JERUSALEM, May 28 (UPI)–Justin Timberlake took a religious detour before his Tel Aviv concert Tuesday night. The 33-year-old singer stopped by Judaism’s holiest site, the Western Wall, soon after he landed in Israel for his performance at Hayarkon Park. Timberlake
LANSING, Mich., May 28 (UPI) — Gov. Rick Snyder, R-Mich., signed a bill Tuesday evening that will raise the state’s minimum wage to $9.25 an hour by 2018. Snyder signed the bill quickly after the House passed it 76-34 and
FAIRBURN, N.D., May 28 (UPI) — A storm chaser in South Dakota recorded first-person video of himself getting struck by lightning Tuesday, and both the video and the chaser survived. Scott Shepherd was tracking a storm outside of Fairburn, not
BAGHDAD, May 27 (UPI) — A suicide bomber killed at least 17 people on Tuesday at a Shia mosque in Baghdad. The bombing at the mosque in Baghdad’s Shorja district occurred shortly before midday prayers. No one has yet claimed
VIENNA, May 27 (UPI) — One of the five white tigers cubs at the White Zoo in Austria has been named after President Barack Obama. Obama is the only male in the litter and is brother of Lila, Lulu, Lela,
PALM BEACH, Fla., May 27 (UPI)–A ranch once owned by actor Burt Reynolds is being converted into a housing development. The 78-year-old star has a long history of financial difficulties, and declared bankruptcy in 1996. He sold the 150-acre ranch
An explosion which rocked several buildings in a busy Brussels district has been confirmed as a gas-related incident. Breitbart London‘s Brussels correspondent reported earlier: “It sounded like a bomb… I’ve heard my fair share of bombs in my time… this sounded
On Tuesday, the Malaysian government released a document detailing the communications between missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 and a satellite. The 47-page document, which relatives of passengers on the plane requested more than two months ago, is “intended to provide
NEW YORK, May 26 (UPI) — Matthew Cowles’ manager announced via Twitter the television actor and husband of actress Christine Baranski has died. He was 69. The cause of his May 22 death was not disclosed. Cowles is best known
Despite last night’s successes for the UK Independence Party, a bad taste may stick in the mouth regarding an attempt to hijack UKIP voters by a disgruntled ex UKIP representative. Documents seen by Breitbart London reveal that upon discovering that
President of the Liberal Democrats Tim Farron has admitted that his party is doing very badly in the European Elections. With three regions having declared, the pro-EU party is has so far lost all the seats it was defending and
The Conservative party was braced for a difficult Sunday night amid expectations it will lose to the UK Independence party in the European elections. On Friday there was discomfort for Labour leader Ed Miliband, after Ukip took about one in five votes
UKIP leader Nigel Farage has vowed to destroy Britain’s Conservative Party and found a new right-wing political party in Britain. After helping Britain exit the European Union, he said in an interview with the Daily Mail, he will quit politics.
LOS ANGELES, May 23 (UPI) — Edgar Wright has left the big screen adaptation of Ant-Man. The 40-year-old Scott Pilgrim vs. the World director released a joint statement with Marvel Studios on Friday. “The studio and director have parted ways
AFP – A jealous man castrated and murdered the mayor of a hamlet in northern France whom he suspected of having an affair with his girlfriend, officials said Friday. Mayor Dominique Leboucher, 55, was brutally stabbed in the neck by
Confusion set in last night following claims that a newly elected UKIP councillor quit the party just 50 minutes after being elected to a seat on Hyndburn Council, Lancashire. Malcolm Pritchard, who was standing against his daughter Clare Pritchard in
BEIJING, May 23 (UPI) —China initiated an assault on terrorism Friday after explosions in the western Chinese region of Xinjiang killed at least 39 people. The state news agency Xinhua announced a “one-year crackdown on violent terrorist activities” in the
TRENTON, N.J., May 23 (UPI) —Four Orthodox Jewish rabbis allegedly involved in a scheme to force men to give their wives divorces have been charged with kidnapping, federal prosecutors say. An indictment handed up Thursday charged Mendel Epstein, 68, of
SAN FRANCISCO, May 23 (UPI) —A California woman gave birth to a healthy five-pound, nine-ounce baby boy on Thursday, even though she wasn’t able to welcome him into the world herself. Melissa Carleton has been in a coma for than
DETROIT, May 23 (UPI) —The Michigan secretary of state ruled Friday that veteran Rep. John Conyers does not have enough valid petition signatures to get on the Democratic primary ballot. The secretary of state’s office said it reviewed Conyers’ petitions
MANCHESTER, England, May 23 (UPI) —Greater Manchester Police arrested a man who put on a pig mask, toy helmet and reflective jacket in order to perform “comical parodies” about the behavior of law enforcement officials. New Moston man Steven Peers
OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill., May 23 (UPI) —Redbox announced Friday that it will uninstall 500 of its DVD/Blu-ray rental kiosks on the back of declining sales and the rise of online streaming sites. The company said its revenues grew by just
TOKYO, May 23 (UPI) — A new brand of Japanese cookie is not exactly being marketed in a subtle way. The makers of “F-cup cookies” claim that women who eat them will see an increase in breast size. The cookies
The Independent reports: A jubilant Nigel Farage has declared “the Ukip fox is in the Westminster hen-house”, after two of the largest parties in Westminster began losing control of councils as a result of gains for the Ukip leader’s “people’s
