Monthly Archives: September 2012

President Barack Obama leads or ties Republican nominee Mitt Romney in the last 17 national polls, leaving some to wonder if the election is already over. Charlie Cook at the National Journal insists that, “if something doesn’t happen to shake … Continue reading →

MEDINAH, Ill. — Tiger Woods will sit out a match for the first time in his Ryder Cup history Saturday morning, while Phil Mickelson and Keegan Bradley will take aim at their third consecutive victory. Woods had played in every … Continue reading →

The death toll from an attack at a sign company in Minneapolis rose to six, including the gunman, after another victim died on Friday, the police said. The gunman was identified as Andrew Engeldinger, 36, who had been fired from … Continue reading →

The office of the nation’s spy chief issued a statement Friday defending the Obama administration’s accounts of the siege on a U.S. mission in Libya, saying it became clear only in the aftermath that it was “a deliberate and organized … Continue reading →

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday renewed her pledge to stabilize the eurozone, and her insistence that it will be a step-by-step process, as she honored one of the currency’s founders – long-serving predecessor Helmut Kohl. Merkel’s comments, at an … Continue reading →

A Virginia auction house on Thursday canceled the sale of a Renoir painting bought at a flea market for $7 after signs the work was stolen from the Baltimore Museum of Art decades ago. The painting “Paysage Bords de Seine” … Continue reading →

Some of the biggest sellers in the upcoming fall auctions in New York are museums. Sotheby’s said Thursday that its Nov. 5 sale of Impressionist and modern art will include a trio of works by Claude Monet, Pablo Picasso and … Continue reading →

The company that makes Japan’s bullet train cars has been selected to manufacture a fleet of next generation passenger cars for Amtrak rail corridors in the Midwest and California. Illinois, Michigan, Missouri and California are teaming up to buy the … Continue reading →

The NFL and the NFL Referees Association reached a tentative agreement ending a three-month lockout. The deal was reached late Wednesday night and the two sides will finalize the paperwork later this morning, a league source told ESPN NFL Insider … Continue reading →

Assange, who has been holed up in the Ecuadorean Embassy since June to avoid extradition, made the comments at a packed event on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly. Assange mocked Obama for defending free speech in the … Continue reading →