In 2001, Arab TV played a tape of fugitive terrorist leader Osama bin Laden in which he said he wanted to destroy the U.S. economy. Bin Laden looked gaunt and never used his left hand though he is left-handed.
The New York Times has sounded a death knell for pop music, calling 2002 "The Year That Pop Lost Popularity." In an analysis of the records that charted at the top spot on the pop charts, the Billboard Hot 200, writer Neil Strauss demonstrated rap and "co
Today's birthdays include Gerry and the Pacemakers keyboardist Leslie Maguire and former Moody Blues keyboardist Mike Pinder, both of whom were born in 1941 (age 61); bassist Peter Quaife of the Kinks in 1943 (age 59); Mick Jones, guitarist with Spooky To
New Orleans trumpeter Bunk Johnson was born this date in 1889. He played second fiddle, or in this case, second cornet, to the legendary and unrecorded Buddy Bolden in Bolden's band.
Some in Washington say monitoring of the Internet is a security issue; consumers say it's a privacy issue. The debate also continues over a recent news story there is support in the government for a full-scale system for monitoring the traffic on the Inte
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- The dream of a black professor who supports Confederate heritage groups for a statue of Abraham Lincoln in Richmond, Va., will be realized on April 5.
It goes without saying, 2002 was not the easiest, emotionally, for Britain's Queen Elizabeth II. She lost her much-loved mother, the Queen Mum, and her sister Princess Margaret during the past 12 months. On the positive side, she celebrated her Golden Jub
NASHVILLE, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- Kenny Chesney says he sings about doing a lot of things differently in his latest single. In reality, it's doubtful that the multi-platinum country singer needs
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- Opening on Friday in Los Angeles and New York, and nationwide on Jan. 17, "The Hours" -- starring Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore, and Meryl Streep -- is a peculi
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- Clint Eastwood's latest thriller, "Blood Work," is coming out on DVD ($26.98 list) and VHS ($22.98) on Friday to give the older audience something adequate to w
NEW YORK, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- Conceptual hotels for the future are a part of an extraordinary exhibition at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in New York. The show, "New Hotels for Global Nomads," is one of the museum's most imaginative ever.
Kicker Katie Hnida has become the first woman to appear in a college bowl game but the New Mexico junior had her extra point blocked against UCLA in the Las Vegas Bowl Wednesday.
Recent studies show more teenagers are waiting until marriage to have sex but Mississippi State University researchers say those young lovebirds who do decide to go all the way, do it for the first time in December.
In 2001, authorities identified the man who tired to ignite explosives hidden in his sneakers aboard a Paris to Miami jetliner as Richard Reid, a 28-year-old unemployed British citizen. He was overcome by fellow passengers and crew members before he could
The Village Voice celebrated Christmas and the seventh birthday of Eminem's daughter, Hailie Jade Mathers, with a cover story naming Eminem "Father of the Year." Christmas baby Haile is the apple of daddy's eye, writes Chuck Eddy in the Voice feature.
Today's birthdays include the late Steve Allen in 1921; Abdul Fakir of The Four Tops, who was born in 1935 (age 67); and famed producer Phil Spector in 1940 (age 62).
Pianist and singer Una Mae Carlisle was born this day in 1915 in Xenia, Ohio. She sang on Fats Waller's 1939 recording of "I Can't Give You Anything But Love" and had her own radio and television series in the 1940s. She died in 1956.
Yet another toy is being recalled because its small parts can be a choking hazard for infants ... talking dolls. The Lovee Doll & Toy Co. of New York says it is cooperating with federal regulators in the recall of as many as 160,000 talking dolls.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 25 (UPI) -- I don't suppose ours is the only family that buys a turkey too big to eat at a single meal on purpose. Almost better than the original bird are its leftovers.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 25 (UPI) -- My favorite (two days late) Christmas present to myself this year is watching Bravo's Dec. 27 "Larry Sanders" marathon, a 6 ½ hour comic wallowing in the pettin
