By GREG RISLINGAssociated PressLOS ANGELESUnable to rein in hundreds of medical pot shops that blossomed around the nation’s second-biggest city, lawmakers voted Tuesday to ban them until it has clearer guidance from the state’s highest court. The 14-0 vote by
The chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee said Monday the White House was behind recent national security leaks in part, but would not implicate President Obama on the matter, the Associated Press reports.
(AP) Hoots in parliament: France mulls harassment lawBy LORI HINNANTAssociated PressPARISThe hooting and catcalls began as soon as the Cabinet minister stood, wearing a blue and white flowered dress. It did not cease for the entire time she spoke before
(AP) Britain deploys 1,200 more troops for OlympicsBy DANICA KIRKAAssociated PressLONDONBritain’s government opted Tuesday to deploy 1,200 more troops to protect Olympic venues, after a key security contractor failed to supply enough guards. The fresh troops come only three days
(AP) Coordinated Iraq attacks kill 103By SINAN SALAHEDDIN and BUSHRA JUHIAssociated PressBAGHDADBombings and shootings ripped across Iraq on Monday, killing at least 103 people in the deadliest day this year. The coordinated attacks in 13 cities sent a chilling warning
(AP) Syria says will use chemical weapons if attackedBy PAUL SCHEMM and BEN HUBBARDAssociated PressBEIRUT, LebanonThe Syrian regime threatened Monday to use its chemical and biological weapons in case of a foreign attack, in its first ever acknowledgement that it
(AP) UK hacking scandal spreads, 100-plus new claimsBy RAPHAEL SATTERAssociated PressLONDONBritish police are investigating new tabloids in the country’s growing phone hacking scandal, including the Trinity Mirror PLC newspaper group as well as the U.K.’s Express Newspapers, a senior Scotland
(AP) Colo. school investigating suspect’s deliveriesBy ALICIA A. CALDWELL and MEAD GRUVERAssociated PressAURORA, Colo. The University of Colorado says it’s investigating whether shooting suspect James Holmes used his position as a graduate student to order materials in the potentially deadly
(AP) US poverty on track to rise to highest since 1960sBy HOPE YENAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe ranks of America’s poor are on track to climb to levels unseen in nearly half a century, erasing gains from the war on poverty in the
(AP) Campaign lull as Obama visits victims’ familiesBy KEN THOMASAssociated PressWASHINGTON President Barack Obama will fly to Colorado on Sunday to visit with the families of victims of the Aurora movie theater shooting, the White House announced, as he and
(AP) Calls for gun control stir little supportBy DAVID ESPO and NANCY BENACAssociated PressWASHINGTONGun control advocates sputter at their own impotence. The National Rifle Association is politically ascendant. And President Barack Obama pledges to safeguard the Second Amendment in his
Former NBA superstar Dennis Rodman, known as much for his flamboyance as his rebounding, met his father for the first time in 42 years on Thursday after an exhibition basketball game with the NBA “Alumni” team in the Philippines, where
By DANICA KIRKAAssociated PressLONDONWith the flame comes the games. After years of preparation and months of buildup, London’s Olympic moment finally arrived Friday night. Royal Marine Martyn Williams carried the Olympic torch as he rappelled down from a Royal Navy
By STEVE PEOPLESAssociated PressBOW, N.H.Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney says Friday is a time to grieve and remember the lives lost in the Colorado shootings. He told supporters at a previously scheduled campaign stop in New Hampshire that justice will
(AP) GSA inspector probes $268K awards ceremonyBy LAURIE KELLMANAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe General Services Administration spent more than $268,000 on a one-day awards ceremony, an inspector general told Congress Thursday, the latest revelation of lavish government conferences on the taxpayers’ tab. In
(AP) Obama, Romney tangle on health care, jobsBy KEN THOMASAssociated PressMANALAPAN, Fla.President Barack Obama is warning Florida retirees that Republican challenger Mitt Romney would undercut the new health care law and alter Medicare, a play for voters in one of
(AP) UN fears for safety of Iraqi refugees in SyriaBy JOHN HEILPRINAssociated PressGENEVATens of thousands of Iraqi refugees in Syria are feared to be increasing targets of violence in Syria after the discovery of an Iraqi refugee family of seven
(AP) Police spokesman says Colo. suspect is man in 20s By THOMAS PEIPERT Associated Press Writer AURORA, Colo. A police spokesman says the gas mask-wearing suspect arrested in connection with a mass shooting in the Denver suburb of Aurora is
(AP) UK border guards to strike on eve of OlympicsBy JILL LAWLESSAssociated PressLONDONBorder guards at British airports will walk off the job July 26, the day before the London Olympics begin, creating an Olympic-sized logistical headache for British officials. Members
When former New York Congressman Anthony Weiner resigned in disgrace after conceding he had sent lewd photos of himself to women on the internet, his political future seemed doomed. Six weeks after the New York Democrat resigned, a Marist poll
Last month, Jesse Ferguson, a Democratic press secretary, authored a press release in which he tried to skewer Sheldon Adelson, the multi-billionaire casino owner who backed Newt Gingrich with $20 million and then, when Mitt Romney became the presumptive Republican
By DAVID STRINGERAssociated PressLASHKAR GAH, AfghanistanThe British prime minister backed up a pledge to pull more troops out of Afghanistan next year, during a previously unannounced trip to a restive province on Wednesday. Britain’s contingent is second in size only
By DERRIK J. LANGAP Entertainment WriterLOS ANGELESThe aggregating Web site RottenTomatoes.com suspended user comments on movie reviews of “The Dark Knight Rises” after commenters reacted harshly to negative reviews of the film and made profane and threatening remarks about the
(AP) Consumer bureau to police credit reporting bureausBy The Associated PressNEW YORKThe companies that determine Americans’ credit scores are about to come under scrutiny by the country’s new consumer watchdog. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Monday that it will
(AP) US Navy ship fires on boat off Dubai, killing 1By ADAM SCHRECKAssociated PressDUBAI, United Arab EmiratesU.S. Navy gunners aboard a refueling ship opened fire on a small boat racing toward them in broad daylight Monday near the Gulf city
