Sat May 19, 2012 - 9:36 PM

Chen escaped from house arrest in northeastern China last month and sought refuge in the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, embarrassing China and creating an uncomfortable backdrop for U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clintons visit to improve ties between the world's two biggest economies. "I am very gratified to see that the Chinese government has been dealing with the situation with restraint and calm and I hope to see that they continue to open discourse and earn the respec ... Full Story

Tue May 1, 2012 - 11:29 AM

Murdoch, according to the House of Commons select committee on culture, media and sport, which examined the phone-hacking scandal now convulsing the Australian-born moguls media empire, "is not a fit person to exercise the stewardship of a major international company". That wording immediately awoke memories of a judgment passed on Maxwell a generation ago by another arm of the British establishment, the Department of Trade and Industry, which had investigated the tak ... Full Story

Sun May 20, 2012 - 2:30 AM

The eclipse today (May 20) is known as an annular solar eclipse and is the first of its kind to be widely visible from much of the United States since 1994. Annular eclipses only occur when the moon is at a point in its orbit that is too far from Earth to completely block the suns disk. The result is a  ring-like, or annulus, effect that will be visible to observers lucky enough to be in the path of the eclipse's shadow.   "This is going to be a great photo opportunity," said Robert Naeye ... Full Story

Sat May 19, 2012 - 9:39 PM

Two weeks ago, he ran down his rival and won the Kentucky Derby. This time, the chestnut colt needed to be even more relentless to win the Preakness.Jockey Mario Gutierrez asked for more at the top of the stretch, and Ill Have Another closed the gap with each stride, finally surging past Bodemeister a few yards from the wire.Next up: New York and the Belmont Stakes in three weeks and a chance to join the company of Secretariat, Seattle Slew and Affirmed, who was the last to win thoroughbred raci ... Full Story

Sat May 19, 2012 - 11:18 PM

Previous protests in the runup to the summit Sunday and Monday have been lively but peaceful, resulting in fewer than two dozen arrests over the past six days, according to the Chicago Police Department. But terrorism charges against three self-described anarchists arrested in Chicago earlier in the week was a reminder that the threat of violence is out there. "So far, the numbers have been underwhelming," said Jeff Cramer, a federal former prosecutor wh ... Full Story

Sat May 19, 2012 - 9:34 PM

From the many announcements, some of the most intriguing news of the week surrounds the upcoming documentary films reported on by the Hollywood Reporter, on subjects ranging from FC Barcelona to the Libya liberation. The director of Bourne Ultimatum and Bourne Supremacy, Paul Greengrass will take on Barca, a documentary about the FC Barcelona, This new project, his first documentary, is a portrait of the Spanish football club, which won all major league and tournament titles for four years, alon ... Full Story

Fri May 18, 2012 - 9:33 PM

Everything By its nature, recruiting by humiliation is secretive, more so these days as its illegal in most states: Forty-four have anti-hazing laws. Often, a student suffered a mental breakdown or died to trigger legislation,  and past the defense that hazing is a voluntary rite (and therefore a right)â??a way to ferret out who's made of sterner stuff in a mollycoddled society. Recent tragedies underscore that hazing (inevitably) continues. What might be changing are attitudes, as people shif ... Full Story

The "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines" actor made contact with friends via e-mail close to 10 PM on Friday to let them know hes all right and entering rehab, according to People. PLAY IT NOW: Redmond Oâ??Neal Headed Back To Jail After Failing Drug Test In Rehab "I'm relieved," Nick's wife, Rose Stahl, told the mag. "But I'm also skeptical that he's really in rehab."Rose, 30, added that her husband's e-mail was "unemotional and unapologetic," and stated that he was entering a month-long rehab p ... Full Story

Sat May 19, 2012 - 11:48 PM

In the shows final sketch, guest host Mick Jagger played the principal at a high school graduation and brought up Wiig, in cap and gown, as "one particular student who is leaving this summer."She danced in turn with Jagger, cast members and executive producer Lorne Michaels to the tune of the Rolling Stones classic "She's a Rainbow." Then the ensemble sang another Stones hit, "Ruby Tuesday," with its line, "still I'm gonna miss you."Wiig appeared to be holding back tears.Though NBC had made no p ... Full Story

Fri May 11, 2012 - 7:19 PM

McNamaras record-setting feat was verified by Guinness after an independent panel of big wave and photography experts painstakingly measured still and video images of the colossal wave, a spokeswoman for the agency said. (Video: http://r.reuters.com/fuq28s ) "I was totally in the moment. PCP. Present, connected and protected," McNamara, 44, told Reuters in a phone interview from his home in Haleiwa, Hawaii, on the North Shore of Oahu. According to Guinness, the epic feat eclipsed by more than 1 ... Full Story

Sun May 20, 2012 - 1:21 AM

The states led by New York are asking the high court to preserve Montanas state-level regulations on corporate political expenditures, according to a copy of a brief written by New York's attorney general's office and obtained by The Associated Press ahead of Monday's filing.The Supreme Court is being asked to reverse a state court's decision to uphold the Montana law. Virginia-based American Tradition Partnership is asking the nation's high court to rule without a hearing because the group says ... Full Story

Sat May 19, 2012 - 11:18 PM

Previous protests in the runup to the summit Sunday and Monday have been lively but peaceful, resulting in fewer than two dozen arrests over the past six days, according to the Chicago Police Department. But terrorism charges against three self-described anarchists arrested in Chicago earlier in the week was a reminder that the threat of violence is out there. "So far, the numbers have been underwhelming," said Jeff Cramer, a federal former prosecutor wh ... Full Story