Strauss-Kahn Expected to Defend Legality of Lust at Trial
LILLE, France — Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former head of the International Monetary Fund who is accused of participating in a global sex ring, was expected to testify on Tuesday to…
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Martin O’Malley Broke His Arm At The Gym
Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) tweeted Monday that he suffered a broken elbow over the weekend. – O’Malley’s gym mishap follows another Democrat’s painful workout experience. Senate Minority Leader…
5 Things You Never Knew About Comedian Larry Wilmore
The comedian and former Daily Show correspondent — now host of The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore, on Comedy Central — fills us in. – My biggest pet peeve is…people…
The Great Mitt-Stakes: Who ‘Wins’ Now That Romney Has Quit The Race?
Every election cycle can be considered, first and foremost, a monument to hype. With every passing week, the political world is a blizzard of brash predictions, bold pronouncements, and bad…
UNC basketball legend Dean Smith dies at 83, university says
He is often mentioned in the same breath as former Indiana and Texas Tech coach Bobby Knight, Syracuse’s Jim Boeheim and longtime rival Mike Krzyzewski of Duke, all of whom…
Bruce Jenner Involved in Deadly Car Crash in Malibu
MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles County sheriff’s officials said the former Olympian Bruce Jenner was in one of the three cars involved in a crash on the Pacific Coast…
Overture by Houthis to Ousted Officials
SANA, Yemen — Leaders of the Houthi rebels announced on Saturday that they had appointed four key ministers from the government they ousted to a national security committee. The move…
Cory Batey, Convicted Of Rape At Vanderbilt: ‘I Can’t Express How Sorry I Am’ (VIDEO)
In an exclusive interview with Dr. Phil from prison, where Cory Batey awaits sentencing after being convicted of raping an unconscious classmate in a Vanderbilt University dorm room, the former…
Naeem Williams Gets Life Sentence In 5-Year-Old Daughter’s Death
A former Hawaii-based soldier who avoided the death penalty in his 5-year-old daughter’s beating death will spend the rest of his life behind bars. A federal judge in Honolulu on…
House Benghazi panel to interview top Clinton, Obama aides
The panel will also hone in on staff close to Clinton when they interview Jake Sullivan, one of her top policy advisers, and Cheryl Mills, Clinton’s chief of staff at…
HUFFPOLLSTER: Poll Finds New Hampshire Mostly Uncertain About 2016
New Hampshire voters have yet to tune in to 2016. Investigative journalists suspect the government is spying on them. And most people don’t really care about politicians’ high school drug…
Apple CEO who fired Steve Jobs: ‘I wish I had hired him back’
“I say that without any reservation,” said Sculley. “Tim is doing a brilliant job.” Related: The Apple Watch will flop. Here’s why Sculley said comparing Cook to former Microsoft (MSFT,…
Former Aides Confirm That Obama Was Irritated With Mitt Romney’s Concession Call
Two former top White House aides came to the defense of David Axelrod, a former advisor to President Barack Obama, on Thursday after one of Mitt Romney’s former aides said…
Where’s Obama’s ISIS strategy?
Three retired senior military commanderswith 12 stars between themrecently came before the Senate Armed Services Committee to give their assessment of the defense and security challenges facing our country. With…
Fired Basketball Coach Says U Of Hawaii Owes Him $1.4 Million
HONOLULU (AP) — University of Hawaii’s former basketball coach is disputing charges leveled against him in an NCAA notice of allegations and says the school owes him more than $1.4…
The Bruce Jenner Story Goes From Gossip to News
For the last few years, there have been rumors and anonymously sourced tabloid items suggesting that Bruce Jenner, the former Olympic champion and somewhat comically befuddled patriarchal figure on “Keeping…
Mother of victim in Aaron Hernandez trial composed on stand
“You are not to cry,” the judge said. “Yes, your honor,” Ward replied during her brief appearance as a prosecution witness in the murder trial of former New England Patriots…
Jeb Bush heads to Iowa next month
Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, former Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania and real estate titan Donald Trump are also confirmed for…
5 things to know for your New Day — Wednesday, February 4
ISIS OUTRAGE In retaliation: Jordan executed two al Qaeda prisoners before dawn today, following through on a promised strong response to ISIS’ killing of pilot Moath al-Kasasbeh. Put to death…
Ricardo Medina Jr., Former ‘Power Rangers’ Star, Released After Prosecutors Decline To Press Charges
Former “Power Rangers” star Ricardo Medina Jr. was released from jail today after the district attorney’s office declined to charge him in the stabbing death of Joshua Sutter on Saturday….
Hillary Clinton Says #GrandmothersKnowBest When It Comes To Vaccinating Kids
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton dove into the Great Vaccine Debate this week with a tweet that left no doubt about where she stands. – In the end, Clinton’s…
Suge Knight Hospitalized After Court Appearance
Former rap music mogul Suge Knight pleaded not guilty Tuesday to murder and attempted murder charges before complaining of chest pain and being rushed to a hospital. No further information…
The Super Bowl Overshadowed A Disturbing New Study Of Youth Football
NFL fans have been occupied with deflated footballs, Marshawn Lynch quotables and Russell Wilson interceptions over the past couple of weeks. So it’s excusable if they overlooked a study published…
Poll: Clinton sweeps GOP foes save Bush tie in Florida
Other native sons didn’t fare as well against the former secretary of state, with Clinton still topping Florida’s Sen. Marco Rubio 49% to 39% and also leading Pennsylvania’s former Sen….
How An Email From Gus Van Sant Led To James Franco’s New Film
In recent years, James Franco has played his fair share of gay characters. There was Allen Ginsberg in “Howl,” poet Hart Crane in “The Broken Tower,” and most notably, Scott…
HUFFPOLLSTER: Iowa Poll Finds Divided GOP Field
A new Iowa poll fuels speculation about who benefits from Mitt Romney’s decision not to run. Republicans support government action on climate change. And a prominent market researcher thinks we…
Rory McIlroy opens 2015 account with Dubai win
McIlroy carded a two-under-par final round 70 at the Emirates GC for a tournament record equaling tally of 22-under, leaving him three shots clear of Alexander Noren of Sweden. The…
Tagg Romney: I’m both ‘sad and relieved’ at dad’s decision
It was last weekend, Tagg and others say, that the former Massachusetts governor came to the conclusion that he was “unlikely” to enter the race, but wanted to sit on…
Mitt Romney Drops Out, But He Got Us Good
As it was foretold, here we are on a Friday, and Mitt Romney, baron of the end-of-the-week news dump, is once more tugging the rug beneath our feet: Former Massachusetts…
Would-be 2016 foes welcome Romney’s decision not to run
Romney’s decision came exactly three weeks after he told a roomful of donors that he was seriously considering a run for president, a move that shook up the field of…