Movies
Lying, back-stabbing, stealing -- Tinseltown staples -- are all here in this breezy, funny satire.
May 2, 2003
World Now
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Dec. 8, 2011
World & Nation
An elderly Arab wearing the traditional red-and-white-checked kaffiyeh walked out to the middle of the Allenby Bridge and placed his bundle of newspapers carefully on the rail, then went back to the Jordanian side to wait.
Dec. 23, 1985
King Hussein flew to Damascus on Monday and immediately began discussions with Syrian President Hafez Assad on Jordan’s break with the Israeli-held West Bank and peace efforts to end the Persian Gulf War.
Aug. 9, 1988
As Palestinian refugees from Kuwait and Iraq streamed westward across the Jordan River on Sunday, a senior Israeli government official promised to expedite the flow of those returning to the West Bank from the Persian Gulf crisis area.
Aug. 27, 1990
Clutching his 2-year-old son, Rami Hussein paced the parking lot in hopeful silence as the last bus from Jordan pulled into the Jericho station Friday afternoon.
Jan. 13, 2001
Awards
For Jeff Bridges, acting with John Lithgow is the reward for fighting off cancer -- and COVID. Lithgow, meanwhile, just wants to ride a horse.
Nov. 22, 2022
Entertainment & Arts
Beau Bridges and Co. explore how a sex change affects everyday souls in ‘Looking for Normal.’
April 8, 2001
California
Wet, stormy weather with winds gusting to 100 mph blew through Northern California again on Tuesday, leaving two people dead and 650,000 without power while forcing the closure of San Francisco-area bridges to truck traffic.
Dec. 13, 1995
Former San Francisco Police Chief Frank Jordan began his run for mayor with a blistering attack on his ex-boss, accusing Mayor Art Agnos of encouraging rowdiness and anarchy in the city’s response to sporadic violence during recent anti-war protests.
Jan. 31, 1991