Sat May 19, 2012 - 9:36 PM

Chen escaped from house arrest in northeastern China last month and sought refuge in the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, embarrassing China and creating an uncomfortable backdrop for U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clintons visit to improve ties between the world's two biggest economies. "I am very gratified to see that the Chinese government has been dealing with the situation with restraint and calm and I hope to see that they continue to open discourse and earn the respec ... Full Story

Tue May 1, 2012 - 11:29 AM

Murdoch, according to the House of Commons select committee on culture, media and sport, which examined the phone-hacking scandal now convulsing the Australian-born moguls media empire, "is not a fit person to exercise the stewardship of a major international company". That wording immediately awoke memories of a judgment passed on Maxwell a generation ago by another arm of the British establishment, the Department of Trade and Industry, which had investigated the tak ... Full Story

Sun May 20, 2012 - 8:25 AM

Alberto is the earlist forming tropical storm in the Atlantic basin since Ana in 2003. The Atlantic hurricane season officially begins on June 1, with the most active period typically falling in August and September. This season also marks the first time that tropical storms have formed in both the Atlantic and East Pacific basins before the official start of both seasons. The Eastern Pacific season begins on May 15, but Tropical Storm Aletta formed hours before the official start of the sea ... Full Story

Sat May 19, 2012 - 9:39 PM

Two weeks ago, he ran down his rival and won the Kentucky Derby. This time, the chestnut colt needed to be even more relentless to win the Preakness.Jockey Mario Gutierrez asked for more at the top of the stretch, and Ill Have Another closed the gap with each stride, finally surging past Bodemeister a few yards from the wire.Next up: New York and the Belmont Stakes in three weeks and a chance to join the company of Secretariat, Seattle Slew and Affirmed, who was the last to win thoroughbred raci ... Full Story

Sat May 19, 2012 - 11:18 PM

Previous protests in the runup to the summit Sunday and Monday have been lively but peaceful, resulting in fewer than two dozen arrests over the past six days, according to the Chicago Police Department. But terrorism charges against three self-described anarchists arrested in Chicago earlier in the week was a reminder that the threat of violence is out there. "So far, the numbers have been underwhelming," said Jeff Cramer, a federal former prosecutor wh ... Full Story

Sat May 19, 2012 - 9:34 PM

From the many announcements, some of the most intriguing news of the week surrounds the upcoming documentary films reported on by the Hollywood Reporter, on subjects ranging from FC Barcelona to the Libya liberation. The director of Bourne Ultimatum and Bourne Supremacy, Paul Greengrass will take on Barca, a documentary about the FC Barcelona, This new project, his first documentary, is a portrait of the Spanish football club, which won all major league and tournament titles for four years, alon ... Full Story

Fri May 18, 2012 - 9:33 PM

Everything By its nature, recruiting by humiliation is secretive, more so these days as its illegal in most states: Forty-four have anti-hazing laws. Often, a student suffered a mental breakdown or died to trigger legislation,  and past the defense that hazing is a voluntary rite (and therefore a right)â??a way to ferret out who's made of sterner stuff in a mollycoddled society. Recent tragedies underscore that hazing (inevitably) continues. What might be changing are attitudes, as people shif ... Full Story

The "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines" actor made contact with friends via e-mail close to 10 PM on Friday to let them know hes all right and entering rehab, according to People. PLAY IT NOW: Redmond Oâ??Neal Headed Back To Jail After Failing Drug Test In Rehab "I'm relieved," Nick's wife, Rose Stahl, told the mag. "But I'm also skeptical that he's really in rehab."Rose, 30, added that her husband's e-mail was "unemotional and unapologetic," and stated that he was entering a month-long rehab p ... Full Story

Sun May 20, 2012 - 8:00 AM

Director James Toback and actor Alec Baldwin have been knocking up and down Cannes Croisette boulevard filming a documentary on the feverish deal-making that surrounds the festival. While most of the world's attention is trained on a few dozen of the world's most anticipated films, much of the industry is hatching deals in hotel rooms, over drinks at evening parties and aboard yachts moored just off the beach.Toback, the director of "Fingers" and "Tyson," has teamed with Baldwin to document the ... Full Story

Fri May 11, 2012 - 7:19 PM

McNamaras record-setting feat was verified by Guinness after an independent panel of big wave and photography experts painstakingly measured still and video images of the colossal wave, a spokeswoman for the agency said. (Video: http://r.reuters.com/fuq28s ) "I was totally in the moment. PCP. Present, connected and protected," McNamara, 44, told Reuters in a phone interview from his home in Haleiwa, Hawaii, on the North Shore of Oahu. According to Guinness, the epic feat eclipsed by more than 1 ... Full Story

Sun May 20, 2012 - 8:35 AM

With the corporate earnings season drawing to an end and recent U.S. economic data raising doubts about the pace of growth, the S&P 500, which is down 7.3 percent so far in May, could decline further this week as concerns about the financial health of Europe persist. "What has changed in the world since April? We went from hearing a constant refrain that the world is awash in money and markets must go higher to hearing nobody wants to take any risk ... All in a week," ... Full Story

Sat May 19, 2012 - 11:18 PM

Previous protests in the runup to the summit Sunday and Monday have been lively but peaceful, resulting in fewer than two dozen arrests over the past six days, according to the Chicago Police Department. But terrorism charges against three self-described anarchists arrested in Chicago earlier in the week was a reminder that the threat of violence is out there. "So far, the numbers have been underwhelming," said Jeff Cramer, a federal former prosecutor wh ... Full Story