Friday, December 18, 2009

Elin Nordegren Heading To Sweden

Elin Nordegren Heading To Sweden


Elin Nordegren Heading To Sweden

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 04:53 AM PST

Elin and kids will do Christmas in Sweden, away from Tiger. This week all eyes are on on Elin Nordegren. She's got Tiger by the tail as she inks a deal with Puma, just closed a $2 million real estate deal in Sweden, and was seen earlier this week moving property out of the home she shares with hubby Tiger Woods. Here's the word on her next move.


ABC Newsman Charles Gibson's last day at work (AP)

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 05:12 AM PST

AP - Considered one way, Charles Gibson's career in TV news seems to be a model of stability: 34 years logged with one employer, ABC. There, he did his job well and rose to the top echelon of his profession, forming a firm bond with his viewers and offering his gracious signoff, "I hope you had a good day."


Sarah Jessica Parker Q&A: New movie, New Yorker (AP)

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 05:35 AM PST

AP - Sarah Jessica Parker is looking forward to a family Christmas.


Art and graffiti are signs of social protest in Iran

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 01:02 AM PST

Photo from http://irangraffiti.blogspot.com/ Located next to a Tehran walkway, the stickers show images that are antithetical to Iran's clerical regime. One shows a three-breasted woman in a bikini. Another shows a young man in a leather jacket holding a sign that says, "Peace." The stickers are illegal to post, but that doesn't stop artists from attaching them to Iran's walls and passageways, taking photos of their handiwork, and uploading them on web sites that attract people from around the world. Act locally, think globally – that's one apparent motto of Iran's street artists, who risk ar


GM to discontinue Saab after deal talks collapse (AP)

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 06:51 AM PST

General Motors Co. said Friday it will wind down Saab after talks to sell the brand to Dutch carmaker Spyker Cars collapsed.


On the verge of a deal in Copenhagen

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 03:05 AM PST

Obama shreds his prepared schedule a few minutes after landing in Copenhagen.


Iraq protests against Iranian takeover of oil well (AFP)

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 05:15 AM PST

AFP - Iranian soldiers took control of an Iraqi oil well on a disputed section of the border on Friday, triggering the ire of Baghdad which demanded their immediate withdrawal.


DC mayor signs gay marriage bill

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 09:04 AM PST

WASHINGTON – The mayor of Washington has signed a bill legalizing gay marriage in the nation's capital, but it won't go into effect just yet. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty signed the bill Friday in a public ceremony.


Storms flood Florida, bear snow for mid-Atlantic

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 06:35 AM PST

Homes were flooded and drivers were stranded in parts of South Florida as a wet storm system headed north bearing heavy snow ...


Tag Heuer Drops Tiger Woods from Ads

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 12:26 PM PST

The Swiss watch company has no time for Tiger.


Fox says Time Warner Cable may drop Fox TV shows (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 06:35 AM PST

Reuters - News Corp's Fox television unit said on Friday that testy carriage negotiations with Time Warner Cable Inc could leave viewers unable to see Fox programing, including "American Idol" and NFL football.


MBTA officer saves man's life

Posted: 17 Dec 2009 03:40 PM PST

An MBTA Transit Police sergeant talked a suicidal man away from the electrified third rail and out of a Back Bay Station train pit Wednesday night. "He came within two inches of sitting down on the third rail," Sergeant Brian Carey said of a 50-year-old Burlington man who threatened to electrocute himself in the Orange Line pit. "I told him nothing's worth dying for."


Gosselin divorce final; Kate gets house and kids

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 10:10 AM PST

AP - Jon and Kate Gosselin officially divorced Friday after 10 years of marriage, eight children and a year of tabloid headlines.


British Airways wins court order barring strike

Posted: 17 Dec 2009 08:53 AM PST

LONDON – British Airways has won an emergency court injunction to stop a 12-day strike by its cabin crew , bringing relief to around one million travelers whose Christmas holiday plans were threatened by the planned walkout.


Sotomayor disappointed by 'wise Latina' souvenirs (AP)

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 12:07 PM PST

AP - Sonia Sotomayor said Friday that she is touched by the outpouring of public support as the first Hispanic justice on the U.S. Supreme Court but disappointed with the commercialization of her image and, at times, startled by her own celebrity.


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