(AP) Augusta National adds first 2 female membersBy DOUG FERGUSONAP Golf WriterNEW YORKFor the first time in its 80-year history, Augusta National Golf Club has female members. The home of the Masters, under increasing criticism the last decade because of
(AP) Syria’s Assad makes rare public appearanceBy ZEINA KARAMAssociated PressBEIRUTSyria’s President Bashar Assad attended Eid prayers in a mosque in Damascus on Sunday, his first appearance in public after a bombing in the Syrian capital last month that killed the
(AP) Obama, Romney compete for undecideds, stoke baseBy JIM KUHNHENNAssociated PressWASHINGTONRushing toward their party conventions, the rival presidential campaigns are trying to invigorate core supporters while reaching out to a sliver of undecided voters who harbor doubts about President Barack
(AP) Another Afghan police attack kills 2 US troopsBy KAY JOHNSON and AMIR SHAHAssociated PressKABUL, AfghanistanA newly recruited Afghan village policeman opened fire on his American allies on Friday, killing two U.S. service members minutes after they handed him his
(AP) Iraq officials: Over 90 dead in Thursday’s attacksBy ADAM SCHRECKAssociated PressBAGHDADIraqi officials said Friday that a blistering string of attacks across the country the previous day ultimately killed at least 93 people, as the extent of the violence grew
Well, at least President Barack Obama should know where to send the Thank You card. This week, a new memorial was unveiled in Chicago recalling the first kiss by Barack Obama and his future bride Michelle. The 3,000-pound granite marker
(AP) Black Hawk crash kills 7 Americans, 4 AfghansBy HEIDI VOGTAssociated PressKABUL, AfghanistanA U.S. military helicopter crashed during a firefight with insurgents in a remote area of southern Afghanistan on Thursday, killing seven Americans and four Afghans in one of
Analysis by the AP, reported here at the Washington Times, documents an Obama-led economic recovery far slower than any American economic recovery since the Great Depression. Obama’s social and economic policies have actually slowed American economic growth at a time
(AP) Security guard credited for thwarting DC shootingBy ERIC TUCKER and PETE YOSTAssociated PressWASHINGTONA man who had been a volunteer at a community center for gays walked into the lobby of a conservative political organization, assailed the group’s work, pulled
(AP) Wave of attacks in northern, central Iraq kill 22SINAN SALAHEDDINAssociated PressBAGHDADA wave of insurgent attacks killed at least 22 people and wounded dozens in central and northern Iraq on Thursday, the latest series of persistent strikes aimed at undermining
(AP) Ecuador decision on Assange asylum dueBy GONZALO SOLANOAssociated PressQUITO, EcuadorIn the two months since Julian Assange ducked into Ecuador’s London embassy to seek political asylum, President Rafael Correa has been consistently deferential to Britain while insisting on his right
(AP) 20 Shiites shot, killed in Pakistan, official saysRIAZ KHANAssociated PressPESHAWAR, PakistanA Pakistani official says gunmen forced 20 Shiites off buses in northern Pakistan and killed them. The police official said the incident happened Thursday in the Naran Valley. The
(AP) UN panel concludes war crimes perpetrated in SyriaBy JOHN HEILPRINAssociated PressGENEVASyrian President Bashar Assad’s forces and pro-government shabiha fighters have perpetrated war crimes and crimes against humanity on Syrian civilians, a U.N. expert panel concluded Wednesday in a report
(AP) UK bank settles Iran money probe in NY for $340MBy MICHAEL VIRTANENAssociated PressALBANY, N.Y.A British bank accused of scheming with the Iranian government to launder billions of dollars will be subject to two years of monitoring at its New
(AP) House members’ VIP loans excluded from subpoenaBy LARRY MARGASAKAssociated PressWASHINGTONA Democratic committee chairman overrode his own subpoena three years ago in an investigation of former subprime mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp. to exclude records showing that he, other House
(AP) Romney says Obama just trying to ‘hang onto power’By JULIE PACEAssociated PressWASHINGTONRepublican presidential challenger Mitt Romney charged Wednesday that President Barack Obama is running a campaign “of enmity and jealousy and anger” and called on him to lift the
By NICHOLAS PAPHITISAssociated PressATHENS, GreeceGreece held its biggest debt sale since its economy imploded two years ago as it raised €4.06 billion ($5.01 billion) in a short-term debt to pay off a bond due next week. Athens will now avoid
By MARI YAMAGUCHIAssociated PressTOKYOJapan will hold government-level talks with North Korea for the first time in four years, Japanese officials said Tuesday, in the latest sign of a thaw in relations between the two sides. Chief government spokesman Osamu Fujimura
By JAMAL HALABYAssociated PressAMMAN, JordanSyria’s prime minister who defected to the opposition said Tuesday that Bashar Assad’s regime was near collapse and urged other political and military leaders to tip the scales and join the rebel side. The comments by
By JOE McDONALDAP Business WriterBEIJINGJust a few years after Chinese companies lined up to sell shares on Wall Street, a growing number are reversing course and pulling out of U.S. exchanges. This week, Focus Media Holding Ltd., announced its chairman
No, wait–seriously? Did the Obama campaign just tweet an Associated Press article about how a guy who owns a juice store that Mitt Romney visited in Miami was once convicted of dealing cocaine, 13 years ago? Does Barack Obama, who
By SOPHIA TAREENAssociated PressCHICAGOU.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., a Chicago Democrat who took a hushed medical leave two months ago, is being treated for bipolar disorder, the Mayo Clinic announced Monday. The Rochester, Minn.-based clinic specified his condition as Bipolar
Social Security is as close to insolvency as you can get and not be belly up. Government watchdogs warn that Social Security will see a $7 trillion shortfall by 2086. But the Associated Press says, don’t worry about all that,
(AP) Rescuers stop searches after Iran quakes kill 250By ALI AKBAR DAREINIAssociated PressTEHRAN, Iran Rescuers ended the search on Sunday for survivors of twin earthquakes in northwestern Iran that killed at least 250 people and injured more than 2,600 a
(AP) AP source: Romney picks Ryan for running mateBy KASIE HUNT and STEVE PEOPLESAssociated PressNORFOLK, Va.Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has picked Wisconsin congressman Paul Ryan to be his running mate. A Republican with knowledge of the situation tells The
(AP) Ryan: Obama has ‘record of failure’By STEVE PEOPLESAssociated PressNORFOLK, Va.His selection just hours old, Republican Mitt Romney’s vice presidential pick, Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan, was already tearing into President Barack Obama’s “record of failure.” Moving into a role as
(AP) Romney names Paul Ryan his No. 2By KASIE HUNTAssociated PressNORFOLK, Va.Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney tapped Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin as his vice presidential running mate on Saturday, turning to the architect of a conservative and intensely controversial
(AP) Tough talk: Romney is looking to shift campaignBy KASIE HUNT and STEVE PEOPLESAssociated PressBOSTONMitt Romney faces urgent tasks as he heads into a new phase of the White House race: Repair an image damaged by negative Democratic advertising and
(AP) China: Politician’s wife admitted murdering BritBy SCOTT McDONALDAssociated PressBEIJINGThe wife of a disgraced top Chinese politician was a depressed woman on medication but a willful murderer who poisoned a British businessman while in fear for her son’s life, official
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOVAssociated PressMOSCOWA Russian deputy premier has made a rude statement apparently aimed at Madonna regarding her support for the jailed members of a Russian punk band awaiting a verdict in their trial. Dmitry Rogozin didn’t name Madonna when
(AP) US prepares new sanctions on Assad regimeBy MATTHEW LEEAssociated PressACCRA, GhanaThe Obama administration is readying new sanctions on Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime and its allies as U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton heads to Turkey for weekend
(AP) Corn, soybeans keep climbing ahead of USDA reportBy The Associated PressPrices for corn, wheat and soybeans continued their long march upward on Wednesday, pushed higher by a crippling drought across the Midwest. Corn for December delivery rose 16 cents,
(AP) Egypt airstrikes target militants in SinaiBy AYA BATRAWYAssociated PressEL-ARISH, EgyptHelicopters carried out missile strikes against Islamic militants in Egypt’s first airstrikes in the Sinai Peninsula since 1973, as the military said Wednesday it was launching an offensive to “restore
By CHRIS TALBOTTAP Music WriterMarvin Hamlisch, who composed or arranged the scores for dozens of movies including “The Sting” and the Broadway smash “A Chorus Line,” has died in Los Angeles. He was 68. Hamlisch collapsed and died Monday after
(AP) McCain, Haley among first announced for GOP confabBy PHILIP ELLIOTTAssociated PressWASHINGTONA trio of female firsts and three former GOP presidential contenders were among the first speakers disclosed Monday for the Republican National Convention at the end of the month
(AP) Tea party focused on coming GOP Senate primariesBy DAVID A. LIEBAssociated PressJEFFERSON CITY, Mo.Sarah Palin is mounting an aggressive campaign in Missouri _ in television and radio ads, in automated telephone calls, even serving barbecued pork sandwiches at a
(AP) Officials identify gunman in Sikh temple shootingBy DINESH RAMDE and TODD RICHMONDAssociated PressOAK CREEK, Wis.Officials on Monday identified the gunman they say killed six people inside a Sikh temple in Wisconsin as a 40-year-old Army veteran. First Assistant U.S.
(AP) Syrian prime minister defects, flees to JordanBy ZEINA KARAM and JAMAL HALABYAssociated PressBEIRUTSyria’s prime minister defected and fled to neighboring Jordan, a Jordanian official and a rebel spokesman said Monday, evidence that the cracks in President Bashar’s Assad’s regime
On Thursday, I broke the news that the Obama campaign had sued the state of Ohio over a provision which gave members of the military three extra days for early voting. The media and the left predictably pushed back aggressively that
(AP) Britain awakes to an unfamiliar sensation: winningBy JILL LAWLESSAssociated PressLONDONBritain awoke, afraid it might all have been a dream. It wasn’t: Six gold medals, including three in track and field within the space of an hour Saturday night, had
