Queen Latifah and Mary J. Blige have both signed on to star in NBC’s upcoming live production of the classic musical The Wiz, according to Entertainment Weekly. The ladies join Stephanie Mills, who starred in the original Broadway production of the musical as Dorothy. Latifah will be playing the role of the Wizard while Mary [...]
JAMESTOWN, Va. —When his friends buried Capt. Gabriel Archer here about 1609, they dug his grave inside a church, lowered his coffin into the ground and placed a sealed silver box on the lid.This English outpost was then a desperate place. The “starving time,” they called it. Scores had died of hunger and disease. Survivors were walking skeletons, besieged by Indians, and reduced to eating snakes, dogs and one another.Read full article >>
Support is growing to repeal a Nixon-era ban that Iran and Russia love.
Yep, Michael Bay left behind his beloved CGI and “Transformers” series for a geopolitical drama. Titled “13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi,” the film is based on Mitchell Zuckoff's book about the 2012 attack on an American compound in Libya where six members of a security team fought to defend the American diplomatic compound in Benghazi. The assault in the wake of 9/11 left U.S. ambassador J. Christopher Stevens dead. Bay has left “Transformers” before and returned to the series. He... Читать дальше...
University of Texas economist James Galbraith, who participated in a working group coordinated by Greece’s former finance minister, says there was nothing questionable about that group’s motives for looking at ramifications of a possible “Grexit,” or exit from the eurozone.
University of Texas economist James Galbraith, who participated in a working group coordinated by Greece’s former finance minister, says there was nothing questionable about that group’s motives for looking at ramifications of a possible “Grexit,” or exit from the eurozone.
Billionaire NRI industrialist Lord Swraj Paul, during his meeting with chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday, offered to support Kolkata’s educational institutions and help the Alipore zoo.
Closing the era of one chief executive and entering another under temporary leadership, Twitter exceeded investor expectations on Tuesday, reporting a 61 percent increase in revenue and a smaller loss than a year ago. However, the company, which has struggled to attract new users, said that the number of people using its social network rose by only 2 million over the past three months, to 304 million. The user numbers are closely watched by Wall Street. Revenue, most of which comes from advertising... Читать дальше...
A routine traffic stop once again turned deadly in the US heartland, and this time, the police are scared: the dashcam footage is reportedly so gruesome that the city of Cincinnati is preparing for riots as well as the officer’s indictment.
Dr. Gregg Gorton said he has deleted the post and realizes the embattled Veterans Affairs agency does not need more bad press.
Investors were giving Yelp Inc. some pretty awful reviews after a second quarter full of unpleasant surprises, and some may now be wondering if its long-term goal to reach $1 billion in revenue is a pipe dream as the company has trouble attracting employees.
On July 22, 1987, 33-year-old S Noori sat in a dimly-lit corridor as a lanky woman in a lab coat strode towards her with a medical report. Noori was told she had tested positive for HIV, a then little known virus that was viciously attacking people around her.
Shares slump as reviews website swings to loss and cuts forecasts
Twitter’s interim CEO wants major changes to attract more users -- possibly even getting away from its hallmark live-streaming. But executives’ long timeline for any results seemed to annoy investors.
Twitter’s interim CEO wants major changes to attract more users -- possibly even getting away from its hallmark live-streaming. But executives’ long timeline for any results seemed to annoy investors.
Twitter’s interim CEO wants major changes to attract more users -- possibly even getting away from its hallmark live-streaming. But executives’ long timeline for any results seemed to annoy investors.
Mexican national team coach Miguel Herrera was fired Tuesday following a television reporter's claim that the man known as ...
Happy birthday! Heidi Klum wished her boyfriend Vito Schnabel a happy birthday full of love yesterday. The supermodel wrote along with the adorable picture, "I love you my...
Jim Harbaugh The new Michigan football coach can usually sense when the start of the season is close. “For me, I know when I get my first football dream, then it’s my body clock telling me it’s time to compete,” Harbaugh said. And that dream? “The final drive — I always wake up before the final drive. And I’m always playing in my football dream. Never coaching in my football dream.” The ex-49ers coach met with reporters Tuesday and remained cautious about his goals for the season... Читать дальше...
A senior US official claims that the creation of a safe-zone along an ISIL-controlled border area with Turkey will rely on moderate Syrian rebels, and will not involve Turkish ground troops.
The delay in implementation of the Land Boundary Agreement — signed between Prime Ministers Indira Gandhi and Sk Mujibur Rehman in 1974 — has brought the land ownership problem to the fore.
The larger-than-life agent, who had an uncanny eye for horses, saw a long line of jockeys become champions under his watch
Tom Brady said that it is his regular practice when he gets a new phone to destroy the old one. We ask the experts if this is a good idea.
TEQUESTA, Fla. (AP) — Two teens whose lives were intertwined with the sea remained lost in the Atlantic on Tuesday, as their families and authorities tried to maintain hope against the fading …