The longtime producer of the Golden Globe Awards has asked a federal judge to uphold its broadcast deal with NBC, arguing that it helped restore the show's reputation after a scandal in the early 1980s.Dick Clark Productions and the show's organizers, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, are locked in a federal lawsuit over who owns…

Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates resigned Wednesday and warned of grave consequences for the country after parliament rejected his government's latest austerity measures aimed at avoiding a bailout.The move threw Portugal into uncertain political terrain after months of battling against growing investor concerns over its ability to tame its public finances and avoid following Greece…

Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota on Tuesday blasted the First Lady's support for breastfeeding as evidence of a "nanny state" mentality."This is very consistent with where the hard left is coming from," Bachmann , according to widespread reports. "For them, government is the answer to every problem.""I've given birth to five babies, and I've…

NEW YORK – Lawyers for Ecuadoreans who won a $9.5 billion judgment against Chevron Corp. for decades-old damage to the country's rain forest said Tuesday that they won't try to collect the award until the oil giant completes the appeals process.The Monday ruling by Ecuadorean Judge Nicolas Zambrano against the U.S. oil company was expected…

NEW YORK (Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) Chief Executive Jamie Dimon said his bank will not be "goaded into doing something dumb" with its capital, even as it prepares an aggressive expansion in consumer and private banking over the next five years.Speaking at the bank's annual investor day, Dimon said the bank is…

After dark in the middle of what everyone is calling a revolution, Cairo's streets become the the domain of men behind makeshift barricades set up in every intersection across the capital's warren of neighborhoods. The men are armed with metal pipes, sticks, machetes, kitchen knives and even belts - anything that might harm or dissuade…

Contrary to Tuesday’s , actor Alec Baldwin won’t be replacing former “Countdown” host Keith Olbermann, the New York Daily NewsWednesday.Citing an unnamed source, PopEaterTuesday that MSNBC insiders were seriously considering Baldwin for a television host gig.“He’s already part of the NBC family, has a huge fan base and is very respected for his long term…

ANKARA, Turkey – A powerful explosion in the Turkish capital collapsed two stories of a factory Thursday, leaving at least four people dead, and injuring some 30 others.Interior Minister Besir Atalay said a few people were believed to be trapped under the debris of the construction machinery factory, while search and rescue teams combed the…

Andrew D. Hamingson will vacate his position as executive director of the Public Theater, the organization announced Feb. 2. Citing personal reasons for his departure, Hamingson will be temporarily succeeded by Joey Parnes.Hamingson arrived at the Public in August of 2008, after serving as the managing director of Atlantic Theater Company 2004-2008. Prior to that,…

PATTERSON, Calif. – Divers have begun a daring effort in frigid canal waters to recover a central California kidnapping suspect's car from a tunnel some 50 feet below the surface.Stanislaus County Sheriff Adam Christianson says a single diver will try to attach a line to the car that a tow truck will then drag out.…