(AP) One Egyptian’s surrender: The revolution failedBy SARAH EL DEEBAssociated PressCAIRO Mahmoud Abou Adhma’s despair over Egypt’s course the past 16 months has turned him from an avid revolutionary who camped out in Tahrir Square for most of the 18
(AP) Seger, Lightfoot among Songwriter Hall inductees By JOHN CARUCCI Associated Press NEW YORK Stevie Nicks prefers writing a song over meeting a handsome prince. Ne-Yo claimed songwriting saved his life. And Bob Seger said writing a song is the
By ANTHONY McCARTNEYAP Entertainment WriterLOS ANGELESJohn Travolta will soon be back on the big screen, but weeks of negative headlines have focused on his personal life and not on the return of one of Hollywood’s top stars. Travolta plays a
By JILL LAWLESSAssociated PressLONDONKate Winslet has been honored by Queen Elizabeth II for her titanic contribution to the arts. The actress, who won a best actress Academy Award in 2009 for “The Reader” and made her breakthrough as the feisty
By GILLIAN WONGAssociated PressBEIJINGChina suspended three officials and apologized to a woman who was forced to undergo an abortion seven months into her pregnancy in a case that sparked an uproar after graphic photos of the mother and her dead
HAROLD HECKLE and ALAN CLENDENNINGAssociated PressMADRIDSpain’s borrowing costs broke through another record Thursday after a credit ratings agency downgraded the country’s ability to pay down its debt amid rising fears a bank bailout may not be enough to save the
COLLEEN LONGAssociated PressNEW YORKNew York City police investigated a report Thursday of a bar brawl involving hip-hop stars Drake and Chris Brown and their entourages in which bottles flew and five people were injured. Brown tweeted a photo of himself
By GEORGE JAHNAssociated PressVIENNAIran’s oil minister on Thursday shrugged off the tightening international squeeze on his country’s oil exports, declaring that Tehran was not feeling the pinch and warning that an energy-hungry world could not do without Iranian oil and
At the end of May, Gallup released a poll that found Mitt Romney leading President Barack Obama by 24 points, 58% to 34% among veterans, who make up 13% of the population. Romney, who did not serve in the military,
(AP) Dueling speeches, big day: Obama, Romney in OhioBy BEN FELLER and STEVE PEOPLESAssociated PressWASHINGTONSharpening the choice for the nation, President Barack Obama and Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney are offering dueling visions of how to fix the economy, framing
By ERIC TALMADGEAssociated PressTOKYOJapan has evidence that a Chinese company exported to North Korea vehicles capable of transporting and launching missiles, in possible violation of U.N. sanctions, Japanese media reported Wednesday. China called the reports inaccurate, and denied violating any
By ROBERT JABLON and ANDREW DALTONAssociated PressLOS ANGELESHenry Hill spent much of his life as a “goodfella,” believing his last moment would come with a bullet to the back of his head. In the end he died at a hospital
By ELENA BECATOROSAssociated PressATHENS, GreeceGreece must form a government after this weekend’s vote, Conservative leader Antonis Samaras said Wednesday, insisting that his country should stay in the eurozone and try to amend its international bailout deal to stimulate its moribund
By PAUL HAVENAssociated PressHAVANAFor months, Cuban Cardinal Jaime Ortega has been under fire: called a lackey and political ally of Raul Castro’s communist government, asked to resign over his treatment of protesters and ridiculed in Miami as a snobby elitist.
(AP) Survivor of shooting spree wins Ariz. House seatBy KEVIN FREKING and WALTER BERRYAssociated PressPHOENIXRon Barber, who almost lost his life in the Arizona shooting rampage that wounded former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, won a special election to succeed her, giving
(AP) Spain borrowing cost crisis: Rate at euro-era highBy ALAN CLENDENNING and HAROLD HECKLEAssociated PressMADRIDSpain’s benchmark borrowing rate hit its highest level Tuesday since the country adopted the euro currency, after ratings agency Fitch downgraded 18 banks on Tuesday and
(AP) Mexico to push for more IMF funding at G20 summitBy E. EDUARDO CASTILLO and MICHAEL WEISSENSTEINAssociated PressMEXICO CITYMexico will use the impending G-20 summit to push the world’s largest economies to increase the resources of the International Monetary Fund
By MONIKA SCISLOWSKAAssociated PressWARSAW, PolandSoccer hooligans clashed with opposing fans and police before and during Poland’s game against bitter rival Russia on Tuesday, leaving 15 injured while more than 140 people were detained. Following scattered fighting in the Polish capital
(AP) UN: Food supply tenuous for 16 million NKoreansBy JEAN H. LEEAssociated PressPYONGYANG, North KoreaMillions of North Korean children are not getting the food, medicine or health care they need to develop physically or mentally, leaving many stunted and malnourished,
(AP) Commerce secretary Bryson taking leave of absenceBy KEN THOMAS and RAQUEL DILLONAssociated PressWASHINGTONCommerce Secretary John Bryson is taking a medical leave of absence to undergo tests after suffering a seizure connected to two traffic accidents in the Los Angeles
(AP) Up to 100 feared dead in Afghan earthquakeBy RAHIM FAIEZ and HEIDI VOGTAssociated PressKABUL, AfghanistanAs many as 100 people are feared dead in an earthquake and landslide that buried more than 20 houses in northern Afghanistan on Monday, officials
By TOM ODULAAssociated PressNAIROBI, KenyaKenya’s internal security minister was killed with five other people when the police helicopter they were traveling in crashed in a forest near Kenya’s capital, officials said. An anti-corruption crusader said the incident calls into question
(AP) Witness: Sandusky abused on campus, in saunasBy MARK SCOLFORO and GENARO C. ARMASAssociated PressBELLEFONTE, Pa.The first witness in Jerry Sandusky’s trial said the former Penn State assistant football coach sexually abused him as a young teenager on campus and
(AP) New Mexico, Colorado fires burn out of controlBy THOMAS PEIPERTAssociated PressBELLVUE, Colo.Firefighters battling an out-of-control Colorado blaze significantly increased the number of structures destroyed or damaged to at least 118 on Monday as crews in New Mexico also ramped
(AP) Youthful rebel targets Greek establishmentBy DEREK GATOPOULOSAssociated PressATHENS, GreeceAlexis Tsipras has rarely been on good terms with Greece’s establishment. During high school, he was a leader in a student protest against education reform that shook the conservative government of
