Mitt Romney will participate in a “storm relief event” in Ohio on Tuesday, his campaign said, as the Republican candidate seeks a role in helping Americans cope with a brutal superstorm one week before the US election. The campaign provided
By RYAN NAKASHIMAAssociated PressSometimes it’s not the size of the storm, it’s where it hits. As Hurricane Sandy raged through one of the country’s most densely populated regions, it created a surge in online traffic Monday as people sought weather-related
By BERNARD CONDONAP Business WriterNEW YORKRemember when President Grover Cleveland ran for a second consecutive term, Jack the Ripper spread terror in London and Kaiser Wilhelm II became German emperor? Yes, it’s been that long. On Monday, shortly after midday,
(AP) By VERENA DOBNIKAssociated PressNEW YORKA construction crane atop a $1.5 billion luxury high-rise in midtown Manhattan collapsed in high winds Monday and dangled precariously, prompting plans for engineers and inspectors to climb to the top to examine it as a
By JENNIFER PELTZ and TOM HAYSAssociated PressNEW YORKNew York City’s main utility has cut power to part of downtown Manhattan in a pre-emptive bid to lessen damage from a massive approaching storm. Consolidated Edison spokesman Chris Olert says the utility
By SANDY COHENAP Entertainment Writer David Letterman and Jimmy Fallon are doing their shows without audiences. Jimmy Kimmel, visiting from his home base in sunny Hollywood, canceled a taping in Brooklyn. “The Daily Show” and “The Colbert Report” are taking
Fran Lebowitz has plenty of mean things to say about the Romney/Ryan ticket. The author/humorist dragged out some of the ugliest cliches about Republicans during a chat with The Star about current events. “I don’t think my country could take
As a screenwriter of faith-based films like “To End All Wars” and “Alleged,” and the author of a novel called “Noah Primeval” about what led up to the Great Flood, I am especially conscious of issues relating to the intersection
Turns out Anderson Cooper isn’t a ratings draw on CNN or the daytime TV market. The silver-haired host won’t be hosting his syndicated talk show for a third season, according to TheWrap.com. The show’s cosmetic changes in season two weren’t
(AP) ‘Skyfall’ opens with sky-high box office LONDON James Bond rules the box office – though he has failed to dethrone Harry Potter. Producers say the new Bond adventure, “Skyfall,” has had the second-biggest opening weekend in British movie history,
(AP) Israel arrests West Bank Hamas militantsJERUSALEMIsrael’s intelligence service says it has arrested dozens of Hamas members in the West Bank who had been setting up infrastructure for the militant Islamic group. The Shin Bet said Monday that 30 Hamas
A plot to bomb the US embassy and other American targets in Indonesia was driven in part by anger at an anti-Islam film that has sparked protests across the Muslim world, police said Monday. Police at the weekend arrested 11
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will make a statement about Hurricane Sandy at 12:45 p.m. (1645 GMT) on Monday after having a briefing on the storm in the White House Situation Room, the White House said.
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The refrain from Hollywood over the past four years is that President Barack Obama inherited a very bad situation and helped make things better – by a smidge. Director Oliver Stone begs to differ. The man behind “JFK” and “Wall
(AP) Romney sketches campaign contingenciesBy STEVE PEOPLESAssociated PressAVON LAKE, OhioMitt Romney is sketching out political contingency plans that include temporarily suspending campaigning altogether if Hurricane Sandy turns deadly. The Republican presidential candidate plans to go ahead with three rallies in
Actor Martin Sheen, about to start shooting a film based on the notion that 9/11 was an inside job, thinks Mitt Romney is stupid. Sheen, who recently told us President Barack Obama would win in a cakewalk, opened up about
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Barack Obama canceled campaign events in Florida and Wisconsin to return to Washington on Monday and monitor the impact and response to Hurricane Sandy, the White House said. Obama ended plans to speak at a Florida university
(AP) Hurricane Sandy grounds thousands of flightsBy The Associated PressNEW YORKHurricane Sandy grounded thousands of flights in the U.S. northeast Monday and upended travel plans across the globe, stranding passengers from Hong Kong to Europe. The massive storm threatens to
(AP) A state-by-state look at the East Coast superstormBy The Associated PressHurricane Sandy is churning off the East Coast and is expected to join up with two other weather systems to create a huge and problematic storm affecting 50 million
The Catholic Bishops of America are beginning to speak out against the Democratic Party’s championing of abortion. Green Bay Bishop David Ricken sent a pastoral letter over the weekend urging his parishioners to reject any party that holds views anathema
No support from the mainstream press … no problem. “District of Corruption,” the new muckraking documentary from Judicial Watch and director Stephen Bannon, scored the second highest per-screen average at the box office this past weekend. The film averaged $7,374
(AP) Giants beat Tigers 4-3 in 10 innings for sweepBy RONALD BLUMAP Sports WriterDETROIT Marco Scutaro singled home the tiebreaking run in the 10th inning, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Detroit Tigers 4-3 on Sunday night to complete
LOS ANGELES, Oct 28 (Reuters) – Acclaimed Iran hostagethriller “Argo” brought home its first box-office win over aquiet weekend, leading movie charts with $12.4 million in U.S.and Canadian ticket sales as would-be moviegoers hunkered downfor Hurricane Sandy.
By CHRISTY LEMIREAP Movie WriterLOS ANGELESIt took three weeks, but “Argo” finally found its way to the top of the box office. The Warner Bros. thriller from director and star Ben Affleck, inspired by the real-life rescue of six U.S.
Bruce Springsteen is a fabulously wealthy man who sings about the poor, the downtrodden and the lower middle class. You know, the people hit hard by the last four years of the Obama presidency. This weekend, Springsteen visited the Steel
