Spain said Wednesday that it had no need of a full-blown bailout even though its borrowing costs were hovering near euro-era records and a vast rescue loomed for its stricken banks. Fears mounted among investors that punitive borrowing rates could
It’s not Alec Baldwin’s fault. Honest. The Emmy-winning actor, who allegedly assaulted two separate journalists in just one week, is now blaming his public relation woes on … wait for it … New Media. Oh, and the vast Right Wing
(AP) NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Damage from a gas explosion at the sprawling Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville is estimated at $750,000. No injuries were reported after the Tuesday night blast, though 5,000 guests had to leave for
(AP) House committee holds AG Holder in contemptBy PETE YOSTAssociated PressWASHINGTONA Republican-controlled House committee voted Wednesday to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress for failing to turn over Justice Department documents.The party-line vote was 23-17. The controversy
(AP) LOS ANGELES – Ashton Kutcher’s production company is suing because it isn’t being allowed to spend more time at the Department of Motor Vehicles. Katalyst Media Inc.’s breach of contract lawsuit accuses the California DMV of reneging on a
By NICHOLAS PAPHITIS and ELENA BECATOROSAssociated PressATHENS, GreeceGreek conservative party head Antonis Samaras was sworn in as prime minister Wednesday at the helm of a three-party coalition that will uphold the country’s international bailout commitments. The move ends a protracted
By HILARY FOXAssociated PressLONDONCarrie Underwood is all about the music, not politics. Yet the 29-year-old country music star has found herself in a media storm after voicing support for gay marriage. In an interview with British newspaper The Independent, Underwood,
Cuba on Tuesday accused Google of “outrageous censorship” after the US Internet giant blocked access to a web traffic analysis tool to comply with US sanctions against Havana. Google Analytics, a free tool allowing website operators to see when people
Oscar-winner Morgan Freeman isn’t one of those celebrities disappointed in President Barack Obama. Freeman, who last year dubbed the Tea Party racist sans proof, says Obama isn’t just a good president. He’s a very good one. As for Obama’s opponents,
By HILLEL ITALIEAP National WriterNEW YORKAndrew Sarris, a leading movie critic during a golden age for reviewers who popularized the French reverence for directors and inspired debate about countless films and filmmakers, died Wednesday. He was 83. Sarris died at
A Russian court on Wednesday extended by a month the detention of female members of the Pussy Riot punk rock group amid protests as they await trial for singing an anti-Vladimir Putin song in a cathedral. Police said they detained
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Adam Carolla just kicked the third rail of comedy. Hard. Carolla, out promoting his new book “Not Taco Bell Material,” told the New York Post over the weekend that he thought men are generally funnier than women in today’s culture.
An Iraqi Kurdish editor of a magazine that advocates relations between the Kurdistan region and Israel has been missing for more than 10 days, a journalist from the publication said on Wednesday. Mawlud Afand, the editor-in-chief of the Israel-Kurd Institute’s
GAZA (Reuters) – Israeli air strikes killed a Palestinian militant and a 14-year-old boy on Wednesday as fighting across the border of the Gaza Strip entered a third day, despite Egyptian calls for a truce. A member of one of
By HAMZA HENDAWIAssociated PressCAIROHosni Mubarak was in a coma on Wednesday but off life support and his heart and other vital organs were functioning, according to security officials. Overnight, state media reported that the 84-year old former president, ousted in
Fox News is reporting that the White House has approved AG Eric Holder’s request to protect Fast and Furious documents under executive privilege. Holder has refused to turn over specific documents to House Oversight Committee Chairman Issa, despite a deadline
(AP) Greece has government, Socialist head saysATHENS, GreeceGreece has a government, the head of the country’s socialist party said Wednesday, ending nearly seven weeks of political uncertainty which threatened to plunge Europe deeper into a financial crisis with global repercussions.
Analysis from Charles Hurt at the Washington Times: There is no honor, it is said, among thieves. The only honor you will find these days, it seems, is among the whores. Take John Edwards, who came frighteningly close to the
CAIRO (Reuters) – Hosni Mubarak, who ruled Egypt for 30 years until overthrown by a revolution in the “Arab Spring” last year, was declared clinically dead by his doctors on Tuesday, the state news agency MENA said in a report
(AP) AUSTIN, Texas – Oscar-nominated actress Susan Tyrrell, known for roles in offbeat films including John Waters’ “Cry-Baby,” has died. She was 67. Niece Amy Sweet tells The Associated Press that Tyrrell died Saturday in her sleep at home in
Author Alice Walker’s “The Color Purple” won’t be read any time soon by Israeli citizens new to the classic tale of racism in the American south. Walker’s animosity toward the state of Israel is so profound she refuses to authorize
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – “Pirates of the Caribbean” star Johnny Depp has separated from his partner of 14 years, French singer and actress Vanessa Paradis, a representative for the actor said on Tuesday. “Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis have amicably
A few minutes ago, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), head of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released a statement that, with just 45 minutes left to go before his scheduled meeting with Attorney General Eric Holder, the Department
TheWrap.com: “The Invisible War,” a devastating documentary about the tens of thousands of sexual assaults that take place within the U.S. military every year, has already had an effect on policy even before its release on Friday. Within days of
By SARAH EL DEEBAssociated PressCAIROEgypt’s state news agency said Tuesday that Hosni Mubarak has suffered a stroke, and prison officials said he is likely to be moved out of his prison hospital to a military facility nearby. State TV said
