90-year-old ex-president makes parachute jump
By DAVID SHARP Former President George H.W. Bush celebrated his 90th birthday on Thursday by making a tandem parachute jump near his summer home in coastal Maine, delivering on a…
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At E3, not everyone diving headfirst into VR
By DERRIK J. LANG A man tries out the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset as show attendees wait in line outside the Oculus booth at the Electronic Entertainment Expo on…
Romney tries to re-emerge as force in GOP politics
By STEVE PEOPLES FILE – In this May 30, 2014, file photo, former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney greets supporters before speaking at a rally for Iowa Republican Senate candidate…
Stevie J ‘feels great’ to be home, denies charge
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. FILE – In this Feb. 9, 2013 file photo, Stevie J arrives at Roc Nation’s Pre-Grammy Brunch at the Soho House in Los Angeles. Stevie J…
Senate Republicans block student loan bill
By ERICA WERNER Rebecca Jasen, of Amherst, N.Y., attends a Tumblr forum where President Barack Obama answered questions from the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday,…
Blackwater guards face trial in Iraq shootings
By PETE YOST Former Blackwater Worldwide guard Nicholas Slatten enters a taxi cab as he leaves federal court in Washington, Wednesday, June 11, 2014, after the start of his first-degree…
Al-Qaida breakaway pursuing an Islamic state
By RYAN LUCAS Militias of the al-Qaida breakaway group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) deploy in an area in Tikrit, 80 miles (130 kilometers) north of Baghdad,…
Dave Chappelle: ‘I never quit. I’m 7 years late’
FILE – In this Monday, Jan. 21, 2008, file photo, comedian Dave Chappelle attends the Democratic presidential debate sponsored by CNN and the Congressional Black Caucus Institute, in Myrtle Beach,…