Los Angeles TimesThe latest Liam Neeson thriller and a New Testament retelling could finally knock over “The Lego Movie” during Oscar weekend as the 3-D animated hit continues to build…
Day: February 27, 2014
Popovic heeds lessons from Ulsan defeat – SBS
SBSWestern Sydney Wanderers coach Tony Popovic admits his team was taught a lesson by Korean side Ulsan, which beat it 3-1 in its first AFC Champions League match. The Wanderers…
Cold Weather Prompts Increase In Calls To Chicago Anti-Cruel Society – CBS Local
Cold Weather Prompts Increase In Calls To Chicago Anti-Cruel SocietyCBS Local(CBS) — With the thermometer down, the calls to the Chicago Anti-Cruelty Society are up. It’s not really that people…
Academy Awards Hall of Shame: Worst Oscar dresses of all time – New York Daily News
Academy Awards Hall of Shame: Worst Oscar dresses of all timeNew York Daily NewsGwyneth Paltrow, 2002. Gwyneth Paltrow showed up to the Academy Awards in 2002 looking like she did…
Sex Abuse Allegations Surface Against Former Nashville Priest – John Dunn – WZTV
WZTVFOX 17 News started asking questions, and we learned that allegations have also been made against Gansmann here in Nashville. “About three and a half decades after he died, we…
Tiger Woods struggles to 1-over 71 in first round of Honda Classic – CBSSports.com
CBSSports.comTiger Woods didn’t do much on the first day of the Honda Classic. (Getty Images). More Golf: Leaderboard | Rankings | Schedule | Equipment | FedEx Cup | Masters 2014.…
The Carpetbagger’s 2014 Oscar Predictions – New York Times
New York TimesFor the first time in years, even the most seasoned awards watchers are sweating the best-picture race, an unusually tight contest that could end with either Alfonso Cuarón’s…
Institutional investors buying homes in Denver at increasing rate – Denver Post
Denver PostInstitutional investors — non-lender buyers who have purchased 10 or more homes over the past 12 months — have hit the Denver real estate market in a big way…
Bow to Davos Man, your homeless overlord – MacroBusiness (blog)
Bow to Davos Man, your homeless overlordMacroBusiness (blog)Forums such as the annual World Economic Forum at Davos are where these hyper-elites can get together and become a class without a…
Kim Kardashian BLOWS OFF Businessman Who Spent $500000 To Take Her … – Design & Trend
Design & TrendKim Kardashian ditched her $500,000 date to film scenes of her reality TV series at a local restaurant. (Photo : Keek via Kim Kardashian). Kim Kardashian blew off…
Leaks show GCHQ captured ordinary internet users’ webcam images – Financial Times
Financial TimesGCHQ, Britain’s electronic spying agency, intercepted and stored images of 1.8m Yahoo users taken from their personal webcams even though most of them were not suspected of wrongdoing, documents…
Is the Internet Bad for Society and Relationships? – NEWS.GNOM.ES
NEWS.GNOM.ESThe Internet becomes a bigger part of our lives everyday, making life more convenient but also taking away the human element of living in the moment and making relationships more…
Crimea Parliament Seized; Ousted Ukraine President Issues Defiant Statement – Wall Street Journal
Wall Street JournalRussian forces began exercises on Thursday, as armed pro-Russia activists took over the Crimean parliament building and fugitive former Ukraine president Viktor Yanukovych released a defiant statement. Via…
Kardashian confronts tradition at elite Vienna ball – ABS CBN News
ABS CBN NewsAt 24, Olga Goreglyad is a veteran of society balls around Europe but her ambition will not be fulfilled until she dances on Thursday night as a debutante…
EquuSearch: Body found in Houston Ship Channel is missing teen – KHOU
EquuSearch: Body found in Houston Ship Channel is missing teenKHOUHOUSTON— EquuSearch officials say the body found floating in the Houston Ship Channel Thursday morning is that of a teenage boy…
Jeter Goes Hitless in First Exhibition Game – ABC News
ABC NewsDerek Jeter got a partial standing ovation Thursday before going hitless in two at-bats in the first spring training game of his final season, a New York Yankees’ 8-2…
Robinson Cano, Lloyd McClendon bond in Seattle – USA TODAY
USA TODAYPEORIA, Ariz. – During his free-agent negotiations with the Seattle Mariners, Robinson Cano inquired about what kind of help he would get in trying to turn around the flagging…
Unmask your inner super hero at Sacramento’s Comic Con – Lodi News-Sentinel
Unmask your inner super hero at Sacramento’s Comic ConLodi News-SentinelGareb Shamus, CEO of Wizard Universe, poses with a Wookie character from “Star Wars” at the Big Apple Comic Con in…
Broncos want to get a look at Jackson – ESPN (blog)
ESPN (blog)The Denver Broncos are in need of some help at linebacker and — with enough salary cap room to take a look at a proven veteran player at the…
Florida Panhandle Students Are Headed to Washington DC – WTVY, Dothan
Florida Panhandle Students Are Headed to Washington DCWTVY, DothanDuring this upcoming summer over 1500 high school students from across the country will visit Washington DC law makers. A few of…
12th Fan View – Super Bowl XLVIII vs Denver Broncos – Seahawks.com
Seahawks.comSeahawks fan Chuck McGowan brings us a look at his ’12th Fan View’ video series, as he documents the Seahawks victory over the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XLVIII from…
Fundraiser with Chris Christie, Mitt Romney, Charlie Baker hits snag, changes … – Boston.com
Boston.comThursday night’s Republican Governors Association fundraiser featuring New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, the party’s 2012 presidential nominee, was initially scheduled for a private home…
Dallas Advances In Bid To Host 2016 Republican Convention – CBS 11
CBS 11DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Big things happen in Dallas and this might be one of the biggest yet. The Republic National Party announced today Dallas is one of the eight…
Some Seattle tunnel work continues as Bertha awaits fix – KOMO News
KOMO NewsSEATTLE (AP) – Even while the massive machine boring a highway tunnel under downtown Seattle awaits repair, some work continues on the project to reroute Highway 99. Workers have…
Feds indict 5 San Francisco police officers, one ex-cop – USA TODAY
USA TODAYSAN FRANCISCO — Five San Francisco police officers and one former cop have been indicted on corruption charges ranging from drug dealing, theft and civil rights violations that emerged…
rider dies on trail to RodeoHouston – Houston Chronicle
Houston ChronicleThe Beaumont-area riders started their trek to Houston on Feb. 23 and were set to arrive Friday morning. The Northeastern Trail Ride, founded in Cheek, Texas, in 1982, had…
New York’s de Blasio boots charter schools from city space – Fox News
Fox NewsNew York Mayor Bill de Blasio delivers his State of the City address at LaGuardia Community College in the Queens borough of New York, Monday, Feb. 10, 2014, in…
‘Crossfire’s’ Stephanie Cutter on Governor Chris Christie: ‘No way I would let … – Zap2it.com (blog)
Zap2it.com (blog)stephanie-cutter-crossfire-cnn.jpg. Zap2it: This interview is happening in the middle of the George Washington Bridge traffic scandal. Would you want New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on your show? Stephanie Cutter:…
Box office preview: It’s Liam Neeson vs. Jesus – Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment WeeklyLiam Neeson is an earnings force unto himself, and his latest turn as an air marshal on a hijacked transatlantic flight in Non-Stop should evict The Lego Movie from…
Las Vegas craft beers make headway into Yard House – Las Vegas Review-Journal
Las Vegas Review-JournalLas Vegas local brew Tenaya Creek Brewery’s Hop Ride IPA tap is shown among the 160 beers on tap at Yard House bar and restaurant Wednesday, Feb. 26,…
Flooding shuts Clapham Road, in south-west London – BBC News
BBC NewsA major south-west London road has been shut because of flooding from a suspected burst water pipe. Clapham Road, in the Lambeth borough, was closed to pedestrians and motorists…
Kauai County hires Honolulu firm for defense – The San Luis Obispo Tribune
Kauai County hires Honolulu firm for defenseThe San Luis Obispo TribuneHONOLULU — Kauai County says it’s hired a Honolulu law firm to defend it against a lawsuit challenging a new…