Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Yahoo! News: Politics News


Dominican police say singer had drugs in stomach (AP)

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 02:06 PM PDT

AP - An American singer suspected of trying to smuggle cocaine in his stomach was detained as he tried to board a U.S.-bound flight at a Dominican airport, authorities said Tuesday.

Fox is top-ranked network, ends CBS winning streak (AP)

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 01:50 PM PDT

AP - Even though Fox ended CBS' season-opening winning streak in the ratings, there have been few reasons for its executives to be gleeful this fall.

Internet, mobile at forefront of election coverage (AP)

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 02:19 PM PDT

AP - News organizations have unleashed a multimedia blizzard of widgets, apps, dashboards, Twitter tie-ins and iPad doohickeys for Tuesday's elections.

Kelly Osbourne Thanks Fans For Her New Body, Talks Bristol Palin On 'Dancing' (omg!)

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 01:55 PM PDT

omg! -

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Kelly Osbourne has completely transformed her body since appearing on "Dancing with the Stars" during Season 9, and one of the factors she attributes her success to is the voters.

'Lion King' actress dies from leukemia (AP)

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 12:33 PM PDT

In this March 25, 2010 photo provided by Disney Theatrical Productions, actress Shannon Tavarez is seen backstage at the Minskoff theater in New York where she was playing the part of Young Nala in the Broadway musical, 'The Lion King.'  Tavarez, 11, died Monday Nov. 1, 2010, after losing her battle with Leukemia. A founder of the bone marrow donor center DKMS, said Tavarez died at Cohen Children's Medical Center in New Hyde Park, on Long Island. (AP Photo/Disney Theatrical Productions, Jenny Anderson)AP - Shannon Tavarez, the 11-year-old who starred on Broadway in "The Lion King" and whose battle with leukemia won the hearts of many, including Alicia Keys, Rihanna and 50 Cent, has died.


American Ballet Theatre comes to Cuba (AP)

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 12:14 PM PDT

Megan Fairchild, left, and Andrew Veyette, principal dancers of the New York City Ballet, perform 'Stars and Stripes', choreographed by George Balanchine at the Mella Theatre during the 22nd International Ballet Festival in Havana, Cuba, Monday Nov. 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Javier Galeano)AP - American Ballet Theatre dancers promised pirouettes — not politics — during the troupe's historic visit to Cuba this week, the first by the New York-based company since shortly after Fidel Castro's 1959 revolution turned the island into a U.S. nemesis.


Internet, mobile at forefront of election coverage (AP)

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 02:19 PM PDT

AP - News organizations have unleashed a multimedia blizzard of widgets, apps, dashboards, Twitter tie-ins and iPad doohickeys for Tuesday's elections.

James McAvoy, Hugh Laurie to voice "Arthur Christmas" (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 02:26 PM PDT

Reuters - James McAvoy, Hugh Laurie and Jim Broadbent are lending their voices to Aardman Animations' 3D, CG-animated family comedy, "Arthur Christmas."

Dominican police say singer had drugs in stomach (AP)

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 02:06 PM PDT

AP - An American singer suspected of trying to smuggle cocaine in his stomach was detained as he tried to board a U.S.-bound flight at a Dominican airport, authorities said Tuesday.

Ad pickup, broadband to revive Italy TV market: study (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 11:12 AM PDT

Reuters - Italy's television market is seen growing 3.4 percent a year to 9.2 billion euros by 2012, as advertising recovers from recession and broadband starts contributing to pay-TV growth, a new study shows.

American Ballet Theatre to perform in Cuba (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 02:05 PM PDT

Reuters - The American Ballet Theater, making its first appearance in Cuba in 50 years, will pay tribute this week to ballet legend Alicia Alonso in the latest attempt at cultural diplomacy to bridge the political divide between the United States and the communist-led island.

Disgraced Tour winner Landis to stand trial for hacking (AFP)

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 02:19 PM PDT

American Floyd Landis, seen here in May 2010 and who was stripped of his victory in the 2006 Tour de France for doping, and his coach Arnie Baker have been ordered to stand trial in France for computer hacking.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Doug Pensinger)AFP - American Floyd Landis, who was stripped of his victory in the 2006 Tour de France for doping, and his coach Arnie Baker have been ordered to stand trial in France for computer hacking.


Christina Ricci, Kanye West Among Honorees at 2010 ACE Awards (Fashion Wire Daily)

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 08:17 AM PDT

FWD101  Maria Sharapova attends the 2010 ACE Awards hosted by the Accessories Council in New York on Monday, Nov. 1, 2010.(Fashion Wire Daily/Grant Lamos IV)Fashion Wire Daily - The Accessories Council celebrated the winners of the 2010 Accessories Council Excellence (ACE) Awards at their annual gala Monday night, Nov. 1, in New York, honoring the year's top contributors to the accessories industry, from brands to individual style makers.


Sedaris is kitschy craft guide in `Simple Times' (AP)

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 11:28 AM PDT

In this book cover image released by Grand Central Publishing, 'Simple Times: Crafts for Poor People,'  by Amy Sedaris, is shown. (AP Photo/Grand Central Publishing)AP - "Simple Times: Crafts for Poor People" (Grand Central Publishing, $27.99), by Amy Sedaris: If there was any doubt that Amy Sedaris is a kookier, kitschier version of Martha Stewart in the four years since the release of her best-selling, "I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence," get out your Popsicle sticks, toupee tape and clamshells.


T.I.'s wife pleads not guilty to drug possesion (AP)

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 12:44 PM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 3, 2010 file photo, Tameka 'Tiny' Harris, wife of Grammy award winning artist Clifford 'TI' Harris, is shown at Alzheimers 'For the Love of Our Fathers' foundation honoree luncheon at the Luckie Lounge in Atlanta. Prosecutors have charged rapper T.I.'s wife with one count of misdemeanor drug possession stemming from a Sept. 1, arrest on the Sunset Strip. (AP Photo/Gregory Smith, File)AP - Rapper T.I.'s wife has pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor charge of ecstasy possession.


Wesley Snipes to argue for new tax trial in Fla. (AP)

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 11:30 AM PDT

AP - Actor Wesley Snipes is heading back to court, hoping to convince a central Florida judge he deserves a new trial because he claims the jury was biased.

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