(AP) Big Bird costumes hot sellers for HalloweenLEANNE ITALIEAssociated PressNEW YORKCan’t figure out how to dress as a binder full of women for Halloween? There’s always Big Bird, the other star of the presidential debates. The Yellow One is flying
Can’t wait until tomorrow to see the new documentary “Hating Breitbart?” Visit Breitbart.com today for a sneak peek at a film chronicling how media mogul Andrew Breitbart tied the Left and the media up in knots. The 20-minute clip will
NEW YORK (AFP) – A Bangladeshi man with alleged al-Qaeda links was arrested Wednesday in New York on charges of plotting to destroy the city’s Federal Reserve building with a 1,000 pound bomb. Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis, 21, was
First Lady Michelle Obama is no stranger to the talk show circuit, but up until now she’s never shared a couch with comedian Jimmy Kimmel. That changes next week as Obama plans to drop by “Live’s” set for her latest
(AP) Can ‘Cloud Atlas’ survive Hollywood reincarnation?By DAVID GERMAINAP Movie WriterLOS ANGELESSusan Sarandon reported for work on “Cloud Atlas” midway through the shoot, in time to see a collection of far-flung film scenes that the cast and crew were viewing.
(AP) US official: CIA operative killed in AfghanistanBy PAULINE JELINEKAssociated PressWASHINGTONA senior U.S. defense official says an agent for the Central Intelligence Agency was among those killed in a suicide bombing at an Afghan intelligence office _ the latest so-called
Israel’s UN envoy asked the world body to try to persuade a Swedish ship carrying rights activists not to try to break the Jewish state’s blockade of the Gaza Strip. Prosor said the sailing vessel Estelle, which left the Italian
(AP) Syria conflict deepens sectarian rifts in LebanonBy KARIN LAUBAssociated PressARSAL, LebanonThis Lebanese border town has become a safe haven for war-weary Syrian rebels, a way station for wounded fighters and home to hundreds of frightened Syrian refugee families. Residents
(AP) Group: Libya militias ‘executed’ Gadhafi loyalistsBy MAGGIE MICHAELAssociated PressCAIROLibyan rebels appear to have “summarily executed” scores of fighters loyal to Moammar Gadhafi, and probably the dictator himself, when they overran his hometown a year ago, a human rights group
By RAHIM FAIEZ and HEIDI VOGTAssociated PressKABUL, AfghanistanA suicide car bomber blew up his vehicle near the gate of a U.S.-Afghan combat outpost in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday morning, wounding 10 Afghan soldiers, officials said. The blast in Paktiya province’s
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck the northeastern U.S. state of Maine on Tuesday at 7:12 p.m. ET, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake’s epicenter was located 3.7 miles from Lake Arrowhead, and was felt in the Boston metropolitan
(AP) AP source: Beyonce set for Super Bowl halftimeBy MESFIN FEKADUAP Music WriterNEW YORKAll the single ladies will be watching the upcoming Super Bowl along with football lovers. That’s because Beyonce is the halftime show performer. A source familiar with
The folks who behind the “Atlas Shrugged” franchise want to make it easier to see the second film in the trilogy. Regal Entertainment is offering a “buy two tickets, get a third free” bargain starting this weekend. Go to the
(AP) NY students satirize Rihanna assault in blackfaceWAVERLY, N.Y.A pep rally skit by three white high school students who wore blackface and parodied Chris Brown’s arrest for assaulting Rihanna has officials in the largely white New York district vowing to
(AP) Vikram Pandit steps down as Citigroup CEOBy DANIEL WAGNERAP Business Writer Vikram Pandit abruptly stepped down as CEO of Citigroup on Tuesday, surprising Wall Street, after steering the bank through 2008 financial crisis and the choppy years that followed.
Oct 16 (Reuters) – A123 Systems Inc, a lithium-ionbattery maker backed by a U.S. government grant, filed forbankruptcy protection on Tuesday morning.
Al-Qaeda militants, one of them a suicide bomber, killed six Yemeni militiamen and wounded eight on Tuesday in an attack on a checkpoint in the country’s south, a local official said. The occupants of a car opened fire on a
(AP) GM to start producing electric Cadillac in 2013DETROITGeneral Motors says production is set to begin late next year on a luxury version of its Chevrolet Volt hybrid. The automaker said Tuesday the Cadillac ELR will be assembled at the
By ALI AKBAR DAREINIAssociated PressTEHRAN, IranA senior Iranian military official claimed Tuesday that Iranian-made surveillance drones have made dozens of apparently undetected flights into Israeli airspace from Lebanon in recent years to probe air defenses and collect reconnaissance data. An
(AP) JERUSALEMIsraeli police say vandals have desecrated the grave of Israeli general and statesman Moshe Dayan. The vandals struck the grave site in northern Israel before dawn on Tuesday, the 31st anniversary of the war hero’s death. They spray-painted the words
Tonight, Larry O’Connor will lead our Breitbart Team live coverage of the second presidential debate between Mitt Romney and Barack Obama. The coverage will start at 6 PM EST and continue throughout the night, with interviews from Breitbart editors and
(AP) More expensive gas pushes US consumer prices upBy CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABERAP Economics WriterWASHINGTONHigher gas costs drove up U.S. consumer prices in September for the second straight month. Outside energy, there was little sign of inflation. The Labor Department said
(AP) Chinese warships cross waters near Japan islandBy ERIC TALMADGEAssociated PressTOKYOJapanese military officials said they were keeping a close eye on seven Chinese warships spotted in waters off a southern island Tuesday. It was unclear whether the ship movements were
(AP) Social Security set to announce benefit increaseBy STEPHEN OHLEMACHERAssociated PressWASHINGTONMore than 56 million Social Security recipients will soon find out how much their monthly payments will go up next year. The increase is tied to a government measure of
The international community is gathering in Italy for World Food Day on Tuesday with a round of UN-hosted talks on how to keep global food prices in check and help prevent future commodity market crises. De Schutter called for “immediate”
