Kathleen Hennessey, Associated Press Writer
LAS VEGAS — Illusionists Siegfried and Roy headed back to the stage for a one-night-only comeback performance Saturday, more than five years after a brutal tiger attack ended the careers of the longtime Las Vegas duo.
The charity performance was promoted as the “the final bow” for Roy Horn and Siegfried Fischbacher, [...]
By MIN LEE
AP Entertainment Writer
HONG KONG (AP) – A famous Hong Kong entertainer who appears in nude photos that were leaked on the Internet lashed out at movie star Edison Chen, who shot the pictures, for failing to protect the women in the images.
It was the first time actress Cecilia Cheung has spoken out since [...]
Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama plans to repeal a Bush administration rule that has become a flash point in the debate over a doctor’s right not to participate in abortions. The regulation, instituted in the last days of the Bush administration, strengthened job protections for doctors and nurses who refuse to [...]
LOS ANGELES (AP) – A Los Angeles gang member has been sentenced to life in prison without chance of parole for killing “Judging Amy” teen actress Tara Correa-McMullen and another victim.
Damien Watts, 23, was sentenced to consecutive life terms Friday.
Correa-McMullen appeared in the movie “Rebound” and had a recurring role on TV’s “Judging Amy.”
Prosecutors say [...]
By CARLA K. JOHNSON
Associated Press Writer
CHICAGO (AP) – Singer Jennifer Hudson says she has found getting back to work to be a healing force in her life.
“I’m just glad to be back and be back to work again. Just doing what I love to do is like therapy,” Hudson said on a live episode of [...]
By TIM PARADIS
AP Business Writer
NEW YORK (AP) – Wall Street ended another unforgiving month with a steep loss as Citigroup Inc. and General Electric Co. both unsettled investors.
Citigroup plans to turn over a big piece of itself to the government, a move that fanned worries that other banks would face crippling trouble with bad debt. [...]
By STEPHEN WRIGHT
AP Business Writer
CHA-AM, Thailand (AP) – Southeast Asia will be “severely tested” as the global financial crisis deepens, Thailand’s leader warned Saturday, as the export-dependent region braced for the possibility the world could be blighted by several years of anemic growth.
In his speech at the opening ceremony of the region’s annual summit, Thai [...]
By MONICA RHOR and DEVLIN BARRETT
Associated Press Writers
HOUSTON (AP) – A federal magistrate has set bond at $300,000 for the chief investment officer of troubled Stanford Financial Group, accused of lying to investigators about the firm’s activities.
Laura Pendergest-Holt will have to post $30,000 cash and wear an ankle monitor as she heads to Dallas for [...]
CHA-AM, Thailand (AP) – Singapore’s leader has warned the global economic slump may last several more years if the U.S. doesn’t fix its creaking banking system, a newspaper reported Saturday.
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong also called on President Barack Obama to resist pressure from the American public for protectionist policies such as trade barriers to [...]
By SANDY SHORE
AP Energy Writer
DENVER (AP) – After months of cutting oil production it appeared this week that oil producing nations had finally captured some control in the crude markets, at least until the latest batch of economic news sent oil prices falling yet again.
Benchmark crude for April delivery fell 46 cents to settle at [...]
