Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell told Congress last week that a May wiretap that targeted Iraqi insurgents was delayed for 12 hours by attempts to comply with onerous surveillance laws, which slowed an effort to locate three U.S. soldiers who had been captured south of Baghdad.
But new details released this week portray a more […]
LONDON, England (AP) — British Airways divided its largest aircraft order in nine years between Airbus and Boeing on Thursday, giving the European plane manufacturer an edge over its U.S. rival as the airline prepares to increase capacity on its long-haul routes.
BA’s decision to book a dozen Airbus A380 superjumbos along with 24 Boeing […]
Halo 3 has officially become the biggest entertainment launch in history, accumulating nearly £84m in the first 24 hours alone.
This is only based on sales in the United States. Halo 3 was released in the UK on 26 September and saw hundreds queuing to get their hands on a copy.
The Xbox 360 title beat previous […]
BERLIN, Germany (AP) — Automaker BMW said Thursday that it hopes to cut costs by about $8.5 billion by 2012 under a new efficiency drive, and said it would increase production capacity in the U.S. to address risks posed by the weak dollar.
The Munich-based luxury automaker, which has a plant in South Carolina, said […]
NEW YORK - Oprah Winfrey keeps topping Forbes’ rankings of the rich and famous.
This is Forbes’ third go-round this year at putting Winfrey at the top of some list or other. The talk-show titan took the top spot on Forbes.com’s list of “The 20 Richest Women in Entertainment” in January; six months later, she topped […]
Los Angeles (E! Online) - Sara Sidle is a survivor. The actor that plays her, not so much.
Jorja Fox, who has starred on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation since its inception in 2000, will not complete the series’ current season, bowing out after the seventh episode in November, E! Online TV columnist Kristin Dos Santos […]
SAN MARCOS, Calif. - A 10-year-old boy will get a chance to play an extra in Will Ferrell’s new movie after his father bought the role in a cancer-charity auction for more than $47,000.
The money will go to the Cancer for College foundation run by a fraternity brother of Ferrell’s at the University of […]
Denial ain’t just a river in Egypt – it was also the across-the-board response PEOPLE received Tuesday night regarding romance rumors between two recent are-they-or-aren’t-they pairs: Milo & Hayden, and Heath & Helena.
First, a costar of Heroes’ Hayden Panettiere and Milo Ventimiglia shot down recent rumblings (as well as a YouTube video that was closely […]
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are making the most of their time in New York: The high-wattage couple have packed their schedules for Wednesday, meeting with diplomatic and financial leaders to promote various causes.
The first stop of the day… The Clinton Global Initiative, where Pitt asked for support for his Make It Right program. He’s […]
The judge has declared a mistrial in Phil Spector’s murder trial because the jury was deadlocked 10-2 and could not reach a verdict, it was announced Wednesday.
The Los Angeles jury had been deliberating for 12 days.
Jurors told Superior Court Judge Larry Paul Fidler they were split, but did not indicate which way they were leaning. […]
