It’s the kind of New Media victory Andrew Breitbart would have predicted–and loved. Hating Breitbart, director Andrew Marcus’s film chronicling the late media pioneer’s deconstruction of biased news outlets, debuted in the third slot at Amazon.com’s hot new documentaries category,
The White House, in full defense mode, sent out White House senior adviser Dan Pfeiffer on Fox News Sunday to explain just why the woman behind the IRS’ tax-exempt division during its targeting of conservative groups shouldn’t be fired. “No
(AP) LOS ANGELES–A Los Angeles sheriff’s spokesman says `Terminator 2′ star Edward Furlong has been arrested on suspicion of violating a restraining order filed by his ex-girlfriend. Sheriff’s spokesman Steve Whitmore said that deputies responding to the scene Thursday in
Appearing on Sunday morning on ABC News’ This Week, White House Senior Adviser Dan Pfeiffer told a credulous George Stephanopoulos that the IRS’ targeting of conservative groups was “inexcusable,” and that the law with regard to the activity was “irrelevant.”
(AP) Jimmie Johnson races to record 4th All-Star winBy JENNA FRYERAP Auto Racing WriterCONCORD, N.C.Cross another milestone off of Jimmie Johnson’s list. He stands alone in All-Star history. He also joined the late Davey Allison as only the second driver
Chastened by the experience of Afghanistan, where hundreds of Saudis fought before returning to sow terror at home, the kingdom is battling to avoid similar blowback from the conflict in Syria, analysts say. In recent months, Saudi officials have issued
The Syrian military pounded the rebel-held central town of Qusayr, killing 13 people, in an apparent preparation for a ground assault, a watchdog said. The Syrian Revolution General Commission, a network of activists on the ground, also reported an intense
North Korea on Sunday test-fired a short-range missile off its east coast, its fourth in two days, a Seoul official said. The guided missile was fired into the East Sea (Sea of Japan) on Sunday afternoon, a defence ministry spokesman
A Russian capsule filled with 45 mice and 15 newts along with other small animals returned from a month’s mission in orbit on Sunday with data scientists hope will pave the way for a manned flight to Mars. Russian Mission
Data released last week showed Greece entered its sixth straight year of recession, but there is now cautious optimism about the economy’s prospects although unemployment is still hitting record highs and consumers are squeezed by pay cuts and tax hikes.
(AP) Iran’s Guard warns against post-election turmoilTEHRAN, IranSeveral Iranian newspapers are citing a senior Revolutionary Guard commander as warning his forces will be on watch for possible unrest after the June 14 presidential election. Col. Rasool Sanaeirad says a “possible
Kuwait has deported hundreds of expats for traffic offences in the past month, a report said on Sunday, drawing condemnation from a human rights group. The Al-Anbaa newspaper cited a senior interior ministry official as saying that as many as
(AP) Syrian activists: Shelling near Lebanon kills 16AMMAN, JordanSyrian activists say government airstrikes and heavy shelling of a strategic town near the Lebanese border have killed at least 16 people, including rebel fighters. The rebel-held Qusair is home to about
By JAKE COYLEAP Entertainment WriterCANNES, FranceLittle could lessen the fever-pitched excitement for “Hunger Games: Catching Fire,” but heavy rain nevertheless dampened the film’s lavish Cannes party. Stars of the “Hunger Games” sequel, Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth and Sam Clafin, arrived
(AP) Pacers knock out Knicks with 106-99 win in Game 6By MICHAEL MAROTAP Sports WriterINDIANAPOLISLance Stephenson scored a playoff career-high 25 points and led a late 11-2 run Saturday night, leading the Indiana Pacers past the New York Knicks, 106-99
Saudi Arabia’s first woman film maker, Haifaa Al-Mansour, said her country was becoming “more tolerant and more accepting” as she picked up an award in Cannes on Saturday for her acclaimed film “Wadjda”. The 2012 tale of an impish young
(AP) MALMO, SwedenDenmark’s Emmelie de Forest has won this year’s Eurovision Song Contest with her ethno-inspired flute and drum tune “Only Teardrops,” despite tough competition from spectacular stage shows by performers from Azerbaijan and Ukraine. Juries and television viewers across Europe
Jewellery worth $1.4 million due to be loaned to stars at the Cannes Film Festival was stolen from a local hotel in a pre-dawn heist but the coveted Palme d’Or trophy was safe, officials said. The robbery took place in
By DEBRA McCOWNAssociated PressDAMASCUS, Va.About 50 to 60 people were injured Saturday when a driver described by witnesses as an elderly man drove his car into a group of hikers marching in a parade in a small Virginia mountain town.
By DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIPAssociated PressAlaska’s remote Pavlof Volcano was shooting lava hundreds of feet into the air, but its ash plume was thinning Saturday and no longer making it dangerous for airplanes to fly nearby. A narrow ash plume extends
(AP) Documentary is an ode to NYC playground basketballBy JAKE COYLEAP Entertainment WriterNEW YORKHalf-moon hoops, double rims, chain-linked fences for out-of-bounds lines and no net that anyone can recall. Such is the imperfect urban landscape of playground basketball, what many
(AFP) – When Malcolm X’s grandson was beaten to death in a seedy Mexico City bar last week his name joined the hundreds of US citizens who have been murdered in this country in recent years. Excluding terror attacks and
(AFP) – A new case of the deadly coronavirus has been detected in Saudi Arabia where 15 people have already died after contracting it, the health ministry announced on Saturday on its Internet website. “One new case of novel coronavirus
(AFP) – Violence in Iraq killed eight people, including a police officer, his wife and two children, on Saturday, while gunmen kidnapped 10 security force personnel, officials said. Gunmen broke into the home of the administrator for the Rashid area,
(AP) – North Korea fired three short-range guided missiles into its eastern waters on Saturday, a South Korean official said. It routinely tests such missiles, but the latest launches came during a period of tentative diplomacy aimed at easing tensions.
