Matthew McConaughey’s ‘Dazed and Confused’ and other celeb auditions
A video of McConaughey’s audition is making the rounds in honor of the Criterion release of the 1993 Richard Linklater film. There’s the young actor looking majorly relaxed (he is…
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Vietnam vet loses clemency appeal in death penalty case
Brannan’s attorneys had hoped his sentence would be found unconstitutional. His defense attorneys claim Brannan, who served in Vietnam in the early 1970s, was suffering from post-traumatic stress and bipolar…
Republicans will have to spin struggling state economies in 2016
That comes in contrast to an increasingly rosy economic picture nationally, with a strong December jobs report that capped off the best year in terms of economic growth for the…
Stephanie Roche’s wonder goal pipped at post for Puskas award
Nevertheless, her brilliant goalfilmed by chancebeat Robin van Persie’s flying header for Holland against Spain at the World Cup into third place. Victorious Real Madrid forward Rodriguez hailed Roche’s effort…
The upside of dealing with the ‘enemy’?
“The sanctions are having an effect now,” says Jimmy Robertson, who leads Angus Dundee in Russia, until recently one of the single-malt specialist’s best markets. “Customers are having to negotiate…
Can we find cures for 7,000 diseases?
After months of listening to experts and stakeholders, the path to faster cures is clearer than ever. We call it the 21st Century Cures initiative, and Congress is about to…
Ben Ainslie’s honeymoon distress call answered by Sir Richard Branson
A four-time Olympic sailing gold medalist, Ainslie was on honeymoon in the Caribbean with his new wife, British TV presenter Georgie Thompson, when the furling system broke on the vessel’s…
Was that Bob Newhart refereeing the college football championship game?
Tonight's ref is Bob Newhart!!!! #CFPChampionship #OregonVsOhioState pic.twitter.com/FPbODNfocc – Incidentally, Ohio State won, 42-20.
Brain scans could help doctors better predict your behavior
The paper that runs in the latest edition of Neuron concludes that doctors might have more success treating some patients if they examined the way a person’s brain functioned first….
7 resolutions that yoga can help you keep past January
If you’ve set any of the top resolutionslike being happier, getting healthier or sleeping betteryoga offers ways to transform your resolutions into lasting reality. And it doesn’t matter if you’re…
Republican pol compares Obama absence to Hitler
Even Adolph Hitler thought it more important than Obama to get to Paris. (For all the wrong reasons.) Obama couldn't do it for right reasons Hitler visited Paris in 1940…
20 years later: Key moments from the O.J. Simpson trial
It was called the trial of the century and the first true reality show. O.J. Simpson went on trial for the killings of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her…
Marco Rubio: Radicalized individuals ‘very real threat’ to the West
In an interview with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, the Florida Republican noted that it’s becoming more common for individuals who’ve become radicalized outside of the Middle East to act on their…
The terrorist recruiting crossroads: Where Jihad meets rap
Rap videos supporting the Islamist ideals of Jihad are popping up all over the Internet. They have names like “Blow by Blow” and “Dirty Kuffar.” The videos espouse an us-against-the-world…
Charlie Hebdo attacks: Families lay kosher store victims to rest in Jerusalem
Now, five days after Philippe Braham, Yohan Cohen, Yoav Hattab and François-Michel Saada were shot dead during the final, tragic chapter to the Charlie Hebdo terror attacks in the French…
ISIS beheadings: Why we’re too horrified to watch, too fascinated to turn away
The murderers acted with a key demographic in mind, knowing that millions of people would tune in to watch. So the camera has created a new kind of crowd in…
Illicitly brewed liquor kills at least 25 in India
Thirteen of the patients are on life-support, said S.N.S. Yadav, the chief medical officer for the district of Lucknow. – Authorities have ordered an investigation into the incident.
9-year-old boy arrested after allegedly stealing gum
“A local judge issued an arrest warrant for a 9-year-old for failure to appear in court,” he told CNN. “Our officer located the child sometime last week, transported the child…
69 dead after drinking poisonous home brew in Mozambique
A group of people returning from a funeral stopped off late Friday in an area where customers can buy a popular home brewmade from sorghum, bran corn and sugar, and…
Ex-Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to be retried on embezzlement case
Mubarak, his sons Gamal and Alaa, and four new defendants are accused of embezzling $17.9 million allocated for the renovation of presidential palaces. – In November, he was cleared of…
Is ‘unlikable’ Cristiano Ronaldo taking sheen off Ballon d’Or?
Monday saw Portuguese and Real Madrid superstar Cristano Ronaldo crowned as winner of the FIFA Ballon d’Or for a second year in a row. It came as scant surprise, given…
Smells like team spirit: Fear and loathing in the dressing room
But in the last few weeks a rag-tag bunch of ‘misfits, throw-outs, not-wanteds’their own wordswho didn’t just take on the English football establishment but steamrollered their way through it, haven’t…
Two kids? Thanks but no thanks say some Chinese
Nationwide, nearly one million couples eligible under the new rules have applied to have a second child, state media reported on Monday. It’s estimated that 11 million couples are eligible…
D.C. train service snarled after smoke fills metro station, kills 1
One passenger died after smoke filled the L’Enfant Plaza metro station Monday afternoon, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority said. A total of 84 people were taken to hospitals. Metro…
5 things to know for your New Day — Tuesday, January 13, 2015
CHARLIE HEBDO CARTOON Newsstand ready: If the Charlie Hebdo attackers thought they could eliminate the magazine, they’re about to be proven wrong a million times over. Editors of the Paris-based…
Martin Luther King Jr.’s children’s return to court over his Bible and Nobel Prize
Bernice King contends her brothers aim to sell them, something she robustly opposes. Dexter King and Martin Luther King III succeeded last year in getting Bernice King to hand over…
Not very smart: Man busted for smuggling 94 iPhones strapped to body
Chinese customs officials on Sunday busted a Hong Kong man trying to sneak 94 iPhones into the mainlandby strapping them on his body. The man caught the attention of inspectors…
Free climbers near summit of El Capitan
Since December 27, Caldwell and Jorgeson have been scaling the 3,000-foot rock formation. Now, it appears the duo will reach the summit in just a few days. The route Caldwell…
Al Qaeda branch issues warning to France
“As long as its soldiers occupy countries such as Mali and Central Africa and bombard our people in Syria and Iraq, and as long as its lame media continues to…
UVA reinstates fraternity after police can’t find evidence of Rolling Stone rape claims
The decision came after Charlottesville police told UVA “that their investigation has not revealed any substantive basis to confirm that the allegations raised in the Rolling Stone article occurred at…