The chief UN nuclear inspector said Friday after “good” talks in Tehran that he expects to reach a deal with Iran in January on outstanding issues over its controversial atomic programme. Parchin featured in a major IAEA report issued in
It’s getting serious: the White House is pushing hard for reducing or even eliminating the tax deduction that is given when one makes a charitable donation. And the nation’s charities are fighting back just as hard, hiring lobbying firms to
(AP) Federal judges sue to win promised pay increasesBy JESSE J. HOLLANDAssociated PressWASHINGTONWith the nation teetering on an economic “fiscal cliff,” federal judges may soon force Congress to dedicate possibly millions of dollars to what some of those same judges
The season premiere of “Justified” on FX is still almost a month away. For fans of the series, co-star Nick Searcy, better known as Raylan Givens’ boss Chief Deputy Marshal Art Mullen, has taken to the web to teach aspiring
In a shocking tally, up to 500 people have come forward claiming to be victims of former British Broadcasting Corp. TV and radio star Jimmy Savile, British police have reported. The scandal has reached from the 1960s to today but
On Wednesday, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the the failure of Congress and the White House to reach an agreement on a budget deal has already harmed the economy by lowering consumer confidence and discouraging businesses from making investments
An eye-opening report contends that an 18-member group made up of the world’s most powerful central bankers–five of whom hail from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)–conducts six meetings a year to fashion a “high-stakes experiment” to avert global economic
A divided Egypt is being called to vote in a referendum Saturday on a new constitution that the secular opposition fears will be used by President Mohamed Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood to usher in an Islamist interpretation of laws.
Without fanfare, CNN dumped Jack Cafferty, the curmudgeon who, like the network, portrayed himself as an independent but railed more often than not against conservatives. According to Media Bistro, CNN did not renew Cafferty’s contract and his last day at the
(AP) Gunmen attack Egyptian opposition protestersBy HAMZA HENDAWIAssociated PressCAIROMasked gunmen attacked opposition protesters camped out at Cairo’s Tahrir Square early on Tuesday, firing birdshots at them and wounding nine people, security officials said. The attack stoked tensions just hours ahead
Federal Election Commission reports filed by the Republican National Committee on Thursday show that one-third of the $59.3 million it spent directly with vendors in the last five weeks of the election was paid to one telemarketing firm, FLS Connect,
(AP) Ex-Fla. Gov. Crist tweets he’s joining DemocratsBy GARY FINEOUTAssociated PressTALLAHASSEE, Fla.Former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, who was elected the state’s chief executive as a Republican and then ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate as an independent, announced on Twitter
When Virginia Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling dropped his bid to seek the Republican Party’s 2013 gubernatorial nomination last week against Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, political observers scored Cuccinelli’s likely nomination as a Tea Party victory. But Bolling later signaled that he
New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) denigrated Hispanics in 2010 when Reid said he could not imagine how anyone of Hispanic heritage could be a Republican. Martinez charged that Reid, in those remarks, assumed
The Christmas season is a great time of year, isn’t it? Family everywhere, presents, snow falling, people bundled up by the fire and, of course, one of my favorite holiday treats is always readily available. No, not those delicious tiny
The Supreme Court has directed the Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider a case that challenges the HHS mandate. In its ruling on November 26th, the high court vacated the appeals court’s prior dismissal of the challenge to
(AFP) Musicians that perform songs deemed vulgar or that “violate ethical standards” will now be punished in Cuba, the state-run Institute of Music said Friday. In communist Cuba, most everything — especially the airwaves — belongs to the government. Aside
By MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH and KARIN LAUBAssociated PressRAMALLAH, West BankEuphoric Palestinians erupted in cheers, honked car horns and chanted “God is great” after the United Nations endorsed an independent state of Palestine, giving sweeping international backing to their demands for sovereignty
UPDATE- Anonymous Clarifies on Twitter: Anonymous is attacking Assad due to the internet outage. Anonymous is not attacking Assad in support of the Free Syrian Army. #OpSyria ———- As fighting in Syria between pro-government forces and opposition rebels escalated on
(AP) Palestinians certain to win recognition as a stateBy EDITH M. LEDERERAssociated PressUNITED NATIONSThe Palestinians are certain to win U.N. recognition as a state Thursday but success could exact a high price: Israel and the United States warn it could
By SARAH EL DEEBAssociated PressCAIROAn Egyptian court convicted in absentia Wednesday seven Egyptian Coptic Christians and a Florida-based American pastor, sentencing them to death on charges linked to an anti-Islam film that had sparked riots in parts of the Muslim
Reported incidents of sexual violence against women in the newest round of Egyptian protests are rampant across Twitter. Many are blaming the Muslim Brotherhood for the assaults. Some are suggesting that female journalists are being targeted – a specter reminiscent
France on Tuesday said it will back a Palestinian bid for enhanced United Nations status at a General Assembly vote this week, just a year after a failed attempt to secure full state membership. Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius recalled Paris’s
Since entering conservatorship in September 2008, $188 billion in taxpayer funds have been used to prop up Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Granted, the two companies have repaid $45 billion in dividends to the Treasury, but most of the funds
(AP) Court orders new look at health care challengeWASHINGTONThe Supreme Court has revived a Christian college’s challenge to President Barack Obama’s healthcare overhaul, with the acquiescence of the Obama administration. The court on Monday ordered the federal appeals court in
