Gordon Brown agrees to first televised election debate between Britain’s 3 political partiesLONDON — Prime Minister Gordon Brown has agreed to take part in Britain’s first televised election debate among party leaders. Mayfield set to hire Mark Geragos in drug suspension fight with NASCARSuspended NASCAR driver Jeremy Mayfield is turning to high-profile attorney Mark Geragos to help fight his drug suspension. TV wizard, rock singer, UNICEF ambassador: Selena Gomez back from ‘life-changing’ Africa tripNEW YORK — She’s a Disney teen queen, a TV wizard, and a fledgling rock singer. But 17-year-old Selena Gomez says what really blew her mind recently was a trip to the African nation of Ghana. Dior goes noir, Margiela challenges and Lanvin gives women what they wantPARIS — While the ever-challenging Maison Martin Margiela dared women to covet a dress made from leather Village People chaps or a jacket modeled off an airplane floatation device, Lanvin gave the ladies what they really want, delivering a sublime collection of asymmetrical cocktail dresses as Paris’ spring-summer 2010 ready-to-wear displays moved into day three on Friday. Georgia O’Keeffe Museum to honor Annie Leibovitz with 2010 Women of Distinction awardSANTA FE, N.M. — The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum will honor photographer Annie Leibovitz as the 2010 recipient in its Women of Distinction series. DA: CBS News employee pleads not guilty in NYC to plotting $2M extortion of David LettermanNEW YORK — A CBS News employee is out of jail on bond after pleading not guilty to trying to blackmail David Letterman for $2 million. Sarah Palin book could be the biggest of conservative boomNEW YORK — These are boom times for conservative authors. Angelina Jolie, visiting Iraqi refugees in Syria, urges world not to forget their plightDAMASCUS, Syria — Angelina Jolie met with Iraqi refugees in Syria on Friday and urged the world not to forget the plight of those among them who cannot return home because of the trauma they suffered and the country’s instability. DeLay’s legal dance in money laundering case is in limbo as he shimmies into show’s 3rd roundAUSTIN, Texas — Republican Tom DeLay danced the cha-cha and the tango on TV, but he’s tiptoeing through a legal web as his criminal case crawls through the courts in Texas. Tinseltown costumer hopes museum of Hollywood flair can revive poverty-stricken Miss. DeltaRULEVILLE, Miss. — Luster Bayless’ life reads like a Hollywood script: The son of a dirt-poor Mississippi sharecropper who hitchhiked his way West a half-century ago and carved a niche in Tinseltown. DA: CBS News employee indicted in NYC in plot to extort $2M from David LettermanNEW YORK — A CBS News employee has been indicted in an extortion plot against David Letterman, who acknowledged sexual relationships with female staffers on his show after the man tried to blackmail him for $2 million, the Manhattan district attorney said Friday. British broadcasters write to politicians proposing US-style TV debates before electionLONDON — A coalition of broadcasters called Friday for pre-election debates between Britain’s top three politicians, putting pressure on Prime Minister Gordon Brown to face his challengers in an unprecedented U.S.-style television showdown. Hamas hands over video of captured soldier in exchange for Palestinian prisonersJERUSALEM — Hamas militants on Friday traded a two-minute video showing an apparently unharmed captured Israeli soldier for 19 Palestinian women held in Israeli jails — the first tangible step toward defusing a key flashpoint in Israeli-Palestinian hostilities. Crew of apocalyptic film ‘2012′ expresses sympathy for victims of Asia disastersTAIPEI, Taiwan — The crew of the Hollywood doomsday movie “2012″ expressed sympathy Friday for victims of real-life flooding and earthquakes this week in the Asia-Pacific region. New books in Taiwan broach once taboo subject: Communist victory over Nationalists in 1949TAIPEI, Taiwan — On a chilly late autumn day in 1949, Chi Shih-ying jumped on one of the last flights to Taiwan, joining other senior members of the Nationalist Party in a humiliating retreat from mainland China. Nobel glory, $1.4 million check await handful of world’s top scientists
Urban avenger: Newark mayor counters Conan O’Brien’s comic insults by expanding ‘ban’NEWARK, N.J. — The mayor of New Jersey’s largest city has raised the stakes in his facetious feud with “Tonight Show” host Conan O’Brien, saying the late-night comic is now banned from the state. White House takes aggressive posture against Fox commentators, singles out Glenn BeckWASHINGTON — Harry S. Truman banned reporters he disliked from his presidential yacht. Franklin Roosevelt placed his journalistic critics out of earshot at the back of the room during presidential press conferences. AP sources confirm Comcast is in talks for up to a 51 percent stake in NBC UniversalPHILADELPHIA — Comcast Corp. might spend billions for a stake in NBC Universal, a deal that would transform the nation’s largest cable TV provider into one of the most prominent owners of TV shows, movies and other programming as well. Idaho Supreme Court sides with Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson in dispute with high-end home builderBOISE, Idaho — The Idaho Supreme Court has ruled that Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson can take the contractor of their high-end Sun Valley home back to arbitration over claims of shoddy workmanship. Mexico’s political theater reaches new heights (or lows) with street vendor’s election schemeMEXICO CITY — An eccentric street vendor known for his Rambo-style headband took charge of Mexico City’s most populous borough Thursday — at least for a few hours. NY Philharmonic postpones plans for Cuba tour, citing US travel restrictions for patronsNEW YORK — The New York Philharmonic is postponing a planned trip to Cuba, citing U.S. travel restrictions that prevent patrons from going on the historic journey to the communist country. Pope Benedict XVI to attend concert to mark 70th anniversary of WWII startVATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI will attend a concert marking the 70th anniversary of the start of World War II being performed by young musicians from around the globe. With tanks, troops and kitsch, China celebrates 60 years of communist rule and its new powerCommunist China marks 60 years with tanks, kitsch BEIJING — Jets, tanks and missile-toting trucks thundered through Beijing on Thursday in a show of military muscle to celebrate six decades of communist rule and China’s transformation from a war-battered regional player into global economic superpower. Pittsburgh police used acoustic warfare during G-20 protests, drawing legal groups’ irePITTSBURGH — Police ordered protesters to disperse at the Group of 20 summit last week with a device that can beam earsplitting alarm tones and verbal instructions that the manufacturer likens to a “spotlight of sound,” but that legal groups called potentially dangerous. A Love Story? Skeptics remain, but Michael Moore has loyal following in GOP-leaning Mich. townTRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Seated on a platform in a blocked-off street, the founder of the Traverse City Film Festival grinned as Mayor Michael Estes hailed him for boosting the local economy and cultural scene — “with almost no government assistance!” First lady Michelle Obama arrives in Copenhagen ahead of IOC vote on 2016 Olympic hostCOPENHAGEN — Michelle Obama says the Olympics have the power to transform the lives of children in Chicago and around the country, inspiring them to be the next David Robinson, Nadia Comaneci. Save the Children announces campaign to reduce infant mortality among kids under age 5MADRID — The British charity Save the Children, joined by celebrities including Annie Lennox and Julia Ormond, announced Wednesday a global campaign to cut infant mortality among children under the age of 5 by more than half. Tango dance and music granted protected cultural status, put on UNESCO world heritage listDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Tango was declared part of the world’s cultural heritage by the United Nations on Wednesday and granted the international seal of approval Argentina and Uruguay have long sought for the dramatic dance and its sensual moves. NJ’s GOP candidate for governor is big Bruce Springsteen fan, despite political differencesMENDHAM, N.J. — New Jersey’s Republican candidate for governor insists he’ll spend the night before his first debate at a Bruce Springsteen concert. |
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Nobel glory awaits handful of top scientists
