Saturday, September 25, 2010

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Yahoo! News: Politics News


Lindsay Lohan spends less than a day in LA jail (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 12:15 PM PDT

Lindsay Lohan arrives for a hearing at the Beverly Hills Courthouse in Beverly Hills, Calif., Friday, Sept. 24, 2010. (AP Photo/Paul Buck, Pool)AP - Lindsay Lohan was freed from a suburban Los Angeles jail late Friday night, well short of the nearly monthlong stay a judge had intended for the actress following a failed drug test.


'Neds' wins Spanish top film award (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 11:06 AM PDT

British director and actor Peter Mullan, left, and Connor McCarron, celebrate with champagne as Mullan wins the Golden Shell for Best Film  and McCarron the Silver Shell for Best Actor with their film 'Neds' at the 58th San Sebastian Film Festival  in San Sebastian northern Spain, Saturday Sept. 25, 2010. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)AP - British director Peter Mullan's film "Neds," has won this year's top award at Spain's San Sebastian Film Festival, organizers said Saturday.


'50s musical icon Eddie Fisher dies at age of 82 (AP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 08:41 PM PDT

**CORRECTS FISHER'S AGE AT DEATH TO 82** FILE - In this 1959 file photo, actress Elizabeth Taylor is seen with singer Eddie Fisher before their marriage. Fisher, whose huge fame as a pop singer was overshadowed by scandals ending his marriages to Debbie Reynolds and Elizabeth Taylor, died Wednesday night Sept. 22, 2010 of complications from hip surgery at a hospital in Berkeley. He was 82.  (AP Photo/File)AP - Long before the era of Brangelina, TMZ and around-the-clock celebrity obsession, Eddie Fisher had a leading role in arguably the most explosive sex scandal of Hollywood's golden age.


Miles Austin Misses "Publicity" He Got Dating Kim Kardashian (omg!)

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 02:14 PM PDT

omg! - Being seen with her was "better" exposure "than any commercial of him that would ever run," a source tells Us

NBC Universal CEO to leave when Comcast takes over (AP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 02:01 PM PDT

FILE - In this May 17, 2010 file photo, Jeff Zucker attends the NBC Universal's Upfront presentation in New York. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer, file)AP - NBC Universal chief Jeff Zucker, who rose from a youthful producer at the "Today" show to run the multifaceted media business, said he would step down after cable provider Comcast takes control of the company later this year.


U.S. television rights battle set to rage (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 10:05 PM PDT

Reuters - Describing the Olympics as the last refuge of family viewing in the United States, Dick Ebersol, the head of NBC Universal Sports, said on Friday the network is ready to battle for American broadcast rights to the 2014 and 2016 Games.

British film 'Neds' wins top prize at San Sebastian festival (AFP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 01:07 PM PDT

Scottish director Peter Mullan (L) and actor Connor McCarron (R) celebrate with champagne during the 58th San Sebastian International Film Festival. A coming-of-age tale set in 1970s Glasgow, AFP - Scottish actor and director Peter Mullan won top honours on Saturday at the San Sebastian film festival in northern Spain with a coming-of-age tale set in 1970s Glasgow.


Sha Na Na alumni gather for NY reunion (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 12:04 PM PDT

In this Sept. 24, 2010 photo, the Doo-Wop group Sha Na Na poses during a rehearsal for their special performance to mark the 75th anniversary of Hofstra University in Melville, N.Y. From left are Screamin' Scott Simon; Donny York; David Garrett; Elliot Cahn; Robert Leonard and Jocko Marcellino. Four decades after performing as the pentultimate act at Woodstock and three decades after hosting a long-running TV variety show and appearing in the movie classic, 'Grease,' several former members of the doo-wop singing group are reuniting the weekend of Sept. 25 for a special one-time-only performance. (AP Photo/Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke)AP - The gold lame varsity jackets still fit.


U.S. television rights battle set to rage (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 10:05 PM PDT

Reuters - Describing the Olympics as the last refuge of family viewing in the United States, Dick Ebersol, the head of NBC Universal Sports, said on Friday the network is ready to battle for American broadcast rights to the 2014 and 2016 Games.

Lehman art collection takes in $12.3 million at auction (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 02:19 PM PDT

Reuters - An auction of fine art from the Lehman Brothers collection took in $12.3 million on Saturday, beating expectations but barely denting the billions owed from the financial group's 2008 bankruptcy, the biggest in U.S. history.


Beckham sues US magazine over 'lies' (AFP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 12:20 PM PDT

David Beckham, seen here in August 2010, has filed a lawsuit against a US celebrity weekly that published allegations that he slept with a prostitute.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Mike Stobe)AFP - Former England football captain David Beckham has filed a lawsuit against a US celebrity weekly that published allegations that he slept with a prostitute.


Versace - Loud and Proud Fashion (Fashion Wire Daily)

Posted: 25 Sep 2010 04:59 AM PDT

FWD201  Model walks the runway at the Versace show during Spring 2011 Fashion Week in Milan on Friday, September 24, 2010.(Fashion Wire Daily/Gruber)Fashion Wire Daily - Versace showed a spring 2011 women's collection Friday, Sept. 24, doing what the brand is supposed to do - presenting loud and proud fashion.


Beckham sues publisher over prostitute claims (AP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 08:14 PM PDT

Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder David Beckham (23) warms up before the start of an MLS soccer match against New York Red Bulls, Friday, Sept. 24, 2010, in Carson, Calif. (AP Photo/Gus Ruelas)AP - Lawyers for David Beckham have filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles alleging that a magazine knowingly published false claims that the soccer superstar had sex with prostitutes.


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