Amorous New Yorkers seek ‘blizzard buddies’
A search of Craiglist’s recent personal ads for “snow” or “blizzard” turns up scores of New York-area listingsmany not safe for workfrom city dwellers looking for someone to hook up…
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After 100 days, Indonesia’s President says he still goes to the people
“Jokowi!” they shoutusing the nickname by which the country’s new President is universally referredreaching out to him for handshakes and selfies. “Pagi!” — “Good morning!” Since October he’s been the…
NYT columnist: Yale police detained my son at gunpoint
On Monday, Blow wrote about another young black man’s encounter with policehis son, who was allegedly held at gunpoint on the Yale University campus where he’s a student. Blow took…
Dutch FA chief van Praag to stand against Blatter for FIFA presidency
The 66-year-old has been at the helm of the Royal Netherlands Football Association (KNVB) since August 2008 and has openly called for the current incumbent Sepp Blatter to step down….
Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad collapses, taken to hospital
“The governor had been suffering from the effects of a cold for a couple of days,” Branstad’s spokesman Jimmy Centers said, adding in a later release “During the transport, paramedics…
New Jerseyans on Christie’s love of Dallas Cowboys? Who cares
RELATED: Walker, Christie trash talk ahead of NFL playoff game The governor’s NFL preference was back in the national spotlight after Cowboys’ owner Jerry Jones paid for Christie to attend…
Oklahoma to ask Supreme Court to postpone executions
At issue before the court is the efficacy of one of the drugs, midazolam, used in Oklahoma’s three drug protocol. Lawyers for the inmates argue that the drug violates the…
Greek F16 crashes in Spain during NATO exercise
The jet crashed on takeoff, hitting other planes on the ground during a NATO training exercise, the officialby custom not namedsaid. Thirteen people were injured.
Interactive map: Nazi death camps
Auschwitz, where more than 1 million Jews, Roma (Gypsies), Poles, Soviet prisoners of war and others were killed. But as horrific as they were, they were only three camp complexes…
Pro-Clinton group raises money off Palin speech
Palin spoke at the Iowa Freedom Summit over the weekend, where she needled Democrats for efforts like Ready for Hillary and others that are organizing around a Clinton run before…
Fans greet former player with gruesome banner
The giant image of former Standard captain Steven Defour, who joined Anderlecht from Portuguese club Porto last year, was unveiled in a stand behind the goal before kick off in…
‘Historic’ storm tests 2 governors — again
While the storm is expected to also heavily impact neighboring states including Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island, it’s the New Jersey-New York executives who also face the national political side…
U.S. hits Yemen with drone strike, closes embassy to public amid upheaval
The drone strikethe latest in a long string of them by the Obama administrationis the first since last week’s dramatic events in the capital, Sanaa. – “The U.S. Embassy will…
International Women’s Day: Help us #inspirewomen
To celebrate International Women’s Day this year, we’re collecting your favorite quotes from women around the world. – Follow Leading Women on Twitter here.
Delta prohibits carry-on breast pump, apologizes later
The gate agents wouldn’t allow Modeen to board the January 19 flight with her breast pump, which was packed in her standard carry-on suitcase, Modeen said. She also had her…
Why milk, bread and toilet paper when it snows?
Sure, there are some variations including booze, snack foods and even ice cream. Yet these items are the first to disappear from store shelves when the dreaded “snow” word is…
Why to postpone Netanyahu invitation
As a proud pro-Israel American, I am grateful that an Israeli prime minister has been invited to address Congress for a third timea high honor shared only by Sir Winston…
Russia’s Lavrov calls for Western criticism of Kiev
At a press conference in Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov blamed Kiev for renewed fighting and civilian deaths in Ukraine and questioned the West’s lack of condemnation. Fighting between…
Bernie Sanders is headed back to Iowa
The senator will start his trip on Feb. 19 with a town meeting at the University of Iowa in Iowa City. The following day, on Feb. 20, Sanders will headline…
How to catch a glimpse of asteroid flyby
“Close,” of course, is relative. The asteroid, called 2004 BL86 will come about 745,000 miles (1.2 million kilometers) from Earth, or about three times as far away as the moon…
Carol Channing Fast Facts
Birth place: Seattle, Washington Birth name: Carol Elaine Channing Father: George Channing, a newspaper editor Mother: Adelaide (Glaser) Channing Marriages: Harry Kullijian (2003-2011, his death); Charles Franklin Lowe 1956-1999, his…
Penn State Scandal Fast Facts
Included is a timeline of accusations, lists of the charges against Jerry Sandusky, a list of players, post grand jury report timeline, information about Second Mile and Jerry Sandusky and…
Joe Paterno Fast Facts
Death date: January 22, 2012 Birth place: Brooklyn, New York Birth name: Joseph Vincent Paterno Father: Angelo Lafayette Paterno, law clerk Mother: Florence (de Salle) Paterno Marriage: Suzanne “Sue” (Pohland)…
Sights and sounds of the #Blizzardof2015
Flying into #Boston. Already a nice layer of snow over the city. #Blizzardof2015 still to come, and I'll be right in the middle of it for @CNN. #CNNSnow A photo…
‘Christmas Vacation’ cast, 25 years later
Directed by Jeremiah Chechik in his feature film debut, “Christmas Vacation” reunited Chevy Chase and Beverly D’Angelo as Clark and Ellen Griswold, Chicago-area parents of two who never seem to…
Greece election: Syriza shows the failure of ‘cartel politics’
Alexandre Afonso is a Lecturer in Comparative Politics at King’s College London. His work analyzes austerity reforms in southern Europe. The views expressed in this commentary are solely his. As…
Chris Christie launches leadership PAC
“Leadership matters if we are going to have elected officials who work each and every day so that our government doesn’t stand in the way of opportunity, but creates the…
Australian Open: Serena, Venus Williams on course for showdown
But Monday was already a day of ‘firsts’ for Venus Williams, whose career has been hindered by the autoimmune disorder Sjogren’s Syndrome. When the 34-year-old beat sixth-seed Agnieszka Radwanska 6-3…
Is Obamacare about controlling our lives?
Journalist Steven Brill has written a new book about our dysfunctional system of health care and it’s getting a lot of attention. In “America’s Bitter Pill: Money, Politics, Backroom Deals,…
Greece forms anti-austerity coalition government
Greece’s left-wing, anti-austerity Syriza party has formed a coalition with the right-wing Independent Greeks party after exit polls showed Syriza was close to a parliamentary majority. Syriza is officially projected…