Roseanne Barr lands deal for blue-collar sitcom with NBC
Roseanne Barr is getting back to her blue-collar roots.
Kellan Lutz, Mickey Rourke, star in Java Heat
Immortals rivals Kellan Lutz and Mickey Rourke are at it again, this time in the action thriller Java Heat.
Van Damme, Swank blasted for attending Chechen leader's bash
Jean-Claude Van Damme might be gearing up to do battle once again -- but this time his martial arts skills aren't likely to help him out.
American Airlines capacity to dip in fourth quarter
American Airlines, a unit of AMR Corp , said fourth-quarter mainline capacity will dip 3 percent due to an adjustment in its schedules and that it will retire up to 11 Boeing 757 aircraft in 2012 in response to high fuel costs and an uncertain economy.
Romantic Kazakh epic film aims to woo the young
The biggest film to come out of Kazakhstan in a decade aims to get the country's younger generation excited about its ancestry and history.
Day after wedding, McCartney announces tour dates
The day after he tied the knot with American heiress Nancy Shevell, ex-Beatle Paul McCartney announced 11 extra dates for his On the Run tour ending in his native town of Liverpool, England, on December 20.
Murdochs should be kicked off News Corp board: ISS
Rupert Murdoch and his sons James and Lachlan should be kicked off the News Corp board along with 10 other directors when shareholders vote at this year's annual general meeting, a corporate governance watchdog said on Monday.
Ready for movies in the cloud? Studios bet you are
Hollywood is making a major bet this coming holiday season that consumers will buy movies, instead of renting, and view them on the go.
Paulson faces big test as clients mull future
Hedge fund manager John Paulson, long lionized for his successful bets on the collapse of the subprime mortgage market and the surge in gold prices, is now facing the toughest challenge of his career.
'Joe the Plumber' Running for Congress in Strongly Democratic District
Joe the Plumber has filed paperwork to run for Congress as a Republican in Ohio's Ninth District -- home to two of the most liberal Democrats in Congress.
EU excludes OTC in D.Boerse/NYSE review: sources
The European Commission will not include over-the-counter derivatives in its review of Deutsche Boerse's planned takeover of NYSE Euronext, three people familiar with the matter said on Monday.
Windows Tablet PC ‘OCS9’ Pre-orders Begin Oct. 18, Will Feature Smart O-bar
While the option to pre-order will only be available in the U.S., Japan and Korea, OCOSMOS says it will soon begin to market products in other countries. The OCS9 will feature the smart O-bar, which attracted the interest of many last September at the Intel Developer Forum.
Facebook releases its long-awaited iPad app
Facebook released its long-awaited iPad app on Monday and introduced support for social games on the mobile versions of its online service.
Apple's iPhone 4S broke early order record
People who want the new $200 Apple iPhone 4S may have to get in line on Friday because U.S. wireless phone carriers appear to have sold out.
Sprint shares dive on cash worries
Sprint Nextel shares fell 8 percent on Monday as analysts slashed their forecasts for the No. 3 U.S. mobile operator, which said last week that it would have to raise new capital.
Apple's iPhone 4S breaks early order record
People who want the new $200 Apple iPhone 4S may have to get in line on Friday because U.S. wireless phone carriers appear to have sold out.
Innkeepers, Cerberus in settlement talks
Innkeepers USA Trust said it is in settlement talks to avoid a trial over the collapse of a planned $1.12 billion deal with Cerberus Capital Management LP and Chatham Lodging Trust.
Dow Jones Up 330 Points After European Bank Commitment
Stocks prices went up Monday after German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy agreed to craft a bailout plan for the Eurozone.
Wall St extends rally on euro-zone hopes
U.S. stocks jumped 3 percent on Monday, extending gains into a second week as a pledge by German and French leaders boosted hopes that the euro-zone debt crisis may be resolved.
Huntsman calls for a new era of U.S. foreign engagement
Republican presidential hopeful Jon Huntsman called on Monday for a new era of U.S. global engagement based on strong economic partnerships and a leading role in what he said would be a new Pacific Century.
Mitt Romney: Wall Street protestors seeking scapegoats
Mitt Romney, a former venture capitalist who is the Republican presidential front-runner, derided the Occupy Wall Street movement on Monday as seeking scapegoats and risking dividing the country.
Poll: U.S. Obesity Epidemic Declines, But Is It Still Too Slow?
Obese and overweight Americans combined for more than 60 percent of the population, said a recent Gallup poll, measuring overweight Americans with normal-weight Americans.
Netflix CEO Hastings ends Qwikster before it starts
Netflix Inc Chief Executive Reed Hastings canceled plans to split his company's DVD rental business into a new website after subscriber outrage, but the company's shares still fell on investor concerns about price increases and content costs.
Solar Radiation Changes Linked to Freezing Winters: Study
With winter rolling around, you probably can't help but notice it's been getting colder than before. According to a new study, the colder weather we're experiencing may be due to solar variation.
News Corp. Shareholders Urged to Dump Murdoch, Other Directors
Lack of board oversight during the News of the World phone-hacking scandal and excessive compensation are cited as reasons by advisory firms to reinvent board of directors.
DVDs stay on Netflix website, Qwikster name dropped
Netflix Inc reversed an unpopular decision to put its DVD video rental business on a separate website and rename it Qwikster, saying both DVD and online streaming services will stay on the same website.
Facebook releases iPad app
Facebook released its long-awaited iPad app on Monday and introduced support for social games on the mobile versions of its online service.
Netflix Blinks: Abandons Separate Qwikster Service
Less than a month after renaming its physical DVD service Qwikster and separating it from the core Netflix brand, Netflix has reversed course, announcing that both the streaming and DVD services will operate from the Netflix website.
Netflix reverses unpopular Qwikster DVD plan
Netflix Inc Chief Executive Reed Hastings reversed an unpopular decision to separate his company's DVD rental business and online video streaming service, sending the stock up 7 percent in early trading.
Heart attacks hit smokers younger
Smokers tend to suffer heart attacks years earlier than non-smokers, suggests a new study from Michigan.