Israel lifts limits on settlement expansion in West Bank
Israel's Likud led cabinet votes to abolish prior restraints on building in Jewish settlements in the West Bank and Gaza. Netanyahu aims to cement control while pledging peace with Palestinians, drawing concern from Palestinian negotiators and signaling a procedural, nonoperative step.
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Lawmaker acknowledges he's gay in Arizona
Rep. Jim Kolbe, a six term Republican from Arizona, publicly acknowledged he is gay after The Advocate planned to out him in a piece on the Defense of Marriage Act. He voted for the bill and said the issue is states rights while noting relief and no embarrassment. Also cited are other openly gay lawmakers Steve Gunderson, Barney Frank, and Gerry Studds.
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Lamm selects Zschau as running mate for Reform bid
Washington reformist Richard Lamm picks Ed Zschau former California congressman as running mate in bid to challenge Ross Perot. Zschau endorsed Lamm in San Jose after the July 9 announcement, both aiming to reform elections balance budgets and curb entitlement costs.
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Detective who inspired Kojak dies in Florida at 82
Margate Florida AP reports Thomas J. Cavanagh Jr. the New York detective behind Kojak dies at 82 after a career noted for confessions and a famous nickname The Velvet Whip His Manhattan 23rd Precinct office was used for the TV series and his late 1960s case inspired the 1973 TV movie The Marcus Nelson Murders during which a coerced confession in a double murder was later overturned.
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Unsold 1945 Newt Gingrich novel stock piles in Bristol warehouse
Publisher Jim Baen says 97,000 copies of the steamy 1945 novel remain unsold in Bristol, Pennsylvania. He notes the hard covers may be recycled into pulp for toilet paper if not sold soon.
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Reeves surprised by action film role in Chain Reaction
Keanu Reeves says he did not know Chain Reaction was an action film when agreeing to star. He supports action born from drama and realism, criticizing excessive spectacle as crass. A first lady at Centennial Olympic Park prompted crowd remarks about the presidency.
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Witches and Satan Protest Anne Rice Book Party
About 20 fundamentalist church members demonstrated outside a Books-A-Million in Monroe Louisiana protesting Anne Rice book event for Servant of the Bones though Rice did not attend. Tom Cruise filed a $60 million libel suit against a German magazine claiming it said he cannot father children while he and Nicole Kidman have two adopted children.
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