September 20th, 2010 by Elizabeth
NASSAU, Bahamas — A boater who disappeared off Jaws Beach – on an island where one of the "Jaws" movies was filmed – is likely the person whose remains were found in the belly of a shark, police say.
Authorities used fingerprints to identify Judson Newton, although they are still waiting for DNA test results, Assistant [...]
September 18th, 2010 by Elizabeth
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who has positioned himself as a national figure on firebrand conservative causes, has criticized U.S. House Minority Leader John Boehner for seeking a possible compromise on tax cuts with President Barack Obama.
In an interview with The Associated Press, Perry also embraced the two newly elected Republicans backed by [...]
September 16th, 2010 by Elizabeth
When we first heard singer/songwriter, Matt White, we couldn’t help comparing him to two of our favorite artists — John Mayer and Five For Fighting. With his soulful voice and classical piano training, the 29-year-old New Jersey native melts our hearts! HollywoodLife.com chatted exclusively with Matt about his relationship with John Mayer, what he [...]
September 15th, 2010 by Elizabeth
If you’re a fan of Will Arnett’s crazy antics as magician George Bluth on Arrested Development, his new show is going to be your cup of tea! Hey there, BFFs! I caught a sneak preview of Fox’s new TV show, Running Wilde, and I was totally left wanting more — it’s hilarious!
So [...]
September 13th, 2010 by Elizabeth
Fueling the myth mongering that Barack Obama is not a natural-born U.S. citizen, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said in a recent interview that the president may follow a "Kenyan, anti-colonial" worldview.
Speaking to the National Review, Gingrich pointed to a recent Forbes article by conservative writer Dinesh D'Souza which attempted to trace the [...]
September 11th, 2010 by Elizabeth
After a string of eleven suicides this year at Chinese electronics manufacturer Foxconn put the company under intense international scrutiny, the builder of iPhones granted Bloomberg Businessweek exclusive access to the press-shy CEO Terry Gou.
Previous investigations have focused on the workers, but Businessweek has gotten Gou's take on the suicides--and it's blunt. Here's [...]
September 10th, 2010 by Elizabeth
This story comes courtesy of California Watch
By Mark Schapiro
The attorneys general of at least four states are preparing to sue California if the state's landmark law limiting greenhouse gas emissions survives a challenge at the ballot box this November.
The attorneys general of Alabama, Nebraska, Texas and North Dakota have been devising [...]
September 9th, 2010 by Elizabeth
Despite making his self-proclaimed "encyclopedic knowledge of the U.S. Constitution" a cornerstone of his U.S. Senate campaign, Utah Republican Mike Lee seems to have some serious problems with the historical text.
Take the 17th Amendment of the Constitution, for instance. While many Americans may be unfamiliar with the body of text -- which maintains [...]
September 8th, 2010 by Elizabeth
The president of Montana's Big Sky Tea Party Association has been fired from his leadership position following remarks made online that implied his support for the public hanging of homosexuals.
According to a report from the Helena Independent Record, former Big Sky Tea Party president Tim Ravndal had the following exchange posted on his [...]
September 7th, 2010 by Elizabeth
Just before he was diagnosed with Stage 4 throat cancer, Michael Douglas sat down with Men's Journal (via the Daily News) for an interview in which he expressed regret over putting his career above fatherhood. Earlier this year Michael's oldest son, Cameron, was sentenced to five years in prison for dealing meth.
On his [...]