Movies | Why Ryan Reynolds says he’s a dangerous poker player

Ryan Reynolds and Ben Mendelsohn ventured deep into the heart of America to film the gambling drama “Mississippi Grind,” a gritty, 70s-style road trip movie about two near-strangers travelling from

USA | Millions hunker down as snowstorm totals downgraded

Tens of millions of people along the U.S. East Coast hunkered down for a storm that for most failed to live up to predictions that it would be one of

Iraq | Emirati airlines halt flights to Baghdad after sahooting

Multiple airlines from the United Arab Emirates said yesterday they were cancelling flights to Baghdad after a passenger plane arriving from the Mideast’s busiest airport in Dubai came under fire as it

Facebook | Internal glitch causes hour-long global outage

Facebook said it suffered a self-inflicted outage lasting an hour yesterday that made its site inaccessible to users worldwide. The glitch reported in Asia, the United States, Australia and the U.K. affected

Argentina | President seeks overhaul of intelligence services

  President Cristina Fernandez called on Congress to dissolve Argentina’s intelligence services in the wake of the mysterious death of a prosecutor, strongly denying his accusation that she had sought to shield

WW2 | Dwindling group of survivors to mark Auschwitz 70 years on

  A decade ago, 1,500 Holocaust survivors traveled to Auschwitz to mark the 60th anniversary of the death camp’s liberation. Yesterday, for the 70th anniversary, organizers were expecting 300, the youngest in their

This Day in History: 1986 Seven dead in space shuttle disaster

The five men and two women - including the first teacher in space - were just over a minute into their flight from Cape Canaveral in Florida when the Challenger

Offbeat | Sentencing day for Chicago twins who turned on cartel

Pedro and Margarito Flores will be sentenced today (Macau time) at federal court in their hometown amid tight security. They pleaded guilty at a secret 2012 hearing to running a nearly

Jewish group urges steps in Europe to combat anti-Semitism

The president of the European Jewish Congress is urging governments to quickly adopt measures to stop the rising hatred of Jews on the continent. Moshe Kantor was talking yesterday ahead of

World briefs

INDIA Barack Obama presides over a grand display of Indian military hardware, marching bands, and elaborately dressed camels, becoming the first American leader to be honored as chief guest at

US: Christie takes major step in possible White House run

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a high-profile Republican, has taken his firmest step yet toward running for president, launching an organization that allows him to raise money for a potential

Greece | Syriza to form gov’t after election victory

  Greece’s Syriza party gained the key backing needed to form a government yesterday, creating a surprise alliance with a small right-­wing party that signals possible confrontation over the country’s bailout. Although the

Egypt | Officials say 2 Mubarak sons freed from prison

  The two sons of ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak were released from prison yesterday, nearly four years after they were first arrested along with their father, authorities said. Security officials said

This Day in History | 1984 Michael Jackson burned in Pepsi ad

The 25-year-old entertainer was singing his hit “Billie Jean” for a Pepsi Cola commercial in Los Angeles when the special effects went wrong. Three thousand fans saw a firework display erupt

Offbeat | Zoo offers scorpion adoptions for Valentine’s Day singles

Feeling the sting of rejection? The San Francisco Zoo is offering the chance to “adopt” a hissing cockroach or giant scorpion in honor of that special ex-someone for Valentine’s Day. The

THE BUZZ: Fake schools draw scrutiny of federal investigators

Federal investigators are cracking down on what they say are sham universities that exploit the visa system for foreign students. At least half a dozen schools have been shut down or

Al Pacino looks to diversify, not retire from acting

That’s partly why he made the film. “I thought I had a better chance of making a movie that was effective because it was about a world I understood,” the

World briefs

CHINA recorded its first drop in coal production since 2000 last year, as the world’s biggest greenhouse gas emitter pulls back on its use of the fossil fuel and switches

Greece | Anti-bailout party the favorite as citizens cast critical vote

Greece voted yesterday in an early general election that could alter the course of the country’s struggle with crippling debts, with a radical left party poised to win by promising to

Saudi Arabia | Leaders head to Riyadh after King Abdullah’s death

World leaders and top dignitaries began arriving in Saudi Arabia on Saturday to give their condolences following the death of King Abdullah, who died early Friday at age 90 after

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