Here's an ugly word that has infiltrated itself into everyday discourse: "outage". Its etymology is a bit opaque, but it's clearly modelled on "shortage". Until last year it meant "a temporary suspension of operation, especially of electrical power supply"...
BEIJING - With its slim white body and glowing amber tip, it easily can pass as a regular cigarette. It even emits what look like curlicues of white smoke...
Legendary radio commentator Paul Harvey died today at a hospital in Phoenix. He was 90. Known for his distinct staccato delivery, dramatic pauses, and folksy intonations, Harvey's broadcasts were heard on over 1,200 radio stations and 400 Armed Forces networks...
Jasmine Murray drew the first slot of the night. She chose to sing "Love Song" by Sara Bareilles. Kara and Paula both said they were disappointed, and that she had pitch issues. Simon said he was very disappointed also. He really seemed to have wanted her to do well,...
Lindsay Lohan could land a role in Warren Beatty's new film - if she agrees to live with him. Warren is keen to cast Lindsay as his daughter but is...
President Obama today unveiled a proposed $3.55 trillion budget for the coming fiscal year that he said discards "dishonest" accounting practices of the past and makes "a historic commitment to comprehensive health care reform."
Hollywood's finest headed to a selection of glamourous post-Oscar parties once the formalities of the show were wrapped up. The infamous Vanity Fair party was slightly scaled back but an impressive line-up of stars including Madonna, Mick Jagger,...
LOS ANGELES - Heath Ledger won the supporting-actor Academy Award on Sunday for his demented reinvention of Batman villain the Joker in "The Dark Knight," becoming only the second actor to win an Oscar posthumously. Penelope Cruz claimed the evening's first prize, supporting actress, for her role as a tempestuous artist in Woody Allen's Spanish romance "Vicky Cristina Barcelona,"
The other top winners: Kate Winslet, best actress for the Holocaust-themed drama "The Reader"; Sean Penn, best actor for the title role of "Milk"; Heath Ledger, supporting actor for "The Dark Knight"; and Penelope Cruz, supporting actress for "Vicky Cristina Barcelona." A story of hope amid squalor in Mumbai, India, "Slumdog Millionaire"...
HOLLYWOOD -- After five previous nominations and five defeats, Kate Winslet says she has perfected her losing smile on Oscar night. But sixth time may be the charm for the British actress at Sunday’s 81st Academy Awards, where she finds herself in familiar territory once more....
Sunday night's Oscars host, Hugh Jackman, is sure to shake things up. For one thing, he's not a professional comedian like most previous hosts. For another, he tells CNN that he plans to do the entire show naked and inebriated...
VIENNA - Cocaine smuggling to Europe is dramatically increasing through West Africa, posing a substantial threat to the stability of a region already troubled by war and poverty, an international watchdog warned Thursday. The independent International Narcotics Control Board called on the U.N. and other donors to provide money and expertise to help fight smuggling, particularly in West African countries like Guinea-Bissau. "(If European nations want) to stop the cocaine coming to them, it is in...
Can anything stop "Slumdog Millionaire"?
In person, Pelosi is warmer than the sharp-edged patrician familiar from the nightly news. Despite the pending vote, she seems relaxed in a gray pinstriped suit accented with a necklace of gray and white pearls the size of jawbreakers....
CHICAGO — Go ahead. Kiss the girl. And you might make it a wet one, because scientists who are starting to understand the biochemistry of kisses say that saliva increases sex drive...
In this years Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue publishers decided to digitally remove Danica Patrick American Flag tattoo. What is the deal with that, they show nipples through shear bikini tops and painted on bikinis, but NOT an American Flag tattoo?...
Spoilers for the first "American Idol" results show of the season coming up in a hurry so I can start watching "Lost"...
This is just my take and does not represent the view of Dan Patrick. -- McLovin'
“It was just a sudden catastrophic event that took place, and 30 seconds later they hit the ground,” said National Transportation Safety Board Member Steven Chealander at a press briefing yesterday in Amherst, New York...
