Illuminated by pyrotechnic lighting and oversized LCD screens, a parade of aspiring teenage pop stars took to the stage at Kiev’s Palace of Sport on Saturday night hoping to win European hearts and televotes. A 13-year-old from Belarus rapped about a rabbit, backed by Gregorian chants
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Friend of gang rape victim blasts school officials over safety
China to investigate U.S. car subsidies
Trains collide in Egypt, killing at up to 20
Doctor says near-death experiences are in the mind
Paul Shaffer’s ‘Swingin’ ‘ message for the kids
“Late Show With David Letterman” bandleader Paul Shaffer is a walking Wikipedia of rock ‘n’ roll history — and now he’s added his own story to the mix. Shaffer’s new memoir, “We’ll Be Here for the Rest of Our Lives: A Swingin’ Showbiz Saga” (Flying Dolphin Press) offers his take on a colorful career, from piano lessons in his native Canada to a “Saturday Night Live” stint to the gig he’s had, and relished, for 27 years — Letterman’s sidekick
For young mom, new CPR beat back death
Does ‘strengthening diplomacy’ warrant Nobel? Americans split
The decision to award President Obama the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to “strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples” appears to have left some in the United States divided over whether non-tangible achievements are worthy of such an esteemed award. “So can anyone tell me how this man won the Nobel Peace Prize” iRepoter Katy Brown wondered, asking whether it had more to do with him becoming the first black U.S.