INDEPENDENCE, Ohio — LeBron James hurts everywhere, the King of Pain.
One win from taking the Cavaliers back to the NBA Finals, and one step closer to a title he covets more than any other, James leaned against a padded […]
ATLANTA — J.R. Smith knocked down a tough 3-pointer, then another. Turning toward the fans, their heckling transformed to groans, he blew off his right index finger and motioned toward his side, like he was holstering his pistol.
Yep, Smith […]
WASHINGTON — The head of the CIA during President George W. Bush’s second term said Wednesday “I didn’t lie and I didn’t mislead Congress” about the brutal nature of the administration’s interrogations of terrorism-era detainees.
“I don’t know that the report […]
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s newest space vehicle, Orion, accomplished its first test flight with precision and pizazz Friday, shooting more than 3,600 miles out from Earth for a hyperfast, hot return not seen since the Apollo moon shots.
For a […]
New York – Croatian veteran Mirjana Lucic-Baroni toppled second-seeded Simona Halep 7-6 (8/6), 6-2 on Friday to reach the fourth round of the US Open.
Lucic-Baroni, who came through qualifying, fired 31 winners past the 22-year-old world number two, breaking her […]
NEW YORK — A day before facing Venus Williams – and a partisan crowd – at the U.S. Open, Italy’s Sara Errani came across a video posted on Twitter that gave her a little extra motivation.
It showed a pair of […]
NEW YORK — As Gael Monfils hit ball after ball into the net during his first service game Friday at the U.S. Open – resulting in four double-faults – a thought occurred to him: “Seems pretty high, huh?”
So after […]
PORTLAND, Ore. — The young homeless man who accompanied Miley Cyrus to the MTV Video Music Awards and who had been sought on an Oregon arrest warrant has turned himself in and posted bail, an Oregon official said Thursday night.
Jesse […]
NEW YORK— Ana Ivanovic, who had been having her best season since winning the French Open in 2008, lost to Karolina Pliskova 7-5, 6-4 in the second round of the U.S. Open on Thursday.
Ivanovic, seeded eighth, had won 47 matches […]
NEW YORK — Joan Rivers is in a New York City hospital Thursday after she was rushed from a doctor’s office when she went into cardiac arrest, police and hospital officials said.
The 81-year-old comedian’s condition wasn’t immediately known.
“This morning, Joan […]
KABUL, Afghanistan — The U.S. has begun surveillance flights over Syria after President Barack Obama gave the OK, U.S. officials said, a move that could pave the way for airstrikes against Islamic State militant targets there.
While the White House says […]
BEIRUT — Syria said Monday it was ready to help confront the rising threat from the Islamic State group, but warned the United States against carrying out airstrikes without Damascus’ consent, saying any such attack would be considered an aggression.
In […]
WASHINGTON — U.S. airstrikes have helped Iraqi and Kurdish forces regain their footing in Iraq, but the well-resourced Islamic State militants can be expected to regroup and stage a new offensive, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Thursday.
Speaking alongside Hagel […]
WASHINGTON – The Obama administration may announce on Tuesday a decision to send more military advisers to Iraq, U.S. officials said, as the United States helps confront radical Islamist militants who threaten Iraqi minorities and the northern Kurdish enclave.
Several U.S. […]
WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration has lifted its ban on U.S. flights in and out of Israel.
The end of the ban, which the agency had imposed out of concern for the risk of planes being hit by Hamas rockets, […]
WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. Ted Cruz on Wednesday questioned whether President Barack Obama used a federal agency to impose an economic boycott on Israel after the Federal Aviation Administration banned U.S. airline flights to Tel Aviv because of safety concerns […]
BEIJING – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday allegations that a German man had worked as a double agent for U.S. intelligence were serious and, if true, were a clear contradiction of what cooperation between partners is supposed to […]
NEW YORK — Her long career brought her an Oscar nomination at age 83 for best supporting actress for her role in the 2007 film “American Gangster.” She also won an Emmy and was nominated for several others. Age didn’t […]
The Immigrant Archive Project interviews some US citizens in Miami FL, asking them questions from the naturalization test to see if they might pass. It’s not pretty.
AUGUSTA, Ga. — A man apprehended after a shooting at Paine College in Augusta, Georgia, is facing charges that include aggravated assault.
Richmond County Jail records show that 20-year-old Xavier Deanthony Cooper also faces charges of having a firearm or knife […]
LOS ANGELES — Handsome, debonair and blessed with a distinguished voice that reflected his real-life prep school upbringing, Efrem Zimbalist Jr. seemed born to play the television roles that made him famous, that of hip Hollywood detective and brilliant G-man.
A […]
LOS ANGELES — It’s a girl for Kerry Washington and retired NFL player Nnamdi Asomugha (NAHM’-dee AH’-suhm-wah). A birth certificate released Friday shows the couple’s daughter Isabelle Amarachi Asomugha was born around 5 p.m. on April 21 in Los Angeles. […]
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are putting on a display of trans-Atlantic unity against an assertive Russia, even as sanctions imposed by Western allies seem to be doing little to change Russian President Vladimir Putin’s […]
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin named a member of her Cabinet on Wednesday to lead a review of the state’s execution protocols after a botched procedure that the White House said fell short of the humane standards […]
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