News

Somali Islamists threaten more carnage after attack on U.N. base - Thu, 20 Jun 2013
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia's Islamist al Shabaab rebel group threatened to keep attacking "disbelievers" without respite, a day after launching a deadly assault against the United Nations in the capital Mogadishu.

Italy PM sees no impact on government from Berlusconi trials - Thu, 20 Jun 2013
ROME (Reuters) - Italian center-left Prime Minister Enrico Letta declared on Thursday that a series of criminal trials involving center-right leader Silvio Berlusconi would have no impact on the functioning of the coalition government between their two parties.

French watchdog tells Google to change privacy policy - Thu, 20 Jun 2013
PARIS (Reuters) - France's data protection watchdog ordered Google on Thursday to change its privacy policy or face fines, leading a Europe-wide push to get the Internet giant to clarify its intentions and methods for collecting user data.

China, euro zone threaten U.S.-led economic recovery - Thu, 20 Jun 2013
LONDON (Reuters) - Factory output in China, the world's second largest economy, weakened to a nine-month low in June, combining with a continued recession in the euro zone to threaten a global recovery led by the United States.

Lebanese president urges Hezbollah to pull out of Syria - Thu, 20 Jun 2013
BEIRUT (Reuters) - President Michel Suleiman has called on the Lebanese Shi'ite Muslim Hezbollah movement to pull its guerrillas out of Syria, saying any further involvement in its neighbor's civil war would fuel instability in Lebanon.

Sports

Blackhawks even series on Seabrook's OT goal - Thu, 20 Jun 2013
Brent Seabrook's goal 9:51 into overtime lifted the Chicago Blackhawks to a wild 6-5 victory over the Boston Bruins on Wednesday night and tied the Stanley Cup finals through four games.

Blackhawks even series on Seabrook's OT goal - Thu, 20 Jun 2013
Brent Seabrook's goal 9:51 into overtime lifted the Chicago Blackhawks to a wild 6-5 victory over the Boston Bruins on Wednesday night and tied the Stanley Cup finals through four games.

Sources: Clippers, Celtics talk trade again - Thu, 20 Jun 2013
Discussions between the Los Angeles Clippers and Boston Celtics on a deal that would send Kevin Garnett and coach Doc Rivers to Los Angeles resumed on Wednesday just one day after they were declared "off" by both sides, sources told ESPN.

Report: Hernandez tied to victim - Wed, 19 Jun 2013
According to FOX 25 in Boston, police have tied New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez to homicide victim Odin Lloyd.

Hawks get wild win, even series - Thu, 20 Jun 2013
Brent Seabrook's goal 9:51 into overtime lifted the Chicago Blackhawks to a wild 6-5 victory over the Boston Bruins on Wednesday night and tied the Stanley Cup finals through four games.

Blackshawks Bruins Game 4 highlights - Thu, 20 Jun 2013

Humor

American Voices: U.S. To Hold Peace Talks With Taliban - Wed, 19 Jun 2013
American and Taliban leaders confirmed yesterday that they would meet face-to-face this week in the Taliban’s newly opened political office in Qatar to discuss a formal peace agreement to end the 12-year war in Afghanistan.

Nation Currently More Sympathetic To Demise Of Planet Krypton Than Plight Of Syria - Wed, 19 Jun 2013
WASHINGTON—According to a national poll conducted by the Pew Research Center Monday, the vast majority of Americans are currently more concerned about the demise of Planet Krypton, the native world of the comic book character Superman recently depic...

New Documentary To Finally Shed Light On Nation’s Fast Food Chains - Wed, 19 Jun 2013
WASHINGTON—Americans across the country expressed their excitement Wednesday over the upcoming release of Value Meal, a feature-length documentary that will, at long last, shed some light on America’s fast food restaurant chains.

Celebrity News

James Gandolfini's Death at 51 Stuns Hollywood - Wed, 19 Jun 2013
"He wasn't easy sometimes," says David Chase. "But he was my partner, he was my brother"

James Gandolfini Dies at Age 51 - Wed, 19 Jun 2013
The actor suffered a "possible heart attack" in Italy

Blake Shelton Says Danielle Bradbery Is The Voice's Most Important Winner - Wed, 19 Jun 2013
"Danielle is the first winner of The Voice that had no professional experience in the past," he says

Mark-Paul Gosselaar: Maybe I'll Name My Baby Breckin (Or Not) - Wed, 19 Jun 2013
An homage to his costar Breckin Meyer? It does "have a ring to it," he says

Paula Deen: I Used the N-Word, but Don't Condone Racism - Wed, 19 Jun 2013
"Ms. Deen does not condone or find the use of racial epithets acceptable," her lawyer says in a statement