MOGADISHU, Somalia – An Islamic militia with alleged links to Al Qaeda seized Somalia‘s capital Monday after weeks of fighting with U.S.-backed secular warlords, raising fears that the nation could fall under the sway of Usama bin Laden‘s terrorist organization. The advance unified the city for the first time in …
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LOS ANGELES – A Charlie Chaplin hat-and-cane set sold for nearly $140,000 at auction on Sunday, according to a spokeswoman for Bonhams & Butterfields. The $139,250 bid broke a record for the most ever paid for a Chaplin hat-and-cane set, of which there are several, said Bonhams spokeswoman Janelle Grigsby. …
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NEW YORK – Sheryl Crow has made a few adjustments since returning to the stage after battling breast cancer. She still performs more than two hours each night, but the Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter is more apt to take a nap during the day. And she’s added a private chef to …
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BEIRUT, Lebanon – A U.N.-backed investigator on Saturday reported “considerable progress” in his probe of a former Lebanese prime minister’s assassination, and said most of his work could be wrapped up in several months. The second report from Belgian prosecutor Serge Brammertz‘s investigators said Syria — which had earlier been …
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The state wildlife commission has voted to take the manatee off Florida’s endangered species list, saying the animal’s population is on the rebound. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission voted unanimously Wednesday to designate the manatee as a threatened species rather than endangered. It …
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MILLARD, Wisconsin – A retired farmer who says he served in a branch of a German paramilitary unit in World War II is turning some of his property into a memorial to Adolf Hitler. Ted Junker, 87, says his goal is to clear up inaccuracies about the war and Hitler’s …
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DORTMUND, Germany – At least 120 German hooligans were arrested Wednesday after clashing with police before a World Cup game between Germany and Poland, authorities said. Police spotted a crowd of people known to be hardcore hooligans in a central square and surrounded them, according to spokesman Gerog Blaszyk. When …
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WASHINGTON – A child suffered a seizure after chewing on a cough-suppressing vapor patch, leading Novartis AG to recall the patches Monday. The Swiss drug company warned consumers to stop using its Triaminic Vapor Patches immediately. The recalled patches include both the mentholated cherry and menthol scented versions sold by …
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WASHINGTON – A House committee went on record Tuesday against any normalization of U.S. relations with Libya until Tripoli pays all compensation due to families of people killed in the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing. Families of the 270 victims are still owed $2 million apiece as part of a …
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SAN FRANCISCO – The woman whose life inspired the 1983 movie “Flashdance” has lost another court bid to gain a copyright interest in the film, which has grossed more than $150 million domestically. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco affirmed Monday a lower court’s decision that …
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