Jay-Z raps about birth of daughter with Beyonce
NEW YORK (AP) — Through a rap verse, Jay-Z has confirmed the birth of “the most beautiful girl in the world” — his newborn daughter. The song “Glory” made its debut on his social website Life and Times on Monday…
Simpson Miller sworn in 2nd time as Jamaica PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Portia Simpson Miller was sworn in for the second time as Jamaica’s prime minister Thursday, pledging to ease its deep poverty, boost the sputtering economy, heal political divisions and sever colonial-era links with Britain. Cayman Premier…
A new season starts on the PGA Tour
DOUG FERGUSON,AP Golf Writer KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — One par was worth two trophies. One tournament paid Bill Haas just over $11.4 million. He starts over with a clean slate Friday at the Tournament of Champions, with one less perk…
Winter a tough time for Florida tropical fish farmers
LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — It’s a tense time at Imperial Tropicals, one of central Florida’s largest ornamental fish farms. It will be days, if not weeks, before farmer Fran Drawdy discovers how the recent cold snap will affect her fish….
Mayweather due to serve 90 days in jail in Vegas
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. is due Friday to begin serving 90 days in a county jail in Las Vegas for his guilty plea in a domestic violence case involving an attack on his ex-girlfriend while two…
Radio broadcaster shot dead in south Philippines
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Gunmen fatally shot a radio broadcaster as he drove his car with his wife and son in what an advocacy group said Friday was the 150th journalist slain in the Philippines since democracy was restored in…
Pope names new cardinals
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI named 22 new cardinals Friday, including prelates in such key posts as New York and Hong Kong and a large group of Italians holding major Vatican positions. Cardinals are the pope’s top advisers,…
Philippines to shut some mines after landslide
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine government on Friday ordered the shutdown of gold-mining tunnels threatened by landslides in a southern town where a chunk of a mountain tumbled down on sleeping residents, killing at least 27 people. The landslide…
The FA Cup – let the underdogs bite
The FA Cup third round has a reputation for underdogs shocking the big boys and one of English football’s heavyweights is guaranteed to receive a knockout blow in this year’s competition. For rivals Manchester City and Manchester United go head-to-head…
No need for talks says Fergie
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson says there is “no need” for peace talks ahead of his team’s home clash with Liverpool on 11 February Liverpool want a board-level meeting with United to restore harmony following the Luis Suarez affair….
