By DAN ELLIOTT and NICHOLAS RICCARDIAssociated PressCENTENNIAL, Colo.A bearded and bushy-haired James Holmes sat quietly as a packed courtroom waited Tuesday for a plea that could help shed light on a deadly shooting rampage he is accused of going on
By JAY REEVESAssociated PressIRONDALE, Ala.A global broadcasting operation based in Alabama is offering a different kind of news coverage of the election of a new pope. Nestled among the Protestants and pine trees of suburban Birmingham, Eternal Word Television Network
(AP) AP Sources: Vikings trade Percy Harvin to SeahawksBy DAVE CAMPBELL AND JON KRAWCZYNSKIAP Sports WritersMINNEAPOLISPercy Harvin is headed to Seattle, and Adrian Peterson isn’t happy about it. Harvin, Minnesota’s moody and multi-talented young wide receiver, will join the Seahawks
By COLLEEN LONGAssociated PressNEW YORKJay Victorino was standing outside his mother’s apartment when he was grabbed by police, and he says if she hadn’t come downstairs to identify him he would’ve been arrested on a trespassing charge. That’s because his
Suzan Shown Harjo, a Native American legal advocate who has reportedly spent nearly a third of her life trying to get the Washington Redskins to change its team name, equated the Redskins name to a drive-by shooting. “It’s just
A group of five Native Americans sued the Washington Redskins last week before a three-judge panel on the Trademark and Trial Appeal Board to try to get to force the football team to change its name because it is disparaging
(AP) Howard leads Lakers over Bulls 90-81By JOE HAAKENSONAssociated PressLOS ANGELESDwight Howard scored 16 points and grabbed 21 rebounds, Kobe Bryant chipped in with 19 points, nine assists and seven rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Chicago Bulls
(AP) Ligety of US wins World Cup giant slalom titleBy ERIC WILLEMSENAssociated PressKRANJSKA GORA, SloveniaTed Ligety of the United States won his fifth giant slalom of the season Saturday to clinch the World Cup discipline title with a race to
By CASSANDRA VINOGRAD and SYLVIA HUIAssociated PressLONDONIt’s been a rough week for Justin Bieber: Getting booed for being late, struggling to breathe mid-performance and fainting backstage, then caught on camera clashing with paparazzi. But the 19-year-old pop sensation appeared to
(AP) Bin Laden spokesman due in NY court on plot chargeBy LARA JAKES and TOM HAYSAssociated PressNEW YORK A senior al-Qaida leader and member of Osama bin Laden’s inner circle was due in court to face a charge he plotted
By CASSANDRA VINOGRADAssociated PressLONDONBritish rock guitarist Alvin Lee, founder of the band Ten Years After who burst to stardom with a memorable Woodstock performance, has died. He was 68. A statement posted on Lee’s official website said he died Wednesday
(AP) Blackhawks win 11th straight, extend points streakBy MATT CARLSONAssociated PressCHICAGOThe Chicago Blackhawks were tired, hurting and often on their heels Wednesday night against Colorado. But despite skating without three key forwards, playing their second game in two nights and
(AP) Furious over sanctions, NKorea vows to nuke USBy HYUNG-JIN KIM and EDITH M. LEDERERAssociated PressSEOUL, South KoreaNorth Korea on Thursday vowed to launch a pre-emptive nuclear strike against the United States, amplifying its threatening rhetoric hours ahead of a
By MORGAN TRUEAssociated PressCONCORD, N.H.When 20 slaves petitioned New Hampshire two centuries ago seeking their freedom, lawmakers decided the time wasn’t right and delayed action. Now, 233 years later, legislators in one of the nation’s whitest states have decided the
The Associated Press has released a largely glowing, almost romantic obituary of the late Venezuelan leader Hugo Chávez, who died today. “President Hugo Chavez was a fighter,” the obituary begins, and proceeds to recount a highly selective version of Chávezs
(AP) Venezuela: Chavez hit by new, severe infectionBy FABIOLA SANCHEZ and FRANK BAJAKAssociated PressCARACAS, VenezuelaA severe new respiratory infection has hit cancer-stricken President Hugo Chavez and his condition is “very delicate,” Venezuela’s government says. A brief statement read on national
(AP) Diplomats: US, China agree on NKorea sanctionsBy EDITH M. LEDERERAssociated PressUNITED NATIONSThe U.N. Security Council was set to hold closed consultations on North Korea and non-proliferation Tuesday after U.N. diplomats said the United States and China reached agreement on
(AP) Sen. Menendez says he looks forward to vindicationBy HENRY C. JACKSONAssociated PressWASHINGTONSen. Robert Menendez, who has maintained all along that he never paid prostitutes for sex, said he is looking forward to whatever evidence emerges from courts in the
The AP: The Homeland Security Department released from its jails more than 2,000 illegal immigrants facing deportation in recent weeks due to looming budget cuts and planned to release 3,000 more during March, The Associated Press has learned. The newly
The Gonzaga Bulldogs became the top-ranked team in the Associated Press and the Coaches Poll college basketball rankings on Monday for the first time in school history. Gonzaga is No. 1 in the new AP poll, followed by Indiana, Duke,
(AP) Menendez’ bill could have aided donor’s investmentBy STEPHEN BRAUNAssociated PressWASHINGTONSen. Robert Menendez sponsored legislation with incentives for natural gas vehicle conversions that would benefit the biggest political donor to his re-election, the same eye doctor whose private jet Menendez
Lauren Silberman became the first female player to try out for NFL teams on Sunday at the NFL Regional Combine in New York, and her historic tryout lasted just two kicks. According to reports, her first kickoff attempt went
(AP) Tax bills for rich families approach 30-year highBy STEPHEN OHLEMACHERAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe poor rich. With Washington gridlocked again over whether to raise their taxes, it turns out wealthy families already are paying some of their biggest federal tax bills in
(AP) – Kenya’s top two presidential candidates held their final rallies before large and raucous crowds Saturday, a day of political attacks and denials following published comments attributed to the prime minister that election violence could be worse than in
Far from challenging Obama for his obvious lies on sequestration, some quarters of the media (and I’m being charitable by saying “some”) are happily carrying his water and running “news items” that could have been written by David Axelrod. Oh,
