Eddie Murphy is no longer hosting the 84th annual Academy Awards. Following the exit of his good friend Brett Ratner as producer of the show last night over a series of controversial comments, the Academy announced that Murphy has withdrawn from his hosting duties. Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2011 will be presented on Sunday, February […]
Penn State trustees fired football coach Joe Paterno and university president Graham Spanier amid the growing furor over how the school handled sex abuse allegations against an assistant coach. The massive shakeup Wednesday night came hours after Paterno announced that he planned to retire at the end of his 46th season.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) tried to name the three federal agencies he would like to eliminate if he is elected president, but he was able to name just two: the Commerce and Education Departments, on the Wednesday night’s CNBC debate. Perry received some assistance from Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas), who suggested that he should actually eliminate […]
Nüfusunun dörtte biri uzakdoğulu olan San Francisco’da yapılan belediye başkanlığı seçimini Çin kökenli Edwin Lee kazandı. Oyların yüzde 61’ini kazanan Lee, en yakın rakibine 22 puan fark atarak 4 yıllığına ABD’nin en büyük şehirlerinden biri olan San Francisco’nun belediye başkanı oldu.
San Francisco voters have apparently given Interim Mayor Ed Lee a full four-year term, which would make him the city’s first elected Asian-American chief executive, the San Francisco Chronicle is reporting. With strong support from the Chinese community, Lee finished with 61% of votes, followed by fellow Democrat and city Supervisor John Avalos with 39%. The race […]
Turkey has been hit by a second devastating earthquake in less than three weeks, killing three people and causing two hotels, an office block and up to 18 other buildings to collapse. The 5.7-magnitude quake hit the city of Van, which was devastated last month by a 7.6-magnitude earthquake that killed 600 people. The state […]
Pius Heinz, 22-year-old German, has won the $8.72 million prize at the World Series of Poker. “Honestly I’m not sure what I’m going to do with the money,” Heinz said early Wednesday after winning the main event in a marathon session of Texas Hold ’em. “Probably my family is going to get a couple gifts.” Heinz […]
A Colorado woman took matters into her own hands when her bike was stolen from outside of a Boulder sports bar. She tracked down her stolen bike on Craigslist, pretended to be an interested buyer and stole back her own bike. Read the story
High winds and surging waves pummeled Alaska’s western coast Wednesday, churning the Bering Sea and forcing residents of Nome and isolated native villages to seek higher ground inland. “We do have some reports of buildings losing roofs in the Nome area,” said meteorologist Scott Berg at the National Weather Service in Fairbanks. “Also water at […]
The first-ever test of a nationwide emergency alert system will be conducted at 2 p.m. ET today on all radio and TV stations — and the government wants to spread the word in advance, “so no one is caught off guard.” The 30-second test, to be overseen by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Federal Communications […]