Hurricane Fred

Hurricane Fred, The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami says Fred's maximum sustained winds early Monday have increased to near 80 mph with some additional strengthening possible. Hurricane Fred is centered about 35 miles south of Rabil in the Cape Verde Islands and is moving northwest near 12 mph. Fred is forecast to move Monday afternoo.. Continue Reading...

Director Wes Craven Dies

Director Wes Craven Dies, Wes Craven, the prolific filmmaker behind "A Nightmare on Elm Street" and the "Scream" movies, kicked off his career with a film so violent and gory, censors in Britain banned it from theaters. He followed that by creating Freddy Krueger, an unhinged character who still terrorizes audiences. But the director long wanted.. Continue Reading...

Bangkok Bombing

Bangkok Bombing, Police in Thailand say relatives of a woman whose arrest they are seeking in connection with the deadly Aug. 17 bombing at a central Bangkok landmark have told them they believe she is in Turkey. Police on Monday issued an arrest warrant for the woman, identified as Wanna Suansun., who was listed as having rented an apartment wh.. Continue Reading...

Tan Jee Say

Tan Jee Say, Singaporeans First (SingFirst) announced its second batch of new candidates who will likely contest in the Jurong Group Representation Constituency (GRC) in next month's General Election. Ang Yong Guan, 60, Chairman of SingFirst and a psychiatrist, is among the five candidates in this batch. He introduced the other candidates at a m.. Continue Reading...

MTV Video Music Awards

MTV Video Music Awards, Canadian singer Justin Bieber had an emotional end to his MTV Video Music Awards performance Sunday night. The 21-year-old pop star sang a medley of songs in his first performance at the show since 2010. At the end of his performance, which included a voiceover with uplifting messages from Bieber, the singer bowed his .. Continue Reading...

Wes Craven

Wes Craven, Neve Campbell, who cheated death many times over (and made us afraid to pick up the phone) as Sidney Prescott in Wes Craven's Scream franchise, is remembering the late director not only for his ability to cultivate scares but also his kindness and humor. "We lost a great deal of magic yesterday. I'm devastated to hear of Wes's passin.. Continue Reading...

Faslane Naval Base

Faslane Naval Base, George Osborne has announced more than £500m of funding for the Royal Navy's submarine base at Faslane, the home of Britain's Trident nuclear deterrent. The chancellor said the move would create thousands of jobs, and claimed that a Labour party led by Jeremy Corbyn would pose a threat to national security by undermining the .. Continue Reading...