‘Left shark’ vendor ready to fight Katy Perry
Sosa, who typically prints and sells sculptures based on politicians, had said he was going to abide by the order because “all this lawyer crap is very stressful.” – Perry’s…
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How did Beck beat out Beyonce?
In Sunday night’s biggest surprise, Beck’s downbeat “Morning Phase” nabbed the Grammy for album of the yeareclipsing darling-of-the-moment Sam Smith, who collected four Grammys, and pop queen Beyonce, whose latest,…
Gitmo translator ID’d as CIA ‘black site’ agent
According to a transcript of the proceedings obtained by CNN, bin al Shibh told the presiding judge, Col. James Pohl, he objected to the presence of the translator because “I…
Obama to Netanyahu: Merkel wouldn’t have done it
Obama and Merkel, the German chancellor, fielded questions from reporters Monday about new sanctions on Iranwhich Congress is pushing, but Obama says should be delayed while a deal to end…
Another Secret Service departure in the works
The latest departure is the Deputy Director of the U.S. Secret Service, A.T. Smith, who is stepping aside for another position within the Department of Homeland Security, according to the…
Captive British journalist shown in ISIS video, the ‘last in this series’
In the video, he shows parts of Aleppo, saying the destruction is caused not only by the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad but also U.S.-led coalition airstrikes. – ISIS,…
UNICEF ‘7’ fund is ‘number one priority’ for David Beckham
He’s a football star, a fashion mogul and a prospective sport team owner, but David Beckham is in no doubt as to his most pressing concern. It’s a charitable collaboration…
Conspiracy theories aplenty in wake of Argentine prosecutor’s death
Nisman, a special prosecutor who was investigating a deadly 1994 terror attack, filed a report alleging that the country’s President, foreign minister and other political leaders were conspiring to cover…
Closing arguments in trial of Costa Concordia captain
Schettino, who was the captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship when it crashed into the rocks off the Tuscan island of Giglio, in January 2012, is facing 26 years…
Common Core fight a larger battle over the size of government
While he rolled out more specific education reform proposals Monday, Jindal framed the debate over Common Core in broader terms in a conversation with reporters Monday hosted by the Christian…
Putin in Ukraine: Why would he stop in the face of weakness?
Since invading and annexing Crimea almost one year ago, the Russian president has been running rings around the European Union, NATO and the Obama administration. It is not that Putin…
Merkel in middle of U.S, Russia standoff
Angela Merkel, the German chancellor desperately working to reach a diplomatic accord ending unrest in eastern Ukraine, continued her efforts at the White House Monday, urging President Obama to forestall…
The latest to die on ‘Walking Dead’ is …
Tyreese (Chad L. Coleman), who had tried to maintain some morality in the nightmarish postapocalyptic world, fell victim to a walker bite halfway through the show and struggled to stay…
What’s the most popular place in the world to take a selfie?
The UK-based ticket booking site analyzed 219 million Instagram posts tagged “selfie” between October 2010 and January 2015 to come up with the list. The Eiffel Tower emerged as the…
‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ will heat up your week
There’s also lots of fun being had, from “Fifty Shades”-related merchandise (giving new meaning to the term “movie tie-in,” given the story’s themes of sadomasochism and bondage) to a version…
Jindal: Arms for Ukraine, sanctions for Russia to change Putin ‘calculus’
Jindal argued that Putin invaded Crimea last year and has continued to support separatists in eastern Ukraine because “he neither feared nor respected the leadership in the West, especially the…
Same-sex couples to wed in Alabama despite efforts to block them
State Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore, who was ousted from his first chief justice post in 2003 after refusing to remove a Ten Commandments monument from the Alabama Judicial…
Measles case reported in another state
“The infected infant arrived in Atlanta from outside of the U.S. and is being cared for at Egleston at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta,” the Georgia Department of Public Health said…
Magna Carta found in scrapbook may be worth millions
After rummaging through a scrapbook of council archives, Bateson found the Forest Charter, a document issued by King Henry III in 1217, as well as a tattered page that he…
Angelique Kidjo: ‘Do I LOOK like I have Ebola?’
“The driver just asked, ‘where are you from?’ Of course I have an accent, and I’m not going to hide the fact that I’m from West Africa. Then he said,…
Huckabee: Wouldn’t be a ‘shock’ if I run
“I don’t think it’ll be a big shock to anybody if I jump in the fray and once again run for president in 2016,” he said on CNN’s New Day,…
Alabama gay marriages allowed after Supreme Court order
Late last month, a federal district judge struck down Alabama’s laws prohibiting same sex marriage but stayed the order until today. Gay rights advocates plan to marry beginning at 8…
Designing superfast boats … with an iPad?!
Like Hockney, this is man whose canvas is a tablet. His subject? Ultra-slick, quick racing boats. Dirk Kramers, who counts Ted Turner among his former employers, has been tasked with…
#AFCON2015: World reacts as Ivory Coast win title in dramatic final
The unlikely hero of the evening was Boubacar Barry, Ivory Coast’s hitherto reserve goalkeeper, only promoted to the team after an injury side-lined first choice Sylvain Gbohouo. After saving two…
Washington’s stars mingle with rockstars at the Grammys
The sighting prompted criticism on social media, with viewers noting the discrepancy between the Democratic Party’s stated focus on income inequality and two of its more prominent members attending such…
‘Better Call Saul’: What’s the verdict?
Then we flashed back to 2002 to see Jimmy McGillas Saul used to be knownstruggling to keep clients and pay the bills between issues with his brother, Chuck, and some…
The ‘revenge porn’ victory we need
The fight against “revenge porn” chalked up a small victory recently. So why am I not celebrating? The Federal Trade Commission released a statement saying it had barred Craig Brittain,…
Best memes of Grammys 2015: Iggy Azalea, Rihanna and more
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Merkel to meet Obama as arming Ukraine debated
“The progress that Ukraine needs cannot be achieved with more weapons,” Merkel said. “I have grave doubts about the validity of this point.” Merkel said she believes that if the…
Obama ‘hopeful’ about partisanship, race relations
“I don’t worry about that, because I don’t think that’s going to last,” he said in an interview with Vox, when asked about statistics that show the Democratic and Republican…