Reuters - When rapper Flo Rida set a digital
sales record with his single “Low,” which moved 470,000 copies
the first week of January despite not being available on an
album, it was emblematic of an intriguing trend.
Reuters - To paraphrase “The Godfather:
Part III” — just when you think you’re out on “American Idol,”
they pull you back in.
Reuters - Democratic presidential candidate
Hillary Clinton questioned rival Barack Obama’s experience in
handling a national security crisis on Friday as polls showed
her losing ground to Obama before Tuesday’s contests in Texas
and Ohio.
Reuters - U.S. Attorney General Michael
Mukasey refused on Friday to pursue contempt citations issued
by the House of Representatives against a current and a former
White House aide for not cooperating in a probe of the firing
of U.S. attorneys.
AP - John Wooden broke his left wrist and collarbone in a fall, leaving the former UCLA basketball coach hospitalized Friday. Daughter Nan Muehlhausen said the 97-year-old Wooden fell in his condominium Thursday night. She said Wooden was resting comfortably in a hospital and visited with family members throughout the day.
AFP - Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama fought Friday over who would keep America’s children safe, waging a furious national security row, as a moment of truth loomed in their White House battle.
AP - A power failure that plunged large parts of Florida into the dark this week was caused primarily by human error, the state’s largest electric company said Friday.
AP - What happened to faking a cough? Sheriff’s detectives in Franklin County said a man had his friend shoot him in the shoulder so he wouldn’t have to go to work.
AP - Naomi Campbell was released Friday from the hospital where she underwent abdominal surgery. The 37-year-old British supermodel, a frequent visitor to Brazil, was admitted for an emergency operation Monday.
AP - Naomi Campbell was released Friday from the hospital where she underwent abdominal surgery. The 37-year-old British supermodel, a frequent visitor to Brazil, was admitted for an emergency operation Monday.