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Attention: in order to improve our site performance, we decided to move the Newsfeefds from Reuters to the "News Service". Heather Nova Live At John Lennon TributeWashington Post HeadlinesIt’s hard sometimes to keep track of all your planes. The Army, it seems, “lost” one for a while. Well, not actually lost, according to a May 9 Defense Department inspector general’s report, since it seems to have been used by Army brass (also known as “high priority passengers”) who needed a ride “to give speeches, or attend conferences, meetings” and such. Read full article >>
Read complete article CHICAGO — Religiously devout business owners are waging a broad rebellion against providing their employees with contraceptive coverage, bringing dozens of lawsuits that seem certain to land the issue before the Supreme Court. Read full article >>
Read complete article Like plaids with stripes, federal employees wrapped in the Fifth Amendment don’t look good. We all have the right to wear clothes that clash, and all in this country have the right not to provide testimony that could be used against them. Read full article >>
Read complete article EARLIER ON THE FIX: Did Lois Lerner waive her right to invoke the Fifth Amendment? Lois Lerner didn't say anything today. Why that's a bad thing for the Obama Administration. Read full article >>
Read complete article Maybe it was a birthday resolution. Or perhaps a survival strategy. Whatever the case, embattled White House press secretary Jay Carney, who turned 48 on Wednesday, struck a different tone with reporters during his daily briefing. Gone was the combative and, at times, dismissive spokesman who had mockingly referred to a reporter as “petulant” a day earlier. Read full article >>
Read complete article A decision by Senate Democrats not to add protections for same-sex couples to a landmark immigration reform bill has angered gay rights advocates and put the White House on the defensive over whether President Obama will insist on the provision going forward. Read full article >>
Read complete article * Anthony Weiner is running for mayor. * The House Oversight Committee talked to the IRS * Joe Biden praised the Jews. * Obama will go to Oklahoma. Read full article >>
Read complete article The chief judge of the District’s federal court issued an unusual order Wednesday, apologizing to the public and the media for not making certain court documents widely available online. The gesture of transparency by U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth comes at a time when the Obama administration is under scrutiny for an unprecedented number of leak investigations, including one showing that the Justice Department had secretly probed the news-gathering activities of Fox News reporter James Rosen. Read full article >>
Read complete article The Obama administration Wednesday for the first time acknowledged killing four U.S. citizens in “counterterrorism operations” abroad. The deaths of three of the Americans — Anwar al-Awlaki, his 16-year-old son Abd al-Rahman Anwar al-Awlaki, and Samir Khan, all of whom were killed in drone strikes in Yemen in 2011 — had been previously reported. The death of the fourth, Jude Kennan Mohammad, a Florida native apparently killed in Pakistan, had not been. Read full article >>
Read complete article While Internal Revenue Service official Lois G. Lerner invoked the Fifth Amendment in her refusal to testify before Congress Wednesday, the fact that she gave a lengthy opening statement defending her innocence infuriated some lawmakers and prompted them to suggest she had inadvertently waived her right against self-incrimination. Read full article >>
Read complete article Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld suggests in a new interview with Larry King that legalizing gay marriage could one day lead to polygamy. "I listen to some of the Supreme Court justices and one of them said, well, what's next after that? Is it two people? Three people?" Rumsfeld said after being asked whether he supports gay marriage. Read full article >>
Read complete article Hey, these things happen: Penny Pritzker, President Obama’s nominee to lead the Commerce Department, understated her income by some $80 million and had to file a correction to her government-filed disclosures, Bloomberg is reporting. Read full article >>
Read complete article A civil liberties group is set to file a motion Thursday asking a special federal court to allow the release of a classified opinion that found the government engaged in unlawful surveillance on Americans. Read full article >>
Read complete article The head of the Internal Revenue Service’s tax-exempt organizations office, faced with allegations of improper targeting of conservative groups, told a House committee Wednesday that she has done nothing wrong but declined to answer questions, invoking her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. Read full article >>
Read complete article Like plaids with stripes, federal employees wearing the Fifth Amendment don't look good. We all have the right to wear clothes that clash. And everyone in this country has the right not to provide testimony that could be used against them. Read full article >>
Read complete article Maybe it was a birthday resolution. Or perhaps a survival strategy. Whatever the case, embattled White House press secretary Jay Carney, who turned 48 on Wednesday, struck a different tone with reporters during his daily briefing. Gone was the combative and, at times, dismissive Carney who had mockingly referred to a reporter as "petulant" a day earlier. Read full article >>
Read complete article Oh Lois Lerner, you say it best when you say nothing at all. As expected, Lerner, the head of the Internal Revenue Service's tax-exempt office, pled the Fifth Amendment rather than testify today in front of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee about her role in the targeting of conservative groups. Read full article >>
Read complete article For the second day in a row, Senate Republicans sparred publicly about the budget, with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) saying bluntly that he does not trust his party to resist a compromise on the debt ceiling. Read full article >>
Read complete article Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel on Wednesday directed the Pentagon to seek new healthcare management software that would better integrate military health care records with the Department of Veterans Affairs. Read full article >>
Read complete article Ridiculousness may be in the eye — or tastebuds — of the beholder. Wednesday, Sen. Marco Rubio held up the idea of making key lime pie the official pie of the United States as an example of a laughable idea (unlike his desire to exclude the debt limit from budget talks, which he argued was perfectly reasonable). Read full article >>
Read complete article President Obama will visit the Oklahoma City area on Sunday to inspect damage by the tornado, the White House announced. Press secretary Jay Carney said Obama will meet with families displaced by the violent storm that has left two dozen dead and flattened homes and a school. Obama will thank emergency workers who responded to the destruction. Read full article >>
Read complete article Michelle Obama visited the slave quarters at Decatur House -- a red-brick structure that sits in the shadow of the White House -- that once housed the black men and women who served 19th century politicians, military and business leaders who lived in the property. The first lady, who is the nation's only first lady to have descended from people held in slavery, made the stop as part of an announcement that the historic Decatur House, which is located 150 yards from the White House, would receive a $1 million grant from American Express to preserve the house and accompanying slave quarters. Read full article >>
Read complete article Democratic threats to reform the filibuster in the Senate are a part of of a "culture of intimidation" that includes the targeting of conservatives at the Internal Revenue Service, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) alleged Wednesday morning. Read full article >>
Read complete article When it comes to the official portraits of Cabinet secretaries, it seems some folks get framed faster than others. This spring has seen a mini-flurry of portrait unveilings, including two Obama officials who were still in office when their paintings debuted — and one Bush administration official who’s been out of office for more than four years. Read full article >>
Read complete article Underdog gubernatorial candidate Barbara Buono (D) goes right after New Jersey Republican Gov. Chris Christie's economic record in her first TV ad, released Wednesday by her campaign. "To hear Governor Christie tell it, everything in New Jersey's going just fine," Buono, a state senator, says in the 30-second commercial. "Well, I see another New Jersey, with 400,000 unemployed one of the worst jobless rates in the country." Read full article >>
Read complete article HOLYWOOD HEADLINES The actor, known for the "Star Wars" trilogy and for voicing the Joker in the animated "Batman" series, will receive the Don LaFontaine Legacy Award. 
Read complete article  "Safe Haven" falls to No. 2, while newcomer "Texas Chainsaw 3D" bows at No. 4. 
Read complete article  Thai actor Vithaya Pansringarm drew the only loud applause during the ovation, while the film’s star, Ryan Gosling, was conspicuously absent from the world premiere. 
Read complete article  The debut feature of assistant-turned-director Kirk Sullivan will star Diego Boneta and Jackson Rathbone. 
Read complete article  The concert film, which has a "parallel universe" side plot, will be released on IMAX 3D on Sept. 27. 
Read complete article  Marc Shmuger will produce the film via his Universal-based Global Produce banner alongside Tom McNulty. 
Read complete article  Cinematographer Ed Lachman is to receive the Faith Hubley Career Achievement Award. 
Read complete article  The festival, which runs from June 19-23, will also honor documentary filmmaker Errol Morris. 
Read complete article  Jeremy Kleiner has been with the production shingle since 2003 and shares a producing credit on "World War Z." 
Read complete article  The Universal chairman at The Hollywood Reporter's Power Lawyers breakfast: “If you’re making something nobody wants to see, no matter how you flog it, nobody will want to see it." 
Read complete article  The film, starring Marine Vacth, focuses on a young woman's sexuality. 
Read complete article  The film, directed by "Superbad" helmer Greg Mottola, revolves around a marketing executive who quits his job. 
Read complete article The black and write, dialogue-free film was directed by Geoffrey Reggio and scored by Philip Glass with filmmaker Jon Kane. 
Read complete article  Want a pair of (slightly used) Cannes tickets? An arty photo taken by the "Magic Mike" director? A T-shirt only a film geek could love? There's all that and more at the newly launched Extension 765. 
Read complete article  The film, also featuring Julianne Moore and Tony Danza, is set for release Oct. 18. 
Read complete article  UPDATE: Cinedigm has acquired all North American rights to the film, which it will release in the fall. 
Read complete article  Lea Seydoux and newcomer Adele Exarchopoulos headline writer-director Abdellatif Kechiche's latest exploration of love, loss and class. 
Read complete article  The film chronicles the lives of background singers. The album features music by Lou Reed, David Bowie, Talking Heads and more. 
Read complete article  Lin says of Wan, who will helm the next installment in the franchise: “He has a point of view, and I think that’s something that makes these films fun.” 
Read complete article  Charles Gillibert, Scott Stuber, Alexandra Milchan and Scott Lambert are joining forces for the thriller, which will mark French director Olivier Assayas' first film shot in the United States. 
Read complete article  The festival will feature 40 new music-focused films scheduled to take place over the five-day schedule. 
Read complete article  Other nominees include "The Vampire Diaries," "Pretty Little Liars" and Taylor Swift. 
Read complete article  The star stayed in Detroit directing "How to Catch a Monster." 
Read complete article The deal marks the second of the festival between Sundance Selects and Wild Bunch, following the Marion Cotillard starrer "Two Days, One Night." 
Read complete article  The comedy, a remake of 2011's "Starbuck," is set for release on Nov. 22. 
Read complete article MOVIE REVIEWSLea Seydoux and newcomer Adele Exarchopoulos headline writer-director Abdellatif Kechiche's latest exploration of love, loss and class. Read complete article  Four of India's top directors celebrate the 100th anniversary of their film industry in specially made short films. Read complete article  Inspired by real events, director Thierry de Peretti probes the ugly underbelly of his native Corsica. Read complete article  Spanish director/co-writer Diego Quemada-Diez's debut feature, starring non-pro teen newcomers and premiering in Cannes' Un Certain Regard, dramatizes the plight of illegal migrants in Central America. Read complete article  A trio of senior citizens make life hell for actor J.K. Simmons in this outrageous mockumentary. Read complete article  Robert Redford leads a rugged survival-at-sea story from the "Margin Call" director. Read complete article  This loving documentary chronicles the history and social impact of NYC's outdoor "b-ball" scene. Read complete article Ryan Gosling reunites with his "Drive" director Nicolas Winding Refn in this bloodbath set in the Bangkok underworld, which premieres in the Cannes competition and also showcases an icy Kristin Scott Thomas. Read complete article  Russian filmmaker Yuri Bykov’s second feature, starring Denis Shvedov and Irina Nizina, premieres in the Cannes Critics' Week sidebar. Read complete article  Swiss-born Portuguese director Basil da Cunha's debut feature is set in the gritty Lisbon ghetto of Reboleira. Read complete article  A disabled dancer clashes with a deadly gangster in director Mahamat-Saleh Haroun’s Cannes competition contender. Read complete article  Vincent Lindon and Chiara Mastroianni star in Claire Denis' puzzle-like drama, premiering in Un Certain Regard, about a man's doomed shot at payback for crimes against his family. Read complete article  French-Canadian filmmaker Chloe Robichaud makes her feature debut in Cannes' Un Certain Regard section. Read complete article  Denis Menochet ("Grand Central") and Jean-Pierre Martins ("La Vie en Rose") play two wrestlers duking it out in early 1960s Paris. Read complete article  Dramatic debut by former documentary maker Marcela Said delivers powerful atmosphere in service of thin story. Read complete article 
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