This is a partial transcript of “The Big Story With John Gibson,” April 19, 2006, that has been edited for clarity. JOHN GIBSON, HOST: If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, than “American Idol” and the president got a big compliment with this film. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) DENNIS QUAID: …
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LOS ANGELES – Saying the information is too sensitive, NASA announced Friday that it would not release its report on the failed rendezvous of two spacecraft in what would have been the first such maneuver without human intervention. NASA plans to release a summary of why the DART spacecraft did …
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DURHAM, N.C. – The second stripper who danced at a Duke University lacrosse team party now says that something more than underage drinking could have happened at the off-campus house where another stripper claims she was raped. Kim Roberts originally said she doubted the story of her colleague, who told …
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NEW YORK – Calling public television a vital piece of the fabric of the American culture, Paula A. Kerger hopes to preserve “authenticity and quality” as the head of Public Broadcasting Service. Kerger, named as PBS‘ president and chief executive officer, can expect to face an artistic, financial and political …
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NEW YORK – Forget ogling the most beautiful gowns at this year’s Oscars. Some lucky actress will hit the red carpet wearing shoes adorned with Rita Hayworth‘s jewelry. “This is true Hollywood glamour!” shoe designer Stuart Weitzman said in a statement Monday. “I am taking personal jewels from a screen …
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NEW ORLEANS – New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin said on Tuesday that if he could, he would take back some of the comments that he made during a Martin Luther King Day rally a day earlier. “I used some analogies and probably didn’t hit the mark on my message. But …
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SAN FRANCISCO – Online marketplace eBay Inc. (EBAY) posted strong quarterly results on Wednesday but disappointed Wall Street by failing to raise its 2006 outlook, and its shares fell 5 percent in after-hours trading. Fourth-quarter profit jumped 36 percent and per-share earnings beat analysts’ average forecast, but the outlook for …
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand – Wildlife officers shot 41 pilot whales that beached on New Zealand’s South Island, the Department of Conservation said. A total of 49 whales came ashore Saturday near Farewell Spit in the second major stranding in the area within two weeks. Eight died on the beaches, and …
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Follow the money. The old newshound advice is new all over again with Friday’s news that the Iranians are moving their money out of European banks. Do the Iranians hate Europeans all of a sudden? No. They know that they’re doing bad things with this nuke bomb research, and they …
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LONDON – A radical cleric encouraged his followers to kill Jews and other non-Muslims in taped sermons found in his home after his arrest, prosecutors said Wednesday at the start of his trial on charges of encouraging murder and fomenting racial hatred. Prosecutor David Perry told jurors at London’s Central …
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