MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 7 (UPI) — Minnesota Timberwolves guard Shabazz Muhammad has been sent home from the NBA’s Rookie Transition Program, the team announced Wednesday. (see related Breitbart Sports stories on the house arrest of Muhammad’s father and the role a
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 5 (UPI)–Rapper 50 Cent pleaded not guilty in a Los Angeles court to domestic violence charges related to an alleged June altercation with his ex-girlfriend. Model Daphne Joy, who has said she is the mother of the
LONDON, Aug. 2 (UPI) —The British Conservative Party has hired Jim Messina, who managed U.S. President Obama’s re-election campaign last year, the BBC reported Friday. Like Obama in 2012, Conservative leaders face an uphill campaign in 2015 with the economy
LONDON, Aug. 2 (UPI)–The next actor to play the Time Lord on the classic British television series “Doctor Who” will be announced on a live program Sunday, the BBC said. Zoe Ball will serve as host of the half-hour show,
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 1 (UPI) — A taxpayer association in San Diego asked Mayor Bob Filner to reimburse the city $21,244 it paid for two police officers to accompany him on a trip to Paris. The 70-year-old Democrat traveled in
STANFORD, Calif., Aug. 1 (UPI) —Mexican immigrants entering the United States illegally are driven by economic reasons and views about the fairness of U.S. immigration laws, a study indicates. The study, published in July in the American Sociological Review, offered
CHICAGO, July 31 (UPI)–U.S. media mogul and actress Oprah Winfrey says no one should use the N-word in casual conversation. “You cannot be my friend and use that word around me,” Winfrey, 59, told Parade magazine. “It shows my age,
LONDON, July 29 (UPI)–Hollywood film star Johnny Depp says he is considering retiring from acting in the near future. “Are there quieter things I wouldn’t mind doing? Yes, I wouldn’t mind that. I wouldn’t say I am dropping out any
Washington, July 27 (QNA) – The U.S. economy forecast growth of 1.7 percent this year and 2.7 next year, both down 0.2 percentage point from the organization’s April projections, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in its annual report. Growth
STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich., July 26 (UPI)–Flavor Flav’s Chicken & Ribs eatery in a Detroit suburb has closed after only eight months of operation, with the company saying relocation plans are under way. The Sterling Heights restaurant, owned by Public Enemy
LOS ANGELES, July 26 (UPI) — Parts of the Angeles National Forest have been closed after authorities said a trapped ground squirrel had tested positive for plague. The Los Angeles County Health Department said the Table Mountain campgrounds of Twisted
NEW YORK, July 26 (UPI) — Former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, a candidate for New York City comptroller, shrugged off questions about rumors his wife will divorce him after the election. Citing sources it did not identify, the New
JERUSALEM, July 24 (UPI)–Oscar-winning actress Natalie Portman will make her feature-length film directorial debut with “A Tale of Love and Darkness,” the Jerusalem Post said. The Israeli-American star will also act in and write the screenplay for the movie based
LOS ANGELES, July 23 (UPI)–Troubled starlet Amanda Bynes has been hospitalized in California on a 5150 involuntary psychiatric hold, Hollyscoop reported Tuesday. Bynes, 27, allegedly caused a disturbance when she tried to break into a retirement community in her hometown
FLORENCE, Italy, July 23 (UPI) — Keepers at an Italian animal reserve said a zonkey — a rare hybrid of a zebra and a donkey — was born at the facility and is in good health. Serena Aglietti, whose family
ASHBURN, Va., July 22 (UPI) — Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III announced Monday he has been cleared to practice six months after knee surgery. Griffin underwent surgery in January to repair the lateral collateral and the anterior cruciate ligaments
LOS ANGELES, July 22 (UPI)–“Glee” co-creator Ryan Murphy says the late Cory Monteith’s character, Finn Hudson, will not be recast. Monteith died July 13 in Canada. “The right thing to do for the show, at least at this point, is
DETROIT, July 19 (UPI)–Detroit’s declaration of bankruptcy means Howdy Doody, the iconic marionette in residence at the Detroit Institute of Arts, may be sold, legal experts said. The city’s Chapter 9 bankruptcy filing Thursday suggests municipal assets will have to
CHICAGO, July 19 (UPI) — Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, a former ballet dancer, treated a Taste of Chicago festival crowd to his smooth moves to the tune of Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines.” The former White House chief of staff, whose
WASHINGTON, July 18 (UPI) — In the United States, 52 percent of black citizens say they are dissatisfied with the way black people are treated in their country, a Gallup poll found. The responses of African-Americans to the poll, conducted
NEW YORK, July 17 (UPI)–American cable television network Syfy says it plans to air a follow-up to its much-talked-about TV movie “Sharknado” in 2014. “Every once in a while, there is a perfect storm — on television,” Thomas Vitale, Syfy’s
ZURICH, Switzerland, July 16 (UPI) — Swiss scientists say they’ve used sound to levitate substances, allowing them to be controlled and mixed as they hover between two platforms. The two platforms face each other, emitting high-energy sound waves toward each
PRINCETON, N.J., July 16 (UPI) — Hispanics of all ages in the United States are more than twice as likely to identify with the Democratic Party as the Republican Party, a Gallup poll indicated. In all age demographic breakouts, Hispanics
SEATTLE, July 12 (UPI) — From 1990-2010, among 34 developed countries, the United States ranked for several health criteria at around 27th, researchers say. Dr. Christopher J.L. Murray of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of
PALO ALTO, Calif., July 13 (UPI) — U.S. smartphone usage is so prevalent nearly 1-in-10 adult smartphone owners admit to having used their phone during sex, a survey indicates. The Mobile Consumer Habits survey conducted online by Harris Interactive for
