireland’s most popular writers who sold more than 40 million books worldwide, died in Dublin after a brief illness, Irish media and national leaders said. She was 72 years old.
By BUSHRA JUHIAssociated PressBAGHDADBritain will help the Iraqi government dispose of what’s left of deposed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein’s chemical weapons, still stored in two bunkers in north of Baghdad, the British embassy in Baghdad announced Monday. The British Defense
By BOB THOMASAssociated PressLOS ANGELESTony Martin, the romantic singer who appeared in movie musicals from the 1930s to the 1950s and sustained a career in records, television and nightclubs from the Depression era into the 21st century, has died. He
The Associated Press reported, and National Public Radio has repeated, a vicious lie about Mitt Romney–one that is being propagated by Palestinian propagandists with a proven history of lying, and that is being circulated by the mainstream American media, delighted
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and P. SOLOMON BANDAAssociated PressCENTENNIAL, Colo.Colorado prosecutors on Monday charged a former neuroscience graduate student with 24 counts of murder and 116 counts of attempted murder in the shooting rampage at the midnight showing of the new
First we saw it with Romney’s comments about the Olympics, now we’re seeing it with Romney’s comments comparing the state of Israel’s economy with that of the Palestinian-controlled territories: Speaking the truth is now politically incorrect and undiplomatic. Romney’s quote
(AP) Key role for Bill Clinton at Democratic conventionBy JULIE PACE and KEN THOMASAssociated PressWASHINGTONFormer President Bill Clinton will have a marquee role in this summer’s Democratic National Convention, where he will make a forceful case for President Barack Obama’s
(AP) Syrian regime claims gains in Aleppo, rebels denyBy PAUL SCHEMMAssociated PressBEIRUTSyrian government forces mounted new ground attacks against rebel-controlled neighborhoods in Syria’s commercial hub of Aleppo, the state media said Monday, but failed to dislodge the opposition from their
(AP) Romney says reporters can cover Israeli fundraiserBy KASIE HUNTAssociated PressJERUSALEM U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney has reversed course and will let reporters cover his remarks to donors at a fundraiser in Israel. Romney’s campaign says the typical group of
(AP) In Israel, Romney declares Jerusalem to be capitalBy KASIE HUNTAssociated PressJERUSALEM On Israeli soil, U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Sunday declared Jerusalem to be the capital of the Jewish state and said the United States has “a solemn
(AP) Syria troops shell Aleppo neighborhoodsBy ZEINA KARAMAssociated PressBEIRUTSyrian troops fired tank shells and artillery Sunday at neighborhoods in Aleppo as rebels tried to repel a government ground assault against their positions in Syria’s largest city, activists said. The bombardment
(AP) Administration projects $1.2T 2012 budget deficitBy ANDREW TAYLORAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe White House predicts this year’s federal budget deficit will end up at $1.2 trillion, marking the fourth consecutive year of trillion dollar-plus deficits during President Barack Obama’s administration. The bleak
(AP) Chick-fil-A sandwiches become a political symbolBy BILL BARROWAssociated PressATLANTAAll of a sudden, biting into a fried chicken sandwich has become a political statement. Chick-fil-A, the fast-food chain known for putting faith ahead of profits by closing on Sundays, is
(AP) OSLO, NorwayA lawyer representing Snoop Dogg says the American rapper has been banned from entering Norway for two years after trying to enter the country with a small amount of marijuana last month. Holger Hagesaeter, the rapper’s legal representative in
By ELIZABETH A. KENNEDYAssociated PressBEIRUTSyrian forces pounded the country’s largest city, Aleppo, with military helicopters Saturday to flush out rebel forces in one of the most important battles of the 17-month-old uprising, activists said. International concern has been mounting over
By JOHN LEICESTER and ERIN McCLAMAssociated PressLONDONShaken and stirred. James Bond and the queen teamed to give London a wild Olympic opening like no other. And creative genius Danny Boyle turned Olympic Stadium into a jukebox, cranking up world-beating rock
By PHILIP ELLIOTTAssociated PressWASHINGTONOn a trip to Israel, Mitt Romney is trying to win over a tiny sliver of a small but powerful section of the American electorate. President Barack Obama is doing the same at home. But while Romney’s
(AP) UN worries showdown in Aleppo could be imminentBy JOHN HEILPRIN and BASSEM MROUEAssociated PressGENEVAA showdown between government troops and opposition forces in Syria’s largest city, Aleppo, is “imminent,” the U.N.’s human rights office said Friday, as the Red Cross
(AP) Prices of Facebook stock since long-awaited IPOBy The Associated PressFacebook’s stock fell 8.5 percent during the regular session Thursday, then dropped further in extended trading after the company reported quarterly earnings for the first time as a public company.
(AP) Bomb kills 7 in market in northwest PakistanBy ANWARULLAH KHANAssociated PressKHAR, PakistanA bomb exploded in a crowded market in northwestern Pakistan close to the Afghan border on Thursday, killing at least seven people, a government official said. The blast
By MANUEL VALDESAssociated PressSEATTLEGyasi Ross grew up decades after the “Lone Ranger” aired on TV, but his friends would still call him “Tonto” when they teased him. The making of a new “Lone Ranger” Disney movie, and the announcement that
By DEMETRIS NELLASAssociated PressATHENS, GreeceTriple jumper Voula Papachristou was kicked off Greece’s Olympic team Wednesday for her comments on Twitter mocking African immigrants and expressing support for a far-right political party. The Hellenic Olympic Committee said Papachristou is “placed outside
(AP) Fear prompts gun sales, panic after Colo. massacreBy MIKE BAKER and KRISTEN WYATTAssociated PressDENVERFirearms sales are surging in the wake of the Colorado movie massacre as buyers express fears about both personal safety and lawmakers who are using the
(AP) 24 arrested at police protests in Anaheim, Calif.By AMY TAXIN and GILLIAN FLACCUSAssociated PressANAHEIM, Calif.Police in Anaheim, Calif., have restored order after violent protests over weekend police shootings caused injuries and two dozen arrests. As many as 500 protesters
