Chelsea Clinton is engaged to her longtime boyfriend Marc Mezvinsky, a spokesman for former President Clinton confirmed to ABC News. ABC reported the following: Clinton, 29, is the only child of the former president and current Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. She and Mezvinsky — the son of former Rep. Ed Mezvinsky, D-Iowa, and... »
Warner Home Video announced Monday that it is releasing a DVD collection of all significant Warner Brothers Clint Eastwood films. The 19-disc “Clint Eastwood: 35 Films, 35 Years at Warner Bros.” will be abailable on February 16. It will be Priced at $179.98 and weighs in at $1.66 per pound. According to Reuters, the... »
Swiss voters on Sunday approved a constitutional ban on the construction of Muslim minarets. The referendum passed with over 57% of the votes cast. The minaret “is a political symbol against integration; a symbol more of segregation, and first of all, a symbol to try to introduce Sharia law parallel to Swiss rights,” Ulrich... »
Professional basketball player Shaquille O’Neal paid for the funeral of Shaniya Davis, the five-year-old girl from Fayetteville, North Carolina who was kidnapped, raped and murdered after allegedly being trafficked by her mother to settle a drug debt. O’Neal said in a statement released by the Cleveland Cavaliers that he was touched when he saw... »
Four police officers were shot and killed Sunday morning as they sat in a coffee shop Sunday morning in Pierce County, Washington. MSNBC just reported the following: The officers were in the coffee shop in the Lakewood area with their laptop computers when one or two gunmen walked in and opened fire, Pierce County Sheriff’s... »
Hopes for a solid retail sales performance were diminished when data released on Saturday showed a small 0.5 percent increase for the traditional kickoff to the holiday shopping season. The results issued by ShopperTrak, which measures customer traffic in stores, indicates that shoppers appeared to hold on to tight budgets and were only vying... »
The global number of swine flu deaths has jumped by more than 1,000 in a week, according to the latest figures from the World Health Organization. According to the BBC, at least 7,826 people are now known to have died following infection with the H1N1 virus since it first emerged in Mexico in April.... »
At least 39 people were killed and nearly 100 injured when a Russian express train was derailed late on Friday. According to Reuters, the head of the Russian national railway company said the crash could have been a bomb attack. “There is objective evidence that … a blast from an explosive device is one of... »
Tiger Woods was injured when he pulled out his driveway in Orlando, Florida, early this morning. He struck a fire hydrant and drove into a tree at his neighbor’s property, the Florida Highway Patrol reported. According to the Orlando Sentinel, Orange County Fire Rescue received the call for aid at 2:28 a.m. Woods was... »
In a prime-time speech Tuesday from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, President Barak Obama is expected to announce that he is sending up to 35,000 additional troops to Afghanistan beginning next year. This anticipated announcement is bound to not please his supporters from his Left/Liberal base. “I think there will be some... »
It’s labeled “Black Friday” – the traditional start of the U.S. holiday shopping season. As consumers rush toward incredible early morning discounts on a wide range of products, retailers are banking on revitalized spending that will propel sales to new levels. Lurking in the background, however, U.S. stock index futures pointed to a sharp... »
The lovers made a conspicuous display of their affection toward each other which included words of mutual praise, displays of hugging, and, most touching, they were even holding hands. This was not a scene from a cheesy Brazilian soap opera, this was the Chavez-Ahmadinejad affair scripted for public consumption during Ahmadinejad’s final stop of... »
Gorgeous, talented and extremely generous! What’s not to love about Hollywood’s hottest couple – Brangelina? Angelina Jolie, 34, and Brad Pitt, 45, donated a whopping $6.8 million to various charitable organizations in 2008. The Jolie-Pitt Foundation raised over $13 million in 2008 and donated $6.8 million to non-profits including, Global Health ($2 million), Human... »
Health officials are seeing a worrying pattern of serious bacterial infections in swine flu patients, mostly among younger adults not normally vulnerable to them, reports Reuters. “We are seeing an increase of serious pneumococcal infections around the country,” Dr. Anne Schuchat of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told reporters. “That is... »
Police in Hemet, California are questioning a female teenager who was seen in a home where charred human remains were discovered during a search for three missing teens on Wednesday. Felicia Sharpe, her boyfriend Jose Campos and Adrian Rios, all 17, were reported missing on November 17. Their disappearance has been described by police as suspicious.... »
On Wednesday, the Swiss Federal Criminal Court accepted Roman Polanski’s bail plea and his offer to surrender his passport. According to the BBC, the court accepted Polanski’s plea to be freed on a $4.5 million bail from a Swiss jail where he is being held for a US child sex case. The bail stipulates... »
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Fifteen-year-old teen pop sensation Justin Bieber broke his foot while opening for Taylor Swift on Monday night at London’s Wembley Theatre. He suffered through the pain and finished his song before limping backstage to seek medical attention. An ambulance took Bieber to a local hospital where he spent the rest of the evening getting x-rays and... »
Navy SEALs successfully captured one of the most-wanted terrorists in Iraq Ahmed Hashim Abed, the alleged mastermind of the murder and mutilation of four Blackwater USA security guards in Fallujah in 2004. Now three of the SEALs involved in his capture are facing criminal charges according to a report by FoxNews. The three are... »
Olympic gymnast Alicia Sacramone, 21, has confirmed in an interview that she is dating Cleveland Browns quarterback Brady Quinn. Sacramone chatted with USA Gymnastics while in Hartford, Conn. to promote the 2010 Visa Championships. Olympic gymnast Alicia Sacramone has confirmed in an interview with USA Gymnastics that she is dating Cleveland... »
American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert will not be appearing on Good Morning America on Wednesday morning. ABC cancelled the performance after Lambert’s controversial, sexually-charged performance of his new single, the title track from ‘For Your Entertainment’ at the 2009 American Music Awards Sunday on ABC. During the S&M-themed performance, the American Idol runner-up flipped off... »
Heidi Klum has taken the name of her husband of four years, Seal Samuel. The 36-year-old Project Runway host is now officially Heidi Samuel. The couple have three chilren, the youngest is just six weeks old. Heidi has one child with Italian businessman Flavio Briatore. The model made a surprise appearance on the... »
Eight Muslim immigrants in Minnesota were indicted Monday for terrorism-related charges. According to USA Today, some are accused of getting training from al-Qaeda overseas and returning to the United States to recruit jihadists. The FBI has investigated the disappearance of nearly two dozen young Somali men from the Minneapolis area over the past year.... »
Between Sarah Palin’s rock star performance during her book promotion tour and the hints from Lou Dobbs, the race for the 2012 presidency is shaping up to be an exciting time. Palin appears to be courting her base in the Republican Party while Dobbs is enticing those who are frustrated with both parties. Both have... »
The South Carolina Ethics Commission has charged Gov. Mark Sanford with 37 counts of violating state ethics laws, according to a complaint released by the commission on Monday. The complaint follows a three-month investigation into Sanford’s use of taxpayer money. Sanford is accused of using tax money to buy business-class airfare on domestic and... »
Nicole Kidman and Kate Hudson, costars in the new musical ‘Nine’, appeared onstage at the 2009 American Music Awards to introduce the Black Eyed Peas. Hudson learned the importance of double stick tape when her vintage silver Versace mini-dress came an ace of revealing a bit too much of the gorgeous actress.... »
Jennifer Lopez fell on her lovely derriere during her performance of ‘Louboutins‘ at the 2009 American Music Awards on Sunday. J. Lo, 40, climbed a human pyramid of scantily-clad dancers and landed on her backside as she jumped down. The actress/pop-singer made a quick recovery and appeared totally unharmed by her little booty-bounce. Will.i.am of the Black... »
Democrats basked in the sun of Saturday night’s victory that garnered the necessary 60 votes to proceed their health care package to the Senate floor. Now the dawn of reality sets in. Suddenly the 60 becomes 56 – at least four Senators are adamant that they do not support the legislation in any current configuration... »
A Canadian woman on long-term sick leave claims that she lost benefits because of photos posted on Facebook. Nathalie Blanchard has been on sick leave from IBM in Bromont, Quebec for the past year after being diagnosed with major depression. She was receiving monthly sick-leave benefits from insurance giant Manulife. Nathalie called Manulife when... »
The Chinese government appears increasingly to be piercing U.S. government and defense industry computer networks to gather useful data for its military. “A large body of both circumstantial and forensic evidence strongly indicates Chinese state involvement in such activities,” the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission said in its 2009 report to Congress, according... »
