By JILL LAWLESSAssociated PressLONDONOscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey says television has overtaken cinema as the home of quality character-driven drama, but the industry risks failure if it doesn’t recognize that viewers want control over what they watch, and when. Spacey told
(AP) Ex-Patriot Hernandez indicted on murder chargeBy ERIKA NIEDOWSKIAssociated PressATTLEBORO, Mass.Former New England Patriot Aaron Hernandez was indicted Thursday on a first-degree murder charge in the death of a friend whose bullet-riddled body was found in an industrial park about
A senior policy analyst for the Heritage Foundation has made the case for why ObamaCare is “a fraudster’s dream.” In its rush to get the ObamaCare exchanges up and running, the Obama administration has either thrown out or cut back
(AP) ‘Boyfriend Tracker’ app raises stir in BrazilBy JENNY BARCHFIELDAssociated PressRIO DE JANEIROBrazilians were outraged when they learned their country was a top target of the U.S. National Security Agency’s overseas spying operation, with data from billions of calls and
(AP) Chris Paul elected president of NBA players unionBy W.G. RAMIREZAssociated PressLAS VEGASLos Angeles Clippers star Chris Paul has been elected president of the NBA players’ association. The vote Wednesday came six months after the players fired Billy Hunter as
Authorities in Bedford, Iowa report that an escaped inmate accused of killing a sheriff’s deputy has been shot and killed by a homeowner after breaking into the homeowner’s house. The Associated Press reports Rodney Long broke into the farm home of an
(AP) Ex-players suing NFL Films over use of footageBy The Associated Press Ten former NFL players, including five Hall of Famers, are asking the league and its production arm to pay up. (Breitbart Sports Note: Fred Dryer, left of Fran
Reuters is reporting the number is up to 1300 dead. (AP) Syrian activists: 100 dead in alleged gas attack By BASSEM MROUEAssociated PressBEIRUTSyrian opposition groups say at least 100 people have been killed during a fierce government offensive near Damascus,
Judge Col. Tara Osborn blocked evidence from Maj. Nidal Hasan’s trial that prosecutors said would explain his motive for opening fire at Fort Hood. Thirteen people were murdered and more than 30 were wounded in the November 2009 attack. Prosecutors
By MIKE HOUSEHOLDERAssociated PressDETROITElmore Leonard, the beloved crime novelist whose acclaimed best-sellers and the movies made from them chronicled the violent deaths of many a thug and conman, has died. He was 87. Leonard, winner of an honorary National Book
(AP) Egypt arrests Brotherhood’s spiritual leaderBy HAMZA HENDAWIAssociated PressCAIROEgypt on Tuesday announced the arrest of the supreme leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, dealing a serious blow to the Islamist group at a time when it is struggling to keep up
(AP) Oscar Pistorius indicted on murder chargeBy GERALD IMRAYAssociated PressPRETORIA, South AfricaOscar Pistorius was indicted Monday on a charge of murdering his girlfriend, and prosecutors said witnesses heard a woman screaming before the sound of fatal gunshots fired by the
(AP) Israel quietly maintains ties with Egyptian armyBy JOSEF FEDERMANAssociated PressJERUSALEMIsrael is quietly and carefully watching the turmoil in neighboring Egypt while maintaining close contacts with the Egyptian military amid concerns that the escalating crisis could weaken their common battle
By COREY WILLIAMSAssociated PressDETROITBanks, bond insurers, employee pension systems and others standing to lose big if a federal judge declares Detroit insolvent are expected to legally file their objections to the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history. Monday is the
(AP) Despite odds, Calif. city becomes 2 newspaper townBy JUSTIN PRITCHARDAssociated PressLONG BEACH, Calif. The latest experiment in American journalism is a throwback: a new daily newspaper to compete against an established one in a big city. With Monday’s debut
(AP) Pistorius trial: What happens nextBy GERALD IMRAYAssociated PressJOHANNESBURGOscar Pistorius is due to re-appear in a South African court on Monday to face charges of killing his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. Here’s what is expected to happen next: ___ INDICTMENT: The
(AP) Egypt army chief: New clashes won’t be toleratedBy MAGGIE MICHAELAssociated PressCAIROEgypt’s military leader vowed Sunday that the army will not tolerate further political violence after nationwide clashes that left hundreds dead, as security forces detained Muslim Brotherhood members in
On Friday, the Department of Homeland Security conceded that requests for asylum in the United States along the border between the United States and Mexico have more than doubled over the last three years. The federal government released the numbers
(AP) Royals’ Tejada suspended 105 games for PED useBy DAVE SKRETTAAP Sports WriterKANSAS CITY, Mo.Former MVP Miguel Tejada was suspended for 105 games on Saturday for testing positive for an amphetamine, one of the longest suspensions given by Major League
(AP) Roll Tide! Alabama No. 1 in AP preseason pollBy RALPH D. RUSSOAP College Football WriterNEW YORKAlabama will begin this season the way it ended the last two _ No. 1. Nick Saban’s two-time defending national champions are top-ranked in
By KATHY MATHESONAssociated PressPHILADELPHIAThe nearly broke Philadelphia schools will open on schedule next month thanks to $50 million in emergency aid. But will they be worth going to? That’s the question parents are asking as the district begins to rehire
By CAROLYN THOMPSONAssociated PressBUFFALO, N.Y.From the moment parking meter mechanic James Bagarozzo began his scheme to steal from the machines, his life became overrun with quarters. He stashed them in his pockets, in a sack in his truck, in closets
(AP) Prosecutors: Oscar Pistorius trial early next yearBy GERALD IMRAYAssociated PressJOHANNESBURGOscar Pistorius will be indicted for premeditated murder on Monday and the double-amputee Olympian will go on trial in early 2014, about a year after shooting dead his girlfriend, prosecutors
Associated Press reporter Matt Lee: All right. And then my last one — and I will stop, I promise, after this — do you think or is the administration confident that the steps — that the policy that you have
National Public Radio’s Kirk Siegler, reporting for Morning Edition, filed a fair story on Wednesday’s immigration reform rally in Bakersfield, California, in contrast to much of the rest of the mainstream media. The rally brought together far fewer people than
