By PAT EATON-ROBBAssociated PressA group of children from Newtown, Conn. who recently recorded a version of “Over the Rainbow” are preparing for a live appearance during the preshow broadcast for Sunday’s Grammy Awards. American Idol host Ryan Seacrest will be
Match-fixing probe: 680 suspicious games worldwide By MIKE CORDERAssociated PressTHE HAGUE, Netherlands A wide-ranging match-fixing investigation has uncovered more than 680 suspicious games – including World Cup and European Championship qualifiers and two Champions League games – and found evidence
(AP) France targets Islamist bases in northern MaliBy ANGELA CHARLTONAssociated PressPARISNew French airstrikes targeted fuel depots and bases of Islamist extremists in northern Mali overnight, as the French military intervention turns away from cities and toward the radicals’ desert outposts
(AP) 22 killed in clash of Filipino extremists, rebelsBy JIM GOMEZAssociated PressMANILA, PhilippinesA Muslim rebel group said Monday it attacked Abu Sayyaf gunmen after the al-Qaida-linked militants refused to free hostages, sparking fierce jungle clashes that left up to 22
(AP) SKorea, US begin drills amid NKorea nuclear threatBy HYUNG-JIN KIMAssociated PressSEOUL, South KoreaSouth Korean and U.S. troops began naval drills Monday in a show of force partly directed at North Korea amid signs that Pyongyang will soon carry out
Peterson beats Peyton Manning for MVP By BARRY WILNERAP Pro Football Writer Adrian Peterson’s sensational season following major knee surgery has earned him The Associated Press 2012 NFL Most Valuable Player Award. Earlier Saturday, Peterson won Offensive Player of the
(AP) RG3, Arians, Watt, Kuechly win AP NFL awards By BARRY WILNERAP Pro Football WriterNEW ORLEANS Robert Griffin III has an award–and a warning for the NFL. The Redskins’ Griffin beat out fellow quarterbacks Andrew Luck and Russell Wilson to
(AP) – The suicide bomber who struck the U.S. Embassy in Ankara spent several years in prison on terrorism charges but was released on probation after being diagnosed with a hunger strike-related brain disorder, officials said Saturday. The bomber, identified
(AP) China poised to control strategic Pakistani portBy SEBASTIAN ABBOTAssociated PressKARACHI, PakistanChina is poised to take over operational control of a strategic deep-water Pakistani seaport that could serve as a vital economic hub for Beijing and perhaps a key military
(AP) Police: Suicide bombing at US Embassy, 2 deadBy SUZAN FRASERAssociated PressANKARA, TurkeyA suspected suicide bomber detonated an explosive device at the entrance of the U.S. Embassy in the Turkish capital on Friday and at least two people are dead,
By KEN RITTERAssociated PressLAS VEGASA former pro and minor league hockey player apologized in a Las Vegas courtroom Wednesday before he was handcuffed and taken to prison for four to 15 years for sexually assaulting a girl over a four-year
By BOB THOMASAssociated Press WriterLOS ANGELESPatty Andrews, the last surviving member of the singing Andrews Sisters trio whose hits such as the rollicking “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B” and the poignant “I Can Dream, Can’t I?” captured the
Hunter fires family members from NBA players union By BRIAN MAHONEYAP Basketball WriterNEW YORK Executive director Billy Hunter has fired his daughter and daughter-in-law from the NBA players’ association, less than two weeks after a review criticized his hiring practices.
The Urban Renewal in Columbus has begun. After going 6-7 without a sweater-vest clad coach on the sideline, the Buckeyes turned to the only coach this decade who can reasonably compare resumes with Nick Saban: Urban Meyer. After going 12-0
Yesterday Breitbart released the Top 40 players, led by No. 1 Trey Burke. Today his Michigan team topped the Associated Press Top 25. Tonight we give you the top player for each team, including sharp-shooter Terry Rose (#20 in photo)
(AP) French, Mali forces head toward TimbuktuBy KRISTA LARSON and RUKMINI CALLIMACHIAssociated PressSEVARE, MaliFrench and Malian troops held a strategic bridge and the airport in the northern town of Gao on Sunday as their force also pressed toward Timbuktu, another
(AP) S&P lowers Illinois credit rating, blames pensionsBy SARA BURNETTAssociated PressCHICAGOIllinois’ already disastrous financial situation worsened Friday as another credit rating agency downgraded its rating to the worst of any state in the country, blaming lawmakers’ ongoing failure to resolve
(AP) Europe’s emigrants face red tape in Latin AmericaBy EVA VERGARAAssociated PressSANTIAGO, ChileGeologist David Rodriguez and actress Cristina Pascual, two of the nearly six million Spaniards left jobless in the European recession, fled to Latin America last year, figuring their
By BILL BARROWAssociated PressATLANTAWhen Georgia Sen. Saxby Chambliss announced Friday that he wouldn’t seek a third term in 2014, a race that already was likely to feature a contested Republican primary exploded into a free-for-all. Several Republicans, including several congressmen,
(AP) Court: Obama appointments are unconstitutionalBy SAM HANANELAssociated PressWASHINGTONA federal appeals court has ruled that President Barack Obama violated the Constitution when he bypassed the Senate to fill vacancies on a labor relations panel. The U.S. Court of Appeals for
(AP) – BAGHDAD Iraqi troops killed five protesters on Friday when they opened fire at demonstrators angry at the troops for preventing them from attending an anti-government rally west of Baghdad, officials said. Police officials said the soldiers started shooting
At a 2012 campaign fundraiser, President Barack Obama sang a line of Al Green’s hit “Let’s Stay Together” as the singer watched from the audience. Green, however, turned down an invite to attend and perform at the President’s second inauguration.
By MICHAEL TARMAssociated PressCHICAGOA small-time American drug dealer-turned-terrorist plotter who helped plan the brutal 2008 attack on Mumbai, India, learns Thursday whether his wide-ranging cooperation with U.S. investigators will earn him any leniency as he faces sentencing in federal court.
(AP) Palestinian president wants Israelis to talk peaceBy MOHAMMED DARAGHMEHAssociated PressRAMALLAH, West BankThe Palestinian president will invite Israeli politicians to the West Bank to try to make sure peacemaking is on the new government’s agenda, a senior official said Thursday,
(AP) Panetta opens combat roles to womenBy LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated PressWASHINGTONSenior defense officials say Pentagon chief Leon Panetta is removing the military’s ban on women serving in combat, opening hundreds of thousands of front-line positions and potentially elite commando jobs
