WASHINGTON Television newsman Brian Williams, suspended by NBC in February for fabricating a story that he had come under fire on a helicopter during the Iraq war, will not return as anchor of the network’s “Nightly News” program, CNN reported on Wednesday. CN... More »
LONDON/SYDNEY One has been closely involved with the family business from his early 20s and is driven to succeed. The other had to be lured back from a decade’s hiatus from the company and has operated at the edges of the empire. Now James and Lachlan Murdoch,... More »
NEW YORK Usain Bolt says he is not yet ready for a duel with Justin Gatlin but is looking forward to silencing the confident American in a Beijing sprint “explosion” at the world championships in August. While the Jamaican has eased into the season after an in... More »
SAN FRANCISCO Twitter Inc Chief Executive Officer Dick Costolo abruptly announced he was stepping down on Thursday amid increasing scrutiny of the company’s slow user growth and inability to attract advertisers at the same rate as its competitors. Costolo will... More »
NEW YORK Helen Mirren won her first Tony on Sunday for her role as Queen Elizabeth II in “The Audience,” and the lesbian-coming of age story “Fun Home” nabbed the top acting prize for Michael Cerveris and best musical at the 69th Tony Awards. British import “T... More »
LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – “Avengers: Age of Ultron” iced out “Hot Pursuit” at the weekend box office, picking up $77.2 million and topping charts for a second consecutive time. Disney and Marvel’s comic book adventure has made $312.9 million domestically sin... More »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – If Hillary Clinton has a Bill Clinton problem, Bill Clinton does not seem to see it. The former president’s insistence on Monday that he would continue to give paid speeches for six-figure sums and remain his family’s foundation chief am... More »
LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – “Avengers: Age of Ultron” scored the second-biggest domestic opening in history this weekend, kicking off summer blockbuster season with a mammoth $187.7 million debut. Globally, the film is a juggernaut, pulling in an estimated $62... More »
