More Fighting as Forces Enter Afghanistan
WASHINGTON – President Obama’s decision to send 30,000 U.S. reinforcements to Afghanistan will intensify fighting in the short term and place pressure on commanders there to produce measurable results in about a year. Violence will likely increase in the spring after the harsh winter weather ends and troops begin clearing insurgent strongholds, Michael Vickers, an [...]
Last U.S. Veteran of WWI Pushes for Memorial
Frank Buckles, 108 years old, figures he has one more contribution to make. Buckles, the last U.S. veteran of World War I, wants to see a memorial to his fellow soldiers on the National Mall. To make the case, he is scheduled to appear at a Senate hearing today. He will be there on behalf [...]
Natalie Portman is Finally an Adult
NEW YORK – It’s a year of firsts for Natalie Portman. After 20 years as a vegetarian, she has become a vegan. She has moved cross-country, leaving her longtime home base of Manhattan for Los Angeles. And on screen, she’s embracing her first full-fledged adult role, as a mother of two coming to terms with [...]
NFL Faces Clash on Concussions
Be tough. Play hurt. That mentality is woven into the fabric of the NFL. But amid an aggressive movement within the league to better prevent and manage the treatment of concussions – including stricter return-to-play guidelines announced Wednesday – it’s apparent a shift in football’s macho mind-set is also needed. Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines [...]
Grammy Showdown for Beyonce, Swift
Beyonce and Taylor Swift were each other’s cheerleaders at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards, but it was revealed late Wednesday that they’ll be duking it out Jan. 31 at the Grammy Awards. Beyonce and Swift respectively earned 10 and eight nominations, including song, record and album of the year. Swift’s nemesis Kanye West, nouveau [...]
NY Lawmakers Reject Gay Marriage Bill
ALBANY, N.Y. – The New York Senate on Wednesday afternoon rejected a bill to legalize same-sex marriage in New York, a setback to gay-rights advocates who spent months lobbying senators to support the measure. The Senate brought the bill to the floor without a clear sense of whether it would pass. It failed 24-38, a [...]
Woods Crash Caused $3,200 in Damage
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. – Tiger Woods wasn’t wearing a seat belt, hit more than a fire hydrant and tree and was driving erratically outside his Florida home Friday, according to the final report released Wednesday by the Florida Highway Patrol. Woods, who crashed his Cadillac Escalade SUV into a tree at 2:25 a.m., caused $3,200 [...]
Some Representatives Plan to Skip Special Session
Top Democratic leaders are among 35 House members who will not be present when discussion begins Thursday in a special session on commuter and high speed rail, legislative officials said Wednesday. Citing a conflict with an already scheduled conference of the National Black Caucus of State Legislators, House Democratic Leader Franklin Sands, D-Weston, and his [...]
The Tiger Woods Tale: Assuming is Nothing New
I never thought a sports story could overshadow the news of Bobby Bowden’s retirement. A legendary college football coach retires, and it plays second fiddle to a week-long saga from the golf world. A golf story when the PGA Tour is out-of-season. In addition to Bowden leaving Florida State, one of the most highly anticipated [...]
Exactly Where Should the Sunshine Stop?
Sen. Don Gaetz, R-Niceville, is asking the state attorney general to weigh in on whether a regional economic development organization is subject to the state’s open records and meeting laws. Gaetz sent Attorney General Bill McCollum a letter Tuesday that asked McCollum’s legal opinion on Florida’s Great Northwest, an economic development group that was established [...]
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