New York Daily NewsA prominent New York attorney hired by the NFL to investigate claims of workplace misconduct in the Miami Dolphins locker room has concluded that Richie Incognito and two other starting offensive linemen…
BBC NewsSyrian government forces have killed dozens of civilians in air raids in the northern city of Aleppo, activists say. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) says about 90 people – most of them…
BBC NewsThe Syrian government and opposition have traded insults after a week-long peace conference in Geneva ended with no firm agreement. Foreign Minister Walid Muallem said the opposition were immature, while the opposition’s Louay Safi…
Christian Science MonitorAfter a months-long search following the announcement from Microsoft’s current CEO, Steve Ballmer, that he would bid adieu to the top spot at the Seattle-based tech company, the tech world is buzzing about…
PCWorldPC makers have often struggled when it comes to selling smartphones, but China’s Lenovo could be on the cusp of making a breakthrough. The company’s $2.9 billion deal to buy Motorola Mobility from Google might…
Los Angeles TimesSo Denver, with the mile-high offense led by record-setting, ageless quarterback Peyton Manning, is a slight favorite over Seattle in Super Bowl XLVIII. Two points, three points or thereabouts, depending on your line…
New York Daily NewsPaul Pierce went from celebrating his career with the Celtics to nearly carving out his first special moment with the Nets. A day after the standing ovations and video tribute marking his…
ForbesTickets to Super Bowl XLVIII between the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks are becoming more affordable by the day. Almost a full three weeks ago, before anyone had an understanding of the teams that would…
BBC NewsThai protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban has promised that his supporters will not obstruct advance voting for next week’s general election. Mr Suthep says protesters will not try to stop people from casting their ballots…
USA TODAYKIEV, Ukraine — The deaths of two people protesting the crackdown on the right to assemble in Ukraine threatens to spark a major confrontation between demonstrators and the government, analysts said Wednesday. Two protesters…
The Seattle TimesSeahawks fans say both the team and the community will enter this year’s Super Bowl with more confidence than in 2006, when Seattle’s first shot at a Super Bowl title proved a dismal…
USA TODAYAfter issuing an invitation to Iran to join the Syrian peace talks, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has withdrawn that invitation amid mounting concerns over Iran’s participation in the negotiations. (Jan. 20). Loading……
The AgeThe game maker, whose consoles and colourful Mario and Donkey Kong characters once helped the company climb to the top of the video game world, stunned investors last week by sharply lowering its financial…
Jerusalem PostAfter six months of negotiations, there are still believed to be enormous gaps between Israelis, Palestinians. Justice Minister Tzipi Livni Photo: Marc Israel Sellem/The Jerusalem Post. Israeli’s top two negotiators with the Palestinians were…
USA TODAYThe Sunday talk shows will be dominated by politicians and officials dissecting President Obama’s speech about electronic surveillance and privacy issues. In a major speech Friday, Obama announced an array of intelligence reforms in…
USA TODAYFor the upcoming Super Bowl, Anheuser-Busch InBev will recycle some successful plays from its past Big Game advertising. The brewing giant’s Feb. 2 ads will feature celebrities, its iconic Clydesdale horses and a salute…
USA TODAYDENVER — Exactly a year after last season’s stunning playoff loss, the Denver Broncos and quarterback Peyton Manning on Sunday made amends with a 24-17 AFC divisional round playoff victory against the San Diego…
BBC NewsThe biggest revelation in former Defence Secretary Robert Gates’ memoirs is the former Pentagon chief, a man know for his calm and charm, seethed with an inner fury at the Washington game. His criticisms…
USA TODAYFour U.S. Air Force crewmembers died Tuesday evening when their helicopter crashed in a bird sanctuary during a training mission along the eastern coast of England. The HH-60G Pave Hawk, an updated version of…
USA TODAYOnly 10 players can be included on individual Hall of Fame ballots. Jorge L. Ortiz looks at 11 players to watch when vote totals are released today: GREG MADDUX. Case for: A four-time Cy…
USA TODAYGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel fractured her pelvis while on a skiing vacation in Switzerland, her spokesman told reporters in Berlin Monday. Steffen Seibert said that Merkel “suffered bruising in connection with a partial fracture…
Vanity Fair[Note: What follows is a relatively spoiler-free sketch-pad recap of tonight’s Downton Abbey season premiere on PBS. If you haven’t seen the episode yet, you may be advised to skip this post until you’ve…
Washington PostADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Two warring factions from South Sudan are holding more advanced peace talks for the first time since conflict began roiling the country Dec. 15. The direct talks began in earnest…
BusinessweekSoldiers from South Sudan’s army patrol the streets of Malakal in South Sudan on Dec. 31, 2013. Conflict broke out Dec. 15 after President Salva Kiir accused his former deputy, Riek Machar, of trying to…
Voice of AmericaReports Saturday say the Iraqi government has lost control of Fallujah to al-Qaida militants after days of fighting. A senior security official told the French news agency that Fallujah is under the control…
USA TODAYActress Lesley Nicol, who plays ‘Downton Abbey’ cook Mrs. Patmore, reveals changes for the kitchen staff in the fourth season of the show and confesses to her own personal kitchen nightmares. (Jan. 3). Loading……
HaaretzU.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has used charm rather than coercion to keep Messrs Netanyahu and Abbas at the negotiating table. Now the ball is firmly in their court. By Barak Ravid | Jan….
USA TODAYOnce again, to the manor borne. To be sure, as often happens with regular visits to favorite haunts, this year’s trip can’t match the unalloyed joys of the first encounter. Staff turnover has led…
USA TODAYAl-Qaeda militants in key western Iraqi cities launched a series of brazen attacks against police stations and fought battles with government forces Thursday amid growing sectarian tensions between Sunnis and Shiites. Al-Qaeda militants, emboldened…
USA TODAYPRAGUE (AP) — The mystery behind a booby-trapped safe that exploded and killed the Palestinian ambassador has kept investigators working around the clock Thursday. As the probe deepened, more unanswered questions arose over conflicting…
NFL.comThe biggest factor leading to Leslie Frazier’s dismissal from the Minnesota Vikings was his botched handling of the team’s quarterback positing. On the day Frazier was fired, Christian Ponder admitted the role he played. “It…
USA TODAYThe passengers and some of the crew on a Russian-flagged research ship stranded in ice off Antarctica will be evacuated by a Chinese helicopter once weather permits, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Monday. “A…
TIMERepublican House members argued that a New York Times investigation into the 2012 attack on a U.S. compound in Benghazi, Libya, was inaccurate. The report, published Saturday, contends that local militias — not al-Qaeda —…
The Seattle TimesKevin Durant had 33 points and 13 rebounds as league-leading Oklahoma City overwhelmed the Houston Rockets 117-86. The Associated Press. Related. Most Popular Comments. Hide / Show comments. No comments have been posted…
NBCNews.comWith three ice-breakers failing to reach the MV Akademik Shokalskiy, the crew and passengers of the ice-trapped vessel in the Antarctic are waiting to see if two other ships can free them or whether a…
ABC NewsA fire engulfed two coaches of an express train in southern India on Saturday, killing at least 26 passengers, many of whom became trapped and suffocated after the doors failed to open, officials said….
BusinessweekThe cast of Duck Dynasty appears on “The View” on the ABC Television Network. Phil Robertson, left, was suspended indefinitely last week by A&E Television Networks LLC after telling GQ magazine that homosexuals were akin…
CNETThe new Mac Pro packs a processor that can be removed from the system by a user and upgraded, according to a number of reports. Brooke Crothers. by Brooke Crothers. December 27, 2013 7:51 PM…
ReutersIf you try to game Google, you’re bound to get burned. Such is the case with Rap Genius, a site that hosts and explains lyrics to songs and copy from other texts. In an attempt…
XinhuaWASHINGTON, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) — Major U.S. newspapers on Thursday published articles saying Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to the controversial Yasukuni Shrine spurs new tension in Asia and further aggravates Japan’s ties with…
ABC NewsAn elderly American man kidnapped and believed to be held captive by Al Qaeda for more than two years has a direct message for PresidentObama: He wants to come home. Warren Weinstein, 72, delivered…
ESPNLOS ANGELES — LeBron James didn’t like having his defending champion Miami Heat playing on the road for Christmas, and he wasn’t thrilled about facing the depleted and struggling Los Angeles Lakers. But before James…
BusinessweekRecep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey’s prime minister, gestures as he gives a speech under a Turkish flag and portraits of himself and Turkey’s first president Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, during a meeting at his ruling Justice and…
euronewsGreenpeace has said that all of the so-called Arctic 30 have had their amnesties processed and are free to leave Russia as soon as exit visas are issued. The activists from the Greenpeace ship Arctic…
ReutersBAGHDAD (Reuters) – At least 20 people were killed in bomb attacks in Christian areas of Baghdad on Wednesday, including a car bomb that exploded near a church after a Christmas service, police and medics…
Times of IndiaJUBA: Thousands of South Sudanese have been killed in more than a week of violence, with reports of bodies piled in mass graves, the UN said as it moved to nearly double its…
gulfnews.comCairo: A powerful bomb blast tore through a police compound in Egypt’s Nile Delta on Tuesday, killing 15 people and wounding more than 130 in one of the deadliest attacks since the army deposed Islamist…
Houston ChronicleThough “Raging Bull” must still go down as Martin Scorsese’s greatest achievement, “The Wolf of Wall Street” makes the race for No. 2 a lot more interesting. It is his first since “Goodfellas” to…
ESPNMIAMI — Bash the Eastern Conference all you want — and most of it is deserved — but the Miami Heat and Atlanta Hawks put on a 2013-NBA-Finals-like performance at the AmericanAirlines Arena on Monday…
Wall Street JournalThai antigovernment protesters gathering during a rally outside Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra’s residence on Dec. 22. Associated Press. BANGKOK—Large crowds of protesters spilled out onto the streets of Thailand’s capital Sunday in a…
FOXSports.comThat was an oddly fun USC season, wasn’t it? If the Trojans end 2014 at the Las Vegas Bowl, things won’t be so merry, but this year is a little different. From a bungled fall…
Houston ChronicleHONOLULU (AP) — President Barack Obama says any effort in South Sudan to seize power through military force will lead the U.S. and others to cut off support. The White House says Obama, who’s…
BBC NewsRussian former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky has been reunited with his son after being freed from jail. A spokesman for Khodorkovsky confirmed the reunion as he spent his first night of freedom in a…
Philly.comLOS ANGELES – The publisher of two tabloid magazines says it never intended to imply that Tom Cruise had abandoned his daughter after his divorce. The statement from Bauer Publishing yesterday accompanied news that Cruise…
Reuters(Adds details). By Euan Rocha, Alastair Sharp and Allison Martell. TORONTO Dec 20 (Reuters) – BlackBerry Ltd said on Friday it was entering a handset production deal that lowers the risk it will have to…
USA TODAYMake no mistake, we will see Kobe Bryant play another NBA game. It won’t be for another six weeks, as he recovers from a fractured lateral tibial plateau on his left knee. But when…
USA TODAYA collision between Chicago Bulls guard D.J. Augustin and Oklahoma City Thunder guard Reggie Jackson had an unintended victim on Thursday: referee Michael Smith. Jackson and Augustin were running after a loose ball when…
USA TODAYKIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s opposition appears confident and shows no sign of relenting in its standoff with the government. The government has made some gestures toward the opposition, rejected some of its main…
USA TODAYBOSTON — The walk from the visitor’s locker room at TD Garden to the bus ramp takes about two minutes. For New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony, it’s another long walk after a loss,…
BBC NewsThe White House has said the ex-FBI agent believed to have been held in Iran for the last seven years was not working for the US government at the time of his disappearance. White…
