The ratings are in, and the producers behind the 86th Academy Awards telecast have reason to cheer. The 86th Academy Awards was watched by 43.0 viewers last night. The ratings for Sunday’s telecast, hosted by Ellen DeGeneres for the first time
The United States said Monday it would not send a presidential delegation to the Winter paralympics in Sochi as part of measures drawn up to protest Russia’s incursion into Ukraine. “President Obama continues to strongly support all of the US
PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — The first witness in the Oscar Pistorius murder trial testified Monday to hearing a woman’s “blood-curdling” screams before the sound of four gunshots on the night the double-amputee Olympian killed his girlfriend. Michell Burger, a
(Reuters) – European Union foreign ministers have agreed to suspend talks with Russia on visa issues because of Russia’s seizure of Crimea, a draft of a statement to be issued later on Monday said. Russia and the European Union have been discussing visa
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A group of armed men, including two suicide attackers, stormed a court complex in the Pakistani capital on Monday in a rare terror attack in the heart of Islamabad that killed 11 people and wounded dozens. No
KERCH, Ukraine (AP) — Pro-Russian troops controlled a ferry terminal on the easternmost tip of Ukraine’s Crimea region close to Russia on Monday, intensifying fears that Moscow will send even more troops into the strategic Black Sea region in its
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired two short-range missiles into the sea Monday in the second such launch in less than a week, amid ongoing annual military exercises between Seoul and Washington, South Korean officials said. The launches
TOKYO (AP) — The Tokyo bitcoin exchange that filed for bankruptcy protection blamed theft through hacking for its losses Monday, and said it was looking into a criminal complaint. In an announcement posted on the Mt. Gox exchange’s website, CEO
Italy’s economy shrank by 1.9 percent in 2013 but its public deficit stayed within the European Union’s limit of 3.0 percent of GDP in mixed news for the country’s new government, official figures showed Monday. The contraction — which followed
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tourists flocked to the monuments in the nation’s capital Sunday to enjoy spring-like 50 degree temperatures after a winter of one blast of snow and sub-zero temperatures after another. Joggers were out in shorts and T-shirts on
AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Kevin Harvick had a nice send-off with Richard Childress Racing, winning his penultimate race with the team at Phoenix International Raceway. Back at Phoenix four months later, he stamped his arrival at Stewart-Haas Racing by winning
As Hollywood’s yearly love letter to itself airs Sunday night on ABC, Breitbart News will provide live coverage of the Academy Awards. For those of you who choose to abstain from watching or if you want a great two-screen experience,
LONDON (Reuters) – Two moments of magic in the space of two second-half minutes helped Manchester City to a 3-1 victory over Sunderland in the English League Cup final at Wembley on Sunday. Sunderland’s Fabio Borini struck first at Wembley.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior administration official says Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to the Ukrainian capital of Kiev Tuesday to meet with government officials. Kerry’s trip comes as the U.S. and other Western nations weigh a response
Many viewers tune into the Super Bowl each year to watch the commercials, not what happens on the field. The same could be said for Oscar night TV audiences. Yes, some people can’t wait to learn who was chosen Best
(AFP) Liam Neeson soared to the top of the North American box office with his plane thriller “Non-Stop,” raking in $30 million on Oscars weekend, industry estimates showed Sunday. Neeson pipped another new entry, “Son of God,” into second, according
DALLAS, TX.–24-year-old Keith Williams, better known by friends as “Chucky Blood,” could face 10 years to life in prison, plus pay a $250,000 fine, for sex trafficking a minor. 25-year-old Erin Patton, Williams’ co-defendant, is facing the same charge. During September 2012, a
ST. HELENA, Calif. (AP) — With California in the grips of drought, farmers throughout the state are using a mysterious and some say foolhardy tool for locating underground water: dowsers, or water witches. Practitioners of dowsing use rudimentary tools —
WILLOW, Alaska (AP) — A New Zealand man will be the first musher en route to the town of Nome when the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race begins Sunday. Curt Perano and 68 other mushers will begin the world’s most
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A militant car bomb prematurely exploded overnight in eastern Afghanistan, killing nine insurgents and four civilians, authorities said Sunday. The blast happened in Logar province, some 10 kilometers (six miles) north of the capital, Pul-e-Alam, said
Secretary of State John Kerry shared a series of deep thoughts on the path to peace between Russia and the Ukraine in concurrence with his Face the Nation appearance Sunday. Invasion is not the act of someone who is strong.
MOSCOW (AP) — Thousands are marching in a pro-invasion rally in downtown Moscow one day after Russia’s parliament gave President Vladimir Putin a green light to use military force in Ukraine. At least 10,000 people bearing Russian flags marched freely
WASHINGTON (AP) — Western powers are prepared “to go to the hilt” to isolate Russia for its military incursion into Ukraine, “an incredible act of aggression” that may lead to visa bans, asset freezes, trade and investment penalties, and a
On Breitbart News Sunday on Sirius XM Patriot channel 125 from 7 PM to 10 PM EST, Breitbart News Executive Chairman and host Stephen K. Bannon will devote the program to the conflict in Ukraine, the rise of the Tea Party movement
Trevor Ariza crashed the party that Philadelphia threw for Allen Iverson on Saturday, scoring 40 points to lead Washington to a 122-103 NBA victory over the 76ers. The rout came on the night the Sixers honored one of their all-time
