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Entertainment News PhotosUpdated at 11:01 pm, October 1, 2008.In this image released by NBC, opera singer Neal E. Boyd, center, ...  (AP) - In this image released by NBC, opera singer Neal E. Boyd, center, is flanked by, from left: judges Piers Morgan and Sharon Osbourne, host Jerry Springer and judge David Hasselhoff after winning the NBC talent competition, 'America's Got Talent,' in Studio City, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008. (AP Photo/NBC, Chris Haston)In this image released by NBC, opera singer Neal E. Boyd, an ...  (AP) - In this image released by NBC, opera singer Neal E. Boyd, an insurance salesman from Sikeston, Mo., performs after winning the NBC talent competition, 'America's Got Talent,' in Studio City, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008. (AP Photo/NBC, Chris Haston)Actor Robert De Niro attends the premiere of 'What Just Happened' ...  (AP) - Actor Robert De Niro attends the premiere of 'What Just Happened' at the Museum of Modern Art on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008 in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)Actor Sean Penn, left, and wife actress Robin Wright Penn attend ...  (AP) - Actor Sean Penn, left, and wife actress Robin Wright Penn attend the premiere of 'What Just Happened' at the Museum of Modern Art on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008 in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)Actress Robin Wright Penn attends the premiere of 'What Just ...  (AP) - Actress Robin Wright Penn attends the premiere of 'What Just Happened' at the Museum of Modern Art on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008 in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)Actress Robin Wright Penn, left, and director Barry Levinson ...  (AP) - Actress Robin Wright Penn, left, and director Barry Levinson attend the premiere of 'What Just Happened' at the Museum of Modern Art on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008 in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)Models' legs are seen at the end of Sonia Rykiel's Spring-Summer ...  (AP) - Models' legs are seen at the end of Sonia Rykiel's Spring-Summer 2009 Ready-to-Wear collection presented in Paris Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008. This show marked the 40th anniversary of the Sonia Rykiel house. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)Talk show host Wendy Williams arrives for a Black Women in Entertainment ...  (AP) - Talk show host Wendy Williams arrives for a Black Women in Entertainment Law Foundation fundraiser Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008 in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)A model wears a creation by French designers Sonia Rykiel and ...  (AP) - A model wears a creation by French designers Sonia Rykiel and her daughter Nathalie Rykiel, artistic director for the fashion house Rykiel, for their Spring-Summer 2009 Ready-to-Wear collection presented in Paris Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008. The show marks the 40th anniversary of the Sonia Rykiel house. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)French actress Louise Bourgoin poses for photographers prior ...  (AP) - French actress Louise Bourgoin poses for photographers prior to Sonia Rykiel's Spring-Summer 2009 Ready-to-Wear collection presented in Paris Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008. The show marks the 40th anniversary of Sonia Rykiel house. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) |
Reuters Entertainment HeadlinesUpdated at 11:30 pm, October 1, 2008.Senate approves $700 bln financial bailout NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate approved a $700 billion bailout of the financial industry on Wednesday that political and financial leaders called crucial to averting economic catastrophe. <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/fN_WIcJTaEtbgdFNcSBjtgrxTDo/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/fN_WIcJTaEtbgdFNcSBjtgrxTDo/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?a=V02oxX1A"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/topNews?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?a=TnpT2uRn"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/topNews?i=TnpT2uRn" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?a=uDKX5SoO"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/topNews?i=uDKX5SoO" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/-oXNvorJlD0" height="1" width="1"/> Congress OKs Indian nuclear deal, sends to Bush WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress on Wednesday approved a landmark deal ending a three-decade ban on U.S. nuclear trade with India, handing a victory to President George W. Bush on one of his top foreign policy priorities. <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/l74TQ0UnaD_4OkrrT0krFwaCInk/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/l74TQ0UnaD_4OkrrT0krFwaCInk/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?a=TuZEVSLM"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/topNews?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?a=oARtOE9x"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/topNews?i=oARtOE9x" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?a=7WAIca7y"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/topNews?i=7WAIca7y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/RB2eLkCJbQE" height="1" width="1"/> Auto sales plunge as credit crunch hits WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Major automakers reported plunging U.S. sales for September -- led by a 34 percent slide at Ford Motor Co -- as an escalating credit crisis hit the slumping industry and raised new doubts about when the world's largest auto market would stabilize. <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/oLonee3MTU3ZyklVwTzdVbwla88/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/oLonee3MTU3ZyklVwTzdVbwla88/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?a=VlqkLfGR"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/topNews?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?a=UasgopZ6"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/topNews?i=UasgopZ6" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?a=OHhat2EK"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/topNews?i=OHhat2EK" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/PmuI24G1r18" height="1" width="1"/> GE to raise $15 billion, Buffett gets preferred stake BOSTON (Reuters) - General Electric Co plans to raise $15 billion through stock sales -- including $3 billion from Warren Buffett -- to improve liquidity and give it the option of more acquisitions at a time of intense market turmoil, the U.S. conglomerate said on Wednesday. <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/xWpRGvGsjpkFx5HkyeZVPz5_C_8/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/xWpRGvGsjpkFx5HkyeZVPz5_C_8/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?a=7kRvpriB"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/topNews?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?a=gK0ZjkLH"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/topNews?i=gK0ZjkLH" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?a=ShhUAgfl"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/topNews?i=ShhUAgfl" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/bUIp2vcIcrU" height="1" width="1"/> U.S. raids hurt terrorism fight: Pakistan minister PRINCETON, NJ (Reuters) - U.S. military raids against militants inside Pakistan threaten to hurt progress being made against them by Pakistani forces and are an intrusion on Pakistan's sovereignty, the country's new foreign minister said on Wednesday. <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/GtnI1y5iGj1AR5tW82t7wcvfa6Y/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/GtnI1y5iGj1AR5tW82t7wcvfa6Y/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?a=Yw3D7bHP"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/topNews?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?a=VZ2MBMxS"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/topNews?i=VZ2MBMxS" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?a=KqHBdG9n"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/topNews?i=KqHBdG9n" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/G27ADE4sw-w" height="1" width="1"/> Some House lawmakers rethink bailout, some don't WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A move in the U.S. Senate to add a few tax sweeteners and other changes to a $700-billion Wall Street bailout bill was prompting a rethink on Wednesday in some corners of the House of Representatives, but not all. <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/rHfo6vU3pRliaswj6LHjKaAk5uU/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/rHfo6vU3pRliaswj6LHjKaAk5uU/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?a=wSJvrF0z"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/topNews?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?a=0zmeL3tF"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/topNews?i=0zmeL3tF" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?a=GrLmwDwd"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/topNews?i=GrLmwDwd" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/HV5bANsRI7A" height="1" width="1"/> You're as bad as Bush, rivals tell Canadian PM OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper's rivals ganged up on him on Wednesday, using a televised election debate to accuse him of favoring the same economic policies as U.S. President George W. Bush. <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/Fhp2bhil3cLujCOt8TMzjaAcPEM/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/Fhp2bhil3cLujCOt8TMzjaAcPEM/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?a=Lz3sFYTT"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/topNews?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?a=2xga3lws"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/topNews?i=2xga3lws" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?a=6NvPBcga"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/topNews?i=6NvPBcga" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/C3byASsOBKg" height="1" width="1"/> FDIC seeking temporary unlimited Treasury loans WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is seeking temporary unlimited borrowing authority from the Treasury Department, according to a copy of the final Senate bailout legislation on Wednesday. <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/sgNbNw6qePoCcLKdy_nN2WYQ3CE/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/sgNbNw6qePoCcLKdy_nN2WYQ3CE/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?a=zuqxW1rW"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/topNews?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?a=iBpl31Pl"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/topNews?i=iBpl31Pl" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?a=qzZqearF"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/topNews?i=qzZqearF" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/mrF95ckx3UE" height="1" width="1"/> Factories mired at recession levels, jobs weak NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. factory activity shrank in September to its lowest since the 2001 recession, and private employers shed jobs for the third time in four months as the financial crisis tightened its grip on the world's largest economy. <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/6MQlfkhbJF90gzeJqSLBX2AbwWU/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/6MQlfkhbJF90gzeJqSLBX2AbwWU/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?a=uAiIJgNw"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/topNews?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?a=hUDYuS0K"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/topNews?i=hUDYuS0K" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?a=cDolUUP3"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/topNews?i=cDolUUP3" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/APKgNxRH4NA" height="1" width="1"/> Wall St slips on credit woes, economy NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell on Wednesday as tight credit markets and bleak economic data kept investors on edge before the Senate votes on a revamped financial sector rescue plan that was initially rejected by lawmakers. <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/4VIYt6jca83xsTz_nWAMkKE8tVM/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/4VIYt6jca83xsTz_nWAMkKE8tVM/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?a=KlvFHsJL"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/topNews?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?a=gsJQTdTg"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/topNews?i=gsJQTdTg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?a=5x1fblQr"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/topNews?i=5x1fblQr" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/yqhFS_wyjWw" height="1" width="1"/> |
TMZ Entertainment HeadlinesUpdated at 11:30 pm, October 1, 2008.Locklear Police Report -- "Obvious Impairment"Filed under: Celebrity Justice The California Highway Patrol has released the arrest report from Heather Locklear's DUI bust:"A concerned citizen observed a visibly impaired woman, later identified as Heather Locklear, at a parking lot in Montecito, CA. Ms. Locklear was driving... Permalink Did 911 Caller Really Tip Off Paparazzi?Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Heather Locklear The woman who called 911 on Heather Locklear says she never gave the paparazzi a heads up, according to her lawyer.Attorney Nick Tepper, who reps Jill Ishkanian, tells "Extra," "At no time did my client call the paparazzi." So where on earth did TMZ... Permalink Brit to Students -- Get Edumacated, Y'all!Filed under: Britney Spears A few months ago, nobody would have trusted Britney around a group of children -- but today she made a bunch of kids' lives by showing up to their school in the Bronx.Though closed for the Jewish holiday, the school was granted special permission... Permalink Officials: No Breath in Supermodel Choking CaseFiled under: Celebrity Justice The ex boyfriend accused of violently choking supermodel Angie Everhart during an incident back in August is officially off the hook.TMZ has learned the L.A. County D.A. rejected the case against actor Chad Stansbury after they decided there wasn't... Permalink NASCAR Dispute Turns NAStyFiled under: Talk Sports NASCAR star Robby Gordon claims he's been defrauded in a failed deal with Gillett Evernham Motorsports and wants a judge to excuse a million dollar bill.Gordon's company made a deal to merge with Gillett Evernham Motorsports (a huge race team owner).... Permalink Judge to Khloe K -- Stop Dragging AssFiled under: Celebrity Justice The other Kardashian sister was in court today for a progress hearing on her DUI -- and nearly blew it when the judge learned she hadn't completed her required drug and alcohol classes by today's scheduled appearance.The judge scolded the reality... Permalink "Dead" Guy Grateful to be BreathingFiled under: Music, Nurse! The dude who plays guitar for the Grateful Dead -- Bob Weir -- broke his ribs riding on the band's tour bus. The good news -- he will get by! We're told by the band's peeps the Deadmobile was truckin' along when it had to stop short. Bob was standing... Permalink Arnold Palmer: I'm Not That Kind of Swinger!Filed under: Paparazzi Video, Talk Sports It takes balls to get a golf legend like Arnold Palmer, 79, to stop and sign an autograph -- just not the kind with red stitching. Palmer was a little taken back when an autograph seeker asked for his Hancock on a couple of baseballs outside an event... Permalink |
