(AP) Prominent Pakistani acid victim commits suicideBy SEBASTIAN ABBOTAssociated PressISLAMABADPakistani acid attack victim Fakhra Younus had endured more than three dozen surgeries over more than a decade to repair her severely damaged face and body when she finally decided life
(AP) NJ gov urges Springsteen to play Atlantic CityBy WAYNE PARRYAssociated PressATLANTIC CITY, N.J.New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is calling on native son Bruce Springsteen to step up and help Atlantic City by performing at the new Revel casino on
(AP) Obama uncle admits facts in drunken driving caseBy DENISE LAVOIEAssociated PressFRAMINGHAM, Mass.A Massachusetts drunken driving charge against President Barack Obama’s uncle will be dismissed if he stays out of trouble for a year, officials said Tuesday. Onyango Obama, 67,
(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
(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) 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) 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
(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) 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
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
(AP) Chavez going to Cuba to begin radiation treatmentBy JORGE RUEDAAssociated PressCARACAS, VenezuelaVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez said he’s flying to Cuba to begin radiation therapy Sunday, one month after undergoing surgery that removed a cancerous tumor. That will put him
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(AP) Santorum wins Louisiana primaryBy KASIE HUNT and PHILIP ELLIOTTAssociated PressWASHINGTONRick Santorum is the winner of the Louisiana Republican presidential primary, defeating GOP front-runner Mitt Romney in yet another conservative Southern state. Santorum is Romney’s chief challenger and a former
(AP) Aide says Cheney had heart transplantBy KASIE HUNTAssociated PressWASHINGTONFormer Vice President Dick Cheney had a heart transplant Saturday and is recovering at a Virginia hospital, his office said. An aide to Cheney disclosed that the 71-year-old, who has had
(AP) Santorum looks for rebound in LouisianaBy KASIE HUNT and PHILIP ELLIOTTAssociated PressWASHINGTONRick Santorum looked for a win in Louisiana’s primary Saturday to boost his Republican presidential campaign while front-runner Mitt Romney braced for an expected loss. No matter who
(AP) French investigators focus on gunman’s brotherBy RAPHAEL SATTER and JOHANNA DECORSEAssociated PressPARISThe brother of an Islamist fanatic behind a deadly shooting rampage in France celebrated his martyr-like death and may have helped him, police and a lawyer said Saturday.
(AP) House reviewing ethics complaint against BerkleyBy KEVIN FREKINGAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe House Ethics Committee confirmed Friday that it’s looking into allegations made against Democratic U.S. Rep. Shelley Berkley of Las Vegas that reportedly revolve around whether she used her office to
As the Associated Press reports today, the Obama administration told Congress yesterday that it would “wave democracy requirements to release up to $1.3 billion in aid to Egypt despite concerns that the country is backsliding on commitments it made to
(AP) Drowning killed Houston, but drugs took high tollBy ANTHONY McCARTNEYAP Entertainment WriterLOS ANGELESDrugs took many things from Whitney Houston _ her pristine voice, clean image and her career _ and coroner’s officials revealed Thursday that cocaine also played a
(AP) Bales to be charged with murder in Afghan killingsBy PAULINE JELINEK and LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated PressWASHINGTONArmy Staff Sgt. Robert Bales will be charged with 17 counts of murder, assault and a string of other offenses in the massacre of
(AP) Afghan commander prefers robust US force in 2013By DONNA CASSATAAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe top commander in Afghanistan said Thursday he prefers a significant American force of 68,000 to combat insurgents in 2013, signaling a potential halt in the drawdown and complicating
(AP) Box Office Preview: ‘Hunger’ to take huge bite By PAUL DERGARABEDIAN For The Associated Press LOS ANGELES Lionsgate’s much-anticipated adaptation of the bestselling “Hunger Games” book series is about to unleash itself on a ravenous movie-going public. With massive
The Associated Press reports this morning that Media Matters is launching a radio campaign against Rush Limbaugh, hypocritically refusing his apology and using his Sandra Fluke comments as a club to destroy his platform. As AP reports: The liberal Media
Without a hint of irony, THR drops this on us: The book is set in a dystopian society in a perpetual state of war, which in turn leads to a state of paranoia. Propaganda, surveillance, mind control and cult of personality
