The Carolina Panthers want at least $200 million in public funds to renovate Bank of America Stadium, which is where President Barack Obama was scheduled to give his acceptance speech at the 2012 Democratic National Convention. Panthers President Danny Morrison said the
(AP) Boehner voices skepticism on budget prospectsBy JULIE PACE and ANDREW TAYLORAssociated PressWASHINGTONHouse Speaker John Boehner expressed doubts Wednesday that the Republican-led House and Democratic-controlled Senate could reach agreement on a budget and avoid automatic spending cuts that could jeopardize
(AP) Fighting rages near Aleppo airportBy BARBARA SURKAssociated PressBEIRUTSyrian rebels fought pitched battles Wednesday against regime forces at a military base that protects a major airport in the country’s north in fighting that has left more than 40 government troops
UPDATE: NBC News has reported that the office of Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has confirmed the body found is Christopher Dorner’s. The former policeman and murder suspect has reportedly died in a fire. However, LAPD Commander Andrew Smith denies
(AP) Felix Hernandez and Seattle agree on new contract By JOSE M. ROMEROAssociated PressPEORIA, Ariz. Felix Hernandez and Seattle reached agreement Tuesday on a contract that is expected to make the Mariners ace the highest-paid pitcher in baseball. Hernandez’s deal
By SYLVIA HUIAssociated PressLONDONBritish authorities on Tuesday raided a slaughterhouse and a meat processing company suspected of selling horsemeat labeled as beef for kebabs and burgers, shutting them down and seizing all the meat found. It was the first time
By E. EDUARDO CASTILLOAssociated PressMEXICO CITYLatin America is home to the world’s largest Roman Catholic population, but hopes that the next pope will come from the region appear faint, experts said Monday. The predominance of Europeans on the College of
(AP) Fidel Castro describes aches and pains of agingBy PAUL HAVENAssociated PressHAVANARetired Cuban President Fidel Castro complained of a bad knee, weak eyesight and difficulty adjusting to changes in light during a lengthy interview session with state-run media published Tuesday.
By HYUNG-JIN KIMAssociated PressSEOUL, South KoreaAn earthquake was detected Tuesday in North Korea just north of a site where the country has conducted nuclear tests. Neither Pyongyang nor Seoul confirmed whether the tremor resulted from a widely anticipated third nuclear
Philadelphia (AP) –Michael Vick took a significant pay cut to stay with the Philadelphia Eagles and compete for a starting job. The four-time Pro Bowl quarterback agreed Monday to a restructured three-year contract with the Eagles, just two seasons after
The Miami Dolphins will try to get tax money to finance upgrades for their stadium through a local referendum. According to the Associated Press, the public funds “would come from a $3 million state subsidy and an increase in Miami-Dade County’s
On a day that started with Joe Paterno’s son going on the air with Mike & Mike on ESPN and TV stations airing Paterno’s wife being interviewed by Katie Couric, the Associated Press is now reporting that a Penn State
(AP) How Obama is wielding executive power in 2nd termBy CALVIN WOODWARD and RICHARD LARDNERAssociated PressWASHINGTONThis is what “Forward” looks like. Fast forward, even. President Barack Obama’s campaign slogan is springing to life in a surge of executive directives and
Ariana Williams Christopher Dorner, the former Navy reservist who was fired from the Los Angeles Police Department in 2008, is on the run from law enforcement authorities for allegedly shooting and killing three people and injuring two others. A $1 million
(AP) New US commander takes the helm in AfghanistanBy PATRICK QUINNAssociated PressKABUL, AfghanistanMarine Gen. Joseph Dunford took over Sunday as the new and probably last commander of all U.S. and international forces in Afghanistan. The American-led NATO coalition is entering
(AP) – A behemoth storm packing hurricane-force wind gusts and blizzard conditions swept through the Northeast overnight, where more than 650,000 homes and businesses in the densely populated region lost power, roads were impassable and New Englanders awoke Saturday to
(AP) – All that was left were footprints leading away from Christopher Dorner’s burned-out pickup truck, and enormous, snow-covered mountains where he could be hiding among hundreds of cabins, deep canyons and dense woods. More than 100 officers, including SWAT
(AP) – Assailants fired rockets and mortar rounds at a refugee camp for Iranian exiles outside Baghdad on Saturday, killing six people and wounding dozens, police and a camp spokesman said. Nearly three dozen rockets and mortar shells struck the
Seattle Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez will reportedly sign a 5-year contract extension worth $135.5 million on Thursday. The two parties “were thought to be working on a $175 million, seven-year contract that would make him the highest-paid pitcher in baseball, according
By FRAZIER MOOREAP Television WriterNEW YORK Is this any way to run a town? AMC’s zombie drama “The Walking Dead” ended the first half of this season with a wrenching faceoff: roughneck brothers Merle and Daryl were pitted in a
(AP) Venezuelan politics heating up in Chavez’s absenceBy FABIOLA SANCHEZAssociated PressCARACAS, VenezuelaCorruption accusations and insults are flying between allies and opponents of President Hugo Chavez nearly two months after the Venezuelan leader disappeared from the political stage to undergo cancer
By ANTHONY McCARTNEYAP Entertainment WriterLOS ANGELESProsecutors have asked a judge to revoke Chris Brown’s probation, saying there is no credible evidence he completed his community service sentence for beating Rihanna, and citing several other incidents that they say point to
It turns out that Bruce Willis is a big Second Amendment supporter. “I think that you can’t start to pick apart anything out of the Bill of Rights without thinking that it’s all going to become undone,” he told the
On Wednesday, a coalition of groups representing student athletes urged each state to adopt a “Secondary School Student Athletes’ Bill of Rights” and presented the document with the proposed rules to lawmakers on Capitol Hill. The Youth Sports Safety Alliance, which
(AP) Postal Service to cut Saturday mail to trim costsBy PAULINE JELINEKAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe U.S. Postal Service will stop delivering mail on Saturdays but continue to deliver packages six days a week under a plan aimed at saving about $2 billion
