The United States condemned a bus bombing that injured 17 people in Tel Aviv on Wednesday and undermined attempts to mediate a ceasefire in Gaza, branding it a “terrorist attack.” Police said the blast erupted as the bus passed behind
By LYNN ELBERAP Television WriterLOS ANGELESJurors awarded nearly $777,000 Tuesday to a former “The Price is Right” model who claimed she was discriminated against by producers because of her pregnancy. Brandi Cochran, 41, said she was rejected by the game
Entertainment mogul David Geffen gets the “This Is Your Life” treatment this week courtesy of PBS. PBS’ “American Masters: Inventing David Geffen” covers Geffen’s rise to the top of the Hollywood heap. The documentary also reveals why Geffen, who is
The fusion of entertainment and politics may have reached its tipping point thanks to a tweet by NBC News’ David Gregory. The biased host of NBC’s “Meet the Press” ran into noted thinker Lindsay Lohan on the set of “The
A deal to end a deadly week-long conflict between Hamas and Israel in and around the Gaza Strip was agreed on Wednesday, a senior Hamas official told AFP.
(AP) Fewer seek US jobless aid as storm distorts dataBy CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABERAP Economics WriterWASHINGTONThe number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell sharply to a seasonally adjusted 410,000 last week, though the figure was elevated for the second straight week
(AP) Libya: Gunmen assassinate Benghazi security chiefTRIPOLI, LibyaLibya’s deputy interior minister says gunmen assassinated the security chief of the eastern city of Benghazi overnight. Omar al-Khadrawi says National Security Chief Col. Farag al-Dersi was shot dead while returning from work
Church of England bishops were to host an emergency session on Wednesday after the church narrowly rejected the appointment of women bishops, triggering turmoil and setting back efforts to modernise the mother church of millions of Anglicans worldwide. Bishops were
(AP) Israel says bomb blast hits bus in Tel AvivBy ARIEL DAVIDAssociated PressTEL AVIV, IsraelA bomb ripped through an Israeli bus near the nation’s military headquarters in Tel Aviv on Wednesday, wounding at least 10 people, Israeli officials said. The
(AP) SAN JUAN, Puerto RicoFormer world boxing champion Hector “Macho” Camacho was shot in the face as he sat in a car outside the Puerto Rican capital Tuesday, and doctors said he was in serious condition but expected to survive.
The Service International Employees Union – the same union that will be shutting down traffic around Los Angeles International Airport on Thanksgiving Eve – has admitted that a staffer requested that union members stack a legal petition with fake names
Tonight on Fox News’ Special Report With Bret Baier, Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol kept up his recent pattern of spouting nonsense when he began complimenting the current Muslim Brotherhood regime in Egypt for its supposed moderation. Despite the fact
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Grammy award-winning singer Fiona Apple said in a handwritten letter posted on her website on Tuesday that she has canceled upcoming tour dates in North and South America to be with her ailing dog. Apple, who
Showtime’s long-running dramedy “Weeds” may be over after eight seasons, but Fox is promising a new series built around marijuana. The Happy Tree, from former Entourage executive producers Rob Weiss, Mark Wahlberg and Steve Levinson, centers on a brilliant young corporate attorney who, after
(AP) Downgraded France says it needs more timeBy SARAH DiLORENZOAP Business WriterPARIS France’s government has shrugged off the latest downgrade of its credit rating, saying Tuesday that it just needs time for reforms to the sluggish economy to take root.
(AP) NEW YORK – Sesame Workshop says Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash has resigned from “Sesame Street” in the wake of allegations that he had sex with an under-aged youth. Last week a man accused Clash of having sex with him
Egypt’s President Mohammed Morsi said Israel’s “aggression” against Gaza will end on Tuesday and Cairo-mediated truce efforts will produce results within hours, the official MENA news agency reported. A Hamas official said chief Khaled Meshaal and his negotiators were currently
(AP) Poland thwarts terror attack on top leadersBy VANESSA GERAAssociated PressWARSAW, PolandA Polish university researcher driven by nationalistic and anti-Semitic hatred was arrested for planning to detonate a four-ton bomb in front of the Parliament building in Warsaw with the
(AP) Rep. Allen West concedes after Fla. recount fightBy MATT SEDENSKYAssociated PressWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. Tea party firebrand Rep. Allen West conceded his re-election fight Tuesday, two weeks after the election gave way to court appearances, two partial recounts and
This theater image released by Keith Sherman & Associates shows John Bolton with the company during a performance of “A Christmas Story, The Musical” in New York. (AP Photo/Keith Sherman & Associates, Carol Rosegg)
(AFP) Former Beatle Paul McCartney, a long-time vegetarian, has joined a campaign by animal rights group PETA to encourage Americans to celebrate a turkey-free Thanksgiving this week. The British rock legend, sporting a gray shirt with an “eat no turkey”
(Reuters) – Moody’s Investors Service downgraded France’s sovereign rating by one notch to Aa1 from triple-A, the agency said on Monday, citing the country’s uncertain fiscal outlook as a result of “deteriorating economic prospects.” Moody’s said it is maintaining a
Two of the Oscar season’s biggest films are coming under attack for alleged cruelty to animals on the set. Both “Life of Pi” and “The Hobbit” figure to enter the awards season equation over the coming weeks, but animal rights
In the latest round of union aggressiveness that has marked the short post-Obama re-election era, officials at the Port of Portland are prepping for a strike by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union beginning November 25. Thanks to the strike,
Rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas said on Monday they have decided to end infighting in a show of solidarity in the West Bank over the Gaza crisis, an AFP reporter said. Among those present at the rally were top
