Ray Harryhausen ” visual effects master ” death at age of 92 years old
A host of directors have paid tribute to visual effects guru Ray Harryhausen following his death at the age of 92. Britain's Nick Park said he was “one of the true greats”, while George Lucas said that...
View ArticleAnaheim wins over Detroit with 3-2 at NHL
(UPI) — Nick Bonino's overtime goal Wednesday gave the Anaheim Ducks a 3-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings in Game 5 of their Western Conference quarterfinal series. Ryan Getzlaf and Kyle Palmieri each...
View ArticleArizona defeat Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 at MLB
(UPI) — Paul Goldschmidt's second homer put Arizona in front in the eighth inning Wednesday and the Diamondbacks held on to down the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2. Goldschmidt's solo shot came with two away...
View ArticleSan Jose defeat Toronto 2-1 at MLS
(UPI) — Chris Wondolowski scored from close range in the 81st minute Wednesday to bring San Jose a 2-1 triumph over Toronto. The Earthquakes won for the third time this season and jumped into a...
View ArticleGolden State defeat San Antonio 100-91 at NBA
(UPI) — A 3-point shooting exhibition by Klay Thompson Wednesday sent Golden State to a 100-91 win over San Antonio that evened their playoff series. The Warriors, who let an 18-point lead get away in...
View ArticleBryan Forbes “acclaimed film director” death at age of 86 years old
Film director Bryan Forbes has died “following a long illness” at the age of 86, a family spokesman has said. Forbes' work included the original 1970s horror classic Stepford Wives and Whistle Down The...
View ArticleJeanne Cooper ” Young & the Restless ” death at age of 84 years old
Jeanne Cooper, the enduring soap opera star who played grande dame Katherine Chancellor for nearly four decades on The Young and the Restless, has died. She was 84. Cooper died Wednesday morning in her...
View ArticleSan Antonio defeat Golden State 102-92 at NBA
(UPI) — Tony Parker and Tim Duncan combined for 55 points Friday, fueling a rejuvenated San Antonio effort that lifted the Spurs over Golden State 102-92. After fading away against the Warriors in Game...
View ArticleMiami defeat Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4 at MLB
(UPI) — Juan Pierre put Miami front with an RBI single in the seventh inning Friday and the Marlins overcame an early deficit to defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4. The Dodgers lost their eighth...
View ArticleLos Angeles wins over St. Louis with 2-1 at NHL
(UPI) — Dustin Penner scored the deciding goal in the final second of the middle period Friday and Los Angeles advanced in the playoffs with a 2-1 win over St. Louis. After losing the opening two games...
View ArticleAnglo American Platinum “Amplats” plans to cut 6,000 jobs at its South African
The layoffs would save the company 2.3bn rand ($256m; £160m) in costs, said chief executive Chris Griffith. As a result, platinum production will fall by 250,000 ounces this year and by 100,000 ounces...
View ArticleOakland defeat Seattle 4-3 at MLB
(UPI) — Brandon Moss, Josh Donaldson and Daric Barton each belted a solo homer Saturday, lifting the Oakland Athletics to a 4-3 win over Seattle. Jed Lowrie went 3-for-4 with an RBI single for Oakland,...
View ArticleLos Angeles Dodgers defeat Miami 7-1 at MLB
(UPI) — Skip Schumaker backed Hyun-Jin Ryu's strong start with three RBI Saturday and the Los Angeles Dodgers broke an eight-game skid, 7-1 over Miami. Schumaker supplied run-scoring singles in the...
View ArticleFC Dallas defeat D.C. United 2-1 at MLS
(UPI) — Je-Vaughn Watson scored the go-ahead goal in the 77th minute Saturday and FC Dallas stayed hot with a 2-1 decision over D.C. United. On the game-winning play, Watson used his chest to redirect...
View ArticleDetroit wins over Anaheim with 3-2 at NHL
(UPI) — Detroit's Henrik Zetterberg notched a goal and an assist Sunday and the Red Wings advanced to the conference semifinals with a 3-2 win over Anaheim. Zetterberg scored 1:49 into the game and...
View ArticleWashington defeat Los Angeles Dodgers 6-2 at MLB
(UPI) — Jordan Zimmermann tossed 7 2/3 efficient innings and Ryan Zimmerman drove in three runs Monday, boosting Washington over the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-2. Zimmermann (7-1) racked up his fourth...
View ArticleKansas City defeat Los Angeles Angels 11-4 at MLB
(UPI) — Billy Butler went 5-for-5 with five RBI Monday, triggering a 19-hit attack that carried Kansas City over the Los Angeles Angels 11-4. Butler drove in the Royals' first three runs with a...
View ArticleMemphis wins over Oklahoma City with 103-97 at NBA
(UPI) — Mike Conley pumped in 24 points Monday and the Memphis Grizzlies grabbed a dominating 3-1 playoff series lead with a 103-97 overtime win over Oklahoma City. Zach Randolph provided 23 points and...
View ArticleDr. Joyce Brothers dies at 85
(UPI) — Famed American psychologist, advice columnist and TV personality Dr. Joyce Brothers died Monday in New York, a representative said. She was 85. Brothers gained fame after winning “The $64,000...
View ArticleLos Angeles wins over San Jose with 2-0 at NHL
(UPI) — Jonathan Quick and the Los Angeles Kings shut out the San Jose Sharks 2-0 in the opener of their Western Conference semifinals series Tuesday. Quick stopped all 35 shots and Slava Voyonov...
View ArticleLos Angeles Angels defeat Kansas City 6-2 at MLB
(UPI) — Albert Pujols and Howie Kendrick connected for solo home runs in the Los Angeles Angels' 6-2 win over visiting Kansas City Tuesday. Pujols had two hits and Kendrick went 3-for-4 in support of...
View ArticleSan Antonio wins over Golden State with 109-91 at NBA
(UPI) — Tony Parker scored 25 points and Kawhi Leonard had 17 Tuesday to lead San Antonio past Golden State 109-91 in Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals. Parker scored 16 in the second half...
View ArticleKansas City defeat Los Angeles Angels 9-5 at MLB
(UPI) — Lorenzo Cain drove in three runs Wednesday, sparking Kansas City to a 9-5 victory over the Los Angeles Angels. Salvador Perez and Billy Butler each had two RBI and Jarrod Dyson knocked an RBI...
View ArticleMemphis wins over Oklahoma City with 88-84 at NBA
(UPI) — Tony Allen brought an end to an Oklahoma City comeback Wednesday and Memphis earned a berth in the conference semifinals by downing the Thunder 88-84. The Grizzlies ousted the defending Western...
View ArticleChelsea wins in Europa League at the expense of Benfica in Amsterdam
Rafael Benitez's reign as Chelsea's interim manager will end in triumph after Branislav Ivanovic's injury-time header won the Europa League final against Benfica in Amsterdam. Benitez has proved an...
View ArticleJapan’s economy expanded at its quickest pace in a year and showing signs of...
Gross domestic product grew 0.9% in the three months to March compared to the previous quarter, indicating an annualised rate of 3.5%. Japan grew at a rate of 1% at the end of 2012 as it emerged from a...
View ArticleA contemporary art sale at Christie’s in New York has made $495 million, the...
The sale included works by Jackson Pollock, Roy Lichtenstein and Jean-Michel Basquiat. The sale established 16 new world auction records, with nine works selling for more than $10m (£6.6m) and 23 for...
View ArticleAngelina Jolie back at work preparing for her next film just four days after...
her doctor has revealed in a detailed description of the actor's months of treatment. The Oscar-winner underwent her double mastectomy on 16 February at the Pink Lotus Breast Centre in Beverly Hills,...
View ArticleFormer Argentine military leader Jorge Rafael Videla’s death at age of 87
Former Argentine military leader Jorge Rafael Videla has died aged 87 while serving a life sentence for crimes against humanity. He is reported to have died from natural causes in prison. The general...
View ArticleReal Salt Lake defeat Chivas USA 4-1 at MLS
(UPI) — Ned Grabavoy netted a pair of goals Sunday, sparking Real Salt Lake to a 4-1 win over Chivas USA. Grabavoy scored his first goal of the season in the 4th minute, putting RSL ahead to stay, and...
View ArticleTexas defeat Detroit 11-8 at MLB
(UPI) — David Murphy launched a go-ahead, three-run shot in the sixth inning Sunday and Texas overcame three Miguel Cabrera homers to outlast Detroit 11-8. Murphy's blast off Jose Ortega (0-1) erased a...
View ArticleOttawa wins over Pittsburgh with 2-1 at NHL
(UPI) — Colin Greening scored 7:39 into the second overtime Sunday and Ottawa bounced back in its second-round playoff series with a 2-1 win over Pittsburgh. The Senators, trailing 2-0 in the Western...
View ArticleTaylor Swift wins at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas
Swift also earned the honors for Top Female Artist, Top Country Artist and Top Billboard 200 Artist. She tied with Carly Rae Jepsen for the Top Digital Songs Artist title as well. One Direction picked...
View ArticleSan Francisco defeat Washington 4-2 at MLB
(UPI) — A walk-off home run by Pablo Sandoval in the 10th inning Tuesday gave the San Francisco Giants a 4-2 win over the visiting Washington Nationals. Sandoval hit a one-out blast to center field off...
View ArticleSan Jose wins over Los Angeles with 2-1 at NHL
(UPI) — Antti Niemi was solid in goal for the San Jose Sharks, who evened their Western Conference semifinals series with Los Angeles with a 2-1 win in Game 4 Tuesday. Niemi had 22 saves in the win,...
View ArticleDavid Bowie’s Former Bassist Trevor Bolder Dies at 62
Trevor Bolder, bassist in David Bowie's 1970s backing band Spiders From Mars, has died from cancer at the age of 62. In a statement, Bowie remembered him as “a wonderful musician” who had been “a major...
View ArticleSt. Louis defeat San Diego 5-3 at MLB
(UPI) — Tyler Lyons allowed a lone run over seven innings in his big league debut Wednesday to bring St. Louis a 5-3 triumph over San Diego. Lyons (1-0) was called up from Class AAA Memphis to make the...
View ArticleMiami wins over Indiana with 103-102 at NBA
(UPI) — LeBron James beat the overtime buzzer with a layup Wednesday that gave Miami a thrilling 103-102 win over Indiana to open the Eastern Conference finals. The Pacers fought their way into...
View ArticleTexas defeat Seattle 5-2 at MLB
(UPI) — David Murphy drove in three runs to back Derek Holland's 6 2/3 efficient innings Saturday in the Texas Rangers' 5-2 win over Seattle. Murphy delivered a two-run double in the second inning,...
View ArticleColorado defeat Chivas USA 2-0 at MLS
(UPI) — Atiba Harris and Nathan Sturgis each scored Saturday and Colorado moved up in the Western Conference with a 2-0 blanking of Chivas USA. Harris opened the scoring in the 11th minute after...
View ArticleTips for Facials You Can Make at Home
Life is busy, a constant rush of responsibilities and appointments…and sometimes, you just need some time for yourself! If a day at the spa seems impossible to fit into your busy schedule, grab some...
View ArticleDad’s Army star Bill Pertwee dies at 86
Bill Pertwee, who played Warden Hodges in Dad's Army, has died, his agent has confirmed. The 86-year-old also starred as PC Wilson in You Rang M'Lord? He also appeared in three Carry On films. Agent...
View ArticleLos Angeles Dodgers defeat Los Angeles Angels 8-7 at MLB
(UPI) — Adrian Gonzalez went 4-for-4 with an RBI Monday and the Los Angeles Dodgers edged the Los Angeles Angels 8-7 in a seesaw interleague contest. Trailing 6-1 in the fourth inning, the Dodgers...
View ArticleSan Antonio wins over Memphis with 93-86 at NBA
(UPI) — Tony Parker went 15-of-21 from the field en route to 37 points Monday and San Antonio defeated Memphis 93-86 to sweep the Western Conference finals. Parker scored nine of his points in the...
View ArticleHouston defeat Los Angeles Angels 6-3 at MLB
(UPI) — Jason Castro played a key role in each of Houston's three-run innings Friday and the Astros captured their third in a row by downing the Los Angeles Angels 6-3. Houston equaled its longest...
View ArticleOakland defeat Chicago White Sox 3-0 at MLB
(UPI) — Bartolo Colon threw his second shutout of the season Friday and Oakland scored three times in the eighth to down the Chicago White Sox 3-0. Colon (6-2) won for the second time since his 40th...
View ArticleNew Oklahoma tornadoes is killing at least five people, including a mother...
The tornadoes struck near the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, where 24 people were killed by a violent tornado nearly two weeks ago. The latest storm struck during Friday's evening rush hour, trapping...
View ArticleSeattle defeat Chicago White Sox 4-2 at MLB
(UPI) — Joe Saunders twirled 6 1/3 innings of one-run ball and Raul Ibanez backed him with a two-run homer Monday in Seattle's 4-2 win over the Chicago White Sox. Saunders (4-5) surrendered five hits...
View ArticleHouston defeat Los Angeles Angels 2-1 at MLB
(UPI) — Erik Bedard controlled the Angels on one run over seven innings Monday and Houston reeled off a sixth straight win, 2-1 over the Los Angeles Angels. Bedard (1-2) recorded his first victory in...
View ArticleBollywood actress Jiah Khan found dead at her apartment in the Indian city of...
Khan's mother found her body hanging at her home, police told the BBC. No suicide note has been found, they said. A post-mortem examination is to be carried out to establish the cause of death and...
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