By GEIR MOULSONAssociated PressBERLINChancellor Angela Merkel led her conservatives to a stunning victory in Germany’s election Sunday, a personal triumph that cements her position as Europe’s most powerful leader. However, she will need to reach out to center-left rivals to
By HAMZA HENDAWIAssociated PressCAIROA 50-member panel tasked with amending Egypt’s Islamist-drafted constitution will complete its work by early November, a spokesman for the body said Sunday, wrapping up the first step of a military-backed roadmap in place since the ouster
By NEDRA PICKLERAssociated PressWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama on Sunday memorialized the victims of the Washington Navy Yard shooting by urging Americans not to give up on a transformation in gun laws that he argued are to blame for an epidemic of
By MICHAEL MELIAAssociated PressUNCASVILLE, Conn.The man at the poker table had a ball cap pulled down almost to his nose, but his glance up at a television screen revealed a familiar face to Mohegan Sun’s surveillance cameras: A photograph of
(AP) Messy Michigan slips 3 spots in AP Top 25By RALPH D. RUSSOAP College Football WriterBreaking down The Associated Press college football poll after Week 4 of the regular season. ___ MESSY MICHIGAN. During a weekend filled with blowouts in
By ANDREW DALTONAssociated PressLOS ANGELESRichard Sarafian, an influential film director whose 1971 countercultural car-chase thriller “Vanishing Point” brought him a decades-long cult following, has died in Southern California, his son said Saturday night. Richard Sarafian died at a Santa Monica
(AP) Attack on Pakistani church kills over 60 peopleBy RIAZ KHANAssociated PressPESHAWAR, PakistanA pair of suicide bombers detonated their explosives outside a historic church in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, killing over 60 people in the deadliest-ever attack on the country’s
(AP) Chinese politician Bo Xilai gets life sentenceBy DIDI TANG and CHRISTOPHER BODEENAssociated PressJINAN, ChinaA court sentenced Bo Xilai to life in prison for corruption Sunday, burying the career of one of China’s most up-and-coming politicians and lowering the curtain
(AP) Kenya Cabinet secretary says 59 dead, 175 woundedBy JASON STRAZIUSOAssociated PressNAIROBI, KenyaKenya’s interior Cabinet secretary says at least 59 people were killed and 175 wounded in the attack by al-Qaida-linked militants at an upscale mall in Nairobi. Joseph Lenku
(AP) No. 22 Notre Dame outlasts Michigan State 17-13By TOM COYNEAssociated PressSOUTH BEND, Ind.Notre Dame took advantage of a trick play that backfired, as well as four pass interference calls and a holding penalty that kept drives alive, to defeat
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) told Breitbart News on Saturday evening that an Associated Press report that claimed he said that Americans “probably can’t get rid of Obamacare” is inaccurate. “I’ve been saying the same thing I’ve been saying all along,”
Even though the amount ice in the Arctic Ocean has increased from last year, a global warming advocate said evidence still points to a global warming trend–if last year’s numbers are thrown out. According to the Associated Press, the “minimum
(AP) Somali militant group claims Kenya mall attackBy JASON STRAZIUSOAssociated PressNAIROBI, KenyaThe al-Qaida-linked Somali militant group is claiming responsibility for the deadly attack on a mall in Kenya.A statement from al-Shabab on its official Twitter feed Saturday says the attacks
(AP) Pakistan releases top Afghan Taliban prisonerBy KATHY GANNON and SEBASTIAN ABBOTAssociated PressISLAMABADPakistan freed the Afghan Taliban’s former deputy leader on Saturday after years of detention in a move that many officials in Islamabad and Kabul hope will aid Afghanistan’s
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will release a report on September 27 that scales back the severity of the global warming threat. Emails leaked to the Associated Press show some governments, including the United States, tried to make
(AP) CHICAGO–Chicago rapper Common says his hometown needs to better understand the young people contributing to its violence problem and be more consistent in efforts to help them. Common’s comments Friday at a city-sponsored music conference came hours after 13
By DINA CAPPIELLOAssociated PressWASHINGTONLinking global warming to public health, disease and extreme weather, the Obama administration pressed ahead Friday with tough requirements to limit carbon pollution from new power plants, despite protests from industry and from Republicans that it would
(AP) Medal of Honor recipients meet in GettysburgBy MARK SCOLFOROAssociated PressGETTYSBURG, Pa.The autograph hounds waiting expectantly in a hotel lobby weren’t drawn by actors, musicians or politicians, but by a few dozen men whose rare and distinguished achievements have earned
(AP) Syria sends OPCW chemical weapons inventoryBy MIKE CORDERAssociated PressTHE HAGUE, NetherlandsSyria has sent the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons an “initial declaration” outlining its weapons program, the organization said Friday. Spokesman Michael Luhan told The Associated Press
(AP) Red Sox clinch playoff berth, beat Orioles 3-1By MATTHEW CARROLLAssociated PressBOSTONWinning the series wasn’t enough for Adam Jones. He obviously wanted the sweep. “Who cares about this getting two out of three? At this point in time, winning the
(AP) Boy, 3, among 13 injured in Chicago park shootingBy HERBERT G. MCCANNAssociated PressCHICAGOThirteen people have been shot at a park on Chicago’s southwest side, including a 3-year-old boy who was in critical condition. Officer Amina Greer said the shooting
(AP) How can red flags be missed like Navy shooter’s?By JACK GILLUM and ERIC TUCKERAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe government’s sprawling system of background checks and security clearances is so unreliable it’s virtually impossible to adequately investigate the nearly 5 million Americans who
(AP) NJ ‘joking judge’ resigns after losing rulingBy DAVID PORTERAssociated PressNEWARK, N.J.Vince Sicari can tell all the lawyer jokes he wants — he just can’t play a judge in real life. The New Jersey municipal judge, who is also an
(AP) Washington Navy Yard opening 3 days after massacreBy BRIAN WITTEAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe Washington Navy Yard began returning to nearly normal operations three days after it was the scene of a mass shooting in which a gunman killed 12 people. The
Twelve people died when Aaron Alexis opened fire at the US Navy Yard in Washington, D.C. The names of the victims were released on Tuesday and a few family members spoke to the media about their loved ones. Arthur Daniels
