(AP) Sea-Tac Airport: man arrested on unoccupied planeSEATAC, Wash.A man in his 20s who bolted through a Seattle-Tacoma International Airport security checkpoint, ran down a concourse and out onto the tarmac was arrested Friday night after police caught up with
To no one’s surprise, just days after her high-profile split with Deadline.com, the Hollywood news site she founded and grew into an industry powerhouse, Nikki Finke is already preparing to launch a new site, NikkiFinke.com. The sub-headline reads, “Come for
(AP) Singapore bans adultery website Ashley MadisonSINGAPORESingapore’s government has blocked access to the popular adultery website Ashley Madison amid a public outcry ahead of the company’s planned launch of a portal for the city-state. The Media Development Authority, which regulates
(AP) Family of Navy Yard shooting victim files claimBy TAMARA LUSHAssociated PressTAMPA, Fla.The family of a woman slain during the mass shooting at the Washington Navy Yard is seeking $37.5 million from the government, saying the Navy and Department of
(AP) Over 100 dead as typhoon slams central PhilippinesBy JIM GOMEZAssociated PressTACLOBAN, Philippines **UPDATE** AFP reports the Red Cross estimates about 1,200 people have died as a result of the typhoon. The central Philippine city of Tacloban was in ruins Saturday,
(AP) Judge: Challenges to NCAA rules can move forwardBy The Associated PressA federal judge ruled Friday that a lawsuit challenging the way the NCAA has used the images and likenesses of college athletes can move forward, but denied class action
(AP) Wiggins leads No. 5 Jayhawks to 80-63 win over ULMBy DAVE SKRETTAAP Sports WriterLAWRENCE, Kan.Andrew Wiggins scored 16 points in his highly anticipated debut, leading No. 5 Kansas to a sluggish 80-63 victory over Louisiana-Monroe in its season opener
(AP) LOS ANGELESA co-founder of the popular frozen yogurt chain Pinkberry has been found guilty of beating a homeless man with a tire iron in Los Angeles. City News Service reports that 49-year-old Young Lee was convicted Friday of assault with
(AP) WASHINGTON–Here’s a couple you didn’t expect to see riding the train together on a Friday afternoon: Vice President Joe Biden and Whoopi Goldberg. The vice president’s office tweeted a photo of Biden and the Oscar-winning comedienne sitting side by
Director Richard Linklater is looking back with (mostly) fondness on making the classic stoner film Dazed and Confused in a new interview with CultureMap Houston. The film showcases a gaggle of teens getting high between classes as well as one overgrown
(AP) US adds 204K jobs, unemployment rises to 7.3 pct.By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABERAP Economics WriterWASHINGTONA burst of hiring in October added a surprisingly strong 204,000 jobs to the economy in a month when the government was partly shut down for
The apology wasn’t enough, apparently. Spike Lee is being sued by the Sanford, FL couple whose address the filmmaker tweeted thinking it was where George Zimmerman lived. Lee was livid at Zimmerman, the Florida man eventually acquitted of second degree
(AP) Probe: Police unit told to stand down at Navy YardBy ERIC TUCKERAssociated PressWASHINGTONA new report says a specially trained tactical Capitol Police squad was recalled from the scene of the Washington Navy Yard rampage in part because of concerns
(AP) Publisher suspends CBS source’s Benghazi bookBy HILLEL ITALIEAP National WriterNEW YORKPublication has been halted for a disputed book about the attack last year on a U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya. Threshold Editions announced Friday that it’s suspending Dylan Davies’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration’s HealthCare.gov adviser Jeffrey Zeints said on Friday that the trouble-plagued federal healthcare website is improving, but that higher volumes of visitors are exposing new capacity and software issues. In a conference call with reporters,
Brent Spiner, best known for playing the inquisitive robot Data on Star Trek: The Next Generation, apparently doesn’t think the Second Amendment matters any more. Nor does Spiner look on gun owners with much respect. The actor lashed out at
(AP) Home Depot apologizes for racist tweetNEW YORKHome improvement maker Home Depot Inc. on Thursday apologized for a tweet that showed a picture of two African-American drummers with a person in a gorilla mask in between them and asked: “Which
(AP) Mexican mayor who denounce extortion found deadMEXICO CITYLocal officials say a crusading small-town Mexican mayor has been found dead on a roadside in a killing that is drawing national attention. Former president Felipe Calderon has published tweets from his
(AP) No Joke!: The Onion ending last print editionsCHICAGOIn poking fun at current events, satirical newspaper The Onion often finds a way to heap ridicule on the newspaper industry.But just like some news outlets it lampoons, The Onion announced Friday
(AP) US consumer spending slows to 0.2 percent gainBy MARTIN CRUTSINGERAP Economics WriterWASHINGTONU.S. consumers slowed their spending in September, even as overall income grew at solid pace for the second straight month.Consumer spending rose 0.2 percent in September, after at
ChicagoBusiness.Com The Onion is halting its print version in Chicago and its two other remaining markets with its Dec. 12 issue. The newsweekly was 25 years old and is survived by its website and a new creative service for advertisers.
Breitbart News Executive Chairman Stephen K. Bannon will be guest-hosting the Wilkow Majority on Sirius XM Patriot channel 125 from noon to 3 PM EST with an “all-Breitbart” lineup to discuss President Barack Obama’s epic failures during the first year
(AP) Palestinians: Israel only suspect in Arafat deathBy MOHAMMED DARAGHMEHAssociated PressRAMALLAH, West BankIsrael is the only suspect in the 2004 death of Yasser Arafat, the chief Palestinian investigator in the case said Friday, a day after Swiss scientists said the
(AP) NYC’s Bloomberg led the way on trans fats banBy DAVID B. CARUSOAssociated PressNEW YORKArtificial trans fats were as American as apple pie when New York City’s health-conscious mayor, Michael Bloomberg, pushed to ban them from restaurant food in his
(AP) No more trans fat: FDA banning the artery-cloggerBy MARY CLARE JALONICKAssociated PressWASHINGTONHeart-clogging trans fats were once a staple of the American diet, plentiful in baked goods, microwave popcorn and fried foods. Now, mindful of the health risks, the Food
