TMZ: Ron Palillo — the actor who played Horshack on “Welcome Back, Kotter” — died this morning at his home near Palm Beach from an apparent heart attack … this according to someone close to the actor. We’re told Palillo was
By NICHOLAS PAPHITISAssociated PressATHENS, GreeceGreece held its biggest debt sale since its economy imploded two years ago as it raised €4.06 billion ($5.01 billion) in a short-term debt to pay off a bond due next week. Athens will now avoid
By PAN PYLASAssociated PressLONDONEurope is edging closer to recession, dragged down by the crippling debt problems of the 17-country euro bloc, official figures showed Tuesday. Eurostat, the European Union’s statistics agency, revealed that the economies of both the eurozone and
By MARI YAMAGUCHIAssociated PressTOKYOJapan will hold government-level talks with North Korea for the first time in four years, Japanese officials said Tuesday, in the latest sign of a thaw in relations between the two sides. Chief government spokesman Osamu Fujimura
Iran on Tuesday said it is dismissing Israeli threats of an imminent attack against it, explaining that even some Israeli officials realised such a “stupid” act would provoke “very severe consequences.” Iran’s defence minister, General Ahmad Vahidi, was quoted by
A group of suicide bombers killed up to 20 people in the capital of Afghanistan’s southwestern Nimroz province on the border with Iran, officials said Tuesday. Deputy provincial police chief Mujibullah Latifi said there were six attackers, three of whom
By JAMAL HALABYAssociated PressAMMAN, JordanSyria’s prime minister who defected to the opposition said Tuesday that Bashar Assad’s regime was near collapse and urged other political and military leaders to tip the scales and join the rebel side. The comments by
Egypt’s security forces exchanged fire on Tuesday with militants in the Sinai peninsula, sources said, as the military continued its campaign against Islamists in the lawless region. A patrol comprising army soldiers and police came under attack from unidentified gunmen
(AP) CAIROEgypt’s president has given awards to the nation’s two top military commanders, two days after he ordered their retirement. Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, who ruled Egypt through his military council for 17 months after last year’s popular uprising overthrew longtime
By JOE McDONALDAP Business WriterBEIJINGJust a few years after Chinese companies lined up to sell shares on Wall Street, a growing number are reversing course and pulling out of U.S. exchanges. This week, Focus Media Holding Ltd., announced its chairman
China said Tuesday it signed agreements with North Korea pushing forward their joint development of economic zones, as the new leader in Pyongyang seeks to improve his country’s impoverished economy. The agreements cover the setting up and operation of management
By SANDY COHENAP Entertainment WriterLOS ANGELES Robert Pattinson has decided to come back – to the spotlight, that is. The 26-year-old actor has been out of sight since learning last month that his girlfriend and “Twilight” co-star Kristen Stewart had
(AP) Christie tapped to give GOP keynote at conventionBy PHILIP ELLIOTTAssociated PressWASHINGTON Chris Christie, the sometimes abrasive but always entertaining governor of New Jersey, is set to be announced Tuesday as the keynote speaker for the Republicans’ national convention later
By SOPHIA TAREENAssociated PressCHICAGOU.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., a Chicago Democrat who took a hushed medical leave two months ago, is being treated for bipolar disorder, the Mayo Clinic announced Monday. The Rochester, Minn.-based clinic specified his condition as Bipolar
By JIM SUHRAssociated PressFAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill.House Speaker John Boehner is comparing Republican Mitt Romney’s choice of a running mate to John Kennedy, the Massachusetts Democrat who won the White House in 1960. The Ohio Republican says Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan
John Mica, running for Congress yet again in Florida, was endorsed by a fake Tea Party group advised by convicted criminal Doug Goetzloe. Mr. Goetzloe was convicted of election law violation. Goetzloe, “adviser” to the fake Tea Party group, recently endorsed
(AP) Desmond Tutu calls for axing ‘Stars Earn Stripes’FRAZIER MOOREAP Television WriterNEW YORKNine Nobel Peace Prize winners are speaking out against a new NBC competition series they say treats military maneuvers like athletic events. Archbishop Desmond Tutu and the other
By MARK KENNEDYAP Drama WriterNEW YORKThe Tony Award-winning musical “Once” has proved to be a song at the box office: It has recouped its $5.5 million investment in less than six months. Produces announced on Monday that the show has
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Anyone who buys a ticket to attend a Comedy Central roast knows pretty much what to expect. No topic is off limits. Still, common decency doesn’t necessarily take a holiday during these events. Consider the Sunday night broadcast of Comedy
Note from Senior Management: Andrew Breitbart is, and always will be irreplaceable. But he left behind a legacy that continues to inspire, and a road map for anybody willing to seek out the truth. In honor of Andrew, we are
Investors paid to lend Germany money for six months at a debt auction on Monday, the country’s central bank said, as they continue to scramble for the safe haven of Europe’s top economy. The yield, or rate of return, at
The Group of 20 top economies will meet shortly to try and coordinate a response to soaring food prices, driven by drought and rising demand, the Financial Times reported Monday. Over the weekend, US President Barack Obama called on Congress
By DANIEL WAGNERAP Business WriterU.S. stocks fell Monday as evidence piled up that the global economic slowdown is dragging on Asia. Japan’s economy grew in the second quarter at a 1.4 percent annual rate, slower than many analysts had expected.
David Brock, head of the progressive, left-wing media “watchdog” group Media Matters, has released an opposition research book on Vice Presidential candidate Paul Ryan through Brock’s super PAC American Bridge 21st Century. Brock’s American Bridge super PAC is also tied
(AP) NEW YORK – After years of breathless anticipation _ at least on the part of the tabloids _ Jennifer Aniston is finally ready to wed again. Her representative, Stephen Huvane, confirmed Sunday night that the actress is engaged to
