Saturday, December 25, 2010

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Spider-Man actor walking again after back surgery (AP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 12:00 PM PST

A theater worker cleans a showcard frame for 'Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark' outside the theater, in New York, Thursday, Dec. 23, 2010. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)AP - The stunt actor who fell 30 feet while playing Spider-Man on Broadway is walking again, and his father said Saturday that he can't wait to return to the role despite injuries that have him confined to the intensive care unit.

Filmmaker Perry to rebuild woman's burned home (AP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 01:52 PM PST

FILE - In this Oct. 25, 2010 file photo, Tyler Perry attends a special screening of 'For Colored Girls' at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York. Entertainment mogul Tyler Perry is offering to rebuild the home of an 88-year-old great-grandmother who lost all her belongings in a fire. Rosa Lee Ransby and her 4-year-old great-granddaughter escaped the fire Tuesday that destroyed her home of 40 years in Coweta County, southwest of Atlanta. Coweta County firefighters began soliciting donations, and calls flooded in. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)AP - Entertainment mogul Tyler Perry is offering to rebuild the home of an 88-year-old great-grandmother who lost all her belongings in a fire.

Britain's queen delivers annual Christmas message (AP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 07:39 AM PST

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, center bottom, receives flowers from children as she leaves after attending the British royal family's traditional Christmas Day church service in Sandringham, England, Saturday, Dec. 25, 2010. Also pictured are the Queen's husband Prince Philip, stood next to her, and Prince Charles and his wife Camilla the Duchess of Cornwall, walking down the steps. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)AP - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II championed the role of sports in building communities Saturday in her annual Christmas message to the nation, crediting athletics with teaching valuable social skills and providing a different perspective on life.

Tyler Perry Pledges to Rebuild an Atlanta Woman's Burned Home (omg!)

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 02:35 PM PST

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Filmmaker and TV producer Tyler Perry is bringing a Christmas miracle to an Atlanta grandmother who recently lost her home in a fire.

Rosa Lee Ransby and her 4-year-old great-granddaughter escaped a fire Tuesday in her Coweta County, Ga., home, The Associated Press reports. Firefighters began soliciting donations soon after for the 88-year-old woman.

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Filmmaker Perry to rebuild woman's burned home (omg!)

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 01:52 PM PST

omg! - AP - Entertainment mogul Tyler Perry is offering to rebuild the home of an 88-year-old great-grandmother who lost all her belongings in a fire.

Demi Lovato Reaches Settlement With Tour Dancer (omg!)

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 01:03 PM PST

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HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- Disney Channel star Demi Lovato has reached a settlement with the dancer she allegedly struck on Demi's tour with the Jonas Brothers, Access Hollywood has confirmed.

Donald Karpel, who represents Welch, told Access, "There is a settlement and all of the issues have been amicably and completely resolved."

'Big Love' Actress Ginnifer Goodwin Is Engaged (omg!)

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 11:47 AM PST

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BURBANK, Calif. -- Ginnifer Goodwin, 32, star of HBO's "Big Love" and 2009's big screen rom com "He's Just Not That Into You," is engaged to boyfriend Joey Kern, 34, her rep confirms to Access Hollywood.

The two have reportedly been dating for two years after a mutual friend set them up.

How Celebs Are Spending Christmas (omg!)

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 10:14 AM PST

omg! - What Angelina, Jessica, Kim, Reese, and other stars are doing on the 25th

Report: Battery Charges Against Lindsay Lohan Dropped (omg!)

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 08:19 AM PST

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Lindsay Lohan's Christmas wish came true. Dawn Holland, a former Betty Ford staffer who accused Lohan of battery, has dropped the charges.

"Dawn will not continue to press charges against Lindsay, nor will she be assisting any further in the investigation or prosecution," Holland's lawyer told TMZ. "A crime has quite simply not been committed by Ms. Lohan."

Lindsay Lohan accuser fired from rehab clinic

VIDEO: Conan Apologizes to Jimmy Kimmel Over Sarah Palin Skit (omg!)

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 08:19 AM PST

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Conan O'Brien is saying sorry to Jimmy Kimmel for stealing his joke.

In an online apology, O'Brien admits that a skit showing Sarah Palin shooting Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was very similar to something done two weeks earlier on Kimmel's show.

Top Moments: Conan goes Coco for Christmas, Survivor gets dumb and dumber

Top art collector Roy Neuberger dies at 107 in NY (AP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 12:41 PM PST

AP - Roy R. Neuberger, a Wall Street investor who became one of the nation's top modern art collectors, has died. He was 107.

NYC subway service ads replace poetry, literature (AP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 10:48 AM PST

FILE - This Nov. 17, 1993 file photo shows a poster containing an excerpt from 'Dante's Inferno.' The poster is an example of 20 poems that were displayed in New York City subway cars as part of the program called 'Poerty in Motion.' The MTA is eliminating its literary placards - quotes from thinkers like Kafka, Keats, Dante and Galileo - with messages informing customers on improvements in the transit system. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler, File)AP - Not long ago, a subway rider who'd had a particularly tough day at work found herself staring up at the ads inside her subway car, where one of the placards featured a poignant literary quote.

Singer, actress Lina Romay dies at 91 (AP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 04:47 PM PST

AP - Lina Romay, who sang with the Latin-inflected Xavier (ig-ZAY'-vee-yur) Cugat orchestra in the early 1940s before beginning a decade-long career as a film and TV actress, has died. She was 91.

Filmmaker Perry to rebuild woman's burned home (AP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 01:52 PM PST

FILE - In this Oct. 25, 2010 file photo, Tyler Perry attends a special screening of 'For Colored Girls' at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York. Entertainment mogul Tyler Perry is offering to rebuild the home of an 88-year-old great-grandmother who lost all her belongings in a fire. Rosa Lee Ransby and her 4-year-old great-granddaughter escaped the fire Tuesday that destroyed her home of 40 years in Coweta County, southwest of Atlanta. Coweta County firefighters began soliciting donations, and calls flooded in. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)AP - Entertainment mogul Tyler Perry is offering to rebuild the home of an 88-year-old great-grandmother who lost all her belongings in a fire.

Filmmaker Perry to rebuild woman's burned home (AP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 01:52 PM PST

FILE - In this Oct. 25, 2010 file photo, Tyler Perry attends a special screening of 'For Colored Girls' at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York. Entertainment mogul Tyler Perry is offering to rebuild the home of an 88-year-old great-grandmother who lost all her belongings in a fire. Rosa Lee Ransby and her 4-year-old great-granddaughter escaped the fire Tuesday that destroyed her home of 40 years in Coweta County, southwest of Atlanta. Coweta County firefighters began soliciting donations, and calls flooded in. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)AP - Entertainment mogul Tyler Perry is offering to rebuild the home of an 88-year-old great-grandmother who lost all her belongings in a fire.

Filmmaker Perry to rebuild woman's burned home (AP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 01:52 PM PST

FILE - In this Oct. 25, 2010 file photo, Tyler Perry attends a special screening of 'For Colored Girls' at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York. Entertainment mogul Tyler Perry is offering to rebuild the home of an 88-year-old great-grandmother who lost all her belongings in a fire. Rosa Lee Ransby and her 4-year-old great-granddaughter escaped the fire Tuesday that destroyed her home of 40 years in Coweta County, southwest of Atlanta. Coweta County firefighters began soliciting donations, and calls flooded in. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)AP - Entertainment mogul Tyler Perry is offering to rebuild the home of an 88-year-old great-grandmother who lost all her belongings in a fire.

"Spider-Man" returns safely to Broadway stage (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 01:35 AM PST

Reuters - "Spider-Man" returned safely to the Broadway stage with a mishap-free performance on Thursday night, restoring confidence in the show's ability to protect the health of its cast but not, perhaps, its financial future.

"Spider-Man" returns safely to Broadway stage (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 01:35 AM PST

Reuters - "Spider-Man" returned safely to the Broadway stage with a mishap-free performance on Thursday night, restoring confidence in the show's ability to protect the health of its cast but not, perhaps, its financial future.

Filmmaker Perry to rebuild woman's burned home (AP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 01:52 PM PST

FILE - In this Oct. 25, 2010 file photo, Tyler Perry attends a special screening of 'For Colored Girls' at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York. Entertainment mogul Tyler Perry is offering to rebuild the home of an 88-year-old great-grandmother who lost all her belongings in a fire. Rosa Lee Ransby and her 4-year-old great-granddaughter escaped the fire Tuesday that destroyed her home of 40 years in Coweta County, southwest of Atlanta. Coweta County firefighters began soliciting donations, and calls flooded in. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)AP - Entertainment mogul Tyler Perry is offering to rebuild the home of an 88-year-old great-grandmother who lost all her belongings in a fire.
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