Brad Pitt took a series of arty black-and-white photos for the Novembre issue of the fashion and culture magazine W. Now Star Magazine is reporting that Brad Pitt’s parents, Bill and Jane Pitt, are upset with the published pics. “Brad’s dad won’t talk about it — that means he’s upset,” …
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A drunken college student in the U.K. tried to recreate a scene from “The Italian Job” Sunday by driving a Mini up a flight of steps — but he wasn’t nearly as successful. The Bristol University student climbed into his brand new, $16,000 car to attempt the stunt from the …
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In another setback on her “Rock Witchu” tour, Janet Jackson has lost her opening act: LL Cool J. The rapper’s publicity firm announced Monday that he has dropped out as the headliner for Jackson because of unnamed scheduling conflicts. It’s the latest problem on Jackson’s tour, her first North American …
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LOS ANGELES – Mr. Blackwell, the acerbic designer whose annual worst-dressed list skewered the fashion felonies of celebrities from Zsa Zsa Gabor to Britney Spears, has died. He was 86. Blackwell died Sunday of complications from an intestinal infection, publicist Harlan Boll said. Blackwell, whose first name was Richard, was …
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Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Fair and Balanced? A new poll indicates Americans think the media have been tougher on Republican candidates John McCain and Sarah Palin than their Democratic rivals. A Pew Research poll says 38 percent of those surveyed believe journalists have been too harsh …
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RENO, Nev. – A minor earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.0 shook the northern Nevada desert near Carlin early Wednesday. The University of Nevada, Reno seismology lab says the quake was recorded at 7:11 a.m. and was centered about 7 miles northeast of Carlin. There were no immediate reports …
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STOCKHOLM, Sweden – Germany’s Harald zur Hausen and French researchers Francoise Barre-Sinoussi and Luc Montagnier shared the 2008 Nobel Prize in medicine Monday for discovering the AIDS virus and viruses causing cervical cancer. Barre-Sinoussi and Montagnier were cited for their discovery of human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV; zur Hausen was …
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BEIJING – China summoned five of its major dairy companies to a meeting Friday over the fate of Sanlu Group Co., the company at the center of a tainted milk scandal that has sickened thousands and led to the deaths of four children, state media reported. The five companies were …
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WASHINGTON – The Air Force is creating a new command to manage the nation’s nuclear arsenal better after a series of embarrassing missteps in the handling and oversight of its most sensitive materials. Air Force Secretary Michael Donley told reporters Friday that the service is shifting its nuclear-capable bombers, missiles …
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This is a rush transcript from “Hannity & Colmes,” December 18, 2008. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. ALAN COLMES, CO-HOST: Barack Obama — President-elect Obama was named Time Magazine’s Person of the Year, but never-before-seen college-era photos that accompany the piece are …
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