Sunday, May 22, 2011

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Cannes Film Festival prize winners (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2011 01:40 PM PDT

AP - Awards presented at the 64th Cannes Film Festival, chosen by a jury headed by U.S. actor Robert De Niro.:

Songwriter Brooks apparently kills himself in NYC (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2011 01:35 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 23, 2009 file photo, Oscar-winning songwriter and director Joseph Brooks is shown in New York. Brooks was found dead Sunday, May 22, 2011, of an apparent suicide in his Manhattan apartment, police said. (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano, File)AP - Joseph Brooks, the Academy Award-winning songwriter of "You Light Up My Life" who was awaiting trial for rape, was found dead Sunday of an apparent suicide in his Manhattan apartment, police said.

Malick's 'Tree of Life' wins top Cannes fest honor (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2011 01:17 PM PDT

President of the jury Robert De Niro, center, talks with Best Actress recipient Kirsten Dunst, left, and Best Actor recipient Jean Dujardin, right, during the awards ceremony at the 64th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Sunday, May 22, 2011. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)AP - American director Terrence Malick's expansive drama "The Tree of Life" won the top honor at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday, while Kirsten Dunst took the best-actress prize for the apocalyptic saga "Melancholia."

Blake Shelton, Reba McEntire Team Up for Tornado Relief Concert (omg!)

Posted: 22 May 2011 01:37 PM PDT

omg! - The country stars will perform two shows in Durant, Oklahoma to raise funds for those affected by the mid-April storms

Brad Pitt's Movie Wins Top Honor at Cannes Film Fest (omg!)

Posted: 22 May 2011 12:48 PM PDT

omg! - Plus, Kirsten Dunst wins Best Actress and much more

PIC: Blake Lively, Leonardo DiCaprio Together in Italy (omg!)

Posted: 22 May 2011 11:42 AM PDT

omg! - Days after hanging out on a yacht in Cannes, Lively and newly single DiCaprio enjoy Portofino together

Von Trier actress wins in Cannes after director ban (omg!)

Posted: 22 May 2011 11:35 AM PDT

omg! - Reuters - Kirsten Dunst won best actress in Cannes on Sunday for her role in "Melancholia," directed by Denmark's Lars Von Trier who was thrown out of the film festival for joking he was a Nazi and Hitler sympathiser.

Republican Daniels says he won't run for president (omg!)

Posted: 22 May 2011 11:27 AM PDT

omg! - Reuters - Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels said on Sunday he has decided not to seek the Republican presidential nomination due to family considerations, further weakening the party's field of candidates.

Rebooted 'Pirates' sets overseas box office record (omg!)

Posted: 22 May 2011 11:14 AM PDT

omg! - AP - The reengineered "Pirates of the Caribbean" sequel "On Stranger Tides" found its smoothest sailing overseas, where it took in a record $256.3 million at the international box office, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Sayonara, Russell Brand! Actor Deported From Japan Over Criminal Past (omg!)

Posted: 22 May 2011 11:04 AM PDT

omg! -

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Russell Brand's checkered past came back to haunt him on Saturday as he attempted to enjoy a visit to Japan with his pop star wife, Katy Perry.

"So...my husband just got deported from Japan. I am so sad," Katy Tweeted early Sunday morning. "I brought him all this way to show him my favorite place #tokyodreamscrushed."

Rebooted 'Pirates' sets overseas box office record (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2011 11:14 AM PDT

Spanish actress Penelope Cruz poses during a photocall on the red carpet for the German premiere of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, in southern Germany, on Monday, May 16, 2011. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)AP - The reengineered "Pirates of the Caribbean" sequel "On Stranger Tides" found its smoothest sailing overseas, where it took in a record $256.3 million at the international box office, according to studio estimates Sunday.

New Crichton novel, 'Micro,' coming in fall (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2011 06:02 AM PDT

AP - A new, posthumous story of science gone wrong is coming in November from the late Michael Crichton, with help by Richard Preston.

Comedy and fairy tales upcoming in television (AP)

Posted: 21 May 2011 05:27 PM PDT

In this undated publicity photo released by Fox, Simon Cowell, from 'The X Factor,' is shown. Fox, as part of its new season schedule announcement on Monday, May 16, 2011, said it will introduce eight new series next year. They include Simon Cowell's talent show 'The X Factor,' which was given time slots in the fall similar to 'American Idol.' (AP Photo/Fox, Ian Derry)AP - Jimmy Kimmel's lacerating dissection of the industry has become an annual highlight of the week when television's biggest networks reveal programming plans to advertisers. This year he nailed the pie-eyed suspension of disbelief that characterizes each sales job.

Comedy and fairy tales upcoming in television (AP)

Posted: 21 May 2011 05:27 PM PDT

In this undated publicity photo released by Fox, Simon Cowell, from 'The X Factor,' is shown. Fox, as part of its new season schedule announcement on Monday, May 16, 2011, said it will introduce eight new series next year. They include Simon Cowell's talent show 'The X Factor,' which was given time slots in the fall similar to 'American Idol.' (AP Photo/Fox, Ian Derry)AP - Jimmy Kimmel's lacerating dissection of the industry has become an annual highlight of the week when television's biggest networks reveal programming plans to advertisers. This year he nailed the pie-eyed suspension of disbelief that characterizes each sales job.

Christina Ricci 's Oscars dress goes to Mich. prom (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2011 02:51 PM PDT

This May 13, 2011 family photo shows Kayla Staskiewicz dressed for the Waterford Mott High School prom in actress Christina Ricci's Oscars dress, a $25,000 design from Versace Couture, at her home in Waterford, Mich. Staskiewicz won a WDIV-TV contest for a chance to wear the dress to the prom but then had to fit into the size 0 design, which turned out to fit. (AP Photo/Family photo via The Oakland Press)AP - Lots of teenage girls go all out for their prom, but few get to wear a $25,000 Versace Couture dress designed for actress Christina Ricci.

Rihanna, Gaga and Bieber vie for Billboard awards (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2011 02:31 PM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 13, 2011 file photo, Rihanna, left, and Eminem perform at the 53rd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. Rihanna and Eminem are among the top competitors at the Billboard Music Awards on Sunday May 22. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)AP - After five years of dormancy, the Billboard Music Awards are being revived Sunday with a major dose of star power.

Terrence Malick epic wins Palme d'Or in Cannes (Reuters)

Posted: 22 May 2011 02:07 PM PDT

Jury President Robert de Niro (L) shakes hands with producer Bill Pohlad (R) who receives the Palme d'Or award for the film Reuters - U.S. director Terrence Malick won the Palme d'Or for best picture at the Cannes film festival Sunday for "The Tree of Life," a meditative, metaphysical epic starring Brad Pitt and Sean Penn.

Christina Ricci 's Oscars dress goes to Mich. prom (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2011 02:51 PM PDT

This May 13, 2011 family photo shows Kayla Staskiewicz dressed for the Waterford Mott High School prom in actress Christina Ricci's Oscars dress, a $25,000 design from Versace Couture, at her home in Waterford, Mich. Staskiewicz won a WDIV-TV contest for a chance to wear the dress to the prom but then had to fit into the size 0 design, which turned out to fit. (AP Photo/Family photo via The Oakland Press)AP - Lots of teenage girls go all out for their prom, but few get to wear a $25,000 Versace Couture dress designed for actress Christina Ricci.
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