Country singer Randy Travis has apologized after being arrested on a charge of public intoxication outside a North Texas church. Denton County sheriff’s spokesman Tom Reedy says police in the town of Sanger arrested Travis early Monday after spotting a vehicle parked in front of a church and finding an open bottle of wine and […]
There are scores of people talking about not wanting to watch this year’s Super Bowl, for one reason or another. On one hand, most of the people I hear from are bitter fans of the San Francisco 49ers who just want nothing to do with football until they can see the red and gold in […]
Mitt Romney confirmed his status as the prohibitive front-runner in the GOP presidential race Saturday with a win in the Nevada caucuses. But Romney’s apparently large margin of victory may say more about his opponents than his own candidacy. While Romney’s first-place finish was never really in doubt, the lack of traction from the two […]
Actor Ben Gazzara (known for his brooding tough-guy presence in dozens of films, television shows and stage productions over his long career) died of pancreatic cancer on Friday at a Manhattan hospital – his lawyer said. He was 81. A three-time Tony nominee for his stage work, Gazzara made his big break into films with […]
Yes, Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow which means 6 more weeks of winter. The forecast from Punxsutawney Phil at the annual ceremony of Groundhog Day 2012 – “Many shadows do I see: six more weeks of winter it must be.” Thousands of people that were gathered for the annual groundhog day event groaned when Punxsutawney […]
Don Cornelius (creator of iconic dance program “Soul Train” that helped introduce Americans to black culture on TV) died after shooting himself in the head, officials said on Wednesday. He was 75. “The death was reported as a suicide, a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head” – said coroner’s assistant chief Ed Winter. Cornelius was […]
The nation’s leading breast-cancer charity, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, is halting its partnerships with Planned Parenthood affiliates — creating a bitter rift, linked to the abortion debate, between two iconic organizations that have assisted millions of women. The change will mean a cutoff of hundreds of thousands of dollars in grants, mainly for […]