Tag: United States
Ex-figure skating champ found dead in LA motel
Two-time US national figure skating champ Christopher Bowman was found dead inside a Los Angeles motel room.[MORE]
UN internal probe finds corruption, fraud
A UN internal investigative unit has found an unexpected amount of fraud and abuse at the United Nations, including alleged sexual and financial offences.[MORE]
Knoblauch gives little away over baseball doping affair
Chuck Knoblauch, the only player asked to testify before US lawmakers about the Major League Baseball doping scandal, said little in making his first public comments to the New York Times.[MORE]
Lost star released early from LA jail
Actress Michelle Rodriguez has been released from jail after serving 17 days of a six-month sentence for probation violation, the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department says.[MORE]
Japan resumes support for US war
Japan's lower house of parliament has voted to resume a naval mission supporting the US-led 'war on terror', overriding the opposition-led upper house.[MORE]
Electronics giants take on 'e-waste'
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Electronics titans have united to combat e-waste as the deadline nears for US residents to replace analog TVs with digital.[MORE]
US officer cleared of Abu Ghraib abuse
A US General has thrown out the conviction of the sole US officer charged over the abuse at Baghdad's Abu Ghraib jail, the US Army says.[MORE]
Musharraf warns US not to intervene in Pakistan
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has warned the US-led coalition in Afghanistan that any unauthorised incursion into his country will be treated as an invasion.[MORE]
Company cuts off FBI phone tap over unpaid bill
A telephone company cut off an FBI international wiretap after the agency failed to pay its bill on time, according to a US Government audit released.[MORE]
Japan's upper house rejects bill for US war support
Japan's opposition-controlled upper house has voted down a bill to resume a naval mission supporting the US-led 'war on terror', a decision doomed to be overriden by the lower house.[MORE]
Winemakers aghast at Paris Hilton cans
Paris Hilton dressed provocatively in a skimpy leopard print outfit and showing off her bare legs is not an image Italian winemakers feel is fitting for their Prosecco white sparkling wine.[MORE]
Probation for man in Cruise extortion bid
A man who attempted to extort $1.4m from Tom Cruise has avoided jail time.[MORE]
Nicholas Cage stalker to undergo rehab
A man who broke into the home of Nicolas Cage and was caught by the actor wearing only a leather jacket was ordered to undergo six months rehabilitation after admitting stalking on Thursday.[MORE]
Confident Serena primed for title defence
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After a memorable win at last years Australian Open Serena Williams is confident of again upsetting the favourites.[MORE]
Snipes' tax trial set to begin
Actor Wesley Snipes paid no federal taxes on $US37.9 million ($42.4 million) in income from 1999 to 2004, even after the Internal Revenue Service told him in 2002 that he was under criminal investigation, according to documents filed ahead of Snipes' tax fraud trial.[MORE]
Afghanistan welcomes US troop plan
Afghanistan has welcomed US plans to send an extra 3,000 troops to fight the Taliban, but Washington's move has highlighted divisions between Western allies over how much to commit to the country.[MORE]
Striking screenwriters cancel own awards show
Striking film and television writers have cancelled their own annual awards dinner, saying that no show honouring the best screenplays of 2007 will be held until their labour action has ended.[MORE]
Weinsteins make a deal with striking writers
The Weinstein Company - the film and TV company run by media moguls Harvey and Bob Weinstein - has reached an agreement that will allow striking Hollywood writers to return to work for the company.[MORE]
Kerry backs Obama in bid to 'unite the country'
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Senator John Kerry, the man who once aspired to be the next US president, has endorsed Barack Obama to take the top job.[MORE]
Cause of Donda West's death 'unclear'
The Los Angeles County Coroner says the exact cause of rapper Kanye West's mother's death in November is unclear, but there was no sign of "surgical or anaesthetic misadventure."[MORE]
Sopranos star gets engaged
Sopranos star James Gandolfini has proposed to long-time girlfriend Deborah Lin.[MORE]
Kerry backs Obama for president
Democratic White House hopeful Barack Obama has won the backing of his party's 2004 nominee, John Kerry.[MORE]
Hanks calls for end to writers' strike
Actor Tom Hanks wants the writers' strike to end so the Oscars can go ahead.[MORE]
Hollywood agents suspended as strike drags on
Three months into the Hollywood writers' strike, International Creative Management has become the first major talent agency to suspend employees under force majeure - or "act of God" - clauses in their contracts.[MORE]
New Rushdie book due in June
A new novel by author Salman Rushdie will be published in June, Random House says.[MORE]
