LOS ANGELES – Abby Mann, writer of socially conscious scripts for movies and television and winner of the 1961 Academy Award for adapted screenplay for “Judgment at Nuremberg,” has died at 80. Writers Guild of America spokesman Gregg Mitchell said Mann died Tuesday. The cause of death was not given. …
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NEW YORK – Marsha Cunningham was no drug dealer. But when authorities busted her boyfriend in the 1990s for selling crack and powdered cocaine, they also arrested her on a crack possession charge. Her sentence: Fifteen years, only two less than her boyfriend got. But Cunningham is now one of …
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TIRANA, Albania – Troops and police cordoned off a smoldering army depot north of the capital as crews searched Sunday for workers missing following a chain of explosions that killed at least nine people and injured hundreds. Nine bodies have been found but 10 workers remained missing Sunday, authorities said. …
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IRVINGTON, N.Y. – An 80-year-old widower who’d been saving his dead wife’s outgoing message on voicemail so that he’d remember what she sounded like lost it when Verizon upgraded phone service in his area. Charles Whiting told New York’s Journal News that he stayed connected to the memory of his …
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PORTLAND, Ore. – A woman who claims the recording industry’s anti-music piracy campaign threatens and intimidates innocent people has filed a new complaint accusing record companies of racketeering, fraud and illegal spying. Tanya Andersen originally sued the Recording Industry Association of America after RIAA representatives threatened to interrogate her young …
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MIAMI, Fla. – Venezuela’s military buildup could foment an arms race in Latin America and destabilize the region, security experts say, noting President Hugo Chavez’s recent purchase of fighter jets and helicopters and his intent to buy five diesel submarines. Using his country’s vast oil revenue, Chavez has been busy …
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Sometimes hunting deer can be a real pain in the butt. Trying to bag a buck for a pair of friends, Mississippi hunter Lonnie Jones got an early Christmas gift from Rudolph — all over his backside, according to The Clarion-Ledger. “I guess I’m just a living example of the …
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JERUSALEM – Israel carried out a successful test of its Arrow missile defense system Friday, intercepting a missile similar to the long-range Shahab 3 being developed by Iran, defense officials said. The test was conducted at an air force base in central Israel. It was the 14th test firing of …
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NEW YORK – Clothing seller and designer Tommy Hilfiger Corp. (TOM) on Friday said it had accepted a $1.6 billion cash takeover bid from private equity firm Apax Partners. The deal values Tommy Hilfiger at about $16.80 per share, a premium of 5 percent based on Thursday’s closing stock price. …
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WASHINGTON – Food labels will soon have to disclose in plain language whether the products contain peanuts, shellfish, eggs or other ingredients that could sicken people with food allergies. A federal law that takes effect Jan. 1 requires food labels to list ingredients made from proteins derived from any of …
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