The Chicago Bears and the New York Jets won their respective games today, and will move on in the NFL playoffs: Jay Cutler ran for two touchdowns, threw for two more, and the Chicago defense manhandled Seattle early for a 35-24 victory today, lifting the Bears into the NFC championship…
Continue reading …Blunt assessments of ex-President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and his family, their lavish lifestyles, and graft contained in cables released by WikiLeaks didn’t spark the uprising in Tunisia, said State Department spokesman PJ Crowley today. Many commentators have suggested that the cables contributed to the discontent, with some saying…
Continue reading …The teenager at the heart of the latest criminal probe of Silvio Berlusconi insists she didn’t have sex with him—but says he gave her $9,350 when she attended a Valentine’s Day party at his villa. Karima el-Mahroug, better known as Ruby Heartstealer, said yesterday that Berlusconi didn’t know…
Continue reading …Jay Cutler ran for two touchdowns, threw for two more, and the Chicago defense manhandled Seattle early for a 35-24 victory today, lifting the Bears into the NFC championship game against their archrivals, the Green Bay Packers. The Bears (12-5), who edged the Packers for the NFC North title, will…
Continue reading …Beer lovers, rejoice: ale or lager in moderation is good for you, a new study suggests. It offers folic acid, calcium, vitamins, and iron, and its benefits match those of wine, the Daily Telegraph reports. The study of 1,249 men and women older than 57 found that those who…
Continue reading …Prime Minister Brian Cowen refused to resign despite mounting anger within his own party over his management of Ireland’s European-record deficit and its international bailout. Cowen successfully appealed to lawmakers planning a no-confidence motion to hold fire for a few more days at least. Crucially, his perceived chief rival for…
Continue reading …Talk about a hardcore fantasy football league. Ten buddies in Omaha came up with a very, umm, permanent way of branding their league’s loser: with a tattoo, to be designed by the league’s champion. The unlucky fellow was Evan “Spud” Mann, who on Jan. 7 got a reminder of his…
Continue reading …Such sacrifice: Arnold Schwarzenegger’s turn as governor cost him “probably more than $200 million,” he tells an Austrian paper. He arrived at that tally by adding up his expenses and income he would have gained had his day job remained acting in Hollywood films. Still, “I’m not sorry. It was…
Continue reading …In the early hours of Friday morning, two LAPD officers were dealing with a naked, unarmed man. By 3:30am, former college football player Reginald Doucet Jr. had been shot. Cue uproar. The LAPD says its cops were “fighting for the lives” after Doucet reportedly attacked both officers when they…
Continue reading …Jared Lee Loughner got rejected from the Army for “excessive” drug use, yet was allowed to buy a gun because of a loophole that Sen. Chuck Schumer wants to close, reports the Hill. The New York Democrat is writing the White House to ask that the Pentagon be forced to…
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