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By David Espo, Ap Special Correspondent WASHINGTON – Challenged bluntly by Republicans, Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan said Tuesday the Pentagon’s recruiters had access to Harvard Law School students “every single day I was dean” and rejected claims she maneuvered to thwart them. “I’m just a little taken aback by the tone of your remarks [...]
By Gil Kaufman Rapper Lil Boosie (born Torrence Hatch) pleaded not guilty on Monday afternoon to murder, drug and conspiracy charges in a brief court appearance. The 27-year-old Baton Rouge, Louisiana, rapper — already behind bars on a probation violation — was indicted on first-degree murder charges by a grand jury on June 17 in [...]
(AP) MOSCOW – Russia angrily denounced the U.S. arrest of 10 alleged Russian spies as an unjustified throwback to the Cold War, and senior lawmakers said some in the U.S. government may be trying to undercut President Barack Obama’s warming relations with Moscow. The Russian Foreign Ministry said Tuesday it was regrettable that the arrests [...]
By Sandy Cohen, Ap Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES – It was comeback night at the BET Awards. Kanye West opened Sunday’s show in his first TV appearance since dissing Taylor Swift at last year’s MTV Video Music Awards. T.I. made a triumphant return to TV for his first performance since being released from prison in [...]
By Sam Stein One of Robert Byrd’s last notable acts in a career that spanned longer than any other in Congress was his decision to endorse then Senator Barack Obama in the Democratic primary. The West Virginia Democrat was already in bad health though it would be a full two years before he would pass [...]
By Jill Serjeant LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – In Tokyo, fans are planning a sleepover surrounded by his possessions; in Los Angeles, devotees will visit his grave; and on TV and radio stations around the world, lovers of the King of Pop’s music won’t stop ’til they get enough. Fans, museums and some members of Michael [...]
By BRIAN MAHONEY, AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP)—John Wall is ready to go to Washington and clean up the Wizards. And he’ll have more backcourt help when he gets there—whether or not Gilbert Arenas is still around. The Wizards selected Wall with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft and agreed to a [...]
By Jennifer Loven And Anne Gearan, Associated Press Writers WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama sacked his loose-lipped Afghanistan commander Wednesday, a seismic shift for the military order in wartime, and chose the familiar, admired — and tightly disciplined — Gen. David Petraeus to replace him. Petraeus, architect of the Iraq war turnaround, was once again [...]
By COLLEEN LONG, Associated Press Writer NEW YORK (AP)—Pro football Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor was indicted Wednesday by a suburban New York grand jury on charges of third-degree rape and patronizing a prostitute. The indictment follows his May 6 arrest at a Holiday Inn in Ramapo, New York, where prosecutors say he paid a [...]
By Ryan Grim Joe Barton’s fate rests with the voters, though they don’t have to wait until November to weigh in. Republican leadership aides say that Barton’s ability to remain the senior-ranking Republican on the House Energy and Commerce Committee depends on what GOP members hear from constituents back in their districts about Barton’s apology [...]
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