By FRAZIER MOOREAP Television WriterNEW YORKNBC is ordering up a new comedy for fall from “Scrubs” creator Bill Lawrence and an updating of the `70s cop drama “Ironside.” The revived “Ironside” stars Blair Underwood as the paralyzed lawman who uses
(AP) Mo. theater apologizes for actor carrying fake gunJEFFERSON CITY, Mo.Operators of a Missouri movie theater are apologizing for a stunt in which an actor dressed in black, wearing body armor and carrying a fake rifle walked into the movie
Mayor Bloomberg’s anti-caloric reign is being challenged in New York City, where the House of Cupcakes, located in Greenwich Village, has created a 36,000 calorie cupcake with a glowering Michael Bloomberg face on the top. “It’s got over 12 pounds
According to a Rasmussen poll released on Friday, while gun killings have plunged 39 percent since 1993, and non-fatal gun crimes have dropped 69 percent in the same period, those who want gun control think that gun crime is up.
In a killing reminiscent of Corleone-style mafia hits of the past, police in Palermo, Italy have discovered the burned bodies of Cosa Nostra mobsters … from Canada. Two members of the Canadian mafia involved in a turf war to the
The Washington Post hit a new low Friday morning when the same outlet that owned Watergate sent its FACTchecker Glenn Kessler out on a suicide mission to speculate that the Obama Administration talking points edit might have simply been the
(AP) OJ to get Vegas court hearing on bid for new trialBy KEN RITTERAssociated PressLAS VEGASO.J. Simpson will return next week to the Las Vegas courthouse where he was convicted of leading an armed sports memorabilia heist to ask a
(AP) Van maker backed by Energy Dept. loans shuts downBy MATTHEW DALYAssociated PressWASHINGTONA Michigan company that received a $50 million federal loan to make vans for the disabled has stopped production and laid off its 100 workers. Vehicle Production Group,
(AP) Obama wades back into the health care debateBy JULIE PACEAP White House CorrespondentWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama is launching a new effort to rally the public around his hotly disputed health care law, a strategy aimed at shoring up key components
(AP) IMF says monetary easing could drive asset bubbleTOKYOInternational Monetary Fund officials say they are watching carefully for signs that massive flows of cash unleashed in world markets by unprecedented monetary easing might lead to asset bubbles, or to overheating
Turkish Airlines has reversed a ban on air hostesses wearing brightly-coloured lipstick following accusations it was trying to Islamise the company under government influence. The airline’s chief executive officer Temel Kotil announced the move in the Turkish media accusing overzealous
(AP) No delay for trial of Fort Hood shooting suspectFORT HOOD, TexasA military judge has refused to delay this month’s trial of an Army psychiatrist charged in the deadly 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood in Central Texas. Maj. Nidal
Finance ministers and central bank chiefs from the Group of Seven leading economies will meet in the English countryside on Friday for talks on spurring growth, amid US-Europe divisions over the scale of austerity. The G7 — comprising Britain, Canada,
A US naval strike group led by the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz will arrive in South Korea this weekend for sea drills, officials said Friday, following joint exercises that infuriated North Korea. As well as the nuclear-powered Nimitz, the group
(AP) Great debut for Castro, Woods solid at PlayersBy DOUG FERGUSONAP Golf WriterPONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla.Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy had their best start ever Thursday in The Players Championship. It still wasn’t enough to catch Roberto Castro, who had
(AP) British sailor dies during America’s Cup practiceBy SUDHIN THANAWALA and TERRY COLLINSAssociated PressSAN FRANCISCOA 72-foot-long Swedish sailboat capsized Thursday in San Francisco Bay while practicing for the upcoming America’s Cup races, killing an Olympic gold medalist from the United
Those packed early screenings of the documentary Hating Breitbart in L.A., Atlanta and San Jose clearly had an impact on the film’s theatrical rollout. The documentary, an award-winning account of late media pioneer Andrew Breitbart’s war with the mainstream media, will
In 2014-2015, the federal government will make a groundbreaking shift: fathers and mothers will not be included on federal student aid forms. Instead, the Department of Education announced Thursday that income would be listed “from a dependent student’s legal parents
Former Obama speechwriter Jon Lovett figured he could translate his Oval Office days into a successful political comedy for NBC. Lovett’s 1600 Penn, a series which never caught fire with critics or the public, instead couldn’t make it to season
On Thursday, a group of House Republicans including Speaker John Boehner demanded that the White House turn over emails regarding the Benghazi terrorist attacks on September 11, 2012 that left four Americans dead, including Ambassador Chris Stevens. Boehner wrote, “The
With reports suggesting that CBS News brass is unhappy with reporter Sheryl Attkisson for her focus on the White House’s actions surrounding the Benghazi attacks of September 11, 2012, new questions are being raised about the relationship between CBS News and the
LifeNews.com reports that suspected Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro might have forced one of his victims to have five abortions. Samuel Casey, a pro-life attorney with the Law of Life Project, revealed that reports indicate that Michelle Knight was “raped, impregnated
By LAURI NEFFAssociated Press NEW YORK–Eli Roth says one of the best things about his new movie “Aftershock” is that it creates a “real, new business model” that could help independent films hold their own against studio blockbusters. Roth co-wrote,
Leave it to the Los Angeles Department of Public Works to produce an unbelievably stereotypical and racist video for public consumption. The videos was produced at taxpayer cost, and depicts a white person dressed in geisha makeup and garb, speaking
(AP) Columbia football player charged with hate crimeNEW YORKA Columbia University football player has been charged with a hate crime for allegedly assaulting another student and using racial slurs. Chad Washington was charged with misdemeanor aggravated harassment as a hate
