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Is Mike Darnell's exit beginning of the end for 'American Idol'?
Fox and "American Idol" are losing their secret weapon now that reality TV chief Mike Darnell is ambling out the door in his snakeskin cowboy boots. TV professionals, filing out of town for the Memorial Day weekend, let out a collective gasp Friday with...
Tags: Television, Rupert Murdoch, Memorial Day, News Corp., Black Entertainment Television (tv network)
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'Rocky Horror's' Tim Curry suffers stroke, but 'doing fine' now
"Rocky Horror Picture Show" actor Tim Curry suffered from a "major stroke" at his home in Los Angeles and is said to be recovering, according to reports. The British actor, 67, collapsed during the episode but is now said to be "doing great," his Los...
Tags: Entertainment Events, The Rocky Horror Picture Show (movie), Celebrities, Physical Conditions, Asthma
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Britain-bound Pakistan plane diverted, 2 men arrested
LONDON — Britain scrambled fighter jets Friday to intercept a commercial airliner carrying more than 300 people from Pakistan, diverting it to an isolated runway at an airport on the outskirts of London and arresting two British passengers who...
Tags: Police Arrests, Boeing Co., Pakistan
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Two arrested after Britain-bound Pakistan plane diverted
dpaLONDON British police arrested two men after an apparent quarrel on board a Pakistani passenger plane Friday forced the flight to be diverted under military escort to a London airport. The men, aged 30 and 41, were removed from the Manchester-bound plane...Tags: Germany, Boeing Co., Pakistan
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Slain British soldier's family did not expect he'd face danger at home
LONDON -- The family of the soldier hacked to death on a London street in an apparent terrorist attack said Friday that they understood the danger he faced while deployed abroad but had not expected him to be in peril at home. At a tearful news...
Tags: Christianity, England, Canterbury, Islam, Religion and Belief
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Illegally sold government land being recovered in Turks and Caicos
The Miami HeraldEfforts by the British to help citizens of the Turks and Caicos Islands recover thousands of acres of government land illegally sold in a corruption scheme are showing progress, said the law firm leading the program. Laurence Harris, who is involved in...Tags: Business Enterprises, Government, National Government, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics
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After London attack, Britain officials begin intelligence review
LONDON — British authorities on Thursday began combing through their intelligence files and evidence from the attack site to determine whether the apparently terrorism-related killing of a young soldier on a London street could have been prevented....
Tags: Prosecution, England, BBC, Witnesses, Government
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Entertainment One acquires Naomi Watts as 'Diana'
Entertainment One acquired the U.S. rights to distribute the film “Diana,” starring Naomi Watts. The film, which will premiere in the U.K. in September, will hit U.S. theaters this year. Oliver Hirschbiegel, who was nominated for an...
Tags: Diana, Princess of Wales, Naveen Andrews, The Weinstein Company, Imperial and Royal Matters, Movies
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Two new suspects arrested in British soldier's hacking death
LONDON -- Scotland Yard has announced the arrest of two new suspects in the case of a young soldier who was hacked to death on a London street in an apparent terrorist attack. The new suspects, a man and a woman, both 29, were arrested on suspicion of...
Tags: BBC, Everest, Christine Lagarde, David Cameron, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Cub Scout leader tried to reason with London attackers
LONDON -- Minutes after a British soldier was hacked to death in an apparent terrorist attack on a London street, a former teacher and Cub Scout leader stepped off a passing bus to offer assistance at what she thought was the scene of an accident....
Tags: Russia, David Cameron, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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New Foxwoods Owner Faces Big Challenges on Broadway
VarietyIf theater owners are the most powerful figures on Broadway, then there's a new power player in town. The purchase this week of Broadway's largest venue, the 1,930-seat Foxwoods, reps the first real foothold in Main Stem real estate for Ambassador...Tags: Real Estate Sellers, Arts and Culture, Services and Shopping, Realty, Rentals
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Standouts among Hollywood's many attempts to portray the conflict
The Orange County Register(EDITORS: Monday is Memorial Day, when we honor the dead from America's wars. To mark the anniversary, Orange County Register Travel Editor Gary A. Warner, the newspaper's one-time military reporter, offers his updated list of the best World War II...Tags: England, The Great Escape (movie), Stalag 17 (movie), Tom Hanks, Patton (movie)
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