BBC NewsHarry Potter would have been a better match for Hermione Granger than Ron Weasley, author JK Rowling appears to suggest in a new magazine interview. Speaking in Wonderland magazine, the writer said she made…
Los Angeles TimesA look at three players you should know and three others who will need to come through for each team. 3 SEAHAWKS. YOU SHOULD KNOW. Clinton McDonald, defensive tackle. The Broncos use at…
Chicago TribuneNEW YORK, Feb 1 (Reuters) – The Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks had their first look of the week inside MetLife Stadium on Saturday with Denver coach John Fox sensitive about prying eyes on…
TheCelebrityCafe.comMiley Cyrus, 21, and ex-fiancé, Liam Hemsworth, called it quits later on last September after being together for two years. Recently, the pop singer revealed that she doesn’t know where her engagement ring even is….
Philly.comPETER BUDAJ stopped 34 shots and visiting Montreal ended Boston’s recent scoring binge with a 4-1 win over the Bruins last night. The Canadiens won their second game in 3 nights after losing four in…
Fox NewsJustin Bieber turned himself in to Toronto police on Wednesday for an expected assault charge against a limo driver, one week after he was busted on charges of driving under the influence and resisting…
BBC NewsPakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said he still wants to hold peace talks with the Taliban, despite a wave of deadly attacks in recent months. Mr Sharif named a four-member team to pursue…
Wall Street JournalCAIRO—Egypt’s high military council gave the go-ahead for its senior officer, Field Marshal Abdel Fattah Al Sisi, to run for president, paving the way for the popular military leader to replace the country’s…
ReutersTeletovic’s career night leads Nets over Mavs. NEW YORK — Coming into Friday night, Brooklyn Nets forward Mirza Teletovic had a career-high of 19 points. Within six minutes of coming on in the second quarter,…
CNETFive days after it was first reported in the media, Google gets around to fixing an unusual Google Search link problem that sent a torrent of e-mail to several unsuspecting people. Seth Rosenblatt. by Seth…
Al-BawabaIran wants all foreign fighters to leave Syria, according to the country’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif. Zarif, speaking at an Al Arabiya panel held in cooperation with the World Economic Forum in…
Wall Street JournalTrade show attendees take in a display of Samsung curved UHD TVs at the International Consumer Electronics Show on Jan. 9, 2014, in Las Vegas. Associated Press. SEOUL— Samsung Electronics Co. 005930.SE +0.62%…
USA TODAYSAN FRANCISCO – Neiman Marcus said Thursday that about 1.1 million customer credit and debit cards may have been hacked by malicious software. The sophisticated, self-concealing malware was “clandestinely” installed on the department store…
ABC NewsIranian President Hassan Rouhani said Thursday his country is ready to do business and honor a deal to curb its nuclear program, in a speech aimed at persuading world leaders of Tehran’s willingness to…
Toronto StarIt was a busy weekend at Sundance Film Festival. Here are some highlights from Jan. 18 and 19, starting with Peter Howell’s review of the Mitt Romney documentary Mitt, an unscripted backstage production, six…
Big Blue ViewWhich team will represent the NFC in the 2014 Super Bowl at MetLife Stadium in two weeks? Will it be the San Francisco 49ers, heading back to the Super Bowl for a second…
Voice of AmericaViolence in Iraq has left at least 14 people dead and 50 others wounded. Authorities say four car bombings and mortar fire shook the capital, Baghdad, Saturday. There was no word on who…
Daily MailNintendo has admitted that it’s latest console, the Wii U, has flopped, causing serious problems for the company behind such iconic games franchises as Mario Brothers and the Legend of Zelda. The Japanese video…
BBC NewsA number of Afghan officials have been suspended as an investigation is carried out into a suicide bomb and gun attack in Kabul that killed 21 people. The Taliban has admitted targeting a Lebanese…
BBC NewsAt least 14 people have been killed in a suicide bomb attack on a restaurant popular with foreigners in the Afghan capital, officials say. Foreigners and Afghans are among those killed in the blast…
USA TODAYKAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda’s president opposes an anti-gay bill passed by lawmakers that calls for life imprisonment for gays, even as he characterizes homosexuals as “abnormal” people who should be rehabilitated, according to…
BBC NewsPresident Hollande has visited First Lady Valerie Trierweiler in hospital for the first time since reports of his alleged affair broke last week. Ms Trierweiler was admitted to hospital, apparently in shock after learning…
eWeekIBM has pledged to commit $1.2 billion to significantly expand its global cloud footprint, beefing up its SoftLayer infrastructure and other components. Big Blue said the investment includes a network of cloud centers designed to…
BBC NewsThailand’s official anti-corruption commission says it is investigating Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra in connection with the government’s controversial rice subsidy scheme. The policy guarantees Thai rice farmers a much higher price than on the…
EngadgetThe Moto G now has an official Google Play Edition. The device, which just popped up on the Google Play Store, is available for $180 (8GB) or $200 (16GB). Just like we’ve seen on other…
USA TODAYWASHINGTON — President Obama said Sunday that the clock starts ticking Jan. 20 on a six-month nuclear deal with Iran, calling it the best bet to deny Tehran the means to make nuclear weapons….
USA TODAYPASADENA, Calif —Thanks to HBO and Ryan Murphy, The Normal Heart is finally coming to the screen. Anyone who’s ever heard of Larry Kramer’s landmark play about the AIDS crisis probably knows what a…
MTV UKChris Brown is thought to have rejected a plea deal in regards to his ongoing assault case. The Love More singer was arrested last October, where he was accused of attacking a young man…
International Business TimesSinger Chris Brown and attorney Mark Geragos (R) attend a probation progress hearing in Los Angeles Superior Court July 15, 2013. Brown faced charges of a hit-and-run in Los Angeles on Monday, stemming…
OPB NewsAn image created by NASA combines two pictures taken Tuesday by its Solar Dynamics Observatory. One shows the location of a large sunspot; the other shows Tuesday’s large solar flare. NASA/SDO. Tired of reading…
Fox NewsSinger Katy Perry arrives at the 2010 MTV Movie Awards in Los Angeles June 6, 2010. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok (UNITED STATES – Tags: ENTERTAINMENT). ADVERTISEMENT. The most popular stars in television, music and film —…
Sydney Morning HeraldAn Afghan girl believed to be about 10 years old was found wearing a bomb vest in Helmand province after her brother encouraged her to carry out a suicide attack, officials said on…
Fox NewsThe show’s highly anticipated “Juan-uary” edition (get it?) kicked off Sunday night with the first of four specials, which will air each Sunday in January—in addition to the regular episodes each Monday night. In…
USA TODAYGreen Bay Packers cornerback Davon House came within a few inches of blocking Phil Dawson’s game-winning field goal in Sunday’s NFC wild card game and sending the game to a frigid overtime session at…
Voice of AmericaBEIRUT — An alliance of Islamist and other rebel factions battled fighters from the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) across north-western Syria on Saturday in apparently coordinated strikes against the…
NEWS.com.auAN AUSTRALIAN icebreaker carrying 52 passengers who were retrieved from an icebound ship in the Antarctic resumed its journey home, leaving behind another two icebreakers trapped in pack ice. The Aurora Australis will continue its…
FOXSports.comHere are four things we gleaned from No. 12 Clemson’s 40-35 upset of No. 7 Ohio State on Friday, detailing one of the most epic Orange Bowls in history: 1. It’s weird to say, but…
AllAfrica.comPatrick Karegeya, who has been living as a fugitive from Rwandan justice for the last six years following an international arrest warrant, was on January 1 found dead in Michelangelo Towers, an upmarket hotel in…
CNNTripoli, Libya (CNN) — Libyan authorities have found the bodies of two foreigners who appear to have been shot during a picnic on a beach west of Tripoli, media officials said Thursday. The bodies were…
Christian Science MonitorA car bomb ripped through the southern suburbs of Beirut today, killing at least five people in what appeared to be the latest blowback from the civil war in neighboring Syria. Skip to…
BBC NewsNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-un has spoken of the “elimination of factionalist filth” in his first public reference to the execution of his once-powerful uncle last month. In a new year message broadcast on…
SportingNews.comDETROIT — Steve Yzerman wore a Detroit Red Wings jersey on Tuesday. That’s a big deal — his participation in the Alumni Showdown was, for a while, in doubt. He doesn’t work for the Red…
USA TODAY“Go on with your bad self.” Such is the sentiment delivered via Twitter by Wanda Sykes to Robin Roberts, who made news yesterday when she revealed she has a longtime girlfriend, Amber Laign. And…
Tulsa WorldThis image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Martin Freeman, left, and John Callen in a scene from “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.” Harvey and Bob Weinstein have sued Warner Bros.’ New Line…
USA TODAYIt’s been a day of reflection for Robin Roberts. And in a Facebook post looking back to one year ago today, when she “reached a critical milestone of 100 days post transplant,” the Good…
HaaretzEven though Israel’s military believes Sunni jihadists could be behind Sunday’s rocket attack, Netanyahu blames Hezbollah. By Amos Harel | Dec. 30, 2013 | 1:15 AM. Tweet. Mobile artillery on the Israel-Lebanon border, Dec. 29,…
BloombergThe upcoming visit will be U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s 10th visit to the… Read More. The upcoming visit will be U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s 10th visit to the Middle East as…
USA TODAYSAN FRANCISCO — So much for any controversy. For Washington, having inexperienced interim head coach Marques Tuiasosopo on the sideline for the Fight Hunger Bowl against BYU could have proved disastrous, prompting at least…
Hollywood ReporterIn an open letter to Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio, the daughter of an associate of Jordan Belfort calls the film about the convicted fraudster “a reckless attempt at continuing to pretend that these…
USA TODAYTexas Bowl in Houston | Minnesota (8-4) vs. Syracuse (6-6). Time/TV: 6 p.m. ET/ESPN. Surface: Artificial. Glantz-Culver line: Minnesota by 4. Sagarin difference: Minnesota by 3.27. Bowl records: Syracuse 14-9-1, Minnesota 5-10. Series: Minnesota…
ReutersBEIJING (Reuters) – China celebrated the 120th birthday of Mao Zedong, the founder of modern China, on Thursday, but with scaled-back festivities as President Xi Jinping embarks on broad economic reforms that have unsettled leftists….
BBC NewsWhatever Shinzo Abe says, any visit to the Yasakuni shrine by a Japanese prime minister is deeply political and sure to cause offence. In the 1960s and 70s, the spirits of scores of convicted…
USA TODAYTOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister will visit Yasukuni war shrine Thursday in a move sure to infuriate China and South Korea. Japanese media reported that Abe will visit the shrine that honors 2.5…
Dallas Morning NewsHow readily can you excuse a movie’s excessive length when its high points shoot through the ceiling? How badly do you need a character to achieve redemption, or even a shred of likability?…
BBC NewsRussia is in the process of dropping charges against the remaining 29 Greenpeace crew members who were detained in the Russian Arctic. Around 20 have been processed, with more expected later as part of…
HaaretzLast Friday, Israel Defense Forces soldiers killed Oudeh Hamad, a resident of Beit Hanun in the northern Gaza Strip. Hamad’s brother Radaad was injured. Statements made to the media indicated that the two brothers were…
USA TODAYWASHINGTON (AP) — Anaheim Ducks coach Bruce Boudreau admitted he “was as nervous as all get out” to be facing his former team Monday night. After the Ducks rallied to win their franchise-best ninth…
CNN(CNN) — Thousands of Ontario residents made do without power Monday in the aftermath of storms that toppled trees and brought down power lines. Meanwhile, residents in the upper Midwest prepared for bitter cold wind…
Wall Street JournalJOHANNESBURG—South African aviation authorities said Monday that four airport employees were slightly injured after a British Airways’ aircraft heading to London turned onto the wrong runway, causing it to clip a building at…
New York TimesBEIRUT, Lebanon — At least 25 people were killed in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Sunday, antigovernment activists reported, in the eighth straight day of intense government bombardment of rebel-held areas…
