Madonna Suffered ‘A Bit Of Whiplash’ After Her Brit Awards Fall
Madonna fell down and carried on at the Brit Awards on Wednesday, just as she promises in her new song, “Living for Love.” But it turns out the singer suffered…
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Spain Arrests 8 on Suspicion of Fighting for Rebels in Ukraine
MADRID — The Spanish police on Friday carried out the first arrests in Western Europe of citizens accused of traveling to Ukraine to fight on the side of the Russian-backed…
1st glimpse of Eddie Redmayne in role as transgender pioneer
An image posted Friday on Twitter gives a very different view of Oscar-winning British actor Eddie Redmayne. – Elbe, born in Denmark as Einar Wegener, was an artist who began…
Why 70-year-old Iwo Jima photo became iconic
But a U.S. commander thought the flag was too small to be seen at a distance. And so, a few hours later, five more Marines and one Navy medical corpsman…
Isaac Latterell, South Dakota Lawmaker, Says Planned Parenthood Is Worse Than ISIS
A South Dakota lawmaker attacked Planned Parenthood on his official website, calling the family planning center worse than ISIS. Isaac Latterell, a Republican member of the state’s House of Representatives,…
Thousands Protest In Argentina Demanding Answers In Prosecutor Alberto Nisman’s Death
Thousands of Argentines marched in the capital Wednesday demanding answers in the mysterious death of prosecutor Alberto Nisman exactly one month after he was found in his bathroom with a…
Rick Scott’s Corruption Spiral
Withholding evidence. Government business carried out in secret. Potential criminal investigations. Read the whole story at Salon
Islamist Faction in Libya Now Strikes From the Sky
CAIRO — The Islamist-backed faction in Libya’s civil conflict said Tuesday that it had carried out its first airstrike, targeting opponents in the town of Zintan in an escalation of…
French Jews See Cemetery Vandalism as Latest Sign of Anti-Semitism
PARIS — Teenage vandals are suspected of overturning as many as 250 gravestones in a cemetery in a rural part of eastern France near the German border, where many Jews…
Mosque attack kills 19; Pakistani Taliban claims responsibility
The Pakistani Taliban carried out the attack, spokesman Muhammad Khurasan said in an e-mail to CNN, as revenge for Pakistan’s December 19 execution of a man. Up to five attackers…
Soul mate stories: Ring bearer and flower girl found love 45 years later
The story begins in 1969, when Raymond walked down the aisle with Helen Klinger for the first time. They were the ring bearer and flower girl in the wedding of…
United Arab Emirates Launches Airstrikes From Jordan Against ISIS
The United Arab Emirates launched airstrikes Tuesday against the Islamic State group from an air base in Jordan, marking its return to combat operations against the militants after it halted…
Gunmen attack Corinthia Hotel in Libya
An online group that supports ISIS said online that the attack was carried out in the name of Abu Anas al-Libi. – “We’re watching the situation very closely,” a spokesman…
Mikaela Shiffrin crowned ‘Snow Queen’ after slalom victory in Zagreb
“This felt incredible, it’s such a tough and long hill but they prepare it so well and make it really fun,” Shiffrin said in comments carried FIS website. The 19-year-old…
French Premier Manuel Valls Says Country’s ‘Apartheid’ Needs Addressing
France’s prime minister says the country needs to use the attacks carried out by three French Islamic extremists as a reason to look inward at “a territorial, social, and ethnic…
Indonesia executes 6 for drug offenses, sets off diplomatic storm
The executions, carried out by firing squad shortly after midnight Sunday local time, were the first under Indonesia’s new president Joko Widodo. Citizens of Malawi, Nigeria and Vietnam were also…