After years of unwedded bliss, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have suddenly announced they’re engaged to be married. “Yes, it’s confirmed,” Cynthia Pett-Dante, Pitt’s manager, told USA TODAY in a statement. “It is a promise for the future, and their kids are very happy. There’s no date set at this time.” And yes, she confirms that Pitt designed the ring.
An 8.9 magnitude earthquake has hit off north-west Indonesia. A tsunami warning has been issued. A MAGNITUDE 8.9 earthquake struck off the western coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra today, triggering a tsunami warning, the US Geological Survey reported. The earthquake struck at a depth of 33 kilometers, at a location about 495 kilometers […]
In a surprise decision Tuesday, former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) will announce that he is suspending his presidential campaign, The Huffington Post’s Jon Ward has learned and several other outlets have reported.
Facebook announced Monday that it is buying photo-sharing service Instagram, a two year-old San Francisco-based company that has attracted more than 30 million users, for $1 billion in a cash and stock deal. In an update posted on his Facebook profile, Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg explained that the “talented team” at Instagram will be […]
The Labor Department says the economy added 120,000 jobs in March, down from more than 200,000 in each of the previous three months. The unemployment rate fell to 8.2 percent, the lowest since January 2009. But the rate dropped because fewer people searched for jobs. The official unemployment tally only includes those seeking work.
Turkey and the United States plan to provide “nonlethal” assistance, like communications equipment and medical supplies, directly to opposition groups inside Syria, and will urge other allies to do so as well. (New York Times)
According to ESPN’s Chris Mortensen, Peyton Manning has chosen to be the next quarterback of the Denver Broncos. ESPN’s Adam Schefter also tweeted that Manning has informed other teams of his decision. Upon parting ways with the Indianapolis Colts after 14 seasons, the four-time NFL MVP made his first free agent visit to Denver, spending several hours with […]
The gunman opened fire Monday in front of a Jewish school in the French city of Toulouse, killing a rabbi, his two young sons and a schoolgirl, the prosecutor’s office said. It was the third deadly motorcycle shooting in the same area in recent days. French prosecutors were studying possible terrorist links but the motive […]
At least 10 people, including a woman and two children, were killed Friday when a Nato Turkish helicopter crashed into a house and burst into flames on the outskirts of Kabul, officials said. Turkey’s military says, helicopter crash kills 12 Turkish soldiers.
