Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has moved army forces from the Golan Heights area next to Israel toward Damascus and other internal conflict zones, the Israeli army intelligence chief said on Tuesday. As fighting rages between Assad’s forces and rebels trying
NASHVILLE (Reuters) – Kitty Wells, a singer dubbed the “Queen of Country Music,” died on Monday at her Tennessee home, according to family members. She was 92. Wells, a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, died ofcomplications from
(AP) Consumer bureau to police credit reporting bureausBy The Associated PressNEW YORKThe companies that determine Americans’ credit scores are about to come under scrutiny by the country’s new consumer watchdog. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Monday that it will
(AP) US Navy ship fires on boat off Dubai, killing 1By ADAM SCHRECKAssociated PressDUBAI, United Arab EmiratesU.S. Navy gunners aboard a refueling ship opened fire on a small boat racing toward them in broad daylight Monday near the Gulf city
Comedian Will Ferrell got plenty of mileage out of his George W. Bush impression on “Saturday Night Live.” He even brought it back for a Broadway send off just after President Bush officially left office. But it seems like Ferrell
(AP) Clinton broaches Syria, Iran during Israel visitBy BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated PressJERUSALEMU.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham and Israel’s president spoke Monday about the need to halt Syria’s violence and Iran’s potential production of nuclear weapons, underscoring American support for an
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Charlie Sheen’s latest headline-grabbing movie may be pure publicity stunt, but the men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces likely won’t mind a bit. Sheen, the troubled sitcom star now appearing on “Anger Management,” is steering some of his
A document obtained from the Obama administration through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request show that President Barack Obama’s uncle, Omar Onyango, received a deportation stay from the Obama administration. The document, published by Judicial Watch today, suggests the
By LAURA WIDES-MUNOZThe Associated PressMIAMIDonald J. Sobol, author of the popular “Encyclopedia Brown” series of children’s mysteries, has died. He was 87. Sobol died in Miami from natural causes July 11, with his wife Rose by his side, his son
(AP) Source: Mariah Carey in the mix for ‘Idol’By NEKESA MUMBI MOODYAP Music WriterNEW YORK A person familiar with the show’s negotiations say Carey is being pursued to join the judging panel of the Fox talent competition. The source requested
US retail sales fizzled in June, falling for the third consecutive month amid lower gasoline prices and as consumers kept a tight hold on their wallets, government data showed Monday. Retail sales fell 0.5 percent from May, while sales excluding
Syria is in a state of all-out civil war and all sides must respect international humanitarian law or risk facing war crimes prosecutions, the Red Cross said on Monday. The International Committee of the Red Cross had previously regarded only
Taliban suicide bombers dressed in burqas stormed a Pakistani police station on Monday, sparking gunbattles in the northwestern town of Bannu near the militant stronghold of North Waziristan, officials said. The militants threw hand grenades and opened fire on the
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – A car bomb killed a Somali lawmaker allied to the president, an official said on Monday, in an attack claimed by the al Shabaab militant group that is fighting the Western-backed government.
Russia on Monday accused Western powers of using “blackmail” to get its backing for possible UN Security Council sanctions against the Syrian regime for its crackdown on the armed opposition.
The Hollywood Reporter: An anti-Obama documentary featuring an interview with the president’s half brother opened in a single theater in Texas over the weekend and, despite alleged complaints from some consumers who were upset with the film’s content, it grossed
Tino Struckmann is the writer, director and star of “Normandy,” an official selection at the G.I. Film Festival which was just released on DVD. The film follows a battle-tested soldier (Struckmann) fighting for his life during D-Day. Big Hollywood invited Mr.
George Lopez went political on his live HBO special “It’s Not Me, It’s You” last night. He joked that Mitt Romney was a closeted Latino since his father was born in Mexico but saved his harshest words for famed Arizona
TheaterMania.com: Academy Award winner Celeste Holm has died at age 95, according to a report on TV’s NY1. Holm appeared in over two dozen Broadway shows, including her debut in 1938 in Gloriana, and including Oklahoma, in which she originated the role
What price would a rock fan pay to see Bruce Springsteen and Paul McCartney jamming out to classic Beatles’ songs like “Twist and Shout” and “I Saw Her Standing There?” The sky’s the limit. But the folks on London’s Westminster
Actress Ellen Burstyn is pretty busy these days, starring in the new USA Network drama “Political Animals” and the upcoming cable remake of the ’70s thriller “Coma.” But she took the time recently to bash presumptive GOP presidential candidate Mitt
Cyprus police have detained a young Lebanese man who holds a Swedish passport on suspicion of planning a terrorist attack against Israeli interests in the country, media reports said on Saturday. A police spokesman said he could not deny or
Republican Mitt Romney has angrily blasted what he called “false” attacks on his time at Bain Capital, but did not cede to demands to release more tax returns that have dogged his White House bid. On Friday, President Barack Obama
(AP) Obama presses Congress again to pass his tax planWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama is prodding Congress to “skip the unnecessary drama” and pass his proposal to extend Bush-era tax cuts to families earning less than $250,000 a year but not for
THR: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter was released last month. Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln is due in December. And as if moviegoers weren’t already getting a crash course in Honest Abe, a new movie, Saving Lincoln, has just completed production and is
