Celebrity News Headlines - Yahoo! Newshttp://news.yahoo.com/celebrity/ Get the latest Celebrity news headlines from Yahoo! News. Find breaking Celebrity news, including analysis and opinion on top Celebrity stories, photos and more.en-USCopyright (c) 2012 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reservedSun, 12 Aug 2012 14:15:20 -04005Celebrity News Headlines - Yahoo! Newshttp://news.yahoo.com/celebrity/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gifRihanna climbs back to top of British album charts<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/rihanna-climbs-back-top-british-album-charts-181520592.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Y7Gw8E3FFWLCN2yBbMVA7g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-12T181520Z_1_CBRE87B1EPT00_RTROPTP_2_BRITAIN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Rihanna goes into the crowd during a performance at the Hackney Weekend festival at Hackney Marshes in east London" align="left" title="Rihanna goes into the crowd during a performance at the Hackney Weekend festival at Hackney Marshes in east London" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - Pop singer Rihanna has returned to the top of Britain's album rankings with her album "Talk That Talk" after a run of 38 weeks in the Top 40, the Official Charts Company said on Sunday. It is only the second week the album has been in the number one spot as it nears 1 million British sales. The recording has been a huge hit around the world and helped the Barbadian star to earn an estimated $53 million in the 12 months to May this year, according to Forbes magazine. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/rihanna-climbs-back-top-british-album-charts-181520592.htmlSun, 12 Aug 2012 14:15:20 -0400rihanna-climbs-back-top-british-album-charts-181520592<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/rihanna-climbs-back-top-british-album-charts-181520592.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Y7Gw8E3FFWLCN2yBbMVA7g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-12T181520Z_1_CBRE87B1EPT00_RTROPTP_2_BRITAIN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Rihanna goes into the crowd during a performance at the Hackney Weekend festival at Hackney Marshes in east London" align="left" title="Rihanna goes into the crowd during a performance at the Hackney Weekend festival at Hackney Marshes in east London" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - Pop singer Rihanna has returned to the top of Britain's album rankings with her album "Talk That Talk" after a run of 38 weeks in the Top 40, the Official Charts Company said on Sunday. It is only the second week the album has been in the number one spot as it nears 1 million British sales. The recording has been a huge hit around the world and helped the Barbadian star to earn an estimated $53 million in the 12 months to May this year, according to Forbes magazine. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Billionaire George Soros getting married for the third time<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/billionaire-george-soros-getting-married-third-time-060310548--sector.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/bbLpXLvTfZG7qWY_20PWrg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-12T121405Z_2_CBRE87B0XYF00_RTROPTP_2_USA-SOROS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Billionaire investor George Soros and girlfriend Tamiko Bolton are pictured at Soros' residence in Southampton, New York" align="left" title="Billionaire investor George Soros and girlfriend Tamiko Bolton are pictured at Soros' residence in Southampton, New York" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - Billionaire investor George Soros had a lot to celebrate on Saturday evening: his 82nd birthday and the engagement to his much younger girlfriend, Tamiko Bolton. Soros and Bolton, who met in the spring of 2008, formally announced their engagement at a party at Soros' summer home in Southampton, New York, attended by a small group of friends and relatives, according to a person familiar with the investor. Soros proposed to Bolton, 40, a few weeks ago during a weekend visit to the Hamptons, a beachside colony on Long Island frequented by New York's wealthy. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/billionaire-george-soros-getting-married-third-time-060310548--sector.htmlSun, 12 Aug 2012 13:52:35 -0400billionaire-george-soros-getting-married-third-time-060310548--sector<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/billionaire-george-soros-getting-married-third-time-060310548--sector.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/bbLpXLvTfZG7qWY_20PWrg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-12T121405Z_2_CBRE87B0XYF00_RTROPTP_2_USA-SOROS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Billionaire investor George Soros and girlfriend Tamiko Bolton are pictured at Soros' residence in Southampton, New York" align="left" title="Billionaire investor George Soros and girlfriend Tamiko Bolton are pictured at Soros' residence in Southampton, New York" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - Billionaire investor George Soros had a lot to celebrate on Saturday evening: his 82nd birthday and the engagement to his much younger girlfriend, Tamiko Bolton. Soros and Bolton, who met in the spring of 2008, formally announced their engagement at a party at Soros' summer home in Southampton, New York, attended by a small group of friends and relatives, according to a person familiar with the investor. Soros proposed to Bolton, 40, a few weeks ago during a weekend visit to the Hamptons, a beachside colony on Long Island frequented by New York's wealthy. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Fidel Castro to turn 86, but out of view since June<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/fidel-castro-turn-86-view-since-june-165904410.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/FMP7JCeYVdkqVfuL7HKZpQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-12T165904Z_1_CBRE87B1B6M00_RTROPTP_2_CUBA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A photograph of former Cuban President Fidel Castro taken by Castro's son Alex Castro, is seen during an exhibition in Havana" align="left" title="A photograph of former Cuban President Fidel Castro taken by Castro's son Alex Castro, is seen during an exhibition in Havana" border="0" /></a>HAVANA (Reuters) - Revolutionary icon Fidel Castro turns 86 on Monday, out of sight, but not out of mind as Cubans wonder about his future and theirs at a time of change in one of world's last communist countries. The bearded leader who was a constant presence and transfixed Cubans for decades with his fiery rhetoric, still holds a special place in the hearts and minds of the Caribbean island's 11 million residents, even as age and infirmity force him farther into the background. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/fidel-castro-turn-86-view-since-june-165904410.htmlSun, 12 Aug 2012 12:59:04 -0400fidel-castro-turn-86-view-since-june-165904410<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/fidel-castro-turn-86-view-since-june-165904410.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/FMP7JCeYVdkqVfuL7HKZpQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-12T165904Z_1_CBRE87B1B6M00_RTROPTP_2_CUBA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A photograph of former Cuban President Fidel Castro taken by Castro's son Alex Castro, is seen during an exhibition in Havana" align="left" title="A photograph of former Cuban President Fidel Castro taken by Castro's son Alex Castro, is seen during an exhibition in Havana" border="0" /></a>HAVANA (Reuters) - Revolutionary icon Fidel Castro turns 86 on Monday, out of sight, but not out of mind as Cubans wonder about his future and theirs at a time of change in one of world's last communist countries. The bearded leader who was a constant presence and transfixed Cubans for decades with his fiery rhetoric, still holds a special place in the hearts and minds of the Caribbean island's 11 million residents, even as age and infirmity force him farther into the background. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Evangelist Billy Graham hospitalized with bronchial infection<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/evangelist-billy-graham-hospitalized-bronchial-infection-165113648.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/oXLBZY9kPG5yT7PqJQBqhA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-12T165113Z_1_CBRE87B1ATM00_RTROPTP_2_PEOPLE-US-USA-GRAHAM.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Billy Graham attends a book signing for former U.S. President George W. Bush's new book at the Billy Graham Library in Charlotte" align="left" title="Billy Graham attends a book signing for former U.S. President George W. Bush's new book at the Billy Graham Library in Charlotte" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Christian evangelist Billy Graham was admitted overnight to a hospital near his North Carolina home and treated for a pulmonary infection thought to be bronchitis, the hospital said on Sunday. The 93-year-old evangelist is in stable condition and is "resting comfortably," Mission Hospital And Graham's spokesman A. Larry Ross said in a statement. "He's alert, vibrant, no fever, sitting up, watching television, eating his meals and in good spirits," Ross said in a telephone interview. Graham came down with a slight temperature on Saturday evening. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/evangelist-billy-graham-hospitalized-bronchial-infection-165113648.htmlSun, 12 Aug 2012 12:51:13 -0400evangelist-billy-graham-hospitalized-bronchial-infection-165113648<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/evangelist-billy-graham-hospitalized-bronchial-infection-165113648.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/oXLBZY9kPG5yT7PqJQBqhA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-12T165113Z_1_CBRE87B1ATM00_RTROPTP_2_PEOPLE-US-USA-GRAHAM.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Billy Graham attends a book signing for former U.S. President George W. Bush's new book at the Billy Graham Library in Charlotte" align="left" title="Billy Graham attends a book signing for former U.S. President George W. Bush's new book at the Billy Graham Library in Charlotte" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Christian evangelist Billy Graham was admitted overnight to a hospital near his North Carolina home and treated for a pulmonary infection thought to be bronchitis, the hospital said on Sunday. The 93-year-old evangelist is in stable condition and is "resting comfortably," Mission Hospital And Graham's spokesman A. Larry Ross said in a statement. "He's alert, vibrant, no fever, sitting up, watching television, eating his meals and in good spirits," Ross said in a telephone interview. Graham came down with a slight temperature on Saturday evening. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Boris Johnson wins Games political gold<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/boris-johnson-wins-games-political-gold-152008559--spt.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/db3aEvlHH8KAxg6qIDMNtQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-12T152008Z_1_CBRE87B16LT00_RTROPTP_2_CSPORTS-US-OLY-END-MAYOR-2012.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Britain's Queen Elizabeth speaks with London Mayor Boris Johnson as they stand at the top of the Orbit during her visit to the Olympic Park in London" align="left" title="Britain's Queen Elizabeth speaks with London Mayor Boris Johnson as they stand at the top of the Orbit during her visit to the Olympic Park in London" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - In the evening sun near Tower Bridge, people watch Olympians on a big screen and cheer. High above them, on the top floor of the bulbous glass building where he has his office, Mayor of London Boris Johnson is addressing technology entrepreneurs in a speech that underlines his ideology. Why does Usain Bolt run fast, he asks. Competition - that's why. The excitement of the crowd outside penetrates the open windows. The blond mop-haired mayor, selling the British capital in a reception in the penthouse, warms to his theme. Another example comes from science. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/boris-johnson-wins-games-political-gold-152008559--spt.htmlSun, 12 Aug 2012 11:20:08 -0400boris-johnson-wins-games-political-gold-152008559--spt<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/boris-johnson-wins-games-political-gold-152008559--spt.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/db3aEvlHH8KAxg6qIDMNtQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-12T152008Z_1_CBRE87B16LT00_RTROPTP_2_CSPORTS-US-OLY-END-MAYOR-2012.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Britain's Queen Elizabeth speaks with London Mayor Boris Johnson as they stand at the top of the Orbit during her visit to the Olympic Park in London" align="left" title="Britain's Queen Elizabeth speaks with London Mayor Boris Johnson as they stand at the top of the Orbit during her visit to the Olympic Park in London" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - In the evening sun near Tower Bridge, people watch Olympians on a big screen and cheer. High above them, on the top floor of the bulbous glass building where he has his office, Mayor of London Boris Johnson is addressing technology entrepreneurs in a speech that underlines his ideology. Why does Usain Bolt run fast, he asks. Competition - that's why. The excitement of the crowd outside penetrates the open windows. The blond mop-haired mayor, selling the British capital in a reception in the penthouse, warms to his theme. Another example comes from science. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Time and CNN suspend Fareed Zakaria for plagiarism<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/time-cnn-suspend-fareed-zakaria-plagiarism-223201250--finance.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/U8PGQ4iaGlr0AsUMd2RLmw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-10T233521Z_1_CBRE8791QXW00_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Journalist and writer Zakaria receives an honorary Doctor of Laws degree at Harvard University in Cambridge" align="left" title="Journalist and writer Zakaria receives an honorary Doctor of Laws degree at Harvard University in Cambridge" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - CNN host and Time magazine contributing editor-at-large Fareed Zakaria was suspended by his employers on Friday after he acknowledged copying material for a recent column he wrote about gun control from another writer. Time said it was suspending Zakaria for one month, "pending further review," and CNN said it had also suspended him for his journalistic misstep. CNN put no time limit on its suspension. The sanctions came after Zakaria issued a public apology for borrowing from a recent New Yorker essay about gun control for a column he wrote for Time this week. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/time-cnn-suspend-fareed-zakaria-plagiarism-223201250--finance.htmlFri, 10 Aug 2012 19:35:21 -0400time-cnn-suspend-fareed-zakaria-plagiarism-223201250--finance<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/time-cnn-suspend-fareed-zakaria-plagiarism-223201250--finance.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/U8PGQ4iaGlr0AsUMd2RLmw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-10T233521Z_1_CBRE8791QXW00_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Journalist and writer Zakaria receives an honorary Doctor of Laws degree at Harvard University in Cambridge" align="left" title="Journalist and writer Zakaria receives an honorary Doctor of Laws degree at Harvard University in Cambridge" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - CNN host and Time magazine contributing editor-at-large Fareed Zakaria was suspended by his employers on Friday after he acknowledged copying material for a recent column he wrote about gun control from another writer. Time said it was suspending Zakaria for one month, "pending further review," and CNN said it had also suspended him for his journalistic misstep. CNN put no time limit on its suspension. The sanctions came after Zakaria issued a public apology for borrowing from a recent New Yorker essay about gun control for a column he wrote for Time this week. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Now Brits want mayor Boris as PM: survey<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/now-brits-want-mayor-boris-pm-survey-121612379.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/mhgaI0uVUi9kDu.VT1twNw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-11T121612Z_1_CBRE87A0Y3N00_RTROPTP_2_PEOPLE-US-OLY-MAYOR-DAY15.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Mayor of London Boris Johnson recites a poem at the opening of the 124th IOC session in London" align="left" title="Mayor of London Boris Johnson recites a poem at the opening of the 124th IOC session in London" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - Impressed by his success in hosting the Olympic Games, nearly three-quarters of Britons now want London mayor Boris Johnson to become prime minister, according to a survey on Saturday. The 48-year-old former member of parliament who once said he had as much chance of becoming prime minister as being decapitated by a frisbee or finding Elvis, has been widely acclaimed for his role in promoting the Games. In the UK-wide survey conducted for Ladbrokes bookmakers, 71 percent of respondents said they would like him to become premier. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/now-brits-want-mayor-boris-pm-survey-121612379.htmlSat, 11 Aug 2012 08:16:12 -0400now-brits-want-mayor-boris-pm-survey-121612379<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/now-brits-want-mayor-boris-pm-survey-121612379.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/mhgaI0uVUi9kDu.VT1twNw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-11T121612Z_1_CBRE87A0Y3N00_RTROPTP_2_PEOPLE-US-OLY-MAYOR-DAY15.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Mayor of London Boris Johnson recites a poem at the opening of the 124th IOC session in London" align="left" title="Mayor of London Boris Johnson recites a poem at the opening of the 124th IOC session in London" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - Impressed by his success in hosting the Olympic Games, nearly three-quarters of Britons now want London mayor Boris Johnson to become prime minister, according to a survey on Saturday. The 48-year-old former member of parliament who once said he had as much chance of becoming prime minister as being decapitated by a frisbee or finding Elvis, has been widely acclaimed for his role in promoting the Games. In the UK-wide survey conducted for Ladbrokes bookmakers, 71 percent of respondents said they would like him to become premier. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Russian official targets Madonna with crude tweet<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/russian-official-targets-madonna-crude-tweet-153544419.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ig5vd0U7z98sf3KDWd7pmw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-10T153544Z_1_CBRE87917D400_RTROPTP_2_RUSSIA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. singer Madonna performs on stage during her MDNA tour at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow" align="left" title="U.S. singer Madonna performs on stage during her MDNA tour at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow" border="0" /></a>MOSCOW (Reuters) - A senior ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin used an obscene Twitter post to attack Madonna on Friday after the pop star called for the release of three women who face prison over an irreverent performance in Moscow's main cathedral. Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin, a nationalist politician and former envoy to NATO, posted the tweet after Madonna told a Moscow concert audience the jailed members of punk band Pussy Riot were "courageous" and deserved to be free. "Every ex-wh*re tends to lecture everybody with age. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/russian-official-targets-madonna-crude-tweet-153544419.htmlFri, 10 Aug 2012 11:35:44 -0400russian-official-targets-madonna-crude-tweet-153544419<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/russian-official-targets-madonna-crude-tweet-153544419.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ig5vd0U7z98sf3KDWd7pmw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-10T153544Z_1_CBRE87917D400_RTROPTP_2_RUSSIA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. singer Madonna performs on stage during her MDNA tour at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow" align="left" title="U.S. singer Madonna performs on stage during her MDNA tour at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow" border="0" /></a>MOSCOW (Reuters) - A senior ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin used an obscene Twitter post to attack Madonna on Friday after the pop star called for the release of three women who face prison over an irreverent performance in Moscow's main cathedral. Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin, a nationalist politician and former envoy to NATO, posted the tweet after Madonna told a Moscow concert audience the jailed members of punk band Pussy Riot were "courageous" and deserved to be free. "Every ex-wh*re tends to lecture everybody with age. ...</p><br clear="all"/>African American actor Al Freeman Jr. dies, aged 78(Reuters) - Actor Al Freeman Jr., perhaps best known for his portrayal of Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad in Spike Lee's 1992 film "Malcolm X," has died, Howard University said on Friday. "It is with tremendous sadness that the passing of our beloved Professor Al Freeman, Jr. is confirmed," Kim James Bey, chair of the university's theater department said in a statement. Freeman was a faculty member at the university. She gave no details about the death of Freeman, who was 78 and taught acting at the Washington-based university, but said a statement would be issued later. ...http://news.yahoo.com/african-american-actor-al-freeman-jr-dies-aged-031302716.htmlFri, 10 Aug 2012 23:13:02 -0400african-american-actor-al-freeman-jr-dies-aged-031302716Armstrong, first man on the moon, recovering from heart surgery<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/armstrong-first-man-moon-recovering-heart-surgery-214831096.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/cNFsTrjAlWn.F3tn4VWawg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-08T214831Z_1_CBRE8771OLQ00_RTROPTP_2_US-USA-PEOPLE-ARMSTRONG.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Neil Armstrong testifies during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington" align="left" title="Neil Armstrong testifies during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - Former astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first human to set foot on the moon, is recovering from heart-bypass surgery, NASA said on Wednesday. Armstrong, who turned 82 on Sunday, underwent surgery on Tuesday to relieve blocked coronary arteries. NBC news quoted his wife Carol Armstrong as saying he is "doing great." As commander of the Apollo 11 mission, Armstrong became the first human to set foot on the moon on July 20, 1969. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/armstrong-first-man-moon-recovering-heart-surgery-214831096.htmlWed, 08 Aug 2012 17:48:31 -0400armstrong-first-man-moon-recovering-heart-surgery-214831096<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/armstrong-first-man-moon-recovering-heart-surgery-214831096.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/cNFsTrjAlWn.F3tn4VWawg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-08T214831Z_1_CBRE8771OLQ00_RTROPTP_2_US-USA-PEOPLE-ARMSTRONG.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Neil Armstrong testifies during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington" align="left" title="Neil Armstrong testifies during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - Former astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first human to set foot on the moon, is recovering from heart-bypass surgery, NASA said on Wednesday. Armstrong, who turned 82 on Sunday, underwent surgery on Tuesday to relieve blocked coronary arteries. NBC news quoted his wife Carol Armstrong as saying he is "doing great." As commander of the Apollo 11 mission, Armstrong became the first human to set foot on the moon on July 20, 1969. ...</p><br clear="all"/>In Jamaica, sprinter Usain Bolt electrifies a nation<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/jamaica-sprinter-usain-bolt-electrifies-nation-222224941.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ql8t__w13ea8lBhXe1wPnQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-09T222224Z_1_CBRE8781Q5I00_RTROPTP_2_OLY-ATHL-ATM200-DAY13-ATM002101.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Jamaica's Usain Bolt runs to win the men's 200m final at the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium" align="left" title="Jamaica's Usain Bolt runs to win the men's 200m final at the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium" border="0" /></a>KINGSTON, Jamaica (Reuters) - Jamaicans broke into wild celebrations in the streets of the capital on Thursday as they watched the island's sprinters pull off a historic clean sweep of the 200-meters at the London Olympic Games. Usain "Lightning" Bolt, 25, and Yohan "The Beast" Blake, 22, or the "Double B" duo as they have been dubbed in Jamaica, left the rest of the field in their wake on Thursday to take gold and silver, only days after they did the same in the 100-meters. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/jamaica-sprinter-usain-bolt-electrifies-nation-222224941.htmlThu, 09 Aug 2012 18:22:24 -0400jamaica-sprinter-usain-bolt-electrifies-nation-222224941<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/jamaica-sprinter-usain-bolt-electrifies-nation-222224941.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ql8t__w13ea8lBhXe1wPnQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-09T222224Z_1_CBRE8781Q5I00_RTROPTP_2_OLY-ATHL-ATM200-DAY13-ATM002101.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Jamaica's Usain Bolt runs to win the men's 200m final at the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium" align="left" title="Jamaica's Usain Bolt runs to win the men's 200m final at the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium" border="0" /></a>KINGSTON, Jamaica (Reuters) - Jamaicans broke into wild celebrations in the streets of the capital on Thursday as they watched the island's sprinters pull off a historic clean sweep of the 200-meters at the London Olympic Games. Usain "Lightning" Bolt, 25, and Yohan "The Beast" Blake, 22, or the "Double B" duo as they have been dubbed in Jamaica, left the rest of the field in their wake on Thursday to take gold and silver, only days after they did the same in the 100-meters. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Amy Winehouse ex-husband in coma after drink binge: report<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/amy-winehouse-ex-husband-coma-drink-binge-report-181134392.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/bpPLfD26ApNbsUMHQYnHvg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-09T182931Z_1_CBRE8781FDB00_RTROPTP_2_PEOPLE-AMYWINEHOUSE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File photo of British singer Amy Winehouse performing at the Brit Awards at Earls Court in London" align="left" title="File photo of British singer Amy Winehouse performing at the Brit Awards at Earls Court in London" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - The ex-husband of Amy Winehouse is on life support in a British hospital after an apparent drink and drug binge just over a year after the untimely death of the "Rehab" singer, Britain's Sun newspaper reported on Thursday. Blake Fielder-Civil, 30, who was married to Winehouse for about two years until 2009 and was widely blamed for fueling her own addiction to drugs, was found choking on his vomit last week after a drinking session and a reported dose of heroin, The Sun said in an exclusive report. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/amy-winehouse-ex-husband-coma-drink-binge-report-181134392.htmlThu, 09 Aug 2012 14:11:34 -0400amy-winehouse-ex-husband-coma-drink-binge-report-181134392<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/amy-winehouse-ex-husband-coma-drink-binge-report-181134392.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/bpPLfD26ApNbsUMHQYnHvg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-09T182931Z_1_CBRE8781FDB00_RTROPTP_2_PEOPLE-AMYWINEHOUSE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File photo of British singer Amy Winehouse performing at the Brit Awards at Earls Court in London" align="left" title="File photo of British singer Amy Winehouse performing at the Brit Awards at Earls Court in London" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - The ex-husband of Amy Winehouse is on life support in a British hospital after an apparent drink and drug binge just over a year after the untimely death of the "Rehab" singer, Britain's Sun newspaper reported on Thursday. Blake Fielder-Civil, 30, who was married to Winehouse for about two years until 2009 and was widely blamed for fueling her own addiction to drugs, was found choking on his vomit last week after a drinking session and a reported dose of heroin, The Sun said in an exclusive report. ...</p><br clear="all"/>James Cameron takes 3-D film venture to China<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/james-cameron-takes-3-d-film-venture-china-075118060.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/cCtzaLdrThInzDUn_8IYkQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-08T075118Z_1_CBRE8770LTY00_RTROPTP_2_FILM-US-CHINA-JAMESCAMERON-3-D.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. film director James Cameron poses for a photograph during a presentation for the media in Moscow" align="left" title="U.S. film director James Cameron poses for a photograph during a presentation for the media in Moscow" border="0" /></a>BEIJING (Reuters) - Oscar-winning director James Cameron said on Wednesday that he will open a joint venture in China to provide 3-D filming technology, the latest move by Hollywood to secure a foothold in the country's booming movie industry. Box office revenues -- growing by leaps and bounds in China thanks to its fast-growing middle class -- have whet Hollywood's appetite despite complaints over government restrictions on access to screens, content control and piracy. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/james-cameron-takes-3-d-film-venture-china-075118060.htmlWed, 08 Aug 2012 10:31:55 -0400james-cameron-takes-3-d-film-venture-china-075118060<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/james-cameron-takes-3-d-film-venture-china-075118060.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/cCtzaLdrThInzDUn_8IYkQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-08T075118Z_1_CBRE8770LTY00_RTROPTP_2_FILM-US-CHINA-JAMESCAMERON-3-D.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. film director James Cameron poses for a photograph during a presentation for the media in Moscow" align="left" title="U.S. film director James Cameron poses for a photograph during a presentation for the media in Moscow" border="0" /></a>BEIJING (Reuters) - Oscar-winning director James Cameron said on Wednesday that he will open a joint venture in China to provide 3-D filming technology, the latest move by Hollywood to secure a foothold in the country's booming movie industry. Box office revenues -- growing by leaps and bounds in China thanks to its fast-growing middle class -- have whet Hollywood's appetite despite complaints over government restrictions on access to screens, content control and piracy. ...</p><br clear="all"/>"A Chorus Line" composer Marvin Hamlisch dies at 68<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/composer-marvin-hamlisch-dies-68-140139532.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/aeK4Q.bjJwXme9LNlEpECg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-07T205533Z_1_CBRE8761M4S00_RTROPTP_2_PEOPLE-HAMLISCH.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Publicity photo of award-winning composer Marvin Hamlisch" align="left" title="Publicity photo of award-winning composer Marvin Hamlisch" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Marvin Hamlisch, the award-winning composer of "A Chorus Line" and "The Way We Were", has died suddenly at the age of 68, prompting warm tributes from Barbra Streisand, Liza Minnelli, former U.S. first lady Nancy Reagan and dozens of stage and screen stars. Hamlisch, the musical force behind "The Sting" and numerous other movies and Broadway shows, died in Los Angeles on Monday, a family spokesman said. He collapsed following what was called "a brief illness". Details were not made public. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/composer-marvin-hamlisch-dies-68-140139532.htmlTue, 07 Aug 2012 16:55:33 -0400composer-marvin-hamlisch-dies-68-140139532<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/composer-marvin-hamlisch-dies-68-140139532.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/aeK4Q.bjJwXme9LNlEpECg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-07T205533Z_1_CBRE8761M4S00_RTROPTP_2_PEOPLE-HAMLISCH.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Publicity photo of award-winning composer Marvin Hamlisch" align="left" title="Publicity photo of award-winning composer Marvin Hamlisch" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Marvin Hamlisch, the award-winning composer of "A Chorus Line" and "The Way We Were", has died suddenly at the age of 68, prompting warm tributes from Barbra Streisand, Liza Minnelli, former U.S. first lady Nancy Reagan and dozens of stage and screen stars. Hamlisch, the musical force behind "The Sting" and numerous other movies and Broadway shows, died in Los Angeles on Monday, a family spokesman said. He collapsed following what was called "a brief illness". Details were not made public. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Film critic Judith Crist dies at 90NEW YORK (Reuters) - Judith Crist, a popular American film critic whose acerbic commentary helped herald a new era of film critics at newspapers and media outlets across the United States, died on Tuesday. She was 90. Her son, Steven Crist, said his mother died in New York after a long illness. Crist began her career as a journalist and film critic at the New York Herald Tribune in 1945, eventually becoming its full-time critic, the first woman to hold such a post at a major U.S. newspaper, according to the Los Angeles Times. ...http://news.yahoo.com/film-critic-judith-crist-dies-90-021501089.htmlTue, 07 Aug 2012 22:15:01 -0400film-critic-judith-crist-dies-90-021501089Michael Jordan, Patrick Ewing playing for Team Obama<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/michael-jordan-patrick-ewing-playing-team-obama-220319609--nba.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/oJl1yseh7lm5Qj7_MNjIJw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-07T220319Z_1_CBRE8761P9Z00_RTROPTP_2_PEOPLE-US-BASKETBALLERS-OBAMA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks at an election campaign fundraiser in Stamford, Connecticut," align="left" title="U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks at an election campaign fundraiser in Stamford, Connecticut," border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - President Obama's latest squad of campaign supporters is a slam dunk. Obama has enlisted a growing army of celebrity supporters from the film, television and music arenas this election season, so it was only a matter of time before he commanded sports stars to join his team. Enter a lineup of basketball luminaries - Michael Jordan, Patrick Ewing, Alonzo Mourning, Kyrie Irving, Carmelo Anthony and Sheryl Swoopes - who have thrown in to shoot hoops with a pair of lucky civilians at an upcoming "Obama Classic" event. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/michael-jordan-patrick-ewing-playing-team-obama-220319609--nba.htmlTue, 07 Aug 2012 18:03:19 -0400michael-jordan-patrick-ewing-playing-team-obama-220319609--nba<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/michael-jordan-patrick-ewing-playing-team-obama-220319609--nba.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/oJl1yseh7lm5Qj7_MNjIJw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-07T220319Z_1_CBRE8761P9Z00_RTROPTP_2_PEOPLE-US-BASKETBALLERS-OBAMA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks at an election campaign fundraiser in Stamford, Connecticut," align="left" title="U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks at an election campaign fundraiser in Stamford, Connecticut," border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - President Obama's latest squad of campaign supporters is a slam dunk. Obama has enlisted a growing army of celebrity supporters from the film, television and music arenas this election season, so it was only a matter of time before he commanded sports stars to join his team. Enter a lineup of basketball luminaries - Michael Jordan, Patrick Ewing, Alonzo Mourning, Kyrie Irving, Carmelo Anthony and Sheryl Swoopes - who have thrown in to shoot hoops with a pair of lucky civilians at an upcoming "Obama Classic" event. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Natalie Portman, Benjamin Millepied get hitched<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/natalie-portman-benjamin-millepied-hitched-194203687.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/FuwiSQd6Bd013JnMyOGEVA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-06T194203Z_1_CBRE8751IQD00_RTROPTP_2_FILM-US-NATALIEPORTMAN-MARRIAGE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Actress Portman arrives at the 84th Academy Awards in Hollywood" align="left" title="Actress Portman arrives at the 84th Academy Awards in Hollywood" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Natalie Portman is officially off the market. The "Black Swan" star married her longtime squeeze Benjamin Millepied on Saturday at a private home in Big Sur, People reports. Millepied is the father of Portman's 14-month old son Aleph. The couple met while filming "Black Swan." Millepied was a choreographer on the ballet drama and played a dancer. Portman won a best actress Oscar for her work in the film. Portman is 31 years old and Millepied is 35. The wedding ceremony was in accordance with Jewish tradition. Ivanka Trump was among the guests, according to People. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/natalie-portman-benjamin-millepied-hitched-194203687.htmlMon, 06 Aug 2012 15:42:03 -0400natalie-portman-benjamin-millepied-hitched-194203687<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/natalie-portman-benjamin-millepied-hitched-194203687.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/FuwiSQd6Bd013JnMyOGEVA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-06T194203Z_1_CBRE8751IQD00_RTROPTP_2_FILM-US-NATALIEPORTMAN-MARRIAGE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Actress Portman arrives at the 84th Academy Awards in Hollywood" align="left" title="Actress Portman arrives at the 84th Academy Awards in Hollywood" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Natalie Portman is officially off the market. The "Black Swan" star married her longtime squeeze Benjamin Millepied on Saturday at a private home in Big Sur, People reports. Millepied is the father of Portman's 14-month old son Aleph. The couple met while filming "Black Swan." Millepied was a choreographer on the ballet drama and played a dancer. Portman won a best actress Oscar for her work in the film. Portman is 31 years old and Millepied is 35. The wedding ceremony was in accordance with Jewish tradition. Ivanka Trump was among the guests, according to People. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Gary Barlow "devastated" after daughter stillborn(Reuters) - British singer and "The X Factor" UK judge Gary Barlow and his wife, Dawn, said on Monday their baby daughter was stillborn, leaving the couple devastated. "Dawn and I are devastated to announce that we've lost our baby. Poppy Barlow was delivered stillborn on August 4th in London. Our focus now is giving her a beautiful funeral and loving our three children with all our hearts. We'd ask at this painful time that our privacy be respected," Barlow said in a statement. Barlow, 41, and wife Dawn wed in 2000 and have three children: Daniel, 11, Emily, 10, and Daisy, 3. ...http://news.yahoo.com/gary-barlow-devastated-daughter-stillborn-220002077.htmlMon, 06 Aug 2012 18:00:02 -0400gary-barlow-devastated-daughter-stillborn-220002077New Orleans bar case dropped against actor Cuba Gooding Jr<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/orleans-bar-case-dropped-against-actor-cuba-gooding-211418604.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/OrH9QxAzSi4XTQHOQF4_Ow--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-04T211418Z_1_CBRE8731N0300_RTROPTP_2_PEOPLE-US-CUBAGOODING.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Actor Gooding Jr. arrives at the Waldorf Astoria in New York" align="left" title="Actor Gooding Jr. arrives at the Waldorf Astoria in New York" border="0" /></a>NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - New Orleans authorities will not pursue misdemeanor battery charges against actor Cuba Gooding Jr. after a run-in with a bartender at a Bourbon Street bar, according to a city spokesman. The bartender who made the initial complaint, which led to a summons being issued to Gooding, did not show up for a scheduled court hearing on Friday to press the charges, according to Ryan Berni, press secretary for Mayor Mitch Landrieu. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/orleans-bar-case-dropped-against-actor-cuba-gooding-211418604.htmlSat, 04 Aug 2012 17:14:18 -0400orleans-bar-case-dropped-against-actor-cuba-gooding-211418604<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/orleans-bar-case-dropped-against-actor-cuba-gooding-211418604.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/OrH9QxAzSi4XTQHOQF4_Ow--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-04T211418Z_1_CBRE8731N0300_RTROPTP_2_PEOPLE-US-CUBAGOODING.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Actor Gooding Jr. arrives at the Waldorf Astoria in New York" align="left" title="Actor Gooding Jr. arrives at the Waldorf Astoria in New York" border="0" /></a>NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - New Orleans authorities will not pursue misdemeanor battery charges against actor Cuba Gooding Jr. after a run-in with a bartender at a Bourbon Street bar, according to a city spokesman. The bartender who made the initial complaint, which led to a summons being issued to Gooding, did not show up for a scheduled court hearing on Friday to press the charges, according to Ryan Berni, press secretary for Mayor Mitch Landrieu. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Obama spends his 51st birthday on the golf course<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-kicks-off-51st-birthday-golf-course-160705263.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/gSqTYMyA6zhMbiv_uEq8NQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-04T205223Z_2_CBRE87318SE00_RTROPTP_2_OBAMA-BOEHNER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="President Obama lines up a putt on first green at Andrews Air Force Basi in Maryland" align="left" title="President Obama lines up a putt on first green at Andrews Air Force Basi in Maryland" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama celebrated his 51st birthday on Saturday with a round of golf, then helicoptered to the Camp David presidential retreat for a quiet evening off the campaign trail. Obama, an avid golfer, played with colleagues and friends at the Andrews Air Force Base in hot, muggy weather conditions before taking Marine One to Maryland's Catoctin Mountains in the afternoon. The White House did not release details of the president's evening plans or share the menu for the birthday meal he was expected to share with wife, Michelle. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/obama-kicks-off-51st-birthday-golf-course-160705263.htmlSat, 04 Aug 2012 16:52:23 -0400obama-kicks-off-51st-birthday-golf-course-160705263<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-kicks-off-51st-birthday-golf-course-160705263.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/gSqTYMyA6zhMbiv_uEq8NQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-04T205223Z_2_CBRE87318SE00_RTROPTP_2_OBAMA-BOEHNER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="President Obama lines up a putt on first green at Andrews Air Force Basi in Maryland" align="left" title="President Obama lines up a putt on first green at Andrews Air Force Basi in Maryland" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama celebrated his 51st birthday on Saturday with a round of golf, then helicoptered to the Camp David presidential retreat for a quiet evening off the campaign trail. Obama, an avid golfer, played with colleagues and friends at the Andrews Air Force Base in hot, muggy weather conditions before taking Marine One to Maryland's Catoctin Mountains in the afternoon. The White House did not release details of the president's evening plans or share the menu for the birthday meal he was expected to share with wife, Michelle. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Tippi Hedren on Hitchcock: "genius and evil and deviant"<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/tippi-hedren-hitchcock-genius-evil-deviant-011724950.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/oyZgrqgt00rduAxHjtB7_w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-02T124536Z_1_CBRE8710ZG500_RTROPTP_2_FILM-US-TIPPIHEDREN-HITCHCOCK.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Actress Tippi Hedren speaks at the Cable portion of the Television Critics Association Summer press tour in Beverly Hills" align="left" title="Actress Tippi Hedren speaks at the Cable portion of the Television Critics Association Summer press tour in Beverly Hills" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Tippi Hedren spoke Wednesday about rampant sexual harassment by Alfred Hitchcock nearly half a century ago, during the making of "The Birds" and "Marnie." "I think he was an extremely sad character," she said during a panel discussion of HBO's upcoming "The Girl," which recounts her troubled relationship with the director. "We are dealing with a brain here that was an unusual genius, and evil, and deviant, almost to the point of dangerous, because of the effect that he could have on people that were totally unsuspecting." She was one of those people, she said. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/tippi-hedren-hitchcock-genius-evil-deviant-011724950.htmlThu, 02 Aug 2012 08:45:36 -0400tippi-hedren-hitchcock-genius-evil-deviant-011724950<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/tippi-hedren-hitchcock-genius-evil-deviant-011724950.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/oyZgrqgt00rduAxHjtB7_w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-02T124536Z_1_CBRE8710ZG500_RTROPTP_2_FILM-US-TIPPIHEDREN-HITCHCOCK.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Actress Tippi Hedren speaks at the Cable portion of the Television Critics Association Summer press tour in Beverly Hills" align="left" title="Actress Tippi Hedren speaks at the Cable portion of the Television Critics Association Summer press tour in Beverly Hills" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Tippi Hedren spoke Wednesday about rampant sexual harassment by Alfred Hitchcock nearly half a century ago, during the making of "The Birds" and "Marnie." "I think he was an extremely sad character," she said during a panel discussion of HBO's upcoming "The Girl," which recounts her troubled relationship with the director. "We are dealing with a brain here that was an unusual genius, and evil, and deviant, almost to the point of dangerous, because of the effect that he could have on people that were totally unsuspecting." She was one of those people, she said. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Bieber spotlights his grown-up side in flashy new video<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/bieber-spotlights-grown-side-flashy-video-223259305.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/f7I.uVvvExNnbXKBgN.Pgg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-01T223259Z_1_CBRE8701QN600_RTROPTP_2_TELEVISION-TEENCHOICEAWARDS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Bieber performs at the 2012 Teen Choice Awards in Universal City" align="left" title="Bieber performs at the 2012 Teen Choice Awards in Universal City" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Canadian pop star Justin Bieber has pulled out the Hollywood stops in his latest video for the single "As Long As You Love Me," making a sort of mini-film showing his grown-up side. Bieber, 18, recruited gritty actor Michael Madsen, best known for his roles in "Pulp Fiction" and "Reservoir Dogs," to play the disapproving father of Bieber's love interest in the slick music video, which runs nearly six minutes. In the video, which debuted online on Wednesday, Bieber plays a star-crossed lover. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/bieber-spotlights-grown-side-flashy-video-223259305.htmlWed, 01 Aug 2012 18:32:59 -0400bieber-spotlights-grown-side-flashy-video-223259305<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/bieber-spotlights-grown-side-flashy-video-223259305.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/f7I.uVvvExNnbXKBgN.Pgg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-01T223259Z_1_CBRE8701QN600_RTROPTP_2_TELEVISION-TEENCHOICEAWARDS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Bieber performs at the 2012 Teen Choice Awards in Universal City" align="left" title="Bieber performs at the 2012 Teen Choice Awards in Universal City" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Canadian pop star Justin Bieber has pulled out the Hollywood stops in his latest video for the single "As Long As You Love Me," making a sort of mini-film showing his grown-up side. Bieber, 18, recruited gritty actor Michael Madsen, best known for his roles in "Pulp Fiction" and "Reservoir Dogs," to play the disapproving father of Bieber's love interest in the slick music video, which runs nearly six minutes. In the video, which debuted online on Wednesday, Bieber plays a star-crossed lover. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Kennedys open up for TV documentary on RFK's widow<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/kennedys-open-tv-documentary-rfks-widow-022451162.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/vyEAlQ42lzIhMHnQ7SpoDQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-02T023035Z_1_CBRE87106Z200_RTROPTP_2_TELEVISION-US-ETHELKENNEDY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Ethel Kennedy, widow of Robert F. Kennedy, speaks about the film "Ethel" which her daughter documentary filmmaker and producer Rory Kennedy made, during the HBO presentation at the Cable portion of the Television Critics Association Summer press tour in Be" align="left" title="Ethel Kennedy, widow of Robert F. Kennedy, speaks about the film "Ethel" which her daughter documentary filmmaker and producer Rory Kennedy made, during the HBO presentation at the Cable portion of the Television Critics Association Summer press tour in Be" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Kennedys may be America's most famous political dynasty, but it took one of their own to get them to open up about their private lives and their place in U.S. history. Filmmaker Rory Kennedy, 43, the youngest of the 11 children of slain U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and his wife, Ethel, persuaded her mother to give her first extended interview in more than 20 years for an upcoming HBO documentary that is also the first film about the Kennedys to come from within the family. Even so, it wasn't easy. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/kennedys-open-tv-doc
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