By ANTHONY McCARTNEYAP Entertainment WriterLOS ANGELESJohn Travolta will soon be back on the big screen, but weeks of negative headlines have focused on his personal life and not on the return of one of Hollywood’s top stars. Travolta plays a
By JILL LAWLESSAssociated PressLONDONKate Winslet has been honored by Queen Elizabeth II for her titanic contribution to the arts. The actress, who won a best actress Academy Award in 2009 for “The Reader” and made her breakthrough as the feisty
Paramedics were called after Lindsay Lohan was found unconscious in a hotel near Los Angeles on Friday, local media reported, but emergency services said she was not taken to hospital. The Los Angeles County Fire Department said paramedics were called
The American Immigration Council, a group supposedly dedicated to “insisting that our immigration laws be enacted and implemented in a way that honors fundamental constitutional and human rights,” is cheering President Obama’s unilateral decision to refuse enforcement of immigration law
(AP) US factory production declined 0.4 pct. in MayBy CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABERAP Economics WriterWASHINGTONU.S. factories produced less in May than April, as automakers cut back on output for the first time in six months. The report indicates that manufacturing, a
By ALICIA A. CALDWELL 9:36 AM 06/15/2012 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration will stop deporting and begin granting work permits to younger illegal immigrants who came to the U.S. as children and have since led law-abiding lives. The election-year
European stock markets rose and the euro slipped against the dollar Friday ahead of crucial weekend elections in Greece and after Britain unveiled fresh stimulus measures, boosting bank shares. Approaching midday in London the FTSE 100 index of leading companies
By GILLIAN WONGAssociated PressBEIJINGChina suspended three officials and apologized to a woman who was forced to undergo an abortion seven months into her pregnancy in a case that sparked an uproar after graphic photos of the mother and her dead
By NG HAN GUANAssociated PressJIUQUAN, ChinaChina will send its first woman into space Saturday along with two other astronauts to work on a temporary space station for about a week, in a key step toward becoming the only third nation
(AP) LOS ANGELES – A Los Angeles man is suing the Lifetime Network and Sarah Palin’s daughter, Bristol, claiming he was taped heckling her for a planned reality show without his knowledge or consent. Stephen Hanks filed a federal lawsuit
China said Thursday it was investigating the case of a woman who was allegedly forced to abort seven months into her pregnancy, after images posted online of the baby’s corpse caused an uproar. Activists have criticised authorities in north China’s
HAROLD HECKLE and ALAN CLENDENNINGAssociated PressMADRIDSpain’s borrowing costs broke through another record Thursday after a credit ratings agency downgraded the country’s ability to pay down its debt amid rising fears a bank bailout may not be enough to save the
R. Kelly may believe he can fly, but he’s clearly ambivalent about ponying up to Uncle Sam. The R&B singer reportedly owes more than $4.8 million in taxes, reports TMZ.com. According to documents filed by the IRS, Kelly owes money
Bern, SWITZERLANDMyanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has fallen ill during a news conference in the Swiss capital of Bern. Suu Kyi said she felt exhausted after her long trip from Asia to Europe. Moments later, an aide rushed
By MARK KENNEDYAP Drama WriterNEW YORKAl Pacino is returning to the ugly world of real estate _ he’s revisiting “Glengarry Glen Ross” on Broadway this fall. Producers said Thursday that the Oscar winner will play the role of Shelly Levene
The shadow of Andrew Breitbart will loom large over this weekend’s RightOnline conference in more ways than one. Members of the Breitbart News team will be on hand for the two-day event, being held in Las Vegas. And the conference’s
COLLEEN LONGAssociated PressNEW YORKNew York City police investigated a report Thursday of a bar brawl involving hip-hop stars Drake and Chris Brown and their entourages in which bottles flew and five people were injured. Brown tweeted a photo of himself
By BEN FELLERAP White House CorrespondentWASHINGTONCall it “Checks and the City.” Needing to boost his donor base, President Barack Obama is banking on elite entertainers for help so often they have essentially become a cast of characters in his campaign.
Libya’s supreme court on Thursday struck down as “unconstitutional” a law passed at the start of May that banned glorification of slain leader Moamer Kadhafi. A Libyan human rights group had lodged an appeal with the court against the law
By HAMZA HENDAWIAssociated PressCAIROIran once saw the Arab Spring uprisings as a prime opportunity, hoping it would open the door for it to spread its influence in countries whose autocratic leaders long shunned Tehran’s ruling clerics. But it is finding
By GEORGE JAHNAssociated PressVIENNAIran’s oil minister on Thursday shrugged off the tightening international squeeze on his country’s oil exports, declaring that Tehran was not feeling the pinch and warning that an energy-hungry world could not do without Iranian oil and
By HAMZA HENDAWIAssociated PressCAIROEgypt’s highest court on Thursday ordered the country’s Islamist-dominated parliament dissolved, saying its election about six months ago was unconstitutional. The Supreme Constitutional Court ruled Thursday that a third of the legislature was elected illegally. As a
(AP) US unemployment aid applications rise to 386KBy CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABERAP Economics WriterWASHINGTONMore Americans sought unemployment aid last week, suggesting hiring remains sluggish. The Labor Department said Thursday that weekly unemployment benefit applications rose 6,000 to a seasonally adjusted 386,000,
(AP) Lower gas prices not enough to lift US economyBy MARTIN CRUTSINGERAP Economics WriterWASHINGTONCheaper gas has yet to cause consumers to spend enough on other goods to boost the slumping economy. Americans barely increased their spending at retail businesses this
(AP) Dueling speeches, big day: Obama, Romney in OhioBy BEN FELLER and STEVE PEOPLESAssociated PressWASHINGTONSharpening the choice for the nation, President Barack Obama and Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney are offering dueling visions of how to fix the economy, framing
