A well-known Iranian filmmaker has written an open letter calling for the release of journalist Roxana Saberi.
Iranian filmmaker urges release of American journalist
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Sports stars, announcers reach fans on Twitter
It’s Sunday night during TNT’s coverage of the NBA playoffs, and announcer Kenny Smith, aka "The Jet," is doing push-ups.
Woman tried to evict husband, disappeared
Two years ago this month, Lisa Stebic disappeared in the middle of a contentious marital separation, leaving two children behind.
Nazi victim: Can people without a soul be punished?
For 65 years, Elisabeth Mann has carried with her the pain only a Holocaust survivor can know. The only one in her Hungarian Jewish family to make it out of the Nazi death camps, life for a long time felt like punishment
In Hong Kong, Even the Dead Wait in Line
In Hong Kong, it can be hard just finding somewhere to sit down.
Sale fails to bail out last Titanic survivor
The last living survivor of the Titanic earned only a small fraction of what auctioneers hoped to raise when she sold her final remaining mementos of the doomed ship to pay nursing home bills. The 17 items belonging to 97-year-old Millvina Dean sold for about $8,000 on Saturday, according to auctioneer Alan Aldridge — not enough to pay for two months at her nursing home.
McCartney show is pop Olympus on Coachella’s indie plain
The souvenir booth at the 2009 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival said it all. At one end, a T-shirt was proudly exclaimed: “I’m here for the opening bands.” At the other end, a collection of merchandise was printed with a single name, “Macca.” Most of the 43 acts in Friday night’s lineup were buzzworthy indie artists. But topping it off was one of the most commercially successful musicians of all time: Macca
State Department weighs in on Iran spy trial
The State Department voiced concern Thursday about the secret trial in Iran of an American journalist on espionage charges, calling it "baseless" and saying her release could aid U.S.-Iranian relations. Acting department spokesman Robert Wood confirmed Iranian reports that Roxana Saberi went on trial in Iran earlier this week on charges of spying. According to the reports, Iranian authorities said she has confessed
Eight (or more) is enough for television success
While there may be a fascination with Nadya Suleman and her brood, she is hardly the first. The mother of 14, dubbed “Octomom” after the birth of her octuplets in January, is the target of much speculation these days as to whether she and her multitude will become the subjects of a reality show.
Memorial service set for slain 8-year-old girl
Eight-year-old Sandra Cantu will be remembered at a memorial service Thursday in the central California community where she lived and was later found dead. The girl, who police say died at the hands of a Sunday school teacher, was last seen alive March 27 in the mobile home park where she lived with her family in Tracy, California. Police found her body April 6, stuffed into a suitcase and submerged in a pond at a dairy farm in the area.