Report: French minister doesn't want rebels back
PARIS – French Sports Minister Chantal Jouanno has reportedly said that the players responsible for a strike at the World Cup should never again play for the national team.L'Equipe newspaper reported Saturday that Jouanno said it is "unacceptable" for the players who led the training session boycott last summer to be called back.The players were…
Minority B-School Faculty Growing -- Slowly
American business schools, much like American businesses, have some catching up to do when it comes to minority hiring.Stymied by a lack of minorities in the PhD pipeline and growing competition for minority faculty, progress in hiring African American, Hispanic American, and Native American faculty at U.S. B-schools has been slow. Bernard J. Milano, president…
Stephen Baldwin apologizes to Hannity for threatening messages
Read more stories from The Daily CallerStephen Baldwin publicly apologized to Sean Hannity Thursday formessages to the Fox News television host two weeks prior.Upset that Hannity had joked about replaying clips from brother Alec Baldwin’s 2007 expletive-laden voice messages to Alec’s then 11-year-old daughter, StephenHannity in the New York Post. Soon after, Stephen wrote Hannity’s…
LA schools step up security after student shooting
LOS ANGELES – Security officers wielding metal detecting wands meticulously searched students Wednesday as they waited in a long line outside a Los Angeles high school where two 15-year-olds were shot in a classroom a day earlier.The stepped-up security measures come after a 9 mm semiautomatic handgun being carried in a backpack by a 10th-grader…
Costume designer Theoni V. Aldredge dies at age 78
NEW YORK – Theoni V. Aldredge, an award-winning costume designer who created memorable outfits for more than 300 stage and film projects, including "Gypsy," "A Chorus Line," "Dreamgirls" and "42nd Street," has died. She was 78.Her husband, actor Tom Aldredge, said she died Friday at a hospice in Connecticut.She won three Tonys for "Annie," "Barnum"…
Prepping for the Oscars on DVD
NEW YORK – From The Social Network to The Kids Are All Right, Marlow Stern brings you five Oscar hopefuls you can watch at home before Tuesday’s nominations.1. THE SOCIAL NETWORKFilm: Although it mayand come off as a Luddite response to social networking, this riveting, fiercely intelligent film is the 21st century Cain and Abel.…
Congress marks 50 years since Kennedy inaugural
WASHINGTON – The 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy's inaugural address was marked at the Capitol with speeches celebrating Kennedy's famed call on Americans to serve their country.Vice President Joe Biden, House Speaker John Boehner, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Kennedy's daughter Caroline Kennedy were among the speakers at the ceremony in the Rotunda…
Red Wings have had talks with Nabokov's agent
DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings are exploring the possibility of acquiring goalie Evgeni Nabokov.Red Wings general manager Ken Holland confirmed Thursday he's had conversations with Nabokov's agent, Don Meehan, about the 35-year-old goalie."Good discussions with Detroit," Meehan wrote in an e-mail.Nabokov would have to clear waivers in the NHL to sign with the Red…
Dior goes for fluid elegance at Paris menswear shows
PARIS (AFP) – Fluidity defined Kris Van Assche's collection for Dior Homme on the penultimate day of the autumn-winter menswear shows in Paris on Saturday, while Kenzo sought inspiration in Sherlock Holmes.Van Assche turned an indoor tennis court into a bourgeois Parisian apartment stripped bare to its fireplaces and herringbone wood floors to introduce 37…
Groothuis, Nesbitt lead world sprint speedskating
HEERENVEEN, Netherlands – Stefan Groothuis of Netherlands took the lead Saturday in a tight men's competition halfway through the four-race speedskating world sprint championships.Groothuis won the 1,000 meters in 1 minute, 8.97 seconds to take a narrow lead on defending overall champion Lee Kyou-hyuk of South Korea, who won the 500 in 34.92.Shani Davis of…