Friday, May 17, 2013
Washington — Doing the same thing over and over again — and expecting a different result - is supposed to be the definition of insanity. Today, it is the only thing on the calendar for the House of Representatives. Since Republicans took over in 2011, the House has …
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Philadelphia — A Philadelphia abortion doctor convicted of killing three babies born alive at his grimy clinic was spared a possible death sentence yesterday in a deal with prosecutors. Dr. Kermit Gosnell gave up his right to appeal and in return will spend life in prison. Gosnell, 72, …
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Washington — The National Transportation Safety Board recommended yesterday that states lower their threshold for drunken driving with the goal of reducing alcohol-related fatal crashes, which have held steady for much of the past 15 years. The board voted 5-0 to encourage states to change the minimum blood …
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Beijing — In the annals of bizarre bureaucratic desk jobs, the Chinese government may have all others beat. Officials in charge of censoring pornography for the southern province of Hunan gave a rare and revealing peek into the strange (and quite possibly libido-numbing) demands of their job in …
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Washington — The federal deficit is shrinking more quickly than expected, and the government’s long-term debt has largely stabilized for the next decade, the Congressional Budget Office said yesterday, in a report that could strengthen the Obama administration’s hand in the budget battles with congressional Republicans. The budget …
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Washington — The Justice Department is investigating the Internal Revenue Service for targeting tea party groups for extra scrutiny when they applied for tax exempt status, Attorney General Eric Holder said yesterday, widening a probe that includes investigations by three committees in Congress. Ineffective management at the IRS …
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Moscow — An American diplomat accused by Russia of spying for the CIA was ordered to leave the country yesterday after a highly publicized arrest that seemed designed to embarrass the United States and its premier intelligence service. The expulsion of Ryan Fogle was announced by the Russian …
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Cairo — In the month before attackers stormed U.S. facilities in Benghazi and killed four Americans, U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens twice turned down offers of security assistance made by the senior U.S. military official in the region in response to concerns that Stevens had raised in a still-secret …
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
What does it mean when Angelina Jolie, the Hollywood actress and activist who epitomizes beauty and sexual power, tells the world that she’s just had a double mastectomy? It’s almost as if Marilyn Monroe announced she had her …
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Paris — French chef David Faure says diners don’t complain about the crickets he started serving with his foie gras starter last month. Some say they wouldn’t mind more. Faure, who runs the Michelin-starred restaurant Aphrodite in Nice, praises the popcorn flavor of crickets and the nutty tones …