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President Obama Announces US Troops Will Be Out of Iraq by Year’s End [VIDEO]
In a White House briefing held Friday, President Obama announced the remaining American troops in Iraq will be home by the end of the year, closing a war effort there that has killed more than 4,400 US servicepeople and wounded 32,000 more since 2003.
“After nine years, America’s war in Iraq will be over,” the president said.
UPDATE: Libyan Dictator Muammar Gadhafi Killed by Rebels in Sirte
Former Libyan dictator Muammar Gadhafi, who’s been in hiding since August when a NATO-backed rebel force seized his headquarters in Tripoli, was killed on Thursday after rebels stormed his hometown of Sirte, where the last remnants of troops loyal to him were hiding. He was 69 years old.
Seattle ‘Superhero’ Phoenix Jones Arrested
For about a year, a man using the pseudonym Phoenix Jones has donned a costume and mask and prowled the streets of Seattle in an effort to thwart crime. But early Monday morning, it was the self-styled superhero who found himself behind bars.
Seattle police say Jones approached a group of people at about 2:30 a.m. and assaulted them with pepper spray. The individuals involved say they were “dancin
Former Weezer Bassist Mikey Welsh Dies at 40
Mikey Welsh, who played bass with the band Weezer from 1998 to 2001 before going on to a career as an artist, was found dead in the Chicago Raffaello Hotel on Saturday.
Hotel staff discovered the 40-year-old’s body in his room at 2:50 p.m. when he failed to complete check-out procedures. An autopsy is being performed, but police say no foul play is suspected.
Steve Jobs’ Inspiring 2005 Stanford University Speech About ‘Living Before You Die’ [VIDEO]
As the world mourns the death of Apple visionary Steve Jobs, a commencement speech he gave at Stanford University in June of 2005 — just a year after his initial diagnosis with cancer — has begun making the rounds once again.
The topic? How to live before you die.
Apple Announces the iPhone 4S at ‘Let’s Talk iPhone’ Event
Apple’s highly-anticipated ‘Let’s Talk iPhone’ event on Tuesday began with newly-installed CEO Tim Cook reflecting on some of the company’s successes, as well as one new one: the new iPhone.
Dubbed the iPhone 4S, the gadget keeps with the company’s tradition of introducing completely new models every other year, with upgrades in between.
Courtney Love to Pen Her Memoirs in Tell-All Autobiography
In what’s sure to be one of the dishiest celebrity memoirs to date, former Hole frontwoman and Kurt Cobain‘s widow, Courtney Love, has inked a deal to write her autobiography.
Will Apple Unveil the iPhone 5 on October 4?
Sources claim Apple’s newly-installed CEO, Tim Cook, will preside over an October 4 media event in which he will announce the long-awaited iPhone 5.
The date is consistent with previous reports setting early October as the release date for the next-generation smartphone.
Man Changes His Name to Led Zeppelin II
While at the courthouse taking care of the paperwork to divorce his third wife, Missourian George F. Blackburn decided to do something he’d been thinking about for a long time.
He changed his name to Led Zeppelin II, in honor of his favorite rock album.
‘Spartacus: Blood and Sand’ Star Andy Whitfield Dies of Cancer at 39
Actor Andy Whitfield, who starred on the first season of the Starz series ‘Spartacus: Blood and Sand,’ has died in Sydney, Australia from non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. He was 39.
Cyndi Lauper Flubs National Anthem Lyrics During 9/11 Tribute [VIDEO]
Turns out Christina Aguilera isn’t the only one who has trouble remembering the lyrics to ‘The Star Spangled Banner.’
During a 9/11 tribute at the US Open on Sunday, 58-year-old pop icon Cyndi Lauper suffered a similar fate, flubbing the line that’s supposed go “O’er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming” by instead singing “O’er the ramparts we watched, as our flag was still stream
Ben & Jerry’s Schweddy Balls Ice Cream Inspired by Alec Baldwin’s ‘SNL’ Skit [VIDEO]
For its latest flavor, ice cream purveyors Ben & Jerry’s drew from history. Comedic history.
Months after Alec Baldwin dropped hints that a flavor named “Schweddy Balls” was on the horizon, B&J have made it a reality. The concoction, made of vanilla ice cream with fudge-covered rum and malt balls, got its name from an old ‘Saturday Night Live’ sketch win which Molly Shannon and Ana Gasteye