Speculation is swirling over a possible sale or IPO of Shutterfly, an online photo service. Click here to visit FOXBusiness.com’s Small Business Center. Shutterfly, an Inc. 500 company and one of the first online photo services, is keeping tight-lipped in response to rumors of a planned sale or initial public …
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Woman Accuses Flynts' Dog of Attacking Her
A woman is suing Hustler magazine publisher Larry Flynt and his wife, Elizabeth, alleging their dog “viciously attacked” her as she jogged in front of the couple’s Hollywood Hills home. In court documents filed Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court, Cynthia Tribull claimed she suffered injuries and “severe shock fright, …
Read More »Palestinian President Cancels Meeting With Hamas Leader
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday called off a meeting with the head of the Hamas-led government, signaling a new snag in power-sharing talks between the sides. Abbas and Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas had been expected to meet late Saturday. Earlier in the …
Read More »Alito Breaks Tie to Uphold Kansas Death Penalty Law
WASHINGTON – New Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito broke a tie Monday in a ruling that affirmed a state death penalty law and also revealed the court’s deep divisions over capital punishment. Justices split 5-4 in the term’s oldest case, which was argued in December before Justice Sandra Day O’Connor’s …
Read More »Brits Won't Pursue Drug Charges Against Kate Moss
LONDON – British prosecutors said Thursday they would not charge model Kate Moss over allegations of cocaine use reported in a tabloid newspaper, despite what they said was strong evidence she was using illegal drugs. The Daily Mirror published pictures in September of the supermodel apparently using cocaine in a …
Read More »James Cameron, Founder of Black Holocaust Museum, Dies at 92
MILWAUKEE – James Cameron, who survived an attempted lynching by a white mob and went on to found America’s Black Holocaust Museum, died Sunday at the age of 92. Cameron had suffered from lymphoma for about five years, said Marissa Weaver, chairwoman of the Milwaukee-based museum’s board. In 1930, in …
Read More »Five Killed, 77 Injured After Israel Truck Bumped Onto Tracks, Smashed by Train
NETANYA, Israel – A crowded commuter train derailed Monday after slamming into a pickup truck at a crossing in central Israel, killing five people and injuring 77, officials said. The locomotive and three of the train’s six cars derailed. The crash was believed to be an accident and not a …
Read More »Eminem to Star in Big-Screen Version of TV Western
DETROIT – Eminem will return to the big screen in an updated version of the television Western “Have Gun — Will Travel.” Paramount Pictures has extended an 18-month option on the property to develop it as a vehicle for the Detroit rapper, Daily Variety reported Tuesday. The show debuted on …
Read More »Nations Across Globe Continue to Warn North Korea Against Long-Range Missile Test
TOKYO – Governments opposed to North Korea‘s apparent plan to test a long-range missile stepped up a diplomatic drive to stop the launch, issuing a barrage of warnings to the reclusive nation and threatening retaliation if it goes ahead. North Korea appears to be on the verge of test-firing a …
Read More »U.S. Officials Fear Spike in Illegals Entering in Cars
TIJUANA, Mexico – With windows tinted charcoal black and a hint of new-car smell lingering inside, the Chevy Suburban with California plates nearly made it through a border inspection booth. Then a customs officer spotted something behind the back seats. Under the gray carpeting lay 14 undocumented Mexicans — eight …
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