Controversy continues around Trayvon Martin killing
The killing of Trayvon Martin, a black, unarmed 17-year-old Miami Gardens resident who was shot Feb. 26 in his father’s gated community by George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer is still very much in the news. Zimmerman, whose mother is…
Pope Benedict wins over Mexico
SILAO, Mexico (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI headed to Cuba on Monday, hoping to inspire the same outpouring of faith on the communist-run island as he did in Mexico’s conservative Catholic heartland. Crowds waving flags and Vatican-yellow balloons cheered Benedict…
UK proposal to re-name tower housing Big Ben
LONDON (AP) — British lawmakers are calling for the tower housing Big Ben – the beloved London bell that chimes the quarter hour – to be renamed in honour of Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee. Twenty-three members of Parliament have…
Air Canada ground crews stage strike in Toronto
TORONTO (AP) — Air Canada baggage handlers staged a walkout at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport early Friday, causing some flights to be delayed. Hundreds of passengers were left in limbo after they had to get off several flights that were…
Syrian President Bashar Assad casts his ballot
BEIRUT (AP) — As Syria’s bloodshed deepens, the British-born first lady has become an object of contempt for many, a Marie Antoinette figure who shopped online for crystal-encrusted Christian Louboutin stilettos while her country burned. The European Union slapped sanctions…
Gunman didn’t plan school attack
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE PARIS (AP) — French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s spy chief says a gunman who killed three young children and a rabbi at a Jewish school only attacked the school after missing his original target –…
Philippines using US smart bombs
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Concealed by the night sky, the two aging Philippine air force planes unleashed a surprise high-tech weapon: U.S. satellite-guided bombs that whizzed down with deadly precision toward a long-elusive terrorist suspect and two other top radicals…
James says he’ll ‘be ready’ for next Heat game
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — LeBron James plans to play Friday night when Miami visits Detroit, even though the Heat star is continuing to deal with the effects of a scary collision with Phoenix’s Grant Hill. James told The Associated…
UK budget’s hit on pensioners provokes anger
LONDON (AP) — The British government faced an angry backlash Thursday to its decision to phase out age-related allowances, a move that’s been denounced as a “granny tax” to pay for tax cuts for the rich. The morning newspapers made…
Police: Islamic gunman dead after French standoff
TOULOUSE, France (AP) — An Islamic extremist who boasted of killing seven people in an attempt to “bring France to its knees” died Thursday after jumping from his window, arms in hand, in a shootout with police, a French minister…
