Numerous sources report that the House of Representatives will not be able to vote on any Senate deal to avoid the “fiscal cliff” before the midnight deadline tonight, even if the Senate were able to reach agreement, which it has
Ailing US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had something to smile about from her hospital bed Monday when she was named the woman most admired by Americans, for the 17th time. Clinton topped the 2012 list compiled by Gallup, with
Matt Damon’s “Promised Land,” a film pitting a rural Pennsylvania community against a greedy natural gas company, hit theaters in limited release over the weekend. Turns out there’s little pent-up demand for a Hollywood tale trashing the process of fracking.
By CHRISTINA REXRODEAP Business WriterNEW YORKOn Monday, the stock market was as choppy as the “fiscal cliff” deal-making that has been yanking it around. U.S. stocks struggled for direction on the last day of the year, with the “fiscal cliff”
The public is hitting back at gun control-happy celebrities via New Media. The following video mashup tweaks some of the celebrities appearing in the “Demand a Plan” video calling for greater gun control measures. The video mashup below plays snippets
(AP) Progress seen in last-minute ‘fiscal cliff’ talksBy ALAN FRAM and JULIE PACEAssociated PressWASHINGTONDemocrats and Republicans say signs of progress are emerging in urgent negotiations to avert the looming `fiscal cliff’ ahead of a midnight deadline. A person familiar with
By MESFIN FEKADUAP Music WriterATLANTIC CITY, N.J.A kid for Kimye: Kanye West and Kim Kardashian are expecting their first child. The rapper announced at a concert Sunday night that his girlfriend is pregnant. Kardashian was in the crowd at Revel
U.S. President Barack Obama’s step-grandmother, Sarah Onyango Obama, received emergency eye surgery from Israeli doctors in an Israeli-run hospital in Equatorial Guinea last week, the Times of Israel reports. Sarah Onyango Obama is the third wife of Hussein Onyango Obama, President
An improvised bomb exploded outside the headquarters of the public prosecutor in the Libyan city of Benghazi causing material damage but no fatalities, a security source said. The overnight blast marked the third attack on the site in 2012, he
Iranian forces have carried out what they called cyber warfare tactics for the first time as the Islamic republic’s naval units staged manoeuvres in the key Strait of Hormuz, media reports said on Monday. The navy “launched a cyber attack
By MATTHEW LEEAssociated PressWASHINGTONSecretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was admitted to a New York hospital Sunday after the discovery of a blood clot stemming from the concussion she sustained earlier this month. Clinton’s doctors discovered the clot Sunday while
(AP) Venezuela VP: Chavez suffers ‘new complications’CARACAS, VenezuelaHugo Chavez has suffered “new complications” following his cancer surgery in Cuba, his vice president said Sunday, describing the Venezuelan leader’s condition as delicate. Vice President Nicolas Maduro did not give details about
(Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was sent to the hospital on Sunday with a blood clot stemming from a concussion she suffered earlier this month and was being assessed by doctors, a State Department spokesman said. “In
(AP) LOS ANGELES – Katt Williams, the comedian who has repeatedly found himself on the wrong side of the law, is out on bail after being arrested in Los Angeles on suspicion of child endangerment and possession of a stolen
US President Barack Obama put the blame squarely on Republicans for the failure so far to agree a deal to avert the fiscal cliff crisis, saying they can’t bear to raise taxes on the rich. Obama told NBC’s Meet the
Ever wonder why Hollywood shows such disdain for conservatives? Just take a gander at the Twitter accounts of some of the town’s biggest directors. Adam McKay, whose directorial credits include “Anchorman,” “Step Brothers” and the Koch Brothers-bashing comedy “The Campaign,”
By FRAZIER MOOREAP Television WriterNEW YORKYes, Ryan Seacrest has a New Year’s resolution for 2013: improve his skill at dancing. “There’s a Significant Other in my life who’s very good at it,” he notes. That would be professional dancer Julianne
(AP) Yemen: Al-Qaida offers bounty for US ambassadorBy AHMED AL-HAJAssociated PressSANAA, YemenAl-Qaida’s branch in Yemen has offered to pay tens of thousands of dollars to anyone who kills the U.S. ambassador in Sanaa or an American soldier in the country.
(Reuters) – Pakistani militants, who have escalated attacks in recent weeks, killed at least 41 people in two separate incidents, officials said on Sunday, challenging assertions that military offensives have broken the back of hardline Islamist groups. The United States
(Reuters) – President Barack Obama offered strong support for former Republican Senator Chuck Hagel as the potential next U.S. defense secretary but said in remarks aired on Sunday that he had not yet decided on a nominee for the Pentagon
(Reuters) – Financial markets would be affected adversely if U.S. lawmakers fail to agree on a “fiscal cliff” deal before Tuesday, President Barack Obama said in an interview broadcast on Sunday, while urging Congress to act quickly to extend tax
(AP) Israel indicts ex-minister LiebermanBy AMY TEIBELThe Associated PressJERUSALEMIsrael’s Justice Ministry filed its indictment against former Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman in a Jerusalem court on Sunday, charging him with breach of trust and fraud in a case that could further
HEMET, Calif., Dec. 29 (UPI) — Two men were arrested in Hemet, Calif., for allegedly stealing cooking grease from a McDonald’s restaurant, police said. The suspects, identified as Noel Portillo, 22, and Ricardo Robles, 24, were arrested early Friday at
By ASHOK SHARMAAssociated PressNEW DELHIIndian police have charged six men with murder, adding to accusations that they beat and gang-raped a woman on a New Delhi bus two weeks ago in a case that shocked the country. The murder charges
By COLLEEN LONGAssociated PressNEW YORKA woman who told police she shoved a man to his death off a subway platform into the path of a train because she hates Muslims and thought he was one was charged Saturday with murder
