Syria death toll exceeds 5,000: U.N. rights chief
AMMAN (Reuters) - More than 5,000 people have been killed in nine months of unrest in Syria, the U.N. human rights chief said, as an insurgency begins to overshadow what had been mostly peaceful protests against President Bashar al-Assad. The … [Read More...]
Lawmakers freeze $700 million to Pakistan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The leaders of a U.S. House-Senate negotiating panel have agreed to freeze $700 million in U.S. aid to Pakistan until it offers to help in the fight against improvised explosive devices in the region, exerting more … [Read More...]
Campaign 2012
Lawmakers reach tentative deal to fund government
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers moved closer to a deal on Monday to fund the government through next year, potentially avoiding a shutdown that would have further damaged Congress' tattered … [Read More...]
Candidate Gingrich vows fidelity to wife
DES MOINES (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich pledged on Monday to remain faithful to his third wife, fighting back against rivals who have raised his past … [Read More...]
Playboy releases Lindsay Lohan issue from custody a week early
After photos from Lindsay Lohan's upcoming Playboy pictorial were purportedly leaked last week, founder Hugh Hefner has decided to go ahead and release the whole January/February issue … [Read More...]
Entertainment
Barry Manilow hospitalized for hip muscle repair
Barry Manilow has been shaking his hips on stage for decades, and now he has to have those muscles repaired. … [Read More...]
Meryl Streep covers Vogue magazine for first time
Meryl Streep may be considered one of the finest actresses around, yet she says she believed her career was over 20 years ago. … [Read More...]
Billy Joel gets portrait at NYC’s Steinway Hall
The Piano Man is now officially a Steinway man. … [Read More...]
Record exec dies after Hollywood shooting
A music industry executive died Monday after being shot last week by a rampaging gunman in the heart of Hollywood, a hospital spokeswoman said. … [Read More...]
Sports
Clippers say no deal to proposed trade for Paul
The day began with the Los Angeles Clippers rejecting a proposed deal by the New Orleans Hornets for Chris Paul and it ended with them claiming five-time All-Star guard Chauncey Billups off … [Read More...]
Special teams play gives Seattle early 10-0 lead
Michael Robinson returned a blocked punt 17 yards for a touchdown to help the Seattle Seahawks take a 10-0 lead over the St. Louis Rams after the first quarter on Monday night. … [Read More...]
Dolphins fire Tony Sparano as coach
Even before the Miami Dolphins fired Tony Sparano on Monday, names of potential successors were being bandied about. … [Read More...]
Quiet Pa. town center stage for Sandusky faceoff
A sleepy country town better known for fly fishing than courtroom drama takes center stage Tuesday for a face-to-face encounter between a disgraced Penn State coach and the young men who say … [Read More...]
Health
No extra birth defect risk after cancer treatment: study
(Reuters) - The radiation and chemotherapy given to young cancer patients don't seem to increase the risk that their own children will have birth defects years later, a U.S. and Canadian … [Read More...]
Brazil’s Lula is beating cancer, doctors say
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - A 75 percent reduction in the size of a tumor in former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's throat has surprised his doctors and could put the popular … [Read More...]
