Daily Archives: Dec 23, 2013
Christmas Crepes Recipe
Christmas Crepes Ingredients: 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon sugar 3 eggs 1 1/2 cups milk 2 tablespoons butter, melted 1 cup all-purpose flour Vegetable oil Christmas Crepes Directions: Combine the salt, sugar, eggs, milk,...
Phil Robertson controversy: Bristol Palin adds to Duck Dynasty furor
Sarah Palin’s daughter, Bristol Palin, entered the Duck Dynasty controversy saying that gay activists are "hypocritical" to take offense at Phil Robertson's remarks. "I think...
Barack Obama signs up for health insurance coverage
President Barack Obama has signed up for health insurance coverage under ObamaCare. A White House representative said Monday that the president enrolled in a health...
Target sued by 11 customers over credit card security breach
Target is being sued by at least 11 customers over a credit card security breach that saw details of more than 40 million cards...
Mikhail Kalashnikov dies at 94
Mikhail Kalashnikov - the inventor of the Kalashnikov assault rifle - has died aged 94, Russian officials say. The automatic rifle Mikhail Kalashnikov designed became...
Midwest and New England outage: Thousands of people to spend Christmas in the dark
More than 300,000 homes and businesses in Michigan, upstate New York and northern New England remained without electricity Monday morning after thick ice felled...
Diomedes Diaz dies of heart attack at 56
Colombian singer Diomedes Diaz has died of a heart attack at the age of 56. Diomedes Diaz was widely regarded as one of the best...
Fast & Furious 7 to be released in April 2015
Fast & Furious 7 will be released in 2015 after studio executives put production on hiatus following Paul Walker's death last month, Vin Diesel...
British Airways plane’s wing hits Johannesburg building during take off
A British Airways plane with more than 200 people on board has struck an office building while preparing to take off from the South...
Nadezhda Tolokonnikova: Pussy Riot’s second band member released from jail
Pussy Riot’s Nadezhda Tolokonnikova has been released from Russian prison under an amnesty law, hours after her fellow band member Maria Alyokhina was freed. Nadezhda...
Louisiana’s Lieutenant Governor: Duck Dynasty is important to state tourism
Louisiana's Lieutenant Governor Jay Dardenne says Duck Dynasty reality show is important to state tourism and he could help connect the Robertson family with...
Phil Robertson speaks for first time after anti-gay remarks
Duck Dynasty’s Phil Robertson broke his silence after the controversial interview with GQ magazine and subsequent suspension from the A&E’s reality show. Phil Robertson, 67,...
Vin Diesel to voice Groot in Guardians of the Galaxy
Vin Diesel will voice Groot in space adventure Guardians of the Galaxy, Marvel Studios has confirmed. The studio posted the news on its website, just...
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug tops US box office for second week
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug has topped the North American box office for a second consecutive weekend. The second installment of Peter Jackson's three-part...
Apple and China Mobile sign major iPhone deal
Apple has signed a deal to bring its iPhone to China Mobile - the world's largest carrier. China Mobile has more than 760 million subscribers...
Thailand: Protesters surround poll registration stadium
Thai anti-government protesters have surrounded the stadium where candidates were due to register to stand in February's elections. They say political reform is needed before...
Toronto ice storm brings snow and freezing rain
A massive ice storm has brought snow and freezing rain to Toronto, and to much of the east of Canada. The storm has left some...
John S. D. Eisenhower dies at the age of 91
John S. D. Eisenhower, son of former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, died Saturday at the age of 91. John Sheldon Doud Eisenhower lived on Maryland's...