Hoffman's NYC funeral attracts Hollywood stars
NEW YORK (AP) — Meryl Streep, Cate Blanchett, Ethan Hawke, Brian Dennehey, Amy Adams and Ellen Burstyn were among the stars who paid their respects Friday at a private funeral for Philip Seymour Hoffman that combined sadness and humor to honor an actor widely considered among the best of his…
C. Africa crowd lynches fleeing Muslim: witnesses
Bangui (Central African Republic) (AFP) - A mob lynched a Muslim on Friday after he fell off a crowded lorry driving thousands of frightened civilians out of the strife-torn capital of the Central African Republic. A large convoy of lorries and taxis packed with Muslims fleeing Christian…
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AdChoices LumositySponsoredUS vows to defend Japan against China
Secretary of State John Kerry vowed Friday that the United States would defend Japan against attack including over islands claimed by China as tensions boil between the Asian powers. Kerry, who said he would visit China next week, met in Washington with Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and…
Girl Who Takes To The Stage Leaves Friend In The Wings
DEAR ABBY: My best friend, "Kyra," has joined the drama department at our school. She has made a lot of theater friends now and hangs out with them every day after school. She used to meet me occasionally at my locker after school, but no longer does so. The only time I see her, she's with her…
Woman posts photo of her breastfeeding puppy, says it was to save its life
As you might imagine, it's getting a lot of attention.
Top-ranked Serena says no to Indian Wells again
Sain Petersburg (United States) (AFP) - World number one Serena Williams has withdrawn from next month's WTA tournament at Indian Wells, an event which she entered last month after boycotting it since 2001. Williams, however, did not cite her injury as a reason for deciding against playing at…
Woman ordered to stop breastfeeding in child support court
Mobile, Alabama mother, Jeanna Harris, was waiting in child support court for her proceeding and breastfeeding her hungry baby, when she says a bailiff confronted her and forced her to stop and leave.
Latest GOP 2016 rankings: The leader will surprise you
He chops the Republican field into layers, and in his top tier Dr. Sabato puts New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (No. 3, and falling); He’s a hero to the right for winning a big victory in Wisconsin by limiting the bargaining powers of some public-sector labor unions.
Pope's Harley Davidson smashes expectations at Paris auction (8 photos)
A Harley-Davidson motorbike sold at auction on Thursday for almost 20 times its estimated value - because its previous owner was the pope. Signed "Francesco" on its tank, the Dyna Super Glide sold for 241,500 euros ($328,300), with a Harley-Davidson leather jacket, also signed by the pope, going…
Conan O’Brien Wins Late-Night TV With Jay Leno Jab
As Jay Leno departed late-night television Thursday, his previous “Tonight Show” replacement wasn’t ready to let the occasion pass without a jab.
Pope Benedict a year on: quiet life after making history
Those who have seen Benedict XVI since he retired agree: the former pontiff appears to have got a weight off his mind, leaving the complexities of Vatican politics behind for a simple life of prayer and piano. In the kiosks surrounding the Vatican, the wizened face of Joseph Ratzinger the academic…
Woody Allen Responds to Dylan Farrow's Open Letter
Woody Allen has responded to his adopted daughter's open letter in the New York Times and clearly paints ex-partner Mia Farrow as a vengeful liar.
The squirrels of Moscow's parks (8 photos)
One by one, the bushy-tailed residents of Moscow's parks have been disappearing. The problem: Russians have gone nuts for squirrels. City official Alexei Gorelov says he has received multiple reports of squirrel poaching in local parks. In response, municipal authorities on Jan. 31 ordered…
Frantic Search for Missing 6-Day-Old Baby
Several People Were in the House When Kayden Powell Vanished
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AdChoices Fortune BuildersSponsoredRodriguez drops lawsuits against league, union
Embattled New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez on Friday dropped his lawsuits against Major League Baseball, including one seeking a dismissal of his 162-game doping suspension. The major lawsuit, also filed against the major league players' union, was filed January 14 at US District…
The New Vegetarian and Vegan Diet Pyramid
If you're following a vegetarian diet, it's important to understand how to eat a well-balanced variety of foods in order to achieve optimal health. Oldways, a nonprofit food and nutrition organization, determined that it was time to update their 1997 version of the Vegetarian and Vegan Diet…
Attempt to hijack Turkish plane to Sochi foiled
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A Ukrainian man tried to hijack a Turkey-bound flight to Sochi, Russia, as the Winter Olympics were kicking off Friday, but the pilot tricked him and landed in Istanbul instead, where he was stealthily detained after a four-hour stand-off on a plane full of passengers, an…
An intense, yet effortless garlic sauce pasta
The goal was simple — the most intense garlic pasta I could muster.
In Sochi opening ceremony, portrait of New Russia – and Soviet nostalgia
It was, for long stretches, a caricature of itself – a mildly diverting attempt to play to all the things that an opening ceremonies "should be," from a saccharine window into the host nation's past to a waifish child as a pseudo-narrator to a Cirque du Soleil carnival of floating and glowing…
Panel says federal wolf plan used unproven science
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A proposal to lift federal protections for gray wolves across most of the U.S. suffered a significant setback Friday as an independent review panel said the government is relying on unsettled science to make its case.
