(AP) US retail sales up 0.2 percent in JulyBy MARTIN CRUTSINGERAP Economics WriterWASHINGTONU.S. retail sales edged up in July despite a drop in auto sales. A category of purchases that excludes the most volatile areas rose by the most in
Sylvester Stallone and Bruce Willis were two of the biggest action stars of the 1980s. Now, Stallone is insulting Willis on Twitter–in ALL CAPS, no less. Stallone shared a big casting decision regarding the upcoming Expendables 3, telling his followers
Slow growth and increasing inequality are ripping the social fabric of America–vanquishing the dreams of working families, saddling the young with onerous student debt, and frustrating retirement plans. President Obama is stirring passions by proposing government initiatives he hopes will
(AP) Police: Woman arrested in DC cathedral vandalismBy BEN NUCKOLS and ERIC TUCKERAssociated PressWASHINGTONA woman was arrested Monday after green paint was found splattered inside two chapels at the Washington National Cathedral, and police were investigating her in connection with
(AP) Ralph Nader’s new cause: Tort law museum in Conn.By STEPHEN SINGERAssociated PressHARTFORD, Conn.Ralph Nader has a new cause. After dedicating nearly half a century to battling businesses over almost everything from dangerous products to the influence of money in
(AP) Hoosier Ryan Newman wins Brickyard 400 at IndyBy JENNA FRYERAP Auto Racing WriterINDIANAPOLIS Ryan Newman fulfilled the childhood dream of so many who grew up in Indiana–winning at storied Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Newman, from South Bend, ended a 49-race
For the first time since 1965, no living player will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, symbolizing the performance-enhancing drug era that continues to haunt the game. In the next two weeks, baseball players like Alex
The Orlando Sentinel has published 911 calls which came in after a car crash in Sanford, Florida on July 17th. George Zimmerman was identified by one of the victims as one of two people who helped pull his family from
*Updated On Wednesday, July 17 at about 5:45 PM Sanford Police responded to a single car accident in the area of I- 4 and State Road 46 in Sanford. A blue Ford Explorer SUV traveled off the road and rolled
The bankruptcy of the City of Detroit is a historic event for many reasons. In financial terms, it is an event of default for municipal bonds measured in billions of dollars. Reuters reports the law firms specializing in municipal bankruptcy will
Even people who never collected a single comic book are tempted to get wrapped up in the hype surrounding the annual Comic-Con event. This year, the most talked about films included Catching Fire, the upcoming Veronica Mars movie and a
Before the MLB All-Star Game that the American League won 3-0 on Tuesday, the Star Tribune in Minnesota released a list of nine traditions that are slowly dying off from the game. A few of the most treasured traditions are
Leonard Garment, former U.S. delegate to the United Nations, died on Saturday at the age of 89. A Wall St. litigator, Garment served as special consultant to President Richard Nixon on domestic policy from 1969 to 1974. In the wake
The studio behind the upcoming adaptation of the book Ender’s Game, a film targeted by gay rights advocates for the author’s views against same-sex marriage, has a new plan to stop the controversy in its tracks. Lionsgate announced it will
When the SEC comes to Birmingham, Alabama next week for its annual “Media Days” that combines hype and pageantry, the unofficial start to the college football season begins, with all eyes, as they deservedly should be, on the conference that
Though the War of Rebellion would linger for several more years, the end result of the Battle of Gettysburg would seal the fate of both the Union and the Confederacy. Over the course of the three day fight there had
MURIETTA, Calif.– A 19-year-old man who told police he was fleeing from “zombies” when he stole a big rig and then crashed into several cars, almost killing a young woman, was sentenced Monday to four years in prison. Jeremiah Clyde
(AP) Red Wings plan new home in Detroit sports district By JEFF KAROUB Associated Press DETROIT The Detroit Red Wings and city officials on Wednesday announced a $650 million plan for a new arena development for the NHL team in
On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve is expected to indicate when and how quickly it will pull back from its easy money policies. Americans can expect mortgage rates to climb, selling homes to get tougher, and interest rates to increase on
In a development likely to enrage President Barack Obama’s environmental supporters, last year U.S. crude-oil production experienced the largest increase in U.S. history and the largest jump of any country on the planet. Spurred on by fracking and the shale
On Tuesday, Kanye “Imma Let You Finish” West told the world that he was the Steve Jobs of fashion, culture, and the internet. Really. In an interview with the New York Times, West said: Yeah, respect my trendsetting abilities. Once
It was about an hour into director Vincente Minnelli’s “Courtship of Eddie’s Father” when I realized I had seen this movie before. But it was not called “The Courtship of Eddie’s Father.” Glenn Ford is Tom Corbett, a recent widower
By TAMI ABDOLLAHAssociated PressSANTA MONICA, Calif.The gunman, dressed all in black and carrying a semi-automatic rifle, walked calmly through the Santa Monica College campus after killing his father, brother and another person, authorities said. He would kill a woman outside
The Evangelical Immigration Table, a coalition supporting immigration reform, has launched a six-figure ad campaign pushing Congress to enact immigration legislation. The ads, urging evangelicals to “pray” for a path to citizenship, include the disclaimer that they were “paid for”
The National Immigration Forum (NIF), the force behind the so-called “Evangelical Immigration Table” (EIT), is actually a front group for players on the institutional left including billionaire George Soros and the Ford Foundation, according to reporting by Breitbart News and
