WASHINGTON – With the nation tired of hearing jokes about reality television, humoristsare looking for a new target — and have homed in on one that has caught the attention of a frustrated American public. “While grassroots opposition to U.S. foreign policy in the gulf grows, so, too does a …

HAMILTON, Ontario – Adrian Robinson, the former Temple defensive lineman who recently signed with the Canadian Football League’s Hamilton Tiger-Cats, has died. He was 25. The Tiger-Cats and Robinson’s representatives announced the death Sunday. They didn’t provide details. “Adrian was a beloved father, son, brother, friend and teammate,” the Symmetry …

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis’ No. 2 says a new development model is needed to combat global warming, one that marries economic growth with sustainability. Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican Secretary of State, said in another prelude to Francis’ environment encyclical that both political and economic commitment will be required …

BURIEN, Wash. – A campaign is underway in places around the U.S. to “demilitarize” the police and produce officers who think of themselves as protectors of their communities, not members of an occupying force. That philosophy is already at work at Washington state’s police academy, where instructors are using a …

ANKARA, Turkey – An official says an opposition party candidate has been hospitalized after being shot in the knee while campaigning for Turkey’s general elections on June 7. Tuesday’s assault was the third violent attack on parties or politicians contesting the polls in the southern city of Adana. But Gov. …

MEXICO CITY – A judge in Mexico has freed four men accused of lobbing grenades into a crowd celebrating Mexico’s independence day in 2008, killing eight people. The Federal Judiciary Council said the judge declared the men innocent, ruling that three of them had been tortured into signing confessions. From …

GOSHEN, N.Y. – A woman accused of killing her fiance on the Hudson River by sabotaging his kayak is a victim of an accident that occurred on the chilly water after they had a couple of drinks, her lawyer said Friday. Angelika Graswald pleaded not guilty Friday to murder and …

MONTREAL – A judge has awarded more than $15 billion Canadian (US$12 billion) to Quebec smokers in a case that pitted them against three giant tobacco companies. The case is believed to be the biggest class-action lawsuit ever seen in Canada. Superior Court Justice Brian Riordan’s decision became public late …

LOS ANGELES – Despite Hugh Hefner’s claim to Pop Tarts at the recent FOX REALLY Awards that he and his three leading ladies are all still an item, his number one gal Holly Madison is getting ready to bunny-hop into the “real world.” A well-placed inside source confirmed to Pop …

LOS ANGELES – Rock icon David Crosby has now stepped into the bitter battle between Rob and Sheryl Lowe and their former nanny Laura Boyce by filing a declaration in the Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday. Crosby claimed that he and his wife went on a Hawaiian vacation with …