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Top police job interests US 'supercop': report
Jan 22, 2013 20:50 EST
The police chief credited with slashing crime in New York and Los Angeles would be willing to take charge of London's Metropolitan police force, the Times reported Wednesday.
Online crowd powers "Girl Rising" film debut
Jan 21, 2013 15:01 EST
Tech startup Gathr is putting the power of the crowd behind 'Girl Rising,' a film that poignantly backs the fact that educating girls makes our world a better place.
Europe hit by blizzards, air traffic havoc, deaths
Jan 19, 2013 17:32 EST
Extreme winter weather swept across western Europe on Saturday, leaving thousands of passengers stranded at London's main international airport and claiming several lives in Spain, Portugal, Scotland and France, including those of three Mali-bound soldiers.
Media veteran tapped to be Tribune Co. CEO
Jan 18, 2013 09:52 EST
Media veteran Peter Liguori, a former News Corp and Discovery Communications top executive, has been named chief executive at Tribune Co. following the conglomerate's exit from bankruptcy.
Debate 'overdue' on movie link to gun violence: Redford
Jan 18, 2013 01:17 EST
Studying the impact of movies on real-life gun violence is "overdue", veteran director Robert Redford said, suggesting a possible link between guns and box office takings.
Debate 'overdue' on movie link to gun violence: Redford
Jan 17, 2013 16:55 EST
Studying the impact of movies on real-life gun violence is "overdue," veteran director Robert Redford said Thursday, suggesting a possible link between guns and box office takings.
'Gorgeous' Gussy Moran dies
Jan 17, 2013 16:13 EST
"Gorgeous" Gussy Moran, a pioneer of professional women's tennis whose lacy underwear caused a sensation at Wimbledon in 1949, has died at the age of 89.
Oprah banks on Armstrong to lift her network's profile
Jan 16, 2013 21:55 EST
Oprah Winfrey's exclusive interview with Lance Armstrong is a coup for the talk show diva as she strives to pull her upstart OWN network to the front of the crowded TV peloton.
Sex, Internet, music on tap at Sundance film fest
Jan 16, 2013 21:55 EST
Sex, the Internet and good old-fashioned rock-and-roll will dominate the 29th Sundance Film Festival, the top showcase of independent US cinema that opens Thursday in the snowy mountains of Utah.
Julien David street cool kicks off Paris menswear shows
Jan 16, 2013 17:13 EST
Tokyo-based French designer Julien David made his men's catwalk debut Wednesday at the Paris menswear shows with a casual but elegant streetwear-inspired collection, while Mugler reinvented uniforms in a blaze of acid colours.
Julien David street cool kicks off Paris mens shows
Jan 16, 2013 11:18 EST
Tokyo-based French designer Julien David came home Wednesday to make his men's catwalk debut on day one of the Paris menswear shows with a casual but elegant streetwear-inspired collection.
Elton John has second baby via surrogate
Jan 16, 2013 08:45 EST
British pop star Elton John and his partner David Furnish have become parents for a second time, they confirmed on Wednesday.
Lindsay Lohan pleads not guilty in latest court fight
Jan 15, 2013 17:02 EST
The troubled American actress Lindsay Lohan pleaded not guilty Tuesday to three misdemeanor charges stemming from an auto accident in a case that could send her to prison.
New York school bus strike to strand 152,000 kids
Jan 14, 2013 19:18 EST
Drivers of New York's yellow school buses planned to go on strike Wednesday, leaving 152,000 children looking for a new way to get to class on time.
US boy guilty of killing Neo-Nazi father
Jan 14, 2013 16:51 EST
An abused 12-year-old boy who shot his Neo-Nazi father dead while he was sleeping at their California home was found guilty Monday of second degree murder.
Stars bare shoulders on chilly Globes red carpet
Jan 14, 2013 03:45 EST
Hollywood stars walked the red carpet into the 70th annual Golden Globe awards in a glittering array of gowns, daring to bare their shoulders despite the chilly temperatures in Los Angeles.
Sexual assault, stabbing in US hostage drama
Jan 11, 2013 15:15 EST
A woman was sexually assaulted and another victim was stabbed during a late-night hostage-taking that lasted into the early hours Friday at a department store near Los Angeles, police said.
US sub's periscope strikes vessel in Gulf: Navy
Jan 11, 2013 05:00 EST
A US submarine's periscope struck a vessel in the Gulf on Thursday but apparently caused no major damage or injuries, the US Navy's Fifth Fleet said in a statement.
US sub's periscope strikes vessel in Gulf: Navy
Jan 10, 2013 22:05 EST
A US submarine's periscope struck a vessel in the Gulf on Thursday but apparently caused no major damage or injuries, the US Navy's Fifth Fleet said in a statement.
'Heroics' prevent worse US school shooting
Jan 10, 2013 18:11 EST
A high school student in California walked into class on Thursday armed with a shotgun, shot one classmate and missed another before staff "heroics" helped prevent further bloodshed.
