VISTA, Calif., Feb. 25 (UPI) — Tim Lambesis, frontman for the metalcore band As I Lay Dying, pleaded guilty in California Tuesday to trying to hire a hit man to kill his estranged wife. Lambesis faces up to nine years…
Read More »Prime Minister: Ukraine ‘on brink of disaster’
SEVASTOPOL, Ukraine — The situation in Ukraine remained tense Sunday as the country’s newly installed prime minister called Russia’s actions a “declaration of war.” Ukrainian military reservists were ordered to active duty while in the Crimean region in the south…
Read More »Kunming train station knife attack leaves 33 dead and more than 130 injured
A knife-wielding gang slaughtered at least 33 people and injured more than 130 at a railway station in China. The group of men, said to be separatists from the north-western Xinjiang region, stormed Kunming Station attacking passengers and staff. The…
Read More »Susanna Reid says her heart was a ‘bit battered and broken’ weeks before split from partner
When TV presenter Susanna Reid tweeted a picture of a crumbling Love Heart on Valentine’s Day, no one had any idea it represented the state of her own broken heart. But it turns out that the Strictly Come Dancing star…
Read More »‘Strictly Come Dancing’ star Susana Reid’s relationship in trouble after she discovers partner’s online dating profile
Strictly star Susanna Reid’s relationship with the father of her three sons appeared to be on the rocks last night – after a profile of her partner appeared on singles website match.com . News of the shock split came as…
Read More »Billy Connolly reveals fan diagnosed his Parkinson’s disease after spotting him ‘walking strangely’ through hotel lobby
Comedian Billy Connolly discovered he was suffering from Parkinson’s disease after an Australian fan spotted him walking strangely through a hotel. The 71-year-old revealed how a chance encounter with a Tasmanian doctor led to him being instantly diagnosed while he…
Read More »Toymaker criticized over Barbie Sports Illustrated Cover
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 15 (UPI) — U.S. toy maker Mattel, criticized for allowing Barbie to appear in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, said the doll’s appearance is meant to “empower” fans. Mattel and Sports Illustrated revealed this week the iconic…
Read More »David Crosby is recovering from heart procedure
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 17 (UPI) — U.S. recording artist David Crosby said in a statement Monday he is recovering from a cardiac catheterization and angiogram he underwent last week. Crosby, 72, had the procedures Friday after a routine cardiac stress…
Read More »Ex-Pussy Riot Women ‘Shoved’ and Arrested Near Sochi Olympic Village
Two former members of the Russian protest group Pussy Riot were “surrounded,” “shoved” and arrested by Russian police near the Olympic village today in what they told ABC News was the latest in daily harassment by security officials. “We are…
Read More »Teenager stabs girl in the face after being called ‘Harry Potter’
A teenager who stabbed a girl in the face and smashed another’s head against a fence because they called him HARRY POTTER has been jailed for more than four years. Ryan Walker wears glasses and has short black hair like…
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