The headline at the UK Independent caught my eye: “One giant leap for mankind: £13bn Iter project makes breakthrough in the quest for nuclear fusion, a solution to climate change and an age of clean, cheap energy.” Of course, as
By JAKE COYLEAP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK–Since directing “Garden State,” Zach Braff has continually prepared music in an iTunes playlist titled, “For Next Movie.” Nine years and hundreds of saved songs later, Braff hopes he’s finally making his follow-up to
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com North Korea positions two more missile launchers on east coast Hunger strike at Guantanamo grows among prisoners The assumptions for the Cyprus bailout are ‘patently ridiculous’ Heavier fighting flares on the Syria / Lebanon
(AP) – Militants from Chechnya and other restive regions in Russia’s volatile North Caucasus have targeted Moscow and other areas with bombings and hostage-takings, but if it turns out that the suspects in the Boston bombings are linked to those
In the interests of full disclosure, let me first offer that Sheldon Adelson and members of his family donated to my campaign for Congress when I was ran last year (yes, I know I lost. But ‘Shmuley for President 2016’
A roadside bomb struck an election convoy of Pakistan’s main opposition party on Tuesday, killing four people, police and officials said, the third deadly attack on political targets in as many days. Sanaullah Zehri, the head of the Pakistan Muslim
Israel’s army is capable of attacking Iran on its own without foreign support, Chief of Staff Benny Gantz told public radio on the 65th anniversary of the Jewish state’s foundation. Asked in an interview if Israel’s military could wage attacks
PRESIDENT OBAMA: Good afternoon, everybody. Earlier today, I was briefed by my homeland security team on the events in Boston. We’re continuing to monitor and respond to the situation as it unfolds. And I’ve directed the full resources of the
The New York Post reports that Boston authorities have found a suspect in Monday’s bombings – and the Post reports that the suspect is “a Saudi national who suffered shrapnel wounds in today’s blast,” and that the suspect is being
(AP) Instruction of students learning English bleakBy CHRISTINE ARMARIOAssociated PressMIAMIDuna Lopez started school in Miami last fall not knowing a single word of English. The 8-year-old girl from Barcelona, Spain, with dark blond hair was placed in the Coral Way
(AFP) – A bomb exploded on a bus in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar on Saturday, killing at least nine people and wounding seven others, officials said. “At least nine passengers have been killed and seven injured. Bomb disposal officials
DC Comics’ Batgirl number 19 has a little bit more in store for fans than just crime fighting. This month readers also get a bit of controversy with their womp-slam-bang as a character introduced in 2011 comes out as both transgender
Now we know the real reason why music superstars–and pals with President Barack Obama–Jay-Z and Beyonce were allowed to visit Cuba. It was all part of an educational exchance, according to the U.S. Treasury Department. It is our understanding that
The Swedish thriller Easy Money barely made a ripple at the U.S. box office. It still may be remembered as one of the earliest, juiciest roles for rising star Joel Kinnaman as well as a rare critique of European class
The day’s top stories in social media and technology for 4/9: Four LulzSec hackers plead guilty in court, social media dances on Thatcher’s grave, vandalism to rocks and archeological sites at Joshua Tree National Park was encouraged by social media
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s Islamist-led government has asked independent legal experts to propose amendments to the new constitution, the state news agency MENA said on Tuesday, signaling that it may be heeding concerns of the liberal and leftist opposition. Members
Actor Ken Wahl’s acting career ended after he suffered a serious back injury falling down a set of stairs. The former Wiseguy star struggled with the fallout from the accident, including considerable pain to a bout with depression. Now, he’s
William H. Ginsburg has died in Sherman Oaks, CA of cancer at the age of 70. Ginsberg represented Monica Lewinsky, the intern who carried on an affair with then-president Bill Clinton which culminated in Clinton’s impeachment. Prior to the Lewinsky investigation,
Original shock jock Don Imus nearly wrecked his lengthy radio career in 2007 when he called a group of female athletes at Rutgers “nappy headed hoes.” Imus’s latest outrageous statement, made during an interview with Fox News’ Kirsten Powers, will
Nothing’s funnier than the media whining about how Obama treats them. What the media does not seem to understand is that Obama treats them this way for one simple reason: because he can. Obama knows the media will never do
The weekend’s top stories in social media and technology for 3/30 and 3/31 include: Google plays an April Fool’s Day prank, an entire town’s ban on social media (or is it?), the resignation of the Chicago Mayor office’s social media
A formal complaint has been filed with a New York lobbying board to investigate whether Yoko Ono, Robert De Niro and nearly 200 other celebrities have violated state laws with their Artists Against Fracking activist group. Celebrities are well known
Joining a cacophonous debate over gun violence in the United States, a new film probes behind the headlines of a 2002 shooting spree that terrorized the area around the nation’s capital. New York-based French director Alexandre Moors’s film “Blue Caprice”
On the heels of last Thursday’s bipartisan Senate vote to repeal an Obamacare provision that would slap a 2.3% tax on medical device companies, industry and business groups are making a final lobbying push to knock out costly healthcare provisions
(AP) – A contentious bid by a pro-China businessman and three associates to acquire Taiwan’s largest newspaper and an influential investigative journal has fallen through after protests that the deal threatened press freedom on the democratic island. Mark Simon, spokesman
