Vicki Kennedy should be considered as a potential interim replacement for her late husband in the U.S. Senate, lawmakers from both sides of the aisle said Sunday.
“I think Vicki ought to be considered,” Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) said on CNN’s “State of the Union.”
“She’s a very brilliant lawyer. She’s a very solid individual,” Hatch said [...]
Hurricane Jimena headed for western Mexico as a “powerful” Category 4 storm, with winds of almost 230 kilometers (145 miles) per hour, and may prompt a warning for the southern Baja California peninsula later today, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
The eye was about 595 kilometers south-southeast of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, the center said [...]
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe has the swine flu and officials have advised other South American leaders who met with him at a summit of the infection, authorities said Sunday.
The 57-year-old Uribe began feeling symptoms Friday, the same day as a meeting of South American presidents in Bariloche, Argentina, and he was confirmed to have swine [...]
A Sri Lankan court sentenced a journalist Monday to serve 20 years in prison for articles that criticized the military, according to the Asian Human Rights Commission.
“The AHRC is not surprised by this judgment because at the very inception of this case, the AHRC pointed out that this is purely a political case,” the commission [...]
There was plenty of blood and guts at the multiplex this weekend. Business was up 28 percent over last year, helped along by moviegoers who clearly couldn’t get enough of murderous mayhem, whether it was in 2-D or 3-D. But it was “The Final Destination” that took #1 with a surprising $28.3 million, $18 million [...]
Baker Hughes Inc.’s (BHI) $5.5 billion acquisition of BJ Services Co. (BJS) will result in $75 million in savings next year, starting with the reduction of redundant corporate costs, a Baker Hughes executive said Monday.
”Initial cost savings will occur in some of the corporate overhead,” said Chief Financial Officer Peter Ragauss in a conference call [...]
The Walt Disney Co. announced Monday that it has agreed to purchase comic book and action hero company Marvel Entertainment for about $4 billion.
If Marvel shareholders approve the deal, they would receive $30 per share in cash and 0.745 shares of Disney for each share of Marvel that they hold. The deal is valued at [...]
Sneaker fans around the world know Stockholm’s Sneakersnstuff, which will now serve as the home of Nike sportswear in Sweeden. To celebrate this occasion, the store will house art works interpreting classic Nike shoes and apparel.
One of the most unusual pieces is the stellar interpretation offered by Olle Hemmendorff. His sneaker burger turns the Air [...]
This Saturday, 8/29 all four House of Hoops locations (don’t forget the new spot in Cherry Hill, NJ) will have the Nike Hyperize Decades Pack. The pack includes four Hyperize color-ways inspired by Nike classics. There’s a Hyperize modeled after the royal blue Foamposite, safari Air Max 1, infrared Air Max 90, and neon Air [...]
Exposing kicks miles away from the release date is always a good method to build anticipation. In recent months we have seen multiple samples of unreleased Air Max, and now we get an eyeful of popular retros including the Air Max 90, Air Structure, Air Max 1, Air Max Light and the Nike Air Pegasus [...]