PRINCETON, N.J., May 29 (UPI) — Researchers at survey firm Gallup said hiring among small U.S. businesses remained consistent over the past year at a net negative level. In a survey of 603 small business owners conducted April 1-5, Gallup
NEW YORK, May 28 (UPI) —The NBA Board of Governors Tuesday approved the sale of the Sacramento Kings to an investment group headed by software entrepreneur Vivek Ranadive. The league announced the sale to a group spearheaded by Ranadive and
DEARBORN, Mich., May 28 (UPI) — Michigan police said they evacuated a hotel where a Muslim conference was taking place when a pressure cooker was found in a women’s bathroom. The pressure cooker was removed and detonated as a precaution
NEW YORK, May 27 (UPI) — The Archdiocese of New York acknowledged it has quietly paid the costs of birth control in some of its employee healthcare plans for years. Although its leader, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, leads the fight against
LONDON, May 27 (UPI) — Graffiti, in red paint, on two of London’s most celebrated war memorials was discovered Monday, police said. The word “Islam” was believed to have painted on the RAF Bomber Command War Memorial, dedicated in 2012,
NEW YORK, May 27 (UPI) — U.S. business mogul Donald Trump has spent more than $1 million researching a potential run for president in 2016, the New York Post reported Monday. Sources told the Post that Trump has been asked
PRINCETON, N.J., May 27 (UPI) — A majority of Americans said they believe the federal government today wields too much power, a Gallup Daily tracking survey released Monday indicated. The 54 percent that expressed that belief, however, is only slightly
ATLANTA, May 27 (UPI) — Following a study that found most U.S. public pools contain fecal contamination, health officials warn swimmers not to swallow the water in which they swim. A study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
NEW YORK, May 27 (UPI)-Troubled U.S. actress Amanda Bynes focused her latest Twitter rant on Rihanna, criticizing the Barbadian pop star for being “so ugly tryin to be white.” “@rihanna you look so ugly tryin to be white,” Bynes tweeted
OKLAHOMA CITY, May 27 (UPI)–Luke Bryan, Rascal Flatts and Ryan Tedder of One Republic have joined the “Healing in the Heartland: Relief Benefit Concert” in Oklahoma City, NBC said. Wednesday’s show is being organized and will be headlined by country
LOS ANGELES, May 26 (UPI)–Stone Temple Pilots sued former frontman Scott Weiland for allegedly using the band’s name to promote his solo career even though he was fired from the band. Three original members of the band–Robert DeLeo, Dean DeLeo
BURBANK, Calif., May 24 (UPI) — Baz Luhrmann’s big-screen adaptation of the classic novel, “The Great Gatsby,” has crossed the $100 million mark at the North American box office. Warner Bros. announced the milestone Friday — two weeks after the
LOS ANGELES, May 24 (UPI) — Tim Curry’s agent told USA Today the British actor suffered a stroke in July but is now doing “very well.” Multiple media outlets quoted a British newspaper Friday as saying the stroke happened Thursday
LOS ANGELES, May 24 (UPI) — U.S. comedian Jeffrey Ross tweeted a photo of himself with a nude painting of the late sitcom star Bea Arthur, saying the work was a gift from Jimmy Kimmel. Jeffrey Ross/Twitter The original 1991
BOSTON, May 24 (UPI) — Massachusetts Republican U.S. Senate candidate Gabriel Gomez called his Democratic opponent, Rep. Ed Markey, “pond scum” in an interview. Gomez was asked by National Public Radio about a Gomez political advertisement in which he accused
LAKE FOREST, Ill., May 24 (UPI) —Pro Football Hall of Fame tight end Mike Ditka will have his No. 89 uniform number retired by the Chicago Bears this season. The ceremony is scheduled halftime of the Dec. 9 game when
BRIDGEPORT, Conn., May 23 (UPI) — U.S. and local authorities Thursday arrested five men in a $5 million Fairfield, Conn., jewel heist in April. Timothy Forbes, 31, William Davis, 25, and Jeffrey Houston, 26, all of Allentown, Pa.; Kasam Hennix,
LOS ANGELES, May 23 (UPI) — A Los Angeles teenager who created a popular online video asking supermodel Kate Upton to prom is getting a consolation date from another model, Nina Agdal. Jake Davidson became a YouTube sensation with his
SEATTLE, May 23 (UPI) — Actor Morgan Freeman nodded off during a morning television interview on KCPQ, Seattle’s “Fox News This Morning” program. Freeman, 75, and 80-year-old co-star Michael Caine were promoting their new movie “Now You See Me” Wednesday
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., May 23 (UPI)–Actor Steve Forrest, who played Lieutenant Dan “Hondo” Harrelson on the 1970s TV series “S.W.A.T.,” has died in Thousand Oaks, Calif., his family said. The Texas native and World War II veteran was 87 when
WASHINGTON, May 22 (UPI) — A West Point Academy staff member faces charges after being accused of videotaping female cadets in their showers and locker rooms, Pentagon officials said. Sgt. 1st Class Michael McClendon allegedly planted cameras in the facilities
(UPI) — Actress Eva Longoria announced via Twitter Wednesday she has graduated with a master’s degree in Chicano studies from California State University. “You’re never too old or too busy to continue your education!” the 38-year-old former “Desperate Housewives” star
LOS ANGELES, May 22 (UPI)–The drama “American Horror Story: Asylum” and sitcom “The Big Bang Theory” each received six Critics’ Choice Television Awards in Los Angeles Wednesday. “Parks and Recreation” and “Top of the Lake” were nominated for five apiece
GENEVA, Switzerland, May 21 (UPI) — A Tunisian man died after a pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, and two adults children tested positive for SARS-like virus, health officials say. World Health Organization officials said Tuesday the 66-year-old Tunisian man was
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., May 21 (UPI)–Netflix says it will premiere “Derek,” an original series starring, written, directed and executive-produced by British comedian Ricky Gervais, this September. All seven 30-minute episodes in the series will be available to Netflix subscribers Sept.
