Mitt Romney will win the Michigan Republican primary, FOX News Channel projected Tuesday night. The victory is a badly-needed win for Romney – who needed to quell doubts within the Republican Party about his ability to compete against President Barack Obama in the fall general election. With 71 percent of precincts reporting, Romney was ahead […]
Actress Sean Young was arrested after a scuffle with a security guard at the official post-Oscars party, police said Monday. Young (52) was placed under citizen’s arrest at the Governors Ball at 9:25 p.m. Sunday after the dispute, police Cmdr. Andrew Smith said. “She was trying to get into the party and couldn’t get in” […]
Immediately after the winners accept their statues on the stage of the Kodak Theatre, they are whisked backstage to face the hoards of press who are waiting to hear their every word. This year’s press room was full of laughter, tears, and some heartfelt words from Hollywood’s biggest stars. Meryl Streep displayed her characteristic charm […]
A fermented concoction made with tea, sugar, bacteria and yeasts might not sound like the most delicious or most beneficial drink, but some believe that is exactly what Kombucha tea is. Some have called it a “magical elixir”. Some have dubbed it the new Red Bull only with healthful properties. Some claim it can fight […]
National League MVP Ryan Braun’s 50-game suspension was overturned Thursday by baseball arbitrator Shyam Das – the first time a baseball player successfully challenged a drug-related penalty in a grievance. The decision was announced Thursday by the Major League Baseball Players Association, one day before the 28-year-old outfielder was due to report to spring training […]
The night before Marie Colvin was killed, she posted a message to her friends in a closed facebook group. It sent a chill down my spine – “Please post my Baba Amr, Homs story in February 19 issue. I don’t often do this, but it is sickening what is happening here. Cannot understand how the […]
“You are dust and to dust you shall return.” Thousands of Catholics, Lutherans, Episcopalians, Presbyterians and Methodists will begin or end their day hearing those words today. Ash Wednesday will be celebrated in churches throughout El Paso. The day begins the 40 days of the Lenten season. It’s a time which many Christians observe by […]
Fat Tuesday is your last hurrah, folks, so let the carbo loading begin. Fat Tuesday will give way to a more solemn occasion – Ash Wednesday – and then a 40-day period of self-sacrifice known as Lent. Fat Tuesday, the English translation of the French “Mardi Gras,” signals the official end of Carnival season, billed […]
Elizabeth Smart has gotten married. A family spokesman says – the Utah woman who was kidnapped at knifepoint at age 14 and held captive for nine months married Matthew Gilmour on Saturday in Oahu. The 24-year-old Smart is a senior at Brigham Young University. She met Gilmour (of Aberdeen, Scotland), while serving a Church of […]
A tight police cordon couldn’t keep Whitney Houston’s fans away from her funeral Saturday, and as they watched the service on their laptops, smartphones, and TV, they shared their emotions all online. Fans talked of the impact Houston had on their lives, whether her music gave them the confidence to pursue a singing career or […]