(AP) Cruise, Holmes reach settlement in divorce caseBY JAKE COYLEAP Entertainment WriterNEW YORKTom Cruise and Katie Holmes reached a settlement in their divorce case, putting an official end to the much-scrutinized romance less than two weeks after Holmes unexpectedly filed
Controversial Reverend Jeremiah Wright was in Washington DC Sunday morning to deliver a sermon for the 100th Anniversary of the Florida Avenue Baptist Church. Breitbart News was in attendance. Reverend Wright, Obama’s former spiritual advisor, gained notoriety in 2008 when
(AP) Annan says agreement reached with Syria’s AssadBy ALBERT AJI and ZEINA KARAMAssociated PressDAMASCUS, SyriaInternational envoy Kofi Annan tried to breathe new life Monday into his moribund peace efforts in Syria, saying he has reached a new framework with President
(AP) European stocks down as US report dims outlookNATALIYA VASILYEVAAssociated PressMOSCOWEuropean stock markets had a poor start to the week after a disappointing U.S. jobs report on Friday dimmed the outlook for the world’s largest economy. Britain’s FTSE 100 shed
(AP) Conservatives make it rough for businessBy DONNA CASSATAAssociated PressWASHINGTONConservative Republicans have roughed up the business community this year _ and it’s not over yet. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of Manufacturers and major companies like Boeing
(AP) Can IRS police both taxes and health care law?By STEPHEN OHLEMACHERAssociated PressWASHINGTONCan the Internal Revenue Service police President Barack Obama’s health care mandate while simultaneously collecting all the taxes for running the federal government? The question is being renewed
(AP) Baldwin looks to end Dems’ Wis. losing streakBy SCOTT BAUERAssociated PressFRIENDSHIP, Wis.Rep. Tammy Baldwin stood in the Friendship Cafe, giving voters a populist pitch for why she should be elected to keep Wisconsin’s open Senate seat in Democratic hands,
(AP) A list of Ernest Borgnine’s best-known filmsLOS ANGELESAmong the best-known Ernest Borgnine films: China Corsair, 1951 The Whistle at Eaton Falls, 1951 The Mob, 1951 The Stranger Wore a Gun, 1953 From Here to Eternity, 1953 Johnny Guitar, 1954
(AP) Oscar-winning star Ernest Borgnine dies at 95By CHRISTOPHER WEBER and BOB THOMASAssociated PressLOS ANGELESErnest Borgnine, the beefy screen star known for blustery, often villainous roles, but who won the best-actor Oscar for playing against type as a lovesick butcher
(AP) With ‘freedom’ in fashion, is libertarianism back?By PAULINE ARRILLAGAAP National WriterLAS VEGASTo begin: This is not a story about Ron Paul. Not exactly, anyway. And yet to get where we want to go we will start at OPA!, a
It wasn’t long ago that Oprah Winfrey was the Queen of All Media. Today, with no syndicated show to call her own and a flailing cable network mired in red ink, the Queen no longer sits atop her throne. The
(AFP) A film about a love affair between a transgender person and a Hindu boy has become a surprise hit in Bangladesh, with distributors saying on Sunday that it will now be given a general release. “Common Gender”, Bangladesh’s first
(AP) Leaks, lies, auditions are all part of veepstakesBy NANCY BENACAssociated PressWASHINGTONLeaks are springing. Trial balloons are floating. Egos are being stroked. Wanna-bes are auditioning. And, chances are, lies are being told. Somewhere, amid all of the shenanigans, Republican Mitt
A fading recovery and weak jobs growth mean President Barack Obama must defy history to win reelection, while Republican Mitt Romney has a fresh chance to market his candidacy. An economic dip has come at just the wrong time for
DUBAI (Reuters) – A U.S. navy ship that had been slated for decommissioning has been sent instead to the Gulf to help mine-clearing operations, the U.S. Fifth Fleet based in Bahrain said, the latest move in a gradual U.S. build-up
Greek Finance Minister Yiannis Stournaras warned on Saturday his country needed more time to meet commitments made to EU-IMF lenders so to avoid making the current recession worse. However, he cautioned that Greece could not launch a renegotiation without first
(AP) The tax man cometh to police you on health careBy STEPHEN OHLEMACHERAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe Supreme Court’s decision to uphold most of President Barack Obama’s health care law will come home to roost for most taxpayers in about 2 1/2 years,
(AP) Cosby star: New show about ‘positive black family’ By STACEY PLAISANCE Associated Press NEW ORLEANS Actress Tempestt Bledsoe says she’s thrilled to be returning to network television on a show that portrays “a positive black family” similar to the
By KASIE HUNTAssociated PressWOLFEBORO, N.H.Mitt Romney’s large family is at the center of his life and his presidential campaign. His five sons, five daughters-in-law and 18 grandchildren _ “a bevy of Romneys,” he’s called them _ were front and center
By LAURAN NEERGAARDAP Medical WriterWASHINGTONAn AIDS-free generation: It seems an audacious goal, considering how the HIV epidemic still is raging around the world. Yet more than 20,000 international HIV researchers and activists will gather in the nation’s capital later this
Iran will close the strategic Strait of Hormuz at the entrance to the oil-rich Gulf only if its crude revenues are seriously threatened, its top military commander said in remarks reported on Saturday. Several commanders and officials have vowed that
OKLAHOMA CITY – Administrators at an Oklahoma City high school forced teachers to falsify enrollment and attendance records to satisfy federal grant requirements, according to a teacher. The teacher recently resigned in protest. As a result of the allegations, two
Activists opposed to the victory of Enrique Pena Nieto in Mexico’s presidential election have called for a national “megamarch” Saturday to protest the results. Pena Nieto, from the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), decisively won Mexico’s presidential election Sunday, a result
A solar-powered plane landed in Spain Saturday on its way back home after breaking a record with the first intercontinental flight by an aircraft run on the sun’s energy, organisers said. Swiss adventurer Bertrand Piccard, 54, piloted the experimental plane
A Chinese technology firm has filed a legal challenge accusing US giant Apple of infringing its patented voice recognition software with its Siri function on the iPhone, the company said Saturday. The move comes just days after Apple paid $60
