(AP) Kuwait’s conservative tribes make election gainsBy HUSSAIN AL-QATARIAssociated PressKUWAIT CITYKuwait’s conservative Sunni tribes made gains in parliamentary elections while liberals reclaimed a foothold in the Gulf region’s most politically powerful elected body, according to results Sunday after voting forced
In in his first public Mass at the 2013 World Youth Day global gathering of Roman Catholic young people in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Pope Francis hit upon already-familiar themes of his papacy. He urged Christians to have hope and
(AP) New health insurance markets: Not like TravelocityBy RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVARAssociated PressWASHINGTONYou may have heard that shopping for health insurance under President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul will be like using Travelocity or Amazon.But many people will end up with something
Pope Francis met with wildly enthusiastic crowds during the first day of his visit to Brazil for World Youth Day 2013. The charismatic and spontaneous pontiff, known for his love of the poor and disabled, has created a dilemma for
Jeff Zucker, the newly installed CNN chief stated during a recent interview that, “The idea that CNN “didn’t have enough conservative points of view was probably a valid criticism.” He went on to explain that the hiring of Newt Gingrich
(AP) NFL, players union talking about HGH tests againBy BARRY WILNERAP Pro Football WriterThe NFL and players union are talking again about starting to test for human growth hormone as early as the upcoming season. An email obtained by The
We are now in the fourth or fifth consecutive “recovery summer,” and a sustainable level of growth for the American economy is as elusive today as it was during the prior recovery summers. There are many reasons why the economy
Since winning the biggest award in college football, it seems like almost nothing has gone right for reigning Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel. The controversial signal caller had an opportunity to clear the air Tuesday at the SEC Media Days,
The Rubber Room serves as an ideal, if disheartening, companion piece to the documentary Waiting for ‘Superman.’ That 2010 film illustrated the folly of many modern education policies. The Rubber Room, now available on iTunes and Amazon on Demand, zeroes
On Wednesday, ESPN President John Skipper said Keith Olbermann will be able to discuss politics on his new late-night talk show on ESPN2 and noted that any opinions Olbermann had to offer about Trayvon Martin would be acceptable so long
ESPN may be on the verge of signing Keith Olbermann to host a late-night talk show as early as this week. Variety reports that “while an ESPN spokesman declined to comment, sources indicated that an announcement on the Olbermann talker
Catholic Bishop Pablo Cedano of the Dominican Republic said that President Barack Obama’s choice of an openly gay nominee as the ambassador to the conservative and largely Catholic island nation will face strong opposition. If James “Wally” Brewster becomes the U.S.
In response to DOJ To Investigate Zimmerman – Still Not Interested In New Black Panther Threats: This is one of the more bizarre and frustrating aspects of the Zimmerman trial and its aftermath. Zimmerman has been under constant death threats.
With the summer sales on Steam and Amazon on hundreds of PC games going on right now, I felt it was a perfect time to highlight a number of the most interesting games available for gamers to enjoy this summer.
Adam Carolla turned a terrestrial radio pink slip into a podcast revolution, but he wasn’t as quick a study in the film world. Carolla’s 2007 comedy The Hammer wowed critics and showed a softer side to a persona cultivated on
Activists on both sides of the abortion debate gathered at the Capitol in Austin, again, Friday while legislators deliberated on the late term abortion ban. When word leaked out that the pro aborts planned to throw tampons and pads at
Texas police confirmed that they have confiscated numerous jars of feces and urine that pro-abortion activists allegedly planned to throw at legislators. The alleged targets were legislators who will vote for a bill that would ban abortion past 20 weeks
While jurors deliberated inside the Seminole County Courtroom in Sanford, Florida, a small but vocal group of protesters made speeches, chanted and handed out fliers in the designated “free speech zone” as the media swarmed around them. All the protestors
With the close of the George Zimmerman trial and the beginning of jury deliberations, all attention now focuses on the six women who will be deciding the fate of Zimmerman in his second-degree murder trial. Here is what is known
Variety TV Critic Brian Lowry blasted the news media Thursday for obsessing over the Zimmerman trial “during an especially busy stretch in the news — including the tragic death of firefighters in Arizona, turmoil in Egypt and Nelson Mandela’s failing
Jay Leno and David Letterman represent late night TV’s biggest rivals. Letterman’s decision not to mock the Commander in Chief may be the deciding factor in their final months of head-to-head competition. In short, Leno is suddenly cleaning Letterman’s clock,
A small group of Hong Kong filmmakers have produced a short film on Edward Snowden. The five minute movie was shot over 4 days for a total budget of $550 and released last week on You Tube. So far it
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg said she and other staffers at Facebook had been booked on the Asiana Airlines flight from Seoul, South Korea that crash-landed at San Francisco International Airport on Saturday. She wrote that she changed to a United
When President Barack Obama, in mid-June remarks to a townhall meeting in Belfast, Northern Ireland, equated the city’s separate Catholic and Protestant schools to racial segregation in the United States, he became the target of sharp criticism from Catholic clerics
(AP) By LOLITA C. BALDOR – Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says the Pentagon will begin the process to extend health care, housing and other federal benefits to the same-sex spouses of military members as soon as possible. Wednesday’s Supreme Court
