Lauren Silberman will become the first woman to receive an NFL tryout this weekend when she kicks in front of scouts at the NFL Regional Combine at New York Jets’ training facility on Sunday. Silberman, 28, hopes to show off
A dog owner believes animal rights activists poisoned her prized show dog at this year’s Westminster Dog Show, causing the 3-year-old Samoyed to die four days after competing in the show last month. Lynette Blue, the dog owner, told the
(AP) – Fourteen people were killed in a shootout Friday as Malaysian authorities tried to end a three-week standoff with about 200 members of a Filipino clan occupying a village in eastern Malaysia, police said. Members of a Muslim royal
Is it a coincidence that Gary Mead, the director of Enforcement and Removal Operations for Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE), a division of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), is suddenly retiring after DHS came under fire for releasing hundreds
In what can only be described as a bizarre bit of “worm diplomacy,” Dennis Rodman met North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un and watched an exhibition basketball game with him on Thursday in North Korea. The Associated Press released the
(AP) Rodman tells Kim Jong Un he has ‘friend for life’By JEAN H. LEEAssociated PressSEOUL, South KoreaEx-NBA star Dennis Rodman hung out Thursday with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un on the third day of his improbable journey to Pyongyang, watching
(AP) Rodman tells Kim Jong Un he has ‘friend for life’ By JEAN H. LEEAssociated Press SEOUL, South Korea Ex-NBA star Dennis Rodman met North Korea’s Kim Jong Un on Thursday on the third day of his improbable journey to
(AP) – They bound his hands to the rear of a van, and then sped off, dragging the slender taxi driver along the pavement as a crowd of onlookers shouted in dismay. The man was later found dead. A gut-wrenching
(AP) DHS official retires after immigrants are freedBy ALICIA A. CALDWELLAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe senior Homeland Security Department official in charge of arresting and deporting illegal immigrants announced his retirement the same day the agency said that hundreds of people facing deportation
From the Washington Times: The Democratic nominee to take over former Rep. Jesse L. Jackson Jr.’s House seat vowed in her Tuesday evening victory speech to tackle gun-related violence and take a leadership role in the national debate over gun
(AP) Pistorius representatives name substance found By GERALD IMRAYAP Sports WriterJOHANNESBURG Oscar Pistorius’ representatives have named the substance found in his bedroom after the shooting death of his girlfriend as Testis compositum and said Wednesday it is an herbal remedy
(AP) Pistorius plans his own service for SteenkampBy CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA and RAF CASERTAssociated PressJOHANNESBURG Oscar Pistorius planned a personal memorial service on Tuesday for Reeva Steenkamp, the 29-year-old model he shot at his home on Valentine’s Day. The evening service
By MARTHA IRVINEAP National WriterCHICAGOTechnology is supposed to make us easier to reach, and often does. But the same modes of communication that have hooked us on the instant reply also can leave us feeling forgotten. We send an email,
The Gonzaga Bulldogs moved to No. 2 in both the Associated Press (AP) poll and the Coaches Poll this week, marking their highest ranking in school history. Indiana is No. 1 in both polls, but because Indiana plays in the
UPDATE: One of the two people critically injured is a child, according to Daytona Beach public information officer Jimmie Flynt. UPDATE: At a Saturday evening press conference, officials from NASCAR and Daytona International Speedway said at least 28 fans were injured
The family of slain model Reeva Steenkamp reacted today amid the fact that they will likely have to wait close to a year for the trail to determine if Oscar Pistorius killed her deliberately or due to believing an intruder
(AP) Administration warns of impact of broad budget cutBy JIM KUHNHENN and TRACIE CONEAssociated PressWASHINGTONWidespread flight delays and shuttered airports, off-limit seashores and unprotected parks. The Obama administration is painting a dire portrait of the many ways the public will
By PAUL HAVENAssociated PressHAVANACuban President Raul Castro has unexpectedly raised the possibility of leaving his post, saying Friday that he is old and has a right to retire. But he did not say when he might do so or if
By SHAWN POGATCHNIKAssociated PressDUBLINAn Irish slaughterhouse has been caught labeling horse meat as beef and shipping it to a company in the Czech Republic, Ireland’s government said Friday, in the latest crackdown on alleged fraud in Europe’s month-old scandal. No
The U.S. Justice Department has joined Floyd Landis’s whistle-blower lawsuit against disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong. According to Armstrong’s lawyers, the “lawsuit alleges the former Tour de France champion concealed his use of performance-enhancing drugs for over a decade and defrauded
Palestinians rejected an offer to team with Israelis in a soccer match against world powerhouse Barcelona in an exhibition match designed to promote peace. According to the Associated Press, Palestinian Football Association President Jibril Rajoub met with Barcelona President Sandro
There is wide speculation that SD Dem Sen. Tim Johnson will retire at the end of his term, rather than seek reelection next year. He continues to suffer physical ailments from a brain hemorrhage he suffered in 2006. His campaign
An al-Qaeda document listing 22 ways for avoiding drones has been found inside a manila envelope in a building in Mali. The associated press found the document in Timbuktu after Islamists fled from a French military assault. The document reveals
Eric Holder has not announced if the Obama Justice Department will join the lawsuit filed by former Armstrong teammate Floyd Landis, but he was sent a written request to join a whistle-blower lawsuit against Lance Armstrong on the same day the cyclist
No one can pressure the Associated Press to cover the Obama Administration with a tenth the energy it put towards George W. Bush, but a little uproar from activists and the AP rolls over in record time. Under assault from
