The state of California is trying to bring movie production back to the Golden State, but one prominent studio executive is unimpressed with its efforts to date. Randy Baumberger, President of the Studio Group of Paramount Pictures, says the state’s
A new episode of the Nick kiddie show SpongeBob SquarePants showcased our yellow hero embracing work over collecting unemployment checks. The plot for Monday night’s SpongeBob, You’re Fired episode drew the expected controversy late last month, with conservatives applauding the
By MICHAEL R. BLOODAssociated PressLOS ANGELESGeorge W. Bush is headed back to Jay Leno’s show next week. NBC tells The Associated Press that the former Republican president will discuss his post-White House life with Leno on the “Tonight Show” on
Actor Rob Lowe is known for time spent with the ’80s era Brat Pack as well as his tenure on the notoriously left of center drama The West Wing. The latter apparently didn’t leave much of a mark on Lowe’s
(AFP) U.S. movie star Alec Baldwin was repeatedly interrupted and heckled by his alleged stalker as he testified against the French-Canadian actress in a New York courtroom Tuesday. The 55-year-old denies having a sexual relationship with Genevieve Sabourin, whom he
By ROBERT BARRAssociated PressLONDONBritish composer John Tavener, whose career was boosted with the help of The Beatles and who often is remembered for the elegiac song performed as Princess Diana’s coffin was carried out of Westminster Abbey, died Tuesday. He
Juan “Pretty” McCullum enjoyed his 15 minutes of fame while trying to woo the woman known as “New York” on the VH1 series I Love New York 2. He’s best know for an explosive on-air fight that led to his
Obama is now the target of late night talk show comedy. During Obama’s first term and the good old days of when Americans signed up for insurance voluntarily, comics found it difficult to find anything with which to lampoon the
Doug Davenport, a Department of Agriculture official, is a true believer in the conservation of America’s land. When Davenport told the Associated Press he was deeply concerned about the havoc ethanol production was causing to these lands, he got an email from
On Tuesday, former Marxist-turned-conservative icon David Horowitz spoke at the Heritage Foundation to mark the launch of what will be a ten-volume compendium of his writings on leftism, The Black Book of the American Left. In his wide-ranging speech, Horowitz
(AP) NEW YORK–A&E network is feasting on the Wahlberg brothers, who will star in a new reality show titled, “Wahlburgers,” and set in the family’s Boston restaurant. For the show, actor brothers Mark and Donnie Wahlberg head back to their
(AP) Arizona football player dies after game injuryPHOENIXA high school football player in Arizona died from an injury suffered in the fourth quarter of a blowout playoff game loss, serving as another tragic reminder of the dangers of head trauma
Rising star Jennifer Lawrence isn’t likely to twerk in public any time soon. The star of the upcoming Hunger Games: Catching Fire told the press this week that she takes being a role model for young women seriously. And, without
(AP) Govt reaches agreement to allow airline mergerBy DAVID KOENIG and PETE YOSTAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe Justice Department says it has reached an agreement to allow American Airlines and US Airways to merge, creating the world’s biggest airline.The agreement requires the airlines
More than 5,000 people have fled their homes in western Indonesia in recent days following a series of violent volcanic eruptions, an official said Tuesday. Mount Sinabung on the north of Sumatra island has been hurling out red-hot ash, rocks
(AP) Panel: 1 World Trade Center tallest US buildingBy DON BABWINAssociated PressCHICAGOAn expert committee of architects declares that New York’s new World Trade Center tower is now the tallest building in the U.S., surpassing Chicago’s Willis Tower. The Height Committee
(AP) All day shopping frenzy on Thanksgiving?By ANNE D’INNOCENZIOAP Retail WriterNEW YORKLast Thanksgiving Day, Kimberly Mudge Via’s mother, sister and nieces left in the middle of their meals to head for the mall. Now, Via says she’ll never host Thanksgiving
(AP) Trevor Bayne says he has multiple sclerosisBy JENNA FRYERAP Auto Racing WriterCHARLOTTE, N.C. NASCAR driver Trevor Bayne says he has multiple sclerosis. He does not expect the diagnosis to impact his racing career. Bayne said Tuesday he will compete
(AP) Wal-Mart steps up competition for holiday shoppingBy ANNE D’INNOCENZIOWal-Mart Stores Inc. said Tuesday that it will start offering its holiday deals at 6 p.m. on Thanksgiving at its stores — two hours earlier than last year. The world’s largest
(AP) Toronto mayor says “I’m not going anywhere”By ROB GILLIESAssociated PressTORONTOA defiant Toronto Mayor Rob Ford declared Monday that he intends to stay in office despite immense pressure to step aside after admitting he smoked crack cocaine. Later, Ford told
(AP) Medicaid is health overhaul’s early success storyBy RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVARAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe underdog of government health care programs is emerging as the rare early success story of President Barack Obama’s technologically challenged health overhaul. Often dismissed, Medicaid has signed up 444,000
(AP) Spanish pianist might face jail for practicingBy CIARAN GILESAssociated PressMADRIDSpanish prosecutors want to send a young pianist to jail for over seven years after a neighbor accused her of causing psychological damage and noise pollution. The neighbor _ identified
(AP) NYPD: Woman raped as daughter sleeps nearbyNEW YORKThe New York Police Department is seeking the public’s help in finding the man who they say broke into a woman’s apartment in the middle of the night and raped her at
(AP) The secret, dirty cost of Obama’s green power pushBy DINA CAPPIELLO and MATT APUZZOAssociated PressCORYDON, IowaThe hills of southern Iowa bear the scars of America’s push for green energy: The brown gashes where rain has washed away the soil.
On Monday evening, former CBS News insider Bernie Goldberg appeared on The O’Reilly Factor to blame the tea party for a potential 2016 presidential loss. “As far as the tea partiers are concerned, anybody to the left of Ted Cruz
