Johnny, we hardly knew you… And judging by scores of specials devoted to the 40th anniversary ofJohn F. Kennedy’s (search)death, we still don’t. Never have I ever seen such slanted, way-too-sopping, one-sided, glorifying portrayals of an individual in all my life. And I liked Kennedy! Don’t get me wrong. There …
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A Massachusetts women’s college has canceled its annual production of the “Vagina Monologues” because it isn’t inclusive to transgender students. A student-run theater group at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Mass., has decided not to perform the “Vagina Monologues” on Valentine’s Day this year because it didn’t want to …
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And now the most compelling two minutes in television, the latest from the wartime grapevine: FOX Fans: Missed the Grapevine? Watch it in the Screening Room! Threatening Violence? The organization that spearheaded those huge protests against war in Iraq in London over the weekend is threatening violence if the Blair …
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CAIRO – Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has named a senior judge known for his deep hostility toward the now-outlawed Muslim Brotherhood as justice minister. Ahmed el-Zind, chairman of the Judges Club, a powerful association of members of the judiciary, was sworn in on Wednesday before el-Sissi. El-Zind was an outspoken …
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PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – An official says Cambodia has accepted the first four people under the agreement it made with Australia nine months ago to take in asylum-seekers rejected for residency there. Prime Minister Hun Sen signed an endorsement letter Wednesday and the two countries are now discussing when the …
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BEIJING – China has announced it will cut import taxes on clothing, cosmetics and some other goods by half in a new tactic to spur consumer spending. The Finance Ministry said Monday the reductions, which take effect June 1, will be “conducive to a reasonable expansion of imports.” Beijing is …
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CHISINAU, Moldova – Moldovan police have found Molotov cocktails, detonators, mobile phones and masks at two locations in the capital Chisinau and suspect they were intended to be used against peaceful protesters. Interior Minister Oleg Balan said police found one cache in a disused building Wednesday. Later, they found another …
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WASHINGTON – The National Park Service says the Washington Monument has reopened after a power failure two days ago. The agency announced Friday that the monument reopened at noon Friday. It was closed on Thursday and Friday morning after an electrical problem caused a power failure on Wednesday evening. Officials …
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LAGOS, Nigeria – A runaway oil tanker truck exploded in a crowded bus station in the south of the country, setting ablaze 12 buses carrying passengers and killing 69 people, Nigeria’s Red Cross and police said Monday. Red Cross chairman Peter Emeka Kathy said about 30 other victims have been …
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LOS ANGELES – Someone needs to tell Tara Reid that the writers’ strike has been over for quite a while now, because it seems the “American Pie” actress didn’t get the memo. “I totally plan to go back into acting once the strike stops,” Reid told Pop Tarts last week …
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