(AP) Influential banjo player Doug Dillard passes awayNASHVILLE, Tenn.Doug Dillard, an influential banjo player who helped shape rock `n’ roll and introduce the nation to bluegrass music during a popular run on “The Andy Griffith Show,” has died. He was
Politico has “Up in the Arena:Romney’s Religion Now ‘Fair Game?” following a New York Times article about a proposal made to a super PAC about a series of ads exposing Obama’s relationship with Rev. Jeremiah Wright. Pundits and politicians alike say
By MESFIN FEKADUAssociated PressNEW YORKJoey Lawrence is shedding his clothes: The actor has joined the male erotic dancing troupe Chippendales. The 36-year-old will work as a singer, dancer and host in the Las Vegas production for three weeks in June.
(AP) US envoy to Israel: US ready to strike Iran JERUSALEM Washington’s envoy to Israel says the U.S. has plans in place to attack Tehran if necessary to prevent it from becoming an atomic military power. In remarks before the
By PETER SVENSSONAP Technology WriterNEW YORKComcast Corp., the country’s largest Internet service provider, is going to start charging extra when customers go over a certain monthly data limit. That limit, however, is very high, starting at 300 gigabytes for basic
By HOPE YENAssociated PressWASHINGTONFor the first time, racial and ethnic minorities make up more than half the children born in the U.S., capping decades of heady immigration growth that is now slowing. New 2011 census estimates highlight sweeping changes in
TMZ: Donna Summer — the Queen of Disco — died this morning after a battle with cancer … TMZ has learned. We’re told Summer was in Florida at the time of her death. She was 63 years old. Sources close
Reuters reports that Iran continues to violate United Nations sanctions by shipping arms to Syria, as that nation’s government crushes its opposition with Iranian and Russian assistance: Syria remains the top destination for Iranian arms shipments in violation of a
New claims for US unemployment benefits were unchanged last week from the week before amid a slowly recovering jobs market, official data showed Thursday. Initial jobless claims totaled 370,000 in the week ending May 12, matching the previous week’s upwardly
(AP) Romney, Republican Party raise $40M in AprilBy JACK GILLUMAssociated PressWASHINGTONRepublican presidential challenger Mitt Romney and his party raised a combined $40.1 million in April. The figures put the likely GOP nominee’s fundraising haul closer to the $43.6 million that
The Commanding Officer of U.S. Naval Station Great Lakes, just north of Chicago, has ordered all uniformed military personnel to stay out of downtown Chicago from May 18 to 22 during the NATO Summit. Given threats of violent protest at
By JIM FITZGERALDAssociated PressBEDFORD, N.Y.Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s estranged wife, Mary Richardson Kennedy, who had fought drug and alcohol problems, was found dead in her home Wednesday. Attorney Kerry Lawrence, who had represented her in a drunken-driving case, said he
The suits over at MTV must think it’s still 2008. The network, whose allegedly nonpartisan Rock the Vote campaign leans decidedly to the left, is changing the start time for its annual Video Music Awards telecast to avoid a conflict
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The masseur whose $2 million (1.25 million pounds) sexual battery lawsuit against Hollywood actor John Travolta was dismissed earlier this week hired celebrity attorney Gloria Allred on Wednesday and could file a new claim. Allred, who
(AP) Court official to be appointed Greek interim PMBy ELENA BECATOROSAssociated PressATHENS, GreeceGreece appointed a senior judge Wednesday as prime minister of a caretaker government that will lead the country to repeat elections next month. The move comes as Greece
(AP) Chuck Brown, pioneer of ‘go-go’ funk music, diesWASHINGTON Chuck Brown, who styled a unique mix of funk, soul and Latin party sounds to create go-go music in the nation’s capital, has died after suffering from pneumonia. He was 75.
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy sounded the alarm Wednesday after his country’s sovereign risk premium hit a euro era record, and also warned against a Greek exit from the 17-nation eurozone. Uncertainties over Greece prompted investors to pour their money
(AP) UN team in Syria evacuated from tense townBy BASSEM MROUEAssociated PressBEIRUTA team of international observers was evacuated from a tense town in northern Syria on Wednesday, one day after a roadside bomb hit their convoy and left them stranded
The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday hailed radical reforms enacted in debt-burdened Italy by Prime Minister Mario Monti, who urged “courageous and ambitious” European efforts to boost growth. “The progress is really a model when considering progress across Europe,” IMF
(AP) Assad says Syrians support his reform effortsBEIRUTSyrian President Bashar Assad has told a Russian state news channel that his country supports his reform agenda. He says recent parliamentary elections in the country show that Syrians “up to this time
A new documentary examines the United Nations in a way the Mainstream Media refuses to do. “U.N. Me,” hitting theaters and VOD June 1, offers a humorous but ultimately sober account of how the United Nations hardly lives up to
(AP) Rajoy warns Spain faces lock-out from marketsBy CIARAN GILESAssociated PressMADRIDSpain’s prime minister warned Wednesday that the country faced the danger of being locked out of international markets as investors continued to fret about the future of the euro and
By JAKE COYLEAP Entertainment WriterNEW YORKHow can “Saturday Night Live” possibly replace (fill in the blank)? How many times have we asked that question across nearly four decades? But in their wake grew one of the most versatile, multi-threat casts
As deposit holders withdrew nearly $1 billion from Greek banks on Monday, concerns mounted across Europe and around the world that Greece might withdraw from the Euro and return to its previous currency, the drachma (pictured above). While Greek officials
(AP) China TV blames Dalai Lama for Tibet immolationsBy GILLIAN WONG and ISOLDA MORILLOAssociated PressBEIJINGChina has released a documentary accusing the Dalai Lama of orchestrating a wave of self-immolations by Tibetans, in its most elaborate attempt so far to shape
