WASHINGTON (AP) — The Homeland Security Department is warning airlines flying to Russia that terrorists may try to smuggle explosives on board hidden in toothpaste tubes. The threat is to airlines that have direct flights to Russia, including some that
CLEVELAND (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers left Robert Sacre on the court after he fouled out in the fourth quarter. Coach Mike D’Antoni felt it was the best move for his depleted team. It’s been that kind of year
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power on Wednesday discussed “disturbing” trends in Russia with previously jailed members of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot, prompting Moscow’s U.N. envoy to ask if she was joining
On signing day, Alabama is still No. 1. A season without a national championship on the field didn’t slow down coach Nick Saban on the recruiting trail. The five-star prospects flocked to Tuscaloosa, including one who went to high school
ROSA KHUTOR, Russia (Reuters) – Irked by stories of unfinished hotels just days before the Sochi Olympics are due to start, the owners of one major complex took reporters on a three-hour tour on Wednesday to prove they were ready
George Zimmerman’s next opponent won’t be anyone from law enforcement or the legal profession but a rap star with his game face on. A celebrity boxing promoter is putting the finishing touches on plans to pit Zimmerman, who killed Trayvon
Two members of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot are making the media rounds, with one saying the group is “proud” that singing in a church brought the ire of the Russian government down on them. Member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova told
(AFP) The results of an autopsy on Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman’s body were inconclusive, and further tests have been ordered, the New York medical examiner’s office said Wednesday. A spokeswoman told AFP that pathologists had not yet reached a
Russell Simmons wants the country to declare a ceasefire in the War on Drugs. The hip hop mogul used his Twitter account today to connect the death of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman to current drug laws. Simmons argues that someone
NEW YORK (AP) — NFL announces that CBS will televise 8 Thursday night football games next fall. According to the Hollywood Reporter, “the deal, valued at less than $300 million according to sources, includes an option for a second year”:
It might be the last phrase a contestant on The Biggest Loser expects to hear–you’re too skinny. Yet the winner of this season’s Biggest Loser competition is getting called just that after Tuesday’s live finale on the NBC reality show.
Jerry Seinfeld’s attack on politically correct comedy quotas drew a scathing response from a black comedienne who confesses she’s never watched an entire episode of the comic’s landmark sitcom. Nicole Byer, whose credits include work on MTV and with the
RadarOnline.com says it has audio evidence it believes links former President Bill Clinton with British stunner Elizabeth Hurley, news that could add baggage to Hillary Clinton’s presidential run. The actress shot down the affair report via Twitter today, saying she
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia (AP) — Jamaica’s beloved bobsled team had to raise money just to get to Russia. Now they’ve arrived at the Sochi Games — but without their equipment. The carefree Jamaicans were unable to make their first practice
Russian tennis queen Maria Sharapova may live in Florida and talk with an American accent… but speaking in her home town of Sochi on Wednesday she made it clear her loyalties lie with the country of her birth. The four-time
From the White House press pool: THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 5, 2014 President Obama Updates Presidential Delegation to the Opening Ceremony of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games President Barack Obama
SOCHI, Russia (AP) — The IOC has been urged not to pay sports to attend the Olympics during talks on its relations with North American professional leagues. The NHL has yet to commit to the Olympics beyond Sochi. Major League
AMSTERDAM (AP) — On any given evening, thousands of tourists stroll down the narrow canal-side streets of Amsterdam’s famed Red Light District, gawking at ladies in lingerie who work behind windows, making a living selling sex for money. Now a
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia (AP) — Shaun White pulled out of the Olympic slopestyle contest Wednesday after being dinged up on a course that riders are criticizing as unduly harsh. White issued a statement, saying that after much deliberation, he has
CVS Caremark is kicking the habit of selling tobacco products at its more than 7,600 drugstores nationwide as it focuses more on providing health care. The nation’s second-largest drugstore chain said Wednesday that it will phase out cigarettes, cigars and
Disney is close to dropping a lawsuit against DISH Network relating to the “ad-skipping” technology of their hopper DVR service according to reports. Fox Network also had a similar lawsuit against DISH for their “ad-skipping” technology. “Fox and Disney have
US police investigating the apparent drug overdose death of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman arrested four people Tuesday night with more than 350 bags of heroin, the New York Times reported. Three men and a woman were arrested in a search
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Navy said Tuesday it is investigating about 30 senior sailors linked to alleged cheating on tests meant to qualify them to train others to operate naval nuclear power reactors. Representing roughly one-fifth of the reactor training
The Red Hot Chili Peppers decided long ago they were never going to mime a live performance. The band made an exception for the NFL, it turns out. The group’s bassist, Flea, said in a letter to fans posted on
PETERSBURG, Ky. (AP) — TV’s “Science Guy” Bill Nye and the leader of a Kentucky museum who believes in creationism debated a question Tuesday that has nagged humankind: “How did we get here?” Ken Ham, the founder of the Creation
