Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel Aims To Avoid Runoff In Push For Second Term
CHICAGO (AP) — In a city where the voters like tough-talking politicians, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s pugnacious style is being put to the test Tuesday as he tries to win…
Month: February 2015
Clint Eastwood Makes It Oscar Red Carpet Official With Girlfriend Christina Sandera
The bad news for Clint Eastwood is that his film, “American Sniper,” was largely snubbed at the Oscars last night. The good news? He looked like a very happy man…
As ‘Ida’ Wins an Oscar, Poland Ends a Losing Streak
WARSAW — The utter tenacity with which the director Pawel Pawlikowski talked and talked and refused to be shooed off stage by the Oscar orchestra has been matched only by…
Rarely Seen Images From Space Including the ‘Best Selfie Ever’
First Photo from Space.rn A camera on a V-2 launched Oct. 24, 1946, from the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico taking the first photograph from above the 100-kilometer…
Days Before DHS Funding Runs Out, The Post-Shutdown Debate Is Heating Up
WASHINGTON — TSA agents would remain in airports, patrol agents would still be manning the border and Coast Guard officers would continue monitoring the waters if the Department of Homeland…
Homeland Security Funding Fight Over Immigration Poses Risks for Republicans
WASHINGTON — After promising an era of responsible governance and an end to federal shutdowns, congressional Republicans find themselves mired in an immigration fight that could cause funding for the…
Homeland Security Funding Fight Over Immigration Poses Risks for Republicans
WASHINGTON — After promising an era of responsible governance and an end to federal shutdowns, congressional Republicans find themselves mired in an immigration fight that could cause funding for the…
Lawmakers Push To Rename ‘Negro Mountain’
WASHINGTON — Two Pennsylvania state representatives joined forces this month to petition the federal government to rename a controversially named peak in the Alleghany Mountains. Rep. Rosita Youngblood (D), who…
Explosive Allegations Provide New Hope For British Grandmother On Texas Death Row
New allegations in a high-profile death penalty case may help Linda Carty, a 56-year-old British grandmother who has been on death row in Texas since 2002, get the appeal she…
Freezing Rain Coats Parts Of Texas With Ice
Freezing rain coated parts of Texas with ice on Monday, leading to hundreds of canceled flights and a delay in the “American Sniper” murder trial. Elsewhere, arctic air and snow…
Deporting Beneficiaries Of Obama’s Immigration Action Would Cost $50.3 Billion: Report
WASHINGTON — Deporting the estimated 5 million undocumented immigrants who could benefit from deportation-relief policies that Republicans are trying to block would have a hefty price, according to a report…
Southern Baptists’ Goal Of Racially Integrated Churches Is Turning Out To Be An Uphill Battle
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (RNS) How tough is it to create a racially diverse denomination? Consider a recent luncheon organized by the Southern Baptist Convention, the nation’s largest Protestant denomination. About 100…
With Debt Owed Rising, Israeli Utility Briefly Reduces Power on West Bank
JERUSALEM — Israel’s state-owned electricity company briefly reduced the power supply to two Palestinian districts in the northern West Bank on Monday because of a ballooning debt, according to company…
Why These Teens Are (Rightfully) Freaking Out About Pentatonix
Pentatonix had the fourth best-selling album last year and went home with a Grammy a few weeks ago. And while the group has racked up more than 7 million subscribers…
Why These Teens Are (Rightfully) Freaking Out About Pentatonix
Pentatonix had the fourth best-selling album last year and went home with a Grammy a few weeks ago. And while the group has racked up more than 7 million subscribers…
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Italy And Vatican City Are On High Alert After Threats From ISIS
ROME (RNS) The Italian government is on high alert after threats from the Islamic State called Italy “the nation signed with the blood of the cross.” Italy is one of…
The Secret To A Happy Marriage May Be In Your DNA
The secret to a happy marriage seems to be a never-ending topic of discussion, but Robert Levenson, a psychology professor at UC Berkeley, is taking a closer look — all…
13 Inspiring Quotes To Hold You Over Till The Weekend
When you’re in that Monday to Friday grind with only the distant promise of spring break to look forward to, you may start feeling like your days all kind of…
‘Guardians’ Director James Gunn Defends Superhero Movies After Oscars Diss
“Guardians of the Galaxy,” last year’s highest-grossing comic book movie, was nominated for two Oscars during Sunday’s ceremony. But despite the inclusion, “Guardians” and its brethren were on the receiving…
Reports: Netanyahu, spy agency at odds over Iran’s nuclear program
Privately the same year, the Israeli spy agency Mossad assessed the threat as more remote, according to reports by Al Jazeera and The Guardian newspaper, which both cited leaked intelligence…
Exclusive: Malik Yoba On ‘Empire’
Currently breaking records on TV is Lee Daniels’ blazing hot new series, ‘Empire,’ which stars Academy Awards nominated actors Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson, along with veteran Malik Yoba…
South Carolina Police Arrest Elsa The ‘Snow Queen,’ Solve Cold Case
Police in Hanahan, South Carolina, arrested Elsa from Disney’s “Frozen,” earlier this week, on suspicion of bringing an unusually frigid cold snap to the area. – See photos of Elsa’s…
Review: In ‘The Buried Giant,’ Ishiguro Revisits Memory and Denial
Kazuo Ishiguro’s latest novel, “The Buried Giant,” is an eccentric, ham-handed fairy tale with a jumble of story lines lifted from “Beowulf,” Arthurian legend and assorted folk traditions. It is…
Building a Face, and a Case, on DNA
There were no known eyewitnesses to the murder of a young woman and her 3-year-old daughter four years ago. No security cameras caught a figure coming or going. Nonetheless, the…
My Husband Didn’t Take My Last Name
My husband and I do not share a last name. We might joke about being the Flongs, but his last name is Fleck, and mine is Long. When Dan told…
It’s Official: Apple Is Finally Getting Diverse Emoji
Who says Santa Claus has to be white? Until now, your iPhone’s emoji keyboard did. A new beta release of iOS 8.3, currently available only to software developers, fixes that….
Here’s A Chart To Explain Why You Couldn’t Look Way From The 2015 Oscars
Don’t kid yourself. Yeah, okay, there are a lot of heartwarming speeches and well-dressed celebrities, but these are the real reasons you were glued to your screen during the Oscars:
Homeless Man’s Kind Gesture Inspired Viral Campaign That’s Getting People Off The Streets
A woman from the U.K., who rallied the Internet to raise money for a homeless man, has made a large donation to a local group committed to helping those in…
Tom Perez: liberal hero
Within four days of Perez’s arrival in San Francisco, the two sides announced a deal. “Sometimes when you’re in a less formal setting, it’s conducive to letting your guard down…