PORTLAND, Ore. — An Oregon congressman whose erratic behavior has recently prompted calls for his resignation said Sunday that some of his actions could be attributed to a reaction to mental health drugs. U.S. Rep. David Wu told The Associated Press, however, that it does not explain the behavior documented in reports over the last [...]
ROSEMONT, Ill. — Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan said Sunday that he considers Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi a friend and won’t distance himself from him despite the deadly crackdown on protestors in the turbulent North Africa country. Farrakhan didn’t talk specifics about the uprisings in Libya as he spoke to thousands of followers during [...]
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — A spokesman says the nation’s last surviving veteran of World War I has died in West Virginia. He was 110. Biographer and family spokesman David DeJonge said in a statement that Frank Woodruff Buckles died early Sunday of natural causes in his home in Charles Town, W.Va. Buckles lied about his [...]
MEXICO CITY — Mexican authorities on Sunday arrested two alleged members of the Zetas drugs cartel they say are linked to the killing of a U.S. immigration agent, including a boss of the man suspected of carrying out the attack. Mexican marines arrested Sergio Mora, an alleged regional leader of the Zetas, in the northern [...]
MEXICO CITY — Suspected drug-related violence left at least 28 people dead across Mexico over the weekend, including 14 killed by gunmen in bars in the country’s north, authorities said Sunday. In Coahuila state, across the U.S. border from Texas, nine men died late Saturday when gunmen opened fire inside two bars in separate attacks, [...]
TOKYO — Copies of the 2010 Oscar-winning film that depicts the slaughter of dolphins in the Japanese fishing village of Taiji have been delivered free to its residents, compliments of the director. Louie Psihoyos, director of “The Cove,†said Monday the film dubbed in Japanese was delivered via regular mail over the weekend to all [...]
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — A 5-month-old boy was laid to rest Monday at the first funeral for victims of New Zealand’s devastating earthquake, as the death toll rose to 148 and the government said the economic cost could be $15 billion. Dozens of family and friends gathered at a small chapel in the stricken city [...]
CHICAGO (AP) — The American Academy of Pediatrics wants teenagers banned from tanning salons to reduce their risk of skin cancer. More than 30 states regulate indoor tanning by minors, with some banning children younger than 14 or requiring parental permission. Illinois and New York are among states considering bills barring anyone under 18 from [...]
Associated Press MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Frank Buckles, who lied about his age to get into uniform during World War I and lived to be the last surviving U.S. veteran of that war, has died. He was 110. Buckles, who also survived being a civilian POW in the Philippines in World War II, died peacefully of [...]
Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — House Speaker John Boehner in a speech to religious broadcasters on Sunday called it a “moral responsibility†to rein in the federal debt. Boehner said Republicans will work to prevent a shutdown of the federal government, but not without spending cuts. “Perhaps the activists of unrestrained government think there’s some [...]
For The Associated Press WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift, Cee Lo Green, Mick Jagger, Steven Tyler. With pop stars, R&B singers and long-haired rockers galore at parties following the Academy Awards, the glam festivities felt more like the Grammys than Hollywood’s biggest night honoring film. At Vanity Fair’s packed, exclusive bash at [...]
AP Television Writer NEW YORK — Charlie Sheen says he wants a raise to come back to the CBS show “Two and a Half Men.†The troubled star appeared on dueling morning show interviews Monday to continue an attack on CBS and producers of his hit sitcom for shutting down the show because of his [...]
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