Thursday, December 23, 2010

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Yahoo! News: Politics News


Curtain up? Theatergoers await `Spider-Man' return (AP)

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 02:39 PM PST

Reeve Carney, center, who plays Spider-man in the theatrical version  'Spider-man Turn off  the Dark' is seen outside the Foxwoods Theatre in Times Square with Patrick Page, left, who plays The Green Goblin, Wednesday, Dec . 22, 2010, in New York. The curtain will go up again Thursday, Dec. 23, 2010 on 'Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark' after the producers of the accident-plagued Broadway musical agreed to new safety precautions to prevent another fall like the one that left a stuntman seriously injured. (AP Photo/Louis Lanzano)AP - Curtain up! Light the lights! Hopeful ticket-holders awaited the return of "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" Thursday after two performances were canceled due to a scary fall that left a stuntman seriously injured.


Lynch promises prime `hissy fit' in new episode (AP)

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 12:34 PM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 4, 2010 file photo, Jane Lynch arrives at the 18th Annual BAFTA Los Angeles Britannia Awards in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)AP - Actress Jane Lynch says her "Glee" character Sue Sylvester throws "a hissy fit the likes of which no one has seen before" when the show returns.


Capsule reviews: 'True Grit' and other films (AP)

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 11:03 AM PST

In this film publicity image released by Paramount Pictures, Jeff Bridges is shown in a scene from, 'True Grit.' (AP Photo/Paramount Pictures, Lorey Sebastian)AP - Capsule reviews of films opening this week:


Snooki: I'm Going to Be "a Freakin' Hamster" Inside NYE Ball (omg!)

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 02:36 PM PST

omg! - The Jersey Shore star will be dropped in a ball on live TV

Attorney For Fired Betty Ford Worker: She Has No Plans To Sue Lindsay Lohan (omg!)

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 02:35 PM PST

omg! -

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- An attorney for Dawn Holland, the former Betty Ford Center worker who accused Lindsay Lohan of battery (and was later fired for speaking to the media), said his client has no plans to take legal action against the actress over the incident.

Mischa Barton's Ex Cisco Adler Is Engaged (omg!)

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 02:20 PM PST

omg! - The DJ will marry his model girlfriend in 2011

Rock Legend Ozzy Osbourne Offers Career Advice To Lady Gaga: 'Back Off For A Couple Of Months' (omg!)

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 02:06 PM PST

omg! -

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Absence makes the heart grow fonder - at least, that's what rock legend Ozzy Osbourne had to say regarding Lady Gaga's "overexposed" career.

"I do think Lady Gaga should take a break for a little while. She's getting to be too much," Ozzy told Us Weekly in a telephone interview last week. "And she doesn't watch the exposure of her clothes. She's just too overexposed."

ShowBiz Minute: 'Spider-Man', Jackson, Pauly D (omg!)

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 01:58 PM PST

omg! - 'Spider-Man' will resume with new safety measures; Posthumous Jackson album sells 3M units worldwide; Pauly D inks deal for 'Jersey Shore' spin-off. (Dec. 23)

Joey McIntyre Expecting His Third Child (omg!)

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 01:50 PM PST

omg! - The NKOTB singer and his wife are pregnant, a source confirms to Us

Jane Lynch Already Has Her Globes Gown, Reveals New Details Of Katie Couric 'Glee' Episode (omg!)

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 01:33 PM PST

omg! -

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Jane Lynch will once again don a frock as she heads to the Golden Globes, where she's nominated again for her role as Sue Sylvester on "Glee." Thursday morning, she revealed all the details about her gown on Access Hollywood Live.

Box Office Preview: Little doubt 'Fockers' to win (AP)

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 10:22 AM PST

In this film publicity image released by Universal Pictures, Robert De Niro, left, and Ben Stiller are shown in a scene from 'Little Fockers.' (AP Photo/Universal Pictures, Glen Wilson)AP - Universal's "Little Fockers," the latest installment in the successful comedy franchise that began 10 years ago, is set to bring home yet another No. 1 debut for Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro and their reunited family of A-listers.


German dog to be spayed after 17-puppy litter (AP)

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 01:48 PM PST

Nine Rhodesian Ridgeback puppies from a litter of 17,  look out of their box in Nauen, 50 kilometers  outside  Berlin on Monday, Dec. 20, 2010. On Sept 28, and 29, 4 years old Ridgeback Etana  had 17 puppies. All of them survived.  (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)AP - Ten weeks after giving birth to 17 puppies, the Rhodesian Ridgeback mother is to be spayed while her cute offspring leave for new homes, the dog's owner said Thursday.


Lohan rehab spat to bring scrutiny to Betty Ford (AP)

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 06:44 AM PST

FILE - In this July 20, 2010 file photo, Lindsay Lohan is shown in court in Beverly Hills, Calif. Lohan is being investigated for possible misdemeanor battery against a female staffer at a rehab facility where she is receiving treatment. Deputy Herlinda Valenzuela with the Riverside County Sheriff's Department says deputies responded to a Betty Ford Center facility on Dec. 12 for an incident involving Lohan.    (AP Photo/Al Seib, file)AP - Lindsay Lohan isn't the only one authorities are investigating over a late night spat with a rehab worker. Experts say the facility where she is being treated and its former employee will also receive some scrutiny.


Review: Black's `Gulliver' is dull kiddie fodder (AP)

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 04:44 AM PST

In this film publicity image released by 20th Century Fox, Jack Black portrays Gulliver in a scene from, 'Gulliver's Travels.' (AP Photo/20th Century Fox, Murray)AP - The really annoying thing about Jack Black's "Gulliver's Travels" is not so much that it's a bad movie — it is bad, but only run-of-the-mill bad, not epic-misfire bad — but that the movie sullies a piece of literature that has endured for nearly 300 years for the sake of a cheap kiddie flick that'll be forgotten in a month.


FCC chairman seeks conditions on Comcast, NBC deal (AP)

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 02:39 PM PST

FILE - In this Dec. 3, 2009 file photo, a sign outside the Comcast Center, left, is shown in Philadelphia. The head of the Federal Communications Commission is laying out regulatory conditions Thursday, Dec. 23, 2010, to ensure that cable giant Comcast Corp. cannot stifle video competition once it takes control of NBC Universal.(AP Photo/Matt Rourke, file)AP - The head of the Federal Communications Commission is proposing regulatory conditions to ensure that cable TV giant Comcast Corp. cannot stifle competition in the video market once it takes control of NBC Universal.


Film producer sues over "Black Swan" (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 02:53 PM PST

Reuters - A New York film production company has sued its former president, claiming "gross lapses in judgment" cost the company millions of dollars in lost revenue and a producer credit on the movie "Black Swan."

New Justin Bieber song "Ride" is for another artist (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 01:23 PM PST

Reuters - Another previously unheard Justin Bieber song has hit the web: "Ride," an uptempo dance track that leaked online Wednesday and finds the 16-year-old pop star reflecting on -- what else? -- love over 8-bit-style blips.

FCC chair proposes Comcast-NBC conditional approval (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 02:55 PM PST

Reuters - The Federal Communications Commission's top official has backed Comcast Corp's NBC Universal purchase, subject to conditions addressing competition in areas like online video and program access.

Officials order new safety measures for "Spider-Man" (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Dec 2010 04:19 PM PST

Reuters - The beleaguered "Spider-Man" musical canceled its performance on Wednesday in order to put in place new safety measures for its complicated stage maneuvers, the show's publicists said.

Led Zeppelin drummer's son plays to similar beat (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 01:03 PM PST

Reuters - There's no sugar-coating the death of John Bonham.

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