(AP) Bin Laden spokesman due in NY court on plot chargeBy LARA JAKES and TOM HAYSAssociated PressNEW YORK A senior al-Qaida leader and member of Osama bin Laden’s inner circle was due in court to face a charge he plotted
(AP) PSY to unveil ‘Gangnam Style’ follow-up next monthSEOUL, South Korea South Korean rapper PSY says he’ll unveil his much-awaited follow-up to “Gangnam Style” next month and celebrate it with a huge concert in Seoul. PSY made the announcement Friday
In response to Media Myth Debunked: HBO’s ‘Girls’ Struggles to Find Audience: I have no evidence for this so I’m a little embarrassed about posting this (but not so embarrassed I won’t post it, note). But based on my experience,
Ashley Judd, the star of films like Double Jeopardy, Simon Birch and A Time to Kill, is planning to challenge GOP Sen. Mitch McConnell for his Kentucky seat according to a source close to the actress. “At least in Ashley’s mind,
Officials on the Indonesian island of Bali are considering putting up “no sex” signs at Hindu temples after a lusty Estonian couple were caught in the act. Police took the pair in for questioning after they were found by youth
A US Senate panel approved legislation Thursday that makes gun trafficking a federal crime, but bills banning assault weapons and expanding background checks to nearly all gun buyers face a tougher battle. President Barack Obama applauded the vote by the
North Korea announced Friday it was voiding non-aggression pacts with South Korea and severing a hotline with Seoul, hours after the UN Security Council adopted tough new sanctions on Pyongyang. North Korea “abrogates all agreements on non-aggression reached between the
(AP) Thunder hold off Smith, Knicks as Anthony sitsBy BRIAN MAHONEYAP Basketball WriterNEW YORK The Kevin Durant-Carmelo Anthony duel was postponed, though J.R. Smith filled in nicely – for three quarters. The Oklahoma City Thunder finally silenced the Knicks’ streaky
By JAKE COYLEAP Entertainment WriterNEW YORKIt appears the Force is still strong with Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher. In an interview posted online Thursday, George Lucas said the trio from the original “Star Wars” trilogy will reprise their
Yes, this is all very very important. It’s like the Super Bowl of Nerds, and I have consulted a Vegas oddsmaker on the likely odds of each contestant. (Not really.)Good show, really. I discovered it very late — last weekend.
By STACEY PLAISANCEAssociated PressNEW ORLEANSCountry singer-songwriter Claude King, an original member of the Louisiana Hayride who was best known for the 1962 hit “Wolverton Mountain,” has died. He was 90. King had just celebrated his birthday and 67th wedding anniversary
(AP) Hamlin fined $25k by NASCAR for criticizing car By GREG BEACHAMAP Sports WriterLAS VEGAS Denny Hamlin was fined $25,000 by NASCAR on Thursday for criticizing the new Gen-6 race car after last week’s race at Phoenix, and the furious
On Monday, Politico ran a long story by Dylan Byers ripping into Fox News president Roger Ailes. “[W]ith his career heading toward its twilight,” wrote Byers, “Ailes is in a war for control of his own legacy.” Byers cites the
By CASSANDRA VINOGRADAssociated PressLONDONBritish rock guitarist Alvin Lee, founder of the band Ten Years After who burst to stardom with a memorable Woodstock performance, has died. He was 68. A statement posted on Lee’s official website said he died Wednesday
Actor John Cusack isn’t ready, willing and able to support Democrats on demand. The Say Anything star is a true blue progressive, but he’ll call out his own party–or President Barack Obama–from the left as the situation demands. In the
Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law Sulaiman Abu Ghaith was seized by CIA agents and taken to the United States after Turkey deported him to Jordan this month, a Turkish newspaper reported on Thursday. Abu Ghaith, the former spokesman of the Al-Qaeda
In response to Someone Should’ve Watched ‘Grizzly Man’:
Many Americans cannot forget Jane Fonda’s 1972 visit with the Viet Cong. They still wouldn’t wish physical harm on the actress no matter how vehemently they disagreed with her posing with North Vietnamese troops and spreading anti-American rhetoric over the airwaves.
(AP) Blackhawks win 11th straight, extend points streakBy MATT CARLSONAssociated PressCHICAGOThe Chicago Blackhawks were tired, hurting and often on their heels Wednesday night against Colorado. But despite skating without three key forwards, playing their second game in two nights and
One might expect Comedy Central star Jon Stewart to skewer Sen. Rand Paul for the politician’s filibuster questioning the administration’s drone policy. After all, Rand was calling into question President Barack Obama’s Peace Prize bona fides by delaying the confirmation
(Reuters) – Israel on Wednesday began battling a swarm of locusts from Egypt on Wednesday to prevent crop damage in the south of the country. Locust clouds darkened skies some three weeks before the Jewish Passover holiday that recalls 10
(AP) Furious over sanctions, NKorea vows to nuke USBy HYUNG-JIN KIM and EDITH M. LEDERERAssociated PressSEOUL, South KoreaNorth Korea on Thursday vowed to launch a pre-emptive nuclear strike against the United States, amplifying its threatening rhetoric hours ahead of a
(AP) Giffords, Tucson victims call for new gun controlsBy CRISTINA SILVAAssociated PressTUCSON, Ariz.It was the place where former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords last spoke and walked without limitations; where Emily Nottingham’s son became the first Congressional aide to die in the
(Reuters) – France’s Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian paid a surprise visit on Thursday to French forces battling Islamist rebels in rugged northern Mali, saying their military mission would not end until security was restored in the West African country.
Republicans teamed up with Democrats Wednesday to introduce gun control legislation in the US Senate that aims to keep firearms out of the hands of the mentally ill. It is one of a handful of new bills, including a beefed-up
