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Clinton Supporter Gets 2 Years for Funneling Cash

(AP) Clinton supporter gets 2 years for funneling cashBy MATTHEW BARAKATAssociated PressALEXANDRIA, Va.A northern Virginia businessman was sentenced Friday to more than two years in prison for illegally funneling nearly $200,000 to Hillary Clinton’s political campaigns in 2006 and 2008.

Clinton Supporter Gets 2 Years for Funneling Cash

Krauthammer: 'We Are in Cyber War' with China

Responding to the $300 billion worth of ideas and research and development China allegedly steals from the U.S. annually via cyber attacks, Fox News commentator Charles Krauthammer said, “The line is crossed, we are in cyber war.” He added that

Krauthammer: 'We Are in Cyber War' with China

James Magic 11 Minutes Gives Heat 3-2 Lead

In one of the most dominant 11 minutes of action by one player, LeBron James did something every 35 seconds. During that stretch in the third quarter he either made a basket, grabbed a rebound, blocked a shot or drew a foul. The Pacers dominated

James Magic 11 Minutes Gives Heat 3-2 Lead

New York Review of Books Sympathizes with Jihadists

The latest edition of the New York Review of Books includes a 4,076-word piece sympathetic to the Boston jihadists who built bombs designed to rip through flesh and bone. In “The Bombers’ World,” Christian Caryl sets out to normalize the

New York Review of Books Sympathizes with Jihadists

Would-Be Chicago Backpack Bomber Gets 23 Years

By MICHAEL TARMAssociated PressCHICAGOA federal judge has sentenced a Lebanese immigrant to 23 years in prison for placing a backpack he believed contained a bomb along a bustling street near the Chicago Cubs’ baseball stadium. Sami Samir Hassoun was sentenced

Would-Be Chicago Backpack Bomber Gets 23 Years

U.S. Embassy Employees Shot Outside Venezuela Strip Club

(AFP) The two US embassy employees shot and wounded at a nightclub in Venezuela’s capital Caracas work in the office of the defense attache, the State Department said Wednesday.State Department spokeswoman Jennifer Psaki told reporters that one of the men

U.S. Embassy Employees Shot Outside Venezuela Strip Club

Former Player Backs Up Abuse Allegations Against Rutgers AD Hermann

(AP) Former player backs up allegations against HermannBy STEVE MEGARGEEAP Sports WriterKNOXVILLE, Tenn.A former Tennessee volleyball player has written a blog post backing up her teammates’ accusations that incoming Rutgers athletic director Julie Hermann abused them verbally and emotionally during

Former Player Backs Up Abuse Allegations Against Rutgers AD Hermann

Blame the President for Benghazi

When the American mission in Benghazi, Libya was attacked on September 11th, 2012, only one person had the positional authority, legal mandate, and communications apparatus to give the order to defend our personnel on the ground: the President of the

Blame the President for Benghazi

Reid Donor Convicted of Making Illegal Campaign Contributions

(AP) Former Nev powerbroker guilty in contribution caseBy SCOTT SONNERAssociated PressRENO, Nev.A former Nevada powerbroker has been convicted of making illegal campaign contributions to Sen. Harry Reid. A federal jury reached its verdict Wednesday in the case against real estate

Reid Donor Convicted of Making Illegal Campaign Contributions

LA Kings Advance to Conference Finals

The Los Angeles Kings, the defending Stanley Cup champions, advanced to the Western Conference Finals with a 2-1 victory against the San Jose Sharks in Game 7 on Tuesday in Los Angeles. The home team won and scored first in

LA Kings Advance to Conference Finals

Pacers Even Series with Heat

(AP) Pacers get even with Miami after 99-92 victoryBy MICHAEL MAROTAP Sports WriterINDIANAPOLISRoy Hibbert had 23 points and 12 rebounds, Lance Stephenson added 20 points, and the Indiana Pacers charged back late to beat the Miami Heat 99-92 on Tuesday

Pacers Even Series with Heat

Israel Minister Warns Russia Against Arming Syria

(AP) Israel minister warns Russia against arming SyriaJERUSALEMIsrael’s defense minister is signaling that his military is prepared to strike shipments of advanced Russian weapons to Syria. Israel has been pressing Moscow not to go through with a promised delivery of

Israel Minister Warns Russia Against Arming Syria

Who Needs 3-Pointers? Parker Leads Spurs to Sweep

Through 28 minutes Monday Tony Parker had 20 points even though the Spurs team had not hit a single three-point shot. The table below documents each of Parker’s 37 points and six assists, starting with Parker overcoming the last deficit

Who Needs 3-Pointers? Parker Leads Spurs to Sweep

Two London War Memorials Defaced with Graffiti

LONDON, May 27 (UPI) — Graffiti, in red paint, on two of London’s most celebrated war memorials was discovered Monday, police said. The word “Islam” was believed to have painted on the RAF Bomber Command War Memorial, dedicated in 2012,

Two London War Memorials Defaced with Graffiti

Christie Wants to Talk with Rutgers About Athletic Director

(AP) Christie wants to talk with Rutgers about HermannBy TOM CANAVANAP Sports WriterNEWARK, N.J.New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie plans to speak with Rutgers officials about a report that the athletic director hired to clean up the school’s scandal-scarred program quit

Christie Wants to Talk with Rutgers About Athletic Director

Anti-Muslim Actions Rise in UK Over Slain Soldier

(AP) – Police, politicians and activists in Britain are warning of rising anti-Muslim sentiment following the slaughter of an off-duty British soldier in a London street, an apparent act of Islamic extremism that has horrified the nation. Metropolitan Police investigating

Anti-Muslim Actions Rise in UK Over Slain Soldier

Robben's Hood: Dutch Striker Wills Bayern Munich to Champions League Crown

In the 89th minute of Saturday’s Champions League final against Dortmund, Bayern Munich’s Arjen Robben, the star-crossed Dutch striker with unlimited and dazzling talent who has oscillated between spectacular brilliance and devastating failures while coming back from multiple debilitating injuries,

Robben's Hood: Dutch Striker Wills Bayern Munich to Champions League Crown

French Soldier Stabbed in Throat Outside Paris

(AP) – A French soldier was stabbed in the throat in a busy commercial district outside Paris on Saturday, and the government said it was trying to determine if there were any links with the bloody killing of a British

French Soldier Stabbed in Throat Outside Paris

Hagel: Cadets Must Stamp Out Sex Assault Scourge

(AP) – Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told cadets at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on Saturday that they must stamp out the scourge of sexual assault in the military. A day after President Barack Obama delivered a similar

Hagel: Cadets Must Stamp Out Sex Assault Scourge

'Star Trek: Into Darkness' Review

There’s no way to review this movie without spoiling it, so in short: it’s got a few laughs and a couple of good action scenes, but it’s a warp-speed train wreck of bad writing, vastly inferior to its goofy but

3D Printed Guns Targeted by Homeland Security

On May 21, the Department of Homeland Security circulated a bulletin among federal and state law enforcement agencies warning that guns created on three-dimensional (3D) printers are probably beyond the reach of regulators.  The memo, uncovered by Fox News, said

3D Printed Guns Targeted by Homeland Security

Summer Heat: NCAA Men's Lacrosse Final Four Preview

This weekend, the NCAA men’s lacrosse world looks to kick off the summer season with a hotly contested Championship weekend at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field. Only four teams remain in the hunt, with no clear-cut favorite, and the outcome is

Summer Heat: NCAA Men's Lacrosse Final Four Preview

Who Invited Code Pink's Medea Benjamin to Obama's Speech?

“The voice of that woman is worth paying attention to.”-President Obama paying homage to terrorist supporter Medea Benjamin. President Barack Obama was heckled Thursday by leftist terrorist ally Susan ‘Medea’ Benjamin while giving a speech on national security issues at

Who Invited Code Pink's Medea Benjamin to Obama's Speech?

Islamic Extremists Claim Responsibility for Niger Attacks

(AP) Extremists claim responsibility for Niger attacksBy DALATOU MAMANE and RUKMINI CALLIMACHIAssociated PressNIAMEY, NigerSuicide bombers in Niger detonated two car bombs simultaneously, one inside a military camp in the city of Agadez and another in the remote town of Arlit

Islamic Extremists Claim Responsibility for Niger Attacks