The eurozone faces another full year of recession in 2013 with economic output set to shrink by 0.3 percent after a 0.6-percent contraction last year, the European Commission said on Friday. The winter economic forecast said there would not be
With Republicans sympathetic to Secretary of Defense nominee Chuck Hagel preparing to cave, Hagel’s confirmation to head the Pentagon seems all but assured. According to Reuters on Thursday afternoon, Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) has now stated that he will support Hagel’s nomination,
Then she deleted it, covering it up with a more acceptable one. Her piece on the human-rights abusing thug and tyrant was girlishly effusive. My only thought is that these people have been hiding what they are for so long,
The new Adam & Dr. Drew Show podcast apparently wasn’t enough for the former Loveline partners. Adam Carolla and Dr. Drew hit the road next month for a series of Loveline-themed performances in honor of 10 years dishing out sex, health
(AP) NEW YORK–Diane Lane and Josh Brolin are divorcing after eight years of marriage. A representative for the couple confirmed the split Thursday. Brolin and Lane were married in 2004 in the second marriage for both. They don’t have any
The WWE wrestler currently embroiled in an anti-Tea Party storyline has more on his plate now than simply anger from offended patriots across the nation. WWE star Jack Swagger was arrested last night in Mississippi, TMZ has learned — after allegedly driving under
Lethal Weapon star Danny Glover looks tough handling a gun on screen, but in real life he wishes Americans didn’t have the right to bear arms. Glover, who recently mangled the facts behind the creation of the Second Amendment, spoke
Bill O’Reilly scored two best sellers detailing the final moments of Presidents John F. Kennedy and Abraham Lincoln. The Fox News host’s next project promises to raise the stakes far beyond presidential politics. Bill O’Reilly, the Fox News anchor and
(AFP) – Europe releases its latest economic forecasts Friday — with a weak growth outlook likely to push France into overshooting EU budgetary targets and possibly triggering an intensification of the eurozone debt crisis. After months in which the twin
(AP) – Indian police said Thursday that they have launched a manhunt for men suspected of raping and killing three sisters, aged 5 to 11, in the latest case of sexual violence to grip the country. The sisters’ bodies were
(AP) – One year after the band Pussy Riot staged an anti-President Vladimir Putin stunt in Moscow’s main cathedral that landed them in jail, a released band member said Thursday that she has no regrets. Yekaterina Samutsevich told the Associated
(AP) NEW YORK–Lady Gaga says she’s had surgery to fix her hip. The 26-year-old singer posted on her blog late Wednesday that she had hip surgery and it “happened so fast.” She canceled her “Born This Way Ball” tour last
(AP) – A car bombing near Syria’s ruling party headquarters in Damascus killed 53 people on Thursday, according to state media, while mortar rounds exploded near the army’s central command in the city. It was the third straight day of
(Reuters) – More than half of U.S. citizens believe that most or all of the country’s 11 million illegal immigrants should be deported, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Wednesday that highlights the difficulties facing lawmakers trying to reform
(Reuters) – The owner of the stricken Carnival Triumph cruise ship was hit by a lawsuit seeking class action status for stranding more than 3,000 passengers for five days on a ship without electricity or adequate sanitation. Carnival Corp should
(Reuters) – Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker proposed a nearly $70 billion biennial budget on Wednesday that combines income tax cuts with increased spending on transportation infrastructure and private education. Walker, a first-term Republican facing re-election next year, said he would
(AP) Taliban vow to keep targeting Afghan officialsBy PATRICK QUINNAssociated PressKABUL, AfghanistanThe Taliban vowed Thursday to target government employees and other Afghan civilians they consider linked to the U.S.-led coalition despite a warning from the United Nations that such killings
A commander of the rebel Free Syrian Army, issuing a 48-hour ultimatum, has warned his forces will target Lebanon’s Hezbollah unless the militant group stops shelling territory held by the insurgents. The threat was issued Wednesday after the outgunned rebel
The US ambassador to Moscow and a top Russian lawmaker traded blows Thursday over the death of a Russian child adopted in the United States, in a row that threatens to overshadow upcoming talks with the new US secretary of
The lead detective in the Oscar Pistorius murder case is himself facing seven attempted murder charges for shooting at a taxi in 2011 to try to stop it, police said Thursday. According to the Associated Press, detective Hilton Botha “is scheduled
Forgivable enough, I suppose. I can see how he missed it. It’s one of those things no one ever talks about, so. “He struck me as sincere, and you know, you have to be sitting there at the meeting obviously,
Filmmaker Michael Moore tugged on his Superman cape today to rush to the rescue of a filmmaker fearing deportation. The director in question, Emad Burnat, flew into Los Angeles to prepare for Sunday’s Academy Award ceremony. He’s nominated for his
According to the Weekly Standard, Secretary of Defense nominee Chuck Hagel continues to block access to his archive at the University of Nebraska-Omaha. There are piles of papers, speeches, and multimedia by or about Hagel at the university. Yet reporters
The New York Times, facing a difficult environment for newspapers in the digital age, announced Wednesday a plan to sell The Boston Globe and other New England assets. The Times said in a statement that it has hired Evercore Partners
Ashley Judd’s attempts to become America’s next Meg Ryan didn’t turn out as expected. The starlet’s next move could take her away from the silver screen and deposit her inside the Beltway. Actress Ashley Judd privately met with officials at
