- Sarah Palin weighs in on Romney's VP choice The Ticket - 8 hrs ago
After being conspicuously absent on Twitter, Facebook and Fox News for more than 24 hours, Sarah Palin, former Alaskan governor and 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee, finally weighed in late Saturday on Mitt Romney's … More »Sarah Palin weighs in on Romney's VP choice
After being conspicuously absent on Twitter, Facebook and Fox News for more than 24 hours, Sarah Palin, former Alaskan governor and 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee, finally weighed in late Saturday on Mitt Romney's selection of Paul Ryan as his 2012 running mate. Here's Palin's Facebook note, which mentions President …
- Ryan honored to be Romney's running mate The Ticket - 11 hrs ago
Paul Ryan called Mitt Romney's decision to pick him as his vice presidential running mate "the biggest honor I have ever been given in my life" but admitted the process has been "surreal." "It's gone from the surreal to the … More »Ryan honored to be Romney's running mate
Paul Ryan called Mitt Romney's decision to pick him as his vice presidential running mate "the biggest honor I have ever been given in my life" but admitted the process has been "surreal." "It's gone from the surreal to the real, I guess," the Wisconsin congressman told reporters during his first appearance in the back …
- Hudson River swimmer dies during Ironman race @ Yahoo! Sports - 8 hrs ago
An athlete competing in the Ironman U.S. Championship in New York City and New Jersey died Saturday after having a medical problem during the swimming portion of the grueling triathlon, race officials said. More »Hudson River swimmer dies during Ironman race
- Exclusive: Afghan officials met key Taliban figure in Pakistan Reuters - 2 hrs 19 mins ago
KABUL/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Afghan officials have held secret talks with the Taliban's former second in command who is in detention in Pakistan in a move which could help rekindle stalled peace talks with the insurgents, … More »Exclusive: Afghan officials met key Taliban figure in Pakistan
KABUL/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Afghan officials have held secret talks with the Taliban's former second in command who is in detention in Pakistan in a move which could help rekindle stalled peace talks with the insurgents, according to senior officials from both countries. Afghan officials have often seen Pakistan as a reluctant …
- A closer look at the Ryan budget plan The Ticket - 19 hrs ago
Mitt Romney's budget hawk running mate Paul Ryan made his name in Congress by releasing a bold, government-slashing budget proposal that he calls 'The Path to Prosperity." It was first proposed for fiscal year 2012. Democrats have criticized Ryan's budget as a "Darwinian" re-making of the federal government, which would …
- Team Obama’s response to Romney’s choice The Ticket - 20 hrs ago
President Barack Obama had Paul Ryan on his radar years before Mitt Romney selected the representative from Wisconsin as his running mate. Ryan, the president said, favors "thinly veiled social Darwinism." Further, Obama charged that Ryan dishonestly claims the mantle of deficit hawk when he actually votes for budget-busters …
- Report: Racial profiling alleged at Boston airport AP - 8 hrs ago
- Police shoot, kill man near NYC Times Square AP - 3 hrs ago
Police shot and killed a man they say lunged at them with a knife in a confrontation that began in Times Square and drew officers and spectators on a chase that ended with shots fired near one of New York's most crowded tourist areas.
- Billionaire George Soros getting married for the third time Reuters - 34 mins ago
(Reuters) - Billionaire investor George Soros had a lot to celebrate on Saturday evening: his 82nd birthday and the engagement to his much younger girlfriend Tamiko Bolton. Soros and Bolton, who met in the spring of 2008, formally announced their engagement at a party at Soros' summer home in Southampton, New York attended …
- Democrat Hirono wins U.S. Senate primary in Hawaii AP - 4 hrs ago
LONDON (Reuters) - Ugandan Stephen Kiprotich shot to the front with six kms remaining to win the men's Olympic marathon on Sunday in two hours eight minutes 11 seconds. It was his country's first medal … More »Athletics: Ugandan Kiprotich wins men's London marathon
LONDON (Reuters) - Ugandan Stephen Kiprotich shot to the front with six kms remaining to win the men's Olympic marathon on Sunday in two hours eight minutes 11 seconds. It was his country's first medal of the Games and came in the final event of the athletics program. Twice world gold medalist Abel Kirui was second ahead …