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Fox News Entertainment Headlines: 16 February 2009
February 16th, 2009 • Entertainment, Fox News
- David Letterman Reveals Bar Refaeli Is New Sports Illustrate
Leonardo DiCaprio’s main squeeze Bar Refaeli is this year’s lucky supermodel
- Reality Check: Waiting Is the Worst on ‘American Idol’
The ‘Idol’ contestants’ anxiety runs high as they wait to find out the biggest verdict of their lives
- Report: Mickey Rourke and Courtney Love Dating
Love and Rourke were both in London for the Elle Style Awards
- Carrie Underwood, Brad Paisley Up for Top Country Music Awar
Brad Paisley leads all finalists for the Academy of Country Music Awards with six nominations, but the biggest surprise might be former Trick Pony singer Heidi Newfield’s five nods.
- Salma Hayek Breastfeeds African Baby on Goodwill Trip
Salma Hayek was so taken aback by the plight of an African woman in Sierra Leone who was unable to breastfeed her child that the star breastfed the newborn herself.
- Report: Woman Sues Miley Cyrus for Offensive Gesture
TMZ reports that the Los Angeles woman, Lucie J. Kim, has filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of all Asian Pacific Islanders living in Los Angeles County.
- Report: Chris Brown Choked, Made Death Threats on Rihanna
A criminal threats conviction can carry up to nine years in prison
- ‘Desperate Housewife’ Leaving Wisteria Lane
The 45-year-old Sheridan plays vamp Edie Britt on the comedy-drama about domestic life on Wisteria Lane. The network did not say Wednesday when Sheridan’s role would end.
- Report: Michael Jackson Has Potential Flesh-Eating Infection
Jackson was photographed outside a health clinic, where his hands and face appeared inflamed and blotchy
- Joanna Pacitti Removed From ‘American Idol’ Top 36
Previous relationships with show producers could be the reason the contestant knows as ‘the ringer’ was canned
- FOX411: Rihanna-Brown: Stuck in Los Angeles
Pop stars Chris Brown and Rihanna are stuck in Los Angeles, unable to leave for their respective homes.
- Ryan Seacrest Says Show ‘Didn’t Want to Risk’ Joanna Pacitti
‘Idol’ host said it was a shame that Pacitti had to be disqualified after she had made the show’s first big cut
- Mangione’s Bandmates Die in Commuter Plane Crash
A publicist says two members of jazz musician Chuck Mangione’s band were among those killed on the plane that crashed into a Buffalo, New York, house.
- Pop Tarts:Kim Kardashian Selling ‘DWTS’ Diet
Kim K loves her body, and is sharing her fitness secrets with other gals who aspire to stay voluptuous but fit
- Pop Tarts: Kelli McCarty Gets ‘Creepy’ Treatment
She’s gone from pageants to “Passions” to porn and it seems Kelli McCarty has finally found her favorite career.
- Celebrities Reveal Their Plans for Valentine’s Day
Guess what Teri Hatcher and other celebs have to say about the holiday of hearts and cupids
- Full-Frontal Nude Madonna Photo Sells for $37,500
Photo sets record auction price for a photograph of the superstar singer
- FOX411: Simon & Garfunkel Surprise Reunion
Call it an early Valentine’s present to their New York fans. Last night Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel reunited on stage at the reopening of the legendary Beacon Theater on the Upper West Side.
- Jimmy Fallon Giddy About New Gig at ‘Late Night’
Fallon talked excitedly Friday about his upcoming gig hosting NBC’s ‘Late Night’
Fox News World Headlines: 16 February 2009
February 16th, 2009 • Fox News, World
- Chavez: Postpone Valentine’s Day, Get ‘Week of Love’
Cancel the candlelight and return the roses. President Hugo Chavez wants Venezuelans to postpone Valentine’s Day until after a referendum Sunday.
- Wildfire Arson Suspect Transferred Due to Threats
A man described as a ‘fragile’ loner has become the first person to be charged with arson over the deadly Victoria, Australia, wildfires and stands accused of killing up to 21 people.
- Cross-Border Fire Threatens New Hamas, Israel Truce
Hamas officials said Friday an agreement with Israel on a long-term cease-fire in Gaza could be announced within days, but a new cycle of attacks by both sides strained a temporary truce.
- Flights Delayed After British Airways Jet Crash-Lands
Flights resumed but delays plagued London City Airport on Saturday, a day after 71 people escaped serious injury when their plane’s front wheel gear collapsed upon landing.
- Iraqis Find Mass Grave North of Baghdad
An Iraqi police official says a mass grave has been found in a former Sunni insurgent stronghold north of Baghdad.
- Blackwater Dumps Tarnished Brand Name
Blackwater Worldwide is still protecting U.S. diplomats in Iraq, but executives at the beleaguered security firm are taking their biggest step yet to put that work and the ugly reputation it earned the company behind them.
- U.S. Navy Could be Forced to Release Suspected Pirates
Questions emerge about whether the U.S. Navy can continue to hold a group of suspected pirates captured on the high seas and kept for now in floating jail cells ringed with barbed wire.
- Mexico City Aims to Break World Kissing Record
Some people might want to celebrate Valentine’s Day with a kiss for the record books.
- Pakistan: Suspected U.S. Missile Strike Kills 27
A suspected U.S. missile strike by a drone aircraft flattened a militant hide-out in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday, killing 27 local and foreign insurgents, intelligence officials said.
- Cops Question 3 Men Arrested in Counter-Terror Probe
Police in northwestern England are questioning three men arrested in a counter-terrorist operation.
- Chavez Wins Referendum to Eliminate Term Limits
National Electoral Council chief Tibisay Lucena says with 94 percent of the vote counted, 54 percent have backed the president’s proposal. That trend is irreversible.
- Aussie PM Joins Memorial Service for Fire Victims
An unprecedented outpouring of grief began today over Victoria’s devastating bushfires with a phone call from a resident bringing Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to church.
- N. Korea Offers Possible Olive Branch Before Clinton Visit
North Korea is ready to improve relations with “friendly” countries, the communist country’s No. 2 leader said Sunday ahead of a visit by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to Asia.
- Witness: Sex-Slay Suspect Knox Had Scratch on Her Neck
An American student accused in the stabbing death of her British roommate had a scratch on her neck hours after the killing, a witness testified Saturday at the murder trial in Italy.
- Pakistan, Taliban-Linked Group in Peace Talks
Pakistani officials hammer out a peace deal with a Taliban-linked group that could lead to the enforcement of elements of Islamic law in parts of the northwest.
- Regional Taliban Commander Killed in U.S. Airstrike
Forces with the U.S.-backed coalition killed a regional Taliban commander and eight others in an airstrike in western Afghanistan, the U.S. said Monday.
- Court Lifts Gag Order in Aussie Arson Suspect’s Case
A suppression order on the name of the only arson suspect in Australia’s recent recent deadly wildfires has been lifted despite threats on his life, the Herald Sun reported.
- Tzipi Livni Describes Lonely Life as a Spy
The politician vying to become Israels first woman prime minister since Golda Meir disclosed personal details of her former career in the intelligence agency Mossad, hinting that she considered ’short relationships’ to relieve her loneliness.
- British and French Nuclear Subs Crash in Atlantic
British and French nuclear submarines which collided deep under the Atlantic could have sunk or released deadly radioactivity, it emerged on Sunday.
- Iraqi Election Commission Acknowledges Fraud
Iraqi officials nullified election results in more than 30 polling stations due to fraud in last month’s provincial balloting, but the cases were not significant enough to require a new vote in any province, the election chief said Sunday.
- North Korea Claims Right to Launch Missiles
North Korea vowed Monday to press ahead with test-firing what neighboring governments believe is a long-range missile, but it sought to portray the launch as part of a space program amid growing pressure to drop the plan.
- Taliban Free Captive Chinese Engineer in Pakistan
Pakistani Taliban militants have freed a Chinese engineer held captive for nearly six months, officials said Sunday, as fears rose for the safety of an abducted American threatened with imminent death by his kidnappers.
Fox News Latest Headlines: 16 February 2009
February 16th, 2009 • Breaking News, Fox News, Most Recent
- Rapper M.I.A. Announces Son’s Birth on MySpace Page
Call her Mamma M.I.A. The Grammy- and Oscar-nominated rapper has announced on her MySpace blog that she has given birth to a son.
- Winners and Losers: Rock Star Brothers
There is rarely enough musical talent in one family to be spread across two brothers
- Survey Shows Gwyneth Paltrow’s House Isn’t ‘Green’
The couple’s home in Belize Park wastes 1,020 kilowatt hours of heat a year, according to a survey.
- Conan O’Brien Packs Up for Move to West Coast
Conan O’Brien is packing up for his trip West, where he replaces Jay Leno as host of NBC’s ‘Tonight’ show in June.
- Chris Brown ‘Sorry’ for ‘What Transpired’
Chris Brown, who was arrested a week ago in connection with a domestic violence investigation, said Sunday he is “sorry and saddened” by what happened and is seeking counseling from his pastor and loved ones.
- Pop Tarts:Kim Kardashian Selling ‘DWTS’ Diet
Kim K loves her body, and is sharing her fitness secrets with other gals who aspire to stay voluptuous but fit
- FOX411: Simon & Garfunkel Surprise Reunion
Call it an early Valentine’s present to their New York fans. Last night Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel reunited on stage at the reopening of the legendary Beacon Theater on the Upper West Side.
- Dear Mr. President: Kids Share Hopes for Obama
- States Look to Booze to Boost Revenues
- Florida Police Notified of Missing Sex Offender
Chad Eugene Reynolds was sentenced in Putnum County to seven years in prison for armed burglary and lewd and lascivious molestation of a child younger than 12.
- Matt Kenseth Celebrates First Victory in Daytona 500
Matt Kenseth has won the rain-shortened Daytona 500, taking over the lead two laps before NASCAR stopped the season-opening event.
- Regional Taliban Commander Killed in U.S. Airstrike
Forces with the U.S.-backed coalition killed a regional Taliban commander and eight others in an airstrike in western Afghanistan, the U.S. said Monday.
- Tzipi Livni Describes Lonely Life as a Spy
The politician vying to become Israels first woman prime minister since Golda Meir disclosed personal details of her former career in the intelligence agency Mossad, hinting that she considered ’short relationships’ to relieve her loneliness.
- Mexican Navy Seizes Over 7 Tons of Cocaine
Navy Secretary Mariano Francisco Saynez says the navy acted on a tip from the U.S. Coast Guard.
- Court Lifts Gag Order in Aussie Arson Suspect’s Case
A suppression order on the name of the only arson suspect in Australia’s recent recent deadly wildfires has been lifted despite threats on his life, the Herald Sun reported.
- Khmer Rouge Trials to Begin 30 Years After Genocide
The trials will be a watershed for Cambodians, most of whom had lost hope that the men and women who destroyed their lives would ever be brought to justice
- Pennsylvania College Student Shot After Standoff
A Seton Hill University student was fatally shot by police after a standoff at an off-campus apartment early Sunday, authorities said.
- Chavez Wins Referendum to Eliminate Term Limits
National Electoral Council chief Tibisay Lucena says with 94 percent of the vote counted, 54 percent have backed the president’s proposal. That trend is irreversible.
- Flight 3407 Was on Autopilot Until Just Before Crash
The commuter plane that crashed near Buffalo was on autopilot until just before it went down in icy weather, indicating that the pilot may have ignored federal safety recommendations and violated the airline’s own policy.
- ‘Car Czar’ Plan Dropped
Official says Obama will establish a task force instead of a ‘car czar’ to oversee aid to Detroit | 1ST 100 DAYS• White House Mulls Changes to Executive Pay Limits• GOP Leader: Sen. Burris a ‘National Embarrassment’
- British and French Nuclear Subs Crash in Atlantic
British and French nuclear submarines which collided deep under the Atlantic could have sunk or released deadly radioactivity, it emerged on Sunday.
- North Korea Claims Right to Launch Missiles
North Korea vowed Monday to press ahead with test-firing what neighboring governments believe is a long-range missile, but it sought to portray the launch as part of a space program amid growing pressure to drop the plan.
- Mystery Fireball Falls in Texas Sky
What looked like a fireball streaked across the Texas sky on Sunday morning, leading many people to call authorities to report seeing falling debris.
