LOS ANGELES – Court records show James Van Der Beek has finalized the terms of his divorce from his wife of nearly seven years. The former “Dawson’s Creek” star’s divorce from actress Heather McComb will be official June 3. The pair went through mediation to resolve the terms of the breakup. Van Der Beek will [...]
WASHINGTON – The Transportation Department on Wednesday proposed a ban on text messaging at the wheel by interstate truck and bus drivers, following up on its call to reduce distractions that lead to crashes. The proposal would make permanent an interim ban announced in January by Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, applying to drivers of interstate [...]
MIAMI – Lawyers representing an alleged victim of sex abuse claim the Vatican instructed church officials in Florida to shelter a priest from Cuba who was later accused of pedophilia. Attorney Jessica Arbour, who represents an alleged victim of the Rev. Ernesto Garcia-Rubio, released a 1968 letter from the Vatican to the Archdiocese of Miami, [...]
ISLAMABAD – Switzerland will not reopen a money-laundering case against the Pakistani president as long as he enjoys legal immunity — a welcome answer Wednesday for the U.S-allied leader after the Supreme Court forced his government to request the case resume. The Swiss decision marked the latest development in a monthslong struggle between the government [...]
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers will be playing in a new stadium in 2012 and host the Grey Cup at the facility in 2015. The provincial government is giving Winnipeg business magnate David Asper a $90-million bridge loan to fast-track construction of a $115-million stadium on the University of Manitoba campus. An additional $22.5 million will [...]
U.S CRANSTON, R.I. – Record-breaking rains in the Northeast have forced hundreds of people from their homes, flooded sewage treatment plants and caused major traffic tie-ups. Officials said Wednesday they feared the worst was ahead as some rivers had yet to crest. Rhode Island was bracing for the worst flooding in more than 100 years. [...]
BOND films spawn some colourful characters – Baron Samedi, Nick Nack, Jaws, Oddjob, Blofeld and Scaramanga. But none can match the latest crackpot to be linked with the movie franchise – Lady Gaga. The Sun reported the bizarrely outfitted singer may be getting a licence to thrill Bond fans by writing and singing the film’s [...]
AUSTRALIA – The estate of a leading Australian artist has been revealed as the buyer of Australia’s most expensive painting sold at auction, a $4.5 million Ned Kelly by Sidney Nolan. Gallery director Edmund Capon revealed today that First-Class Marksman was bought last week with money from the estate of Australia’s leading surrealist artist James Gleeson [...]
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