Cher’s Twitter crusade against the GOP and Tea Partiers alike has hit a new low. The singer/actress trained her social media fire on former Gov. Sarah Palin Friday, using her signature Twitter speak to slam a political figure for daring
Ireland Baldwin, AKA “Rude Thoughtless Pig,” claims that her Father Alec Baldwin’s latest anti-gay slurs were uttered to defend his family. “My dad has an INFANT CHILD to protect… All the parents out there should understand. You would do anything to
(AP) Merkel: trust with US needs to be rebuiltBy KIRSTEN GRIESHABERAssociated PressBERLINGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel said Monday the relationship between Germany and the United States as well as the future of a trans-Atlantic free trade agreement have been “put to
(AP) BOSTON–It’s kind of a big deal that Emerson College is changing the name of its school of communication. The college in Boston will rename the school–for one day only–the Ron Burgundy School of Communication on Dec. 4 to honor
(AP) 8 relatives of golfer Jason Day die in typhoonBy DENNIS PASSAAP Sports WriterMELBOURNE, AustraliaAustralian golfer Jason Day paused several times to compose himself when he spoke Monday about the deaths of eight of his relatives, including his grandmother, in
(AP) Google: Searches for child abuse sites blockedBy SYLVIA HUIAssociated PressLONDONGoogle and Microsoft have introduced software that makes it harder for users to search for child abuse material online, the companies said in a joint announcement Monday. Writing ahead of
(AP) Palestinians committed to 9 months of peace talksRAMALLAH, West BankThe chief Palestinian negotiator says the Palestinians will participate in peace talks with Israel for the planned nine months, despite crises over Israel’s settlement expansion on lands they want for
(AP) Key Syrian rebel leader dies of shrapnel woundsBy DIAA HADIDAssociated PressBEIRUTThe leader of one of Syria’s most prominent rebel units died early Monday of shrapnel wounds sustained during shelling by government troops last week, his group said. The death
(AP) Boeing crashes in Russia, all 50 on board killedBy JIM HEINTZAssociated PressMOSCOWA Russian passenger airliner crashed Sunday night while trying to land at the airport in the city of Kazan, killing all 50 people aboard, officials said. The Boeing
(AP) Baylor closes on Ohio State in BCS standingsBy RALPH D. RUSSOAP College Football WriterBaylor closed in on third-place Ohio State in the latest BCS standings. The Bears and Buckeyes have little hope of catching first-place Alabama or second-place Florida
(AP) 2 hurt after man falls from 3rd deck at Bills gameBy JOHN WAWROWAP Sports WriterORCHARD PARK, N.Y.Two men have been taken to a Buffalo hospital after one fell from the third deck of Ralph Wilson Stadium and landed on
(AP) Obama watches as Oregon State stuns Maryland 90-83By DAVID GINSBURGAP Sports WriterCOLLEGE PARK, Md. UPDATE: The Associated Press reported that “the Obamas were greeted by applause and some boos as they took their seats behind the Oregon State bench at
(AP) Network of all-boys NYC public schools growingBy KAREN MATTHEWSAssociated PressNEW YORKOnce seen as sexist and outdated, the all-male educational model had been resurrected to serve New York City’s poorest boys, a group feared to be more likely to go
By HILLEL ITALIEAP National WriterNEW YORKBarbara Park, a former class clown who channeled her irreverence into the million-selling mishaps of grade schooler Junie B. Jones, has died. She was 66. Park died Friday after a long battle with ovarian cancer,
By DON BABWINAssociated PressCHICAGOIntense thunderstorms and tornadoes swept across the Midwest on Sunday, causing extensive damage in several central Illinois communities while sending people scrambling for shelter and even prompting officials at Chicago’s Soldier Field to evacuate the stands and
By GREGORY KATZAssociated PressRUNNYMEDE, EnglandThere is a quiet and somber feel to this small piece of America on an English hillside, near where the Magna Carta was sealed eight centuries ago. Only a trickle of visitors come to the John
By JULIE PACEAP White House CorrespondentWASHINGTONThroughout President Barack Obama’s first four years in office, he prided himself on his ability to bounce back when much of Washington thought his presidency was in peril. But the political challenge posed by Obama’s
Jay-Z is doing the right thing by tackling concerns over racial profiling at Barneys head on, or it’s a classic case of celebrity damage control. The rap king’s association with the clothing chain turned sour when two people claimed they
Five days before the 50th anniversary of the John F. Kennedy assassination, a special edition of Breitbart News Sunday on Sirius XM Patriot channel 125 from 7 PM to 10 PM EST will be devoted to the monumental day that
Billy Crystal is smart enough to jump on a pop culture bandwagon when he sees one. The veteran comic joined Jimmy Fallon on his Late Night perch earlier this month to poke some good-natured fun at the reality show juggernaut
(AP) Thousands of Syrian refugees flood into LebanonBy DIAA HADIDAssociated PressBEIRUTThousands of refugees are fleeing border towns in central Syria where a high-stakes battle is raging, crossing valleys and ridges to reach safety in neighboring Lebanon, witnesses and the U.N.
(AP) 6 contractors found beheaded in AfghanistanKABUL, AfghanistanAfghan police say the decapitated bodies of six government contractors were found in a southern province, apparent victims of Taliban insurgents who regularly target state projects. Kandahar police spokesman Ahmed Durrani says villagers
(AP) Church services held in typhoon-shattered cityBy TODD PITMANAssociated PressTACLOBAN, PhilippinesHours after the storm hit, the Rev. Amadero Alvero was on the streets, sprinkling holy water over the dead and praying for them. By late afternoon, the 44-year-old priest had
(AP) Georgia inaugurates philosopher as presidentBy MISHA DZHINDZHIKHASHVILIAssociated PressTBILISI, GeorgiaGeorgia has inaugurated a new president, 44-year-old philosopher and former university rector Giorgi Margvelashvili. His inauguration brings to an end the nearly decade-long presidency of Mikhail Saakashvili, who aligned this former
(AP) Interview pending with alleged Winston victimBy KELLI KENNEDY AND KAREEM COPELANDAssociated PressTALLAHASSEE, Fla.Prosecutors are setting up an interview with the victim in the investigation of an alleged sexual assault tied to Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston that was reported
