By ANTHONY McCARTNEYAP Entertainment WriterLOS ANGELESLindsay Lohan’s attorney said Thursday the actress checked into a California rehab facility. However, a state official indicated later in the day that the facility is not licensed to perform the type of restrictive in-patient
Lisa Lampanelli gets away with more than most modern comics. She dubs herself the “Queen of Mean,” and when you go to her stand-up shows you expect cultural buttons to be pushed–hard. She still feels the pinch from the dreaded
By CHRIS TALBOTTAP Music WriterNASHVILLE, Tenn.For a guy who sang so many sad songs, George Jones left behind a lot of laughs. There was more humor than sadness at Jones’ funeral Thursday at the Grand Ole Opry House as thousands
With American college tuitions rising at a rate that far outpaces inflation – US public universities averaged $8,655 for tuition in 2012 – Canada has spotted an opening in the market, and is now wooing American students north. St. Clair
“Where there’s smoke, there’s fire.” That’s the message CBS News reporter Sharyl Attkisson says she gets from the constant evasion, stonewalling and flat-out non-response from the Obama Administration and Sttate Department when she pursues questions about the September 11th attacks
America’s suicide rate has increased markedly over the past decade for middle aged Americans. The biggest jump has occurred among white Americans, whose suicide rate per 100,000 population rose from 15.9 in 1999 to 22.3 in 2010. About 57 percent
A high school student in Methuen, Massachusetts has been arrested after allegedly sending terrorist threats via text message and social media. “We took this very seriously,” said Methuen Police Chief Joe Solomon. Solomon said that the student, Cameron D’Ambrosio, posted
Young America’s Foundation reports that Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo is working hard to ensure that minority students won’t have to feel uncomfortable. They’re doing so by hiring a slate of diversity counselors, including two new admissions staffers engaged to increase
Unemployed NBA center Jason Collins, who recently announced he was homosexual to the acclaim of Sports Illustrated, “Good Morning America,” and the President of the United States – and was widely hailed as the successor to Jackie Robinson – stands
By PHILLIP LUCAS and OSCAR WELLS GABRIEL IIAssociated PressATLANTAChris Kelly, half of the 1990s kid rap duo behind one of the decade’s most memorable songs, “Jump,” has died at an Atlanta hospital of an apparent drug overdose, authorities said. He
(AP) North Korea sentences American to 15 years’ laborBy SAM KIMAssociated PressSEOUL, South Korea A Korean American detained for six months in North Korea has been sentenced to 15 years of hard labor for “hostile acts” against the state, the
(AP) Obama to pitch immigration overhaul in MexicoBy JIM KUHNHENNAssociated PressWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama has his domestic ambition at the top of his travel agenda as he travels to Mexico on Thursday. To sell his immigration overhaul back home, he needs
Former CIA director David Petraeus, who quit his position last year after revelations about an extra-marital affair, will teach at a California college this year, it was confirmed Thursday. Petraeus, who has already agreed a teaching job in New York
April was the deadliest month for Iraq in nearly five years, with more than 700 people killed in violence, the United Nations said on Thursday.
(AP) Pakistan to deploy 600,000 security staff for voteISLAMABADA spokesman for Pakistan’s top election body says authorities plan to deploy over 600,000 security personnel during next week’s parliamentary election to prevent possible Taliban attacks. Spokesman Khursheed Alam said on Thursday
By GENE JOHNSONAssociated PressSEATTLEPolice used flash bangs and pepper spray as officers and protesters clashed late Wednesday as a May Day rally turned violent in Seattle. Protesters threw several objects, possibly rocks and other items, at police officers and news
Director Terrence Malick inspires fierce debates in film critic circles, although the prevailing wisdom says he’s a first-rate auteur even when his movies disappoint. Most critics still swung and missed while covering the spiritual content in his last two films,
Most Hollywood celebrities vehemently supported President Barack Obama’s push to expand existing gun control laws, including the star-studded Demand a Plan video. The national effort stalled, but New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s successful push for new legislation could negatively impact
At the University of Wyoming (UW), feminist activist Meg Lanker-Simons was well regarded as a blogger and radio host. But now, she’s regarded by police as a criminal after she allegedly faked a Facebook posting threatening a rape against her.
On Wednesday, Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC), John McCain (R-AZ) and Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) sent a letter to President Obama asking for more information on the survivors of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2012 in Benghazi, Libya. Here is the
(AP) Utah NBC affiliate pulls gory ‘Hannibal’ TV showBy BRADY McCOMBSAssociated PressSALT LAKE CITYA Mormon church-owned NBC affiliate in Utah has pulled the “Hannibal” TV show because of its graphic violence. KSL-TV vice president of marketing Tami Ostmark says the
In downtown Los Angeles, working men and women will be able to thank immigration protesters and socialists for snarling traffic on Wednesday. At least 30,000 people are expected to descend on downtown Los Angeles to march, and streets will be
A constellation of intellectual heavyweights showed up at the University of Southern California on Tuesday to discuss the issues surrounding immigration reform. That stars in that constellation included former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, and former
(AFP) – General Motors, the largest US automaker, on Wednesday joined a call for the United States to take greater action on climate change as it said that environmental concerns were critical for business. General Motors became the first automaker
(AP) – Three more suspects were taken into custody in the Boston Marathon bombing case, including two college friends of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev who came to the U.S. from Kazakhstan, officials said Wednesday. The allegations against them were not immediately disclosed.
