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Click here to download TV listings for the week of May 27 - June 2 in PDF format TV listings for the week of May 27 - June 2 in PDF format are also available here This week's TV Movies SUNDAY Captain America times two: Genuine WWII hero Audie Murphy plays himself in the 1955 bio-pic “To Hell and Back” and Gary Cooper is WWI’s highly decorated ...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- A local sports hero, a New York real estate developer and a well-known architect are teaming up to build a soccer stadium in Haiti's notorious Cite Soleil, hoping to revive the seaside shantytown known throughout the hemisphere for its extreme poverty and gang battles....

A Texas teen is being declared a hero after pulling his girlfriend and her father to safety after their plane crashed and burst into flames on May 20.Colby Dauenhauer, 19, was returning home from a trip in Louisiana when the plane went down in Wise County, Texas, NBC 5 reports. His father, Steve Dauenhauer was flying the plane but did not survive the crash.The three surviving passengers suffere...

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "The Hunger Games" will make its home-entertainment debut on August 18, Lionsgate said Wednesday, giving the studio behind the box office smash a fresh opportunity to rake in more cash. The adaptation of Suzanne Collins' best-selling novel has already racked up nearly $650 million at the worldwide box office and made a star out of Jennifer Lawrence, the actress who p...

Northstar to wed beau in latest ‘Astonishing X-Men’ issue

Action hero Bruce Willis talks about his new role in the film Moonrise Kingdom

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Wedding bells will ring this summer for Marvel Comics' first openly gay hero, super speedster Northstar....

May 21, 2012 (Road Town, British Virgin Islands ) – Ever since Wonder Woman became the first big female super hero in 1942, super heroines from Batwoman to the Fantastic Four's Invisible Girl have been a force to be reckoned with.  This ...

WEMBLEY hero reveals why promotion made cut from his £28k a week definitely worth it

En rock'n roll attitude,Ron Wood s'y connaît ! Sourire carnassier et Gibson écarlate en bandoulière,le guitariste des Rolling Stones expose ses toiles à 10 000 dollars dans unemini galerie d'à peine cent mètres carrés, signantdes autographes à tout-va et posant hilare comme un gamin en rut. Sympa comme tout, le Guitar Hero ! C'est aussi ça le festival de Cannes.Articles en rapport« Ma Collectio...

Martial arts superstar Jackie Chan has announced his retirement as an action star, saying he is too old for stunts and the world it too full of violence.

The day of Mei Shunping’s fifth forced abortion in China was “the saddest day of my life,’’ she told a congressional subcommittee this week. The cause that human rights activist Chen Guangcheng has so long championed is often glossed over in this country, where we tend to focus on how cool it is that a blind guy scaled a fence and escaped his captors like some kind of action hero. But Mei spe...

An anonymous reader writes "In the midst of Congressional races around the country, one stands out to techies. Thomas Massie, an MIT whiz kid who pioneered touch-based interfaces and founded SensAble Technologies in the 1990s, is the favorite to win the Republican nomination in his Kentucky district next week. SensAble was recently sold on the cheap, but in a new exclusive, Massie explains why ...

Via the AP, Mitt Romney's campaign isn't likely to heavily contest his home state in November: Don't bet on Mitt Romney winning his home state. Or even trying. "That's not been a topic of discussion," Romney campaign adviser Kevin Madden said when asked if the Republican former Massachusetts governor would compete in the heavily Democratic state. Romney was never a hero in the liberal basti...

Iron Man has to be the coolest of The Avengers clan. He's got the attitude, the weaponry, and the murky history that he overcame to bring him to his current position. Ok, that last one may have more to do with Robert Downey Jr. than the super hero, but still. That's what makes this 10-inch Power Attack Iron Man action figure so great. Not only can he shout ...

ACTOR sinks his fangs into Twilight hero — saying his vamp character is more manly

Not all of the American Idol marbles were at stake tonight—but, still, there were plenty of marbles up for grabs, the biggest being the chance to be treated like royalty during the upcoming...

Rangers defenceman missed considerable time with a concussion but is rounding into form

Chelsea captain John Terry has called on Roman Abramovich to ensure interim boss Roberto Di Matteo and FA Cup final hero Didier Drogba remain at Stamford Bridge.

Hero MotoCorp reported a 20% growth in fourth quarter net profit on higher sales even as forex movements and rising input costs impacted profitability.

The court martial suite at the HMS Nelson naval base is place no soldier has wants to become acquainted with. Corporal C has somehow borne the humiliation with quiet dignity.

Hyman Strachman found a fulfilling hobby after his wife died: sending hundreds of thousands of illicitly copied Hollywood hits to troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.

A visit with the spiritual founder of the food movement in the United States.

Marcus Mumford from that British folk band Mumford & Sons married human Pixie stick Carey Mulligan in the English countryside today in front of a bunch of guests including former homewrecker hero Sienna Miller, Jakey Gyllenhaal and Colin Firth. That dizziness filling your head is your blood sugar levels rising from the word twee fucking you hard after read...

AUSTRALIA'S most unlikely pop hero Gotye has become the first Australian artist to claim an American No.1 hit this century.

SWEDISH reforms are speeding recovery.

The Australians can afford a hearty laugh. At least, they are not the ones dancing to Sunil Narine's tunes. Somshuvra Laha reports.

 Newark Mayor Cory Booker is being hailed a national hero after he ran into his neighbor's burning home and rescued them from the inferno. INSIDE EDITION speaks with Booker about his heroics.

Hollywood screenwriter Joe Eszterhas says Mel Gibson shelved a movie about Jewish hero Judah Maccabee because he "hates Jews", but Gibson calls the accusation an "utter fabrication".

A blue plaque is to be unveiled at the retirement home in Deganwy, Conwy, of Titanic hero Commander Harold Lowe.

In the "West Wing" creator's new HBO show, the hero is a Republican

Deranged pilot locked out of cockpit, subdued by passengers and crew

An online petition to feature the computing pioneer and Second World War code breaker Alan Turing on the new £10 note has attracted thousands of signatures in only 24 hours.

Google wehrt sich gegen den Vorwurf, Google+ sei kein Erfolg. Denn Google+ ist kein soziales Netzwerk wie Facebook, sondern nur eine Datenlieferant für die anderen Google-Produkte. Von FOCUS-Korrespondent Holger Schmidt.Mehr zum ThemaGoPro HD Hero2 im Test - Die Action Cam für ganze KerleiPhone und iPad - Vorerst kein Push-Mail in DeutschlandHandy-Vergleich - Die 50 besten MobiltelefoneNeues Sp...

HURLING LEGEND Nicky Rackard is to be commemorated in his native Wexford as a specially commissioned bronze statue of him will be unveiled in the town’s Selskar Square this weekend.

If only Andrew Stanton's John Carter had sneaked into the multiplex with its mostly shirtless Earth-man hero (Taylor Kitsch) fighting fourarmed green dudes and assorted hairy apes from Mars audiences might have given it a pass as the mildly entertaining old-school adventure it is But nooo! John Carter a post-Civil War-era...

by Vasudevan Vasudevan On The Eve Of International Women’s Day   On this day, my salutes  to the few  women whose work  inspired  and influenced me from childhood till date and served as  a beacon  to help me progress in life keeping  all worthwhile values. The sheer music in Sarojini Naidu’s  “Palanquin Bearers”  kindled in me  the  love for  poetry, enabling me to  enjoy reading poems  and ...

For a second straight week, Yogev Ohayon ensured Maccabi Tel Aviv avoided a humbling BSL defeat.

On March 1, 1962, thousands of people lined New York City s Broadway. Some climbed into an unfinished building to use it as a makeshift grandstand. They all wanted a glimpse of a real life hero. In the back of a car driving slowly down the street sat John Herschel Glenn Jr., smiling and giving onlookers a thumbs up. He looked just like an astronaut should. Nearly five foot ten inches of train...

As Ahab, he renowned tenor radiated the aura of a flawed tragic hero

To know the future of Egypt, watch what happens to Mohamed Beltagy, the embattled hero of the revolution.

In South Carolina, GOP candidates are eager to win the backing of Tim Scott, a Republican congressman who has become a hero to the state's conservatives—and who has turned his deliberation process into a public event.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- What gives? Some of Mitt Romney's rivals are waging a fierce attack that you'd never think would come from the mouths of Republicans who claim Ronald Reagan as their hero. They're blasting the GOP front-runner for aggressive, wealth-creating business tactics....

Was pantomime hero Dick Whittington real? And did he return to London after hearing the Bow Bells? Frank Barrett and his (big) cat brave the A40 to discover the answers.

US Medal of Honor winner Dakota Meyer settles a lawsuit with BAE Systems over allegations that a manager called him "mentally unstable".

Lady Gaga's has declared her Hero Award in recognition of her work with the LGBT community better than a Grammy.

"Evergreen hero" and director of a string of hit Hindi movies dies at 88.

American couple Megan and Eric Kellermeyer have named their son 'Dovahkiin Tom Kellermeyer' - born on the game's launch date - to claim the prize.

The Bruce Lee legend never fades but it might surprise some to learn that among his legion of fans was Chairman Mao, who called him a hero.