(AP) – At least 31 people were suspended from two Army day care centers at Fort Myer, Va., last week after officials scrutinized their backgrounds and found criminal convictions including fourth-degree sexual assault and drug use, a defense official said
Showtime, the pay cable network whose recent productions include Oliver Stone’s far-left “Untold History of the United States” and the upcoming miniseries on climate change, is prepping a new drama set in within the Catholic Church. The pilot for “The
UPDATE: Boehner told the Capitol Hill press, “The House did not take up the tax measure today because it did not have sufficient support from our members to pass. Now it is up to the president to work with Senator Reid
The entertainment industry continues to react to last week’s Connecticut school shooting. Movie studios cancelled several premieres, including an L.A.-based event for “Django Unchained” and a Pittsburgh reception for “Jack Reacher.”Now, some radio stations are pulling hitmeister Ke$ha’s song “Die
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOVAssociated PressMOSCOWRussia realizes changes in Syria are needed but is concerned that the push to unseat President Bashar Assad’s regime could plunge the country even deeper into violence, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday. Putin’s assessment came just
By NEKESA MUMBI MOODYAP Entertainment WriterWho knew that in the ancient Mayan calendar, they would have predicted so much that pointed to the end of the world? Like the exact date that Lindsay Lohan’s horrendous Elizabeth Taylor biopic “Liz &
NBC News: More than 30 Michigan schools closed for the holidays two days early, in part because the Mayan calendar predicts the world will end on Friday, an official said. Matt Wandrie, superintendent for Lapeer Community Schools, said doomsday “rumors”
(AP) Lawmakers press for answers on 9/11 Libya assaultBy DONNA CASSATAAssociated PressWASHINGTONLawmakers want to know why security was “grossly inadequate” at the U.S. diplomatic mission in Libya when militants stormed the facility on Sept. 11, killing the ambassador and three
(AP) Gun laws show difficulty of stemming violent actsBy JULIE PACE and ALICIA A. CALDWELLAssociated PressWASHINGTONOne early focus of new gun regulations by President Barack Obama and some lawmakers would reinstate a federal ban on assault weapons, a law widely
(AP) World stocks stall as US budget talks sourBy PAMELA SAMPSONAP Business WriterBANGKOKWorld stock markets faced resistance Thursday after talks turned sour among U.S. political leaders trying to reach an agreement over how to avert an economically disastrous “fiscal cliff”
(AP) Americans seeking unemployment aid rises by 17,000By PAUL WISEMANAP Economics WriterWASHINGTONThe number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week by 17,000, reversing four weeks of declines. But the number of people seeking aid is consistent with a
By DONNA CASSATAAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee _ and possibly the next secretary of state _ says mistakes were made at the State Department in the deadly Sept. 11 assault in Libya, but Congress shares some
(AP) Funerals become a sad routine in NewtownBy DAVID KLEPPERAssociated PressNEWTOWN, Conn.A season that should be a time of joy has been marked by heart-wrenching loss in Newtown, as more victims from the massacre of 20 children and six adults
(AP) Out-of-state family to claim body of shooter’s momNEW HAVEN, Conn.Connecticut’s chief medical examiner says arrangements are being made out of state for the burial of the mother of Adam Lanza, who fatally shot 20 children and six adults in
Government officials are ramping up pressure on the upcoming film detailing the hunt for Osama bin Laden, further blurring “Zero Dark Thirty’s” chances at a Best Picture Oscar. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, called “Zero Dark
Director Quentin Tarantino’s “Django Unchained” captures some of the inhumanity associated with slavery back in the 1800s. The institution separated families, tortured workers and committed other unspeakable acts on black Americans simply because of their skin color. The director says
Last week, Ana Marie Cox of The Guardian blasted Breitbart News for commenting on a California program that would give free cell phones and service to the homeless. The article suggested that the phones could be called “Obamaphones,” in recognition
(AFP) Clint Eastwood cop drama “Dirty Harry,” sci-fi epic “The Matrix” and timeless romantic comedy “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” are among 25 films being added to the US National Film Registry. “The Times of Harvey Milk,” a 1984 documentary about the
Another gun enthusiast show is now gone from the television schedule. The Discovery Channel tells The Washington Times that “Ted Nugent’s Gun Crazy” won’t return with fresh episodes. The source tells the newspaper that “Gun Crazy” didn’t draw big ratings
(AP) – An administration official says the chief of the State Department’s security service, one of his deputies and an official from the agency’s Middle East bureau have resigned after a damning report that found systematic management failures responsible for
One of Hollywood’s most prominent conservatives is in talks to play a Soviet agent charged with keeping tabs on the man who helped crush the USSR, President Ronald Reagan. Oscar-winning actor Jon Voight is negotiating to play a pivotal role in “Reagan,”
(AP) Bork, whose failed nomination made history, diesARLINGTON, Va. Robert H. Bork, who stepped in to fire the Watergate prosecutor at Richard Nixon’s behest and whose failed 1980s nomination to the Supreme Court helped draw the modern boundaries of cultural
Robert Bork, former federal judge and Supreme Court nominee, has died due to heart complications in a Virginia hospital. Bork was nominated to the Supreme Court by Ronald Reagan in 1988 but withdrew his name from consideration after contentious Senate
By DONNA CASSATAAssociated PressWASHINGTON The movie “Zero Dark Thirty” suggests the CIA’s harsh interrogation techniques led the U.S. to Osama bin Laden. Sen. John McCain watched the movie Monday night and says it left him sick – because it’s wrong.
(AP) Fitch says ‘fiscal cliff’ may cost US ‘AAA’ ratingNEW YORKFitch warned that the U.S. is more likely to lose its top-notch “AAA” rating if lawmakers cannot agree on how to cut the deficit and avoid the broad government spending
