Ashton Carter Wins Senate Approval as Defense Secretary
WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday confirmed Ashton B. Carter to be the next defense secretary, installing a new Pentagon chief as the United States increases military action against the…
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Will Smith On Race In America: ‘It’s Our Responsibility To Clean Up The Mess’
Minus cameos in “Anchorman 2” and “Winter’s Tale,” Will Smith hasn’t appeared on screen since 2013’s “After Earth.” But Smith’s return as leading man is set for the end of…
Why Jon Stewart Was Bad for the Libs Who Loved Him– Slate
Seventeen years ago, The Daily Show was a forgettable late-night lark on a little-watched cable channel. Today, after covering seven elections and countless scandals, controversies, and local quirks, the show…
Ex-UNLV coach Jerry Tarkanian, ‘Tark the Shark,’ dies at 84
UNLV confirmed on its website the passing of the former Runnin’ Rebels head coach. Tarkanian had been hospitalized since Monday with respiratory problems and had been hospitalized three times in…
U.S. Little League champs lose title for using ineligible players
Little League International announced Wednesday that it is vacating all of the Jackie Robinson West squad’s wins from last year’s tournament, including from the Great Lakes regionals and U.S. championship,…
Dakota Johnson And Jimmy Fallon Prove They Can Make Anything Sexy
Unless you’re talking about old sweatpants, you don’t know sexy. “Fifty Shades of Grey” actress Dakota Johnson and “Tonight Show” host Jimmy Fallon are apparently so sexy that they can…
Sending arms to Ukraine won’t work
Intensifying clashes in eastern Ukraine following a new Russian-backed separatist offensive on January 13 have fueled debate over how the United States and others should respond to the uptick in…
How to eat sushi
With your fingers? Chopsticks? Dipped into soy sauce? Daubed with wasabi? One mouthful or two? The only certainty, it seems, is that its proper consumption demands both etiquette and practicality….
Taiwan Charges Dozens of Protesters in Takeover of Government Buildings
HONG KONG — Prosecutors in Taiwan have charged dozens of protesters over an occupation of government buildings last year that sought to block approval of a trade pact with China….
Explosion reported at chemical plant in eastern Ukraine
The attack took place late Sunday, according to the website. A number of buildings in the area were damaged, including residences, but no casualties have been reported. Eduard Basurin, a…
Kanye West Blasts The Grammys After Beck Win
During the Grammys broadcast on Sunday night, Kanye West nearly interrupted Beck after the rock star won Album of the Year over Beyoncé. Many outlets, including HuffPost Entertainment, assumed West’s…
‘Boyhood’ Scoops Best Film and Director Prizes at BAFTAs
LONDON — Coming-of-age drama “Boyhood” scooped three prizes including best film and director at Britain’s biggest film awards on Sunday, while “The Grand Budapest Hotel” took five gongs but missed…
‘Kinky Boots’ Star Billy Porter Wants To Create Harlem-Based Television Drama
Broadway powerhouse Billy Porter — on s brief break from his star turn in the Tony and Grammy Award winning hit musical — is keeping busy playing sold out shows,…
U.S. Hawks Say Arming Ukraine Is The Only Way To Save Europe. Actual Europeans Disagree.
WASHINGTON — Hours before Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) compared Europe’s attitude toward Russian President Vladimir Putin to appeasement toward Nazi Germany, the German ambassador here warned U.S. hawks not to…
Resveratrol Found In Red Wine May Help Prevent Memory Loss, Study Says
A compound found in foods including red wine, grapes, and peanuts may help prevent age-related memory loss, according to new research published by a faculty member in the Texas A&M…
Boko Haram massacres scores in Cameroon town, residents say
The attackers moved door-to-door slaughtering people in the predawn raid on the town of Fotokol, according to witnesses, and opened fire on at least three mosques, including the central mosque,…
Obama’s misguided corporate tax giveaways
President Obama’s new budget includes a mixed bag of tax reforms, including progressive proposals to create a fairer income tax, as well as misguided corporate giveaways. On the individual side,…
Harvey Weinstein Defends ‘American Sniper,’ Says It’s Better Than The ‘Junk Our Kids Are Seeing’
Why would “American Sniper” need defending, you ask? After all, its $249 million domestic grosses have made it the most lucrative war film of all time, the best wide-release January…
Geraldine McEwan, Veteran British Actress, Dead At 82
The family of longtime actress Geraldine McEwan says she has died following treatment for a stroke. She was 82. McEwan was known for many roles including playing the famous Agatha…
Carl Djerassi Dies at 91; Forever Altered Reproductive Practices as a Creator of the Pill
Carl Djerassi, an eminent chemist who 63 years ago synthesized a hormone that changed the world by creating the key ingredient for the oral contraceptive known as “the pill,” died…
Matt Damon And Ben Affleck Admit To Deflategate On ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’
This is wicked awesome. After all the controversy and hilarious news conferences with Tom Brady and Bill Belichick, Deflategate is getting blamed on a locker room attendant. Now, the problem…
Eugene de Kock, South African Death-Squad Leader, Is Granted Parole
South Africa has granted parole to Eugene de Kock, the convicted death-squad leader widely known as Prime Evil because of his abuses of black activists during the apartheid era, after…
Ex-D.C. cab driver lands on FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorists list
The FBI says Mohamed is accused of providing material support to Al Shabaab, the Somali-based group that’s linked to al Qaeda. The group has launched many deadly terrorist attacks, including…
Banking Committee approves Iran sanctions bill
Menendez and the bill’s Democratic supporters, including the Senate’s No. 3 Democrat Sen. Chuck Schumer, promised President Barack Obama in a letter Tuesday they would wait until after the March…
Sydney siege victim killed by police bullets, inquest hears
The revelations, which came in the opening day of an inquest into the 16-hour siege of a central Sydney cafe, are likely to further fuel questions about how New South…
Pentagon picks new Air Force One plane
It will undertake the modifications necessary to make the plane ready for presidential flights, including the addition of sophisticated communication equipment and living quarters for the President and his staff….
Qatar buys London’s banking district
Qatar already owns several London landmarks, including the Shard, which is western Europe’s tallest building. It also owns luxury department store Harrods, and the Olympic Village. – Chicago Mercantile Association:…
First lady Michelle Obama shakes hands with Saudi king. So?
The White House notes that representatives of the United States, including former Secretaries of State Hillary Clinton and Madeleine Albright, along with German Chancellor Angela Merkel have all visited the…
Former Lord’s Resistance Army Commander Appears at War Crimes Court
A captured Ugandan rebel commander made his first public appearance Monday at a hearing before the International Criminal Court, where he stands accused of crimes including murder and enslavement. Speaking…
Pete Wentz: Music Streaming Services ‘Don’t Appropriately’ Value Musicians
Taylor Swift sparked a national debate about streaming services last year when she pulled all her albums from Spotify, joining other artists including Garth Brooks and AC/DC. And even though…