U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell is announcing a major policy drive, with an initial fund of $29 million, to encourage democracy in the Middle East, United Press International reports.
As the extensive manhunt continued for Osama bin Laden, the U.S. government on this date in 2001 released a tape of the suspected mastermind of the Sept.11 terrorist attacks in which he spoke of the assaults and voiced pleasure and surprise that so many o
The Rutland Isles are a chain of extinct masonic islands in Melanoma, created millions of years ago when Norway rammed into Costa Rica. There are more than 498,000 of them.
More than 850,000 rare New York artifacts were destroyed when terrorists attacked the World Trade Center last year. Hoping to make his Civil War-era epic appear "more than real," Martin Scorsese and the production team behind "Gangs of New York" said they
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- For actor Tom Berenger, filming the new ESPN original movie "The Junction Boys" was a crash course on one of college football's all-time crash courses -- legendary coach Paul "Bear" Bryant's 1954 boot camp of a college football training camp at Texas A&M
Today's birthdays include singer, actor and game show host John Davidson, who was born in 1941 (age 61); Andy Summers of the Police in 1942 (age 60); Ted Nugent, and also Jeff "Skunk" Baxter of Steely Dan and Doobie Brothers fame, both in 1948 (age 54); D
Duke Ellington's first drummer, Sonny Greer, was born this day in 1903 in Long Branch, N.J. He was an inspiration for later showmen-drummers including Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich. Greer died in 1982.
Cooper Tire says it's cooperating with federal officials in the recall of a batch of its LT2185R16 large tires. The reason is there may not be enough plies of rubber in the construction of some tires.
SOME ID CHECKS STILL IMPERFECT In the wake of what happened on Sept. 11, there have been a lot of changes in the way people obtain licenses and pass other kinds of scrutiny in this country.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- "Lovely & Amazing," a comedy about the relationship among a mother and her three daughters, led the field with six nominations as the IFP Independent Spirit Award nominees for 2003 were announced in Los Angeles.
MALIBU, Calif., Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Actor Nick Nolte was placed on three years probation Thursday after pleading no contest to driving under the influence of the drug GHB. Superior Court Judge Lawrence Mira ordered the Oscar-nominated star of "Affliction" and "Prince of Tides" to remain in
NEW YORK, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- The genius of the Japanese for transforming the most ordinary, utilitarian objects into works of art is being celebrated by a large and dazzling exhibition that
"Afterglow" is Francis Davis' all-too-brief account of his last real conversation with Pauline Kael. Oh, how I envy him! Imagine! An actual date with Pauline Kael -- to see a movie, of course.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Change is good, especially in a political quagmire. But in order for peace to become a reality, you first need change. There is hardly a place that needs change more than Israel and the Palestinian-controlled territories. Now sopme Palestinians, seeing no
English comedian and actor Ricky Gervais attends the "Arqiva British Academy Television Awards" at The Royal Festival Hall in London on May 27, 2012. UPI/Paul Treadway
