OTTAWA -- Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, facing almost certain defeat in a crucial vote next week, shut down a two-week-old session of Parliament Thursday in a bid to stay in power until he can present a budget in January. Mr. Harper's Conservatives had been due to face off against a united ...
4 Dec 2008
Lil Wayne – the most prolific, ubiquitous and successful performer on today’s music scene – was the most rewarded by the Recording Academy on Wednesday, receiving eight Grammy nominations including album of the year for Tha Carter III . Following close behind was Coldplay, whose Viva La Vida ...
4 Dec 2008
CHICAGO -President-elect Barack Obama selected New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson as his commerce secretary Wednesday, naming a prominent Hispanic to his new Cabinet and calling him a leading "economic diplomat for America" in troubled times. Richardson's nomination brings to three the number of former ...
4 Dec 2008
Doreen Giuliano was obsessed with saving her son from a life behind bars after he was convicted of murder. She gave herself an extreme makeover — blonde dye job, fake tan, sexy wardrobe, phony name — and began spying on jurors. She befriended one juror to root out any possible misdeeds at the ...
4 Dec 2008
TOKYO, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average is expected to fall for a second day on Friday, with exporters such as Toyota Motor seen hurt by a firmer yen and after profit worries in the worsening economy sparked a sharp drop on Wall Street. "Uncertainty remains strong in the market including the ...
4 Dec 2008
WASHINGTON - NASA has set a May date for its space shuttle mission to fix the Hubble Space Telescope for a final time. The space agency Thursday announced that it is aiming to launch the shuttle Atlantis on May 12 for what would be an 11-day repair and upgrade mission to the $10 billion space ...
4 Dec 2008
