http://www.sticknews.com/ Stick News - categorized list with advanced search of fresh news headlines by various themes, regions, dates and sources. en-us Copyright 2007-2012 StickNews.com http://www.sticknews.com/ http://www.sticknews.com/images/logo.jpg 125 100 http://www.sticknews.com/content/whitney-houston-found-dead-in-calif-hotel-age-48-68248.htm LOS ANGELES Reuters - Whitney Houston whose soaring voice lifted her to the top of the pop music world but whose personal decline was fueled by years of drug use died on Saturday afternoon in a Beverly Hills hotel room She was 48Sun, 12 Feb 2012 03:19:20 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/south-african-bank-notes-to-bear-mandelas-image-68249.htm PRETORIA Reuters - Nelson Mandelas face will feature on all South Africas bank notes to honor the former presidents role in fighting apartheid President Jacob Zuma said SaturdaySat, 11 Feb 2012 08:59:52 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/music-stars-honor-paul-mccartney-at-grammy-event-68101.htm LOS ANGELES Reuters - Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney racked up yet another honor on Friday when he received the MusiCares 2012 Person of the Year award at a star-studded ceremony hosted by Grammy organizers ahead of this weekends major music awardsSat, 11 Feb 2012 02:16:07 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/adele-wows-with-post-throat-surgery-song-68102.htm Reuters - Adele wowed fans on Friday in her first public singing outing since throat surgery in November putting to rest fears that her distinctive husky voice may have been damagedFri, 10 Feb 2012 05:22:41 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/bill-murray-urges-personal-responsibility-68103.htm NEW YORK Feb 10 TheWrapcom - Bill Murray has some advice to Americans on how to live Be personally responsible Or be compostFri, 10 Feb 2012 02:34:15 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/lenny-kravitz-fans-show-the-love-and-it-feels-great-68100.htm NEW YORK Reuters - Lenny Kravitz is touring the United States for the first time in five years and playing to packed houses and while the singer says it is good to be in his home country its even better that his fans havent forgotten himFri, 10 Feb 2012 01:32:17 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/beatles-ex-wife-says-piers-morgan-heard-hacked-call-67887.htm LONDON Reuters - Paul McCartneys ex-wife said Thursday she had not leaked a voicemail of the former Beatle begging her for forgiveness to CNN talk-show host Piers Morgan saying the recording he has boasted of hearing had been illegally hackedThu, 09 Feb 2012 11:31:41 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/paul-mccartney-finally-gets-walk-of-fame-star-67884.htm LOS ANGELES Reuters - Paul McCartney finally got his own star on Hollywoods Walk of Fame on Thursday becoming the last of the four Beatles to get the honorThu, 09 Feb 2012 09:16:14 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/suge-knight-arrested-in-las-vegas-67885.htm LAS VEGAS Reuters - Death Row Records co-founder Marion Suge Knight was jailed briefly in Las Vegas on three outstanding traffic warrants and suspicion of marijuana possession after being pulled over for a driving infraction police said onThu, 09 Feb 2012 07:02:19 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/macaulay-culkins-rep-slams-health-speculation-67889.htm LOS ANGELES Feb 9 TheWrapcom - Macaulay Culkin is fit as a fiddle his spokeswoman insists -- despite what Entertainment Tonight suggestsThu, 09 Feb 2012 06:13:30 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/lagerfeld-makes-nice-with-adele-singer-proud-of-her-body-67886.htm Reuters - Fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld has apologized for calling British singer Adele a little too fat saying he is a huge fanThu, 09 Feb 2012 02:32:54 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/naomi-watts-takes-princess-diana-role-in-new-movie-67888.htm Reuters - Actress Naomi Watts will play Britains Princess Diana in a new feature film about the last two years of her glamorous life that ended in tragedy Britains Ecosse Films said on ThursdayThu, 09 Feb 2012 01:10:09 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/country-star-merle-haggard-rehearsing-again-after-illness-67664.htm Reuters - Country music legend Merle Haggard is rehearsing with his longtime band The Strangers and gearing up to hit the road again after being sidelined by a bout of pneumonia and other ailmentsWed, 08 Feb 2012 10:35:56 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/news-corp-reaches-more-phone-hacking-settlements-67669.htm LONDON Reuters - A further 15 politicians sportsmen and celebrities reached settlements with the British newspaper arm of Rupert Murdochs News Corp on Wednesday over a phone hacking scandal that has rocked his global media empireWed, 08 Feb 2012 08:07:45 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/ex-tv-producer-sent-to-mexico-to-face-murder-charge-67663.htm LOS ANGELES Reuters - A former producer of the reality TV show Survivor was extradited to Mexico on Wednesday to stand trial for the 2010 murder of his wife in the resort town of Cancun attorneys in the case saidWed, 08 Feb 2012 07:02:14 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/gary-busey-files-for-chapter-7-bankruptcy-protection-67667.htm LOS ANGELES Feb 8 TheWrapcom - Apparently taking part in Celebrity Wife Swap wasnt Gary Buseys ticket to financial securityWed, 08 Feb 2012 06:41:03 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/rush-limbaugh-sounds-off-on-clint-eastwood-super-bowl-ad-67668.htm LOS ANGELES Feb 8 TheWrapcom - Rush Limbaugh has finally weighed in on Clint Eastwoods Super Bowl ad for Chrysler deeming it puke city and suggesting that the actor/director got suckered into narrating the spotWed, 08 Feb 2012 04:23:52 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/cnn-suspends-roland-martin-over-anti-gay-tweets-67666.htm LOS ANGELES Reuters - Cable TV network CNN said on Wednesday it has suspended commentator Roland Martin over a series of Twitter remarks during the Super Bowl game that offended Americas gay communityWed, 08 Feb 2012 02:42:08 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/biologist-norton-zinder-dies-at-age-83-67665.htm NEW YORK Reuters - Norton Zinder a biologist whose research into the genetic material of viruses and bacteria led to a greater understanding of the most fundamental building blocks of life has died at age 83Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:53:29 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/ellen-breaks-silence-on-furor-over-jc-penney-gig-67441.htm LOS ANGELES Reuters - Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres said she was proud and happy that retail store JC Penney had stood by her in the face of a conservative anti-gay campaign and said there was no such thing as a pro-gay bandwagonTue, 07 Feb 2012 09:14:26 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/dwayne-the-rock-johnson-plans-to-enter-politics-67443.htm LOS ANGELES Feb 7 TheWrapcom - Think that politics already resembles pro wrestling a little too much Just wait until Dwayne The Rock Johnson gets his wayTue, 07 Feb 2012 08:48:54 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/ashton-kutchers-plea-to-end-child-sex-trafficking-67444.htm LOS ANGELES Feb 7 TheWrapcom - Ashton Kutcher turned 34 on Tuesday and hes asking for fans help to make his birthday wish come true -- to end child sex trafficking and exploitationTue, 07 Feb 2012 08:19:30 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/astronaut-janice-voss-dies-in-arizona-67442.htm Reuters - Former Astronaut Janice E Voss one of the few women launched into space has died of breast cancer in Arizona her alma mater said on TuesdayTue, 07 Feb 2012 06:20:52 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/rep-says-lana-del-rey-did-not-have-a-tour-to-postpone-67446.htm LOS ANGELES TheWrapcom - Lana Del Rey has not postponed her spring tour -- because she didnt even have one planned says a representative for the Video Games singerTue, 07 Feb 2012 04:55:53 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/roseanne-barr-added-to-california-primary-ballot-67440.htm LOS ANGELES TheWrapcom - Roseanne Barrs bid to become the President of the United States has taken a step forwardTue, 07 Feb 2012 04:08:16 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/tim-tebow-passes-on-dancing-with-the-stars-67445.htm LOS ANGELES Feb 7 TheWrapcom - The Denver Broncos say there will be no Tebow-ing anytime soon on Dancing With the Stars despite current champ JR Martinezs report that quarterback Tim Tebow might want to competeTue, 07 Feb 2012 03:11:07 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/who-gisele-bundchen-blames-for-patriots-super-bowl-loss-67232.htm NEW YORK TheWrapcom - Gisele Bundchen wife of New England Patriots star Tom Brady was caught on-camera after the game saying what a lot of non-supermodels not married to Super Bowl-losing quarterbacks were also thinkingMon, 06 Feb 2012 12:19:57 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/demi-moore-attending-celebrity-friendly-rehab-67229.htm LOS ANGELES Feb 6 TheWrapcom - Two weeks after her hospitalization after a reported night of partying Demi Moore has been placed in celebrity-friendly rehab facility Cirque Lodge in Utah -- and she has some noteworthy company in the form ofMon, 06 Feb 2012 08:51:12 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/andrew-garfield-terrified-to-take-on-spider-man-67228.htm LOS ANGELES Reuters - Sony Pictures on Monday unveiled a first look at the upcoming reboot of the Spider-Man movie franchise and the action-packed thriller has at least one person in the audience shaking in his Spidey suit -- the man who playsMon, 06 Feb 2012 07:42:25 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/night-of-the-living-dead-actor-bill-hinzman-dies-67230.htm LOS ANGELES Reuters - Bill Hinzman who was cast on-the-spot as a zombie in 1968 cult film Night of the Living Dead in a role that earned him the longlasting admiration of horror fans has died at age 75 his daughter saidMon, 06 Feb 2012 07:35:58 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/zsa-zsa-gabor-turns-95-monday-amid-health-woes-67227.htm LOS ANGELES TheWrapcom - Zsa Zsa Gabor turned 95 years old Monday defying the grim expectations that have developed after a string of health scares over the past yearMon, 06 Feb 2012 03:17:37 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/country-singer-travis-charged-with-being-drunk-in-public-67231.htm SAN ANTONIO Reuters - Grammy award-winning country singer Randy Travis was arrested and charged with public drunkenness on Monday in Sanger Texas after police found him sitting in his truck apparently intoxicated in front of the First BaptistMon, 06 Feb 2012 02:03:37 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/radcliffe-admits-being-drunk-during-harry-potter-scenes-66721.htm LOS ANGELES Reuters - Daniel Radcliffe admitted he was drunk while filming some scenes for the Harry Potter movies during a period in his life where he was drinking nightly the young star said in an interviewFri, 03 Feb 2012 12:51:58 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/bee-gee-robin-gibb-makes-spectacular-recovery-66720.htm LONDON Reuters - Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb said on Friday he had made a spectacular recovery from a serious illness which was widely reported to be cancerFri, 03 Feb 2012 12:34:52 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/actor-ben-gazzara-dead-at-81-66718.htm LOS ANGELES Reuters - Actor Ben Gazzara known for his brooding tough-guy presence in dozens of films television shows and stage productions over his long career died of pancreatic cancer on Friday at a Manhattan hospital his lawyer said HeFri, 03 Feb 2012 08:17:18 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/erotica-director-zalman-king-dies-from-cancer-66719.htm LOS ANGELES Reuters - Director Zalman King best known for erotic film 9 1/2 Weeks and television series Red Shoe Diaries died on Friday in Santa Monica Calif after a long battle with cancer He was 69Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:36:07 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/bruce-springsteen-joins-grammy-awards-performers-66514.htm LOS ANGELES TheWrapcom - Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will perform at the 2012 Grammy Awards joining Adele Paul McCartney Katy Perry Taylor Swift and Nicki Minaj on the music show lineupThu, 02 Feb 2012 11:35:48 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/one-million-moms-to-jc-penney-fire-ellen-shes-gay-66512.htm LOS ANGELES TheWrapcom - One Million Moms -- a project of the American Family Association -- is very angry at JC PenneyThu, 02 Feb 2012 11:34:37 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/egyptian-film-star-sentenced-for-insulting-islam-66516.htm CAIRO Reuters - The Arab worlds most famous comic actor Adel Imam has received a three-month jail sentence for insulting Islam in films and plays a court document showed on ThursdayThu, 02 Feb 2012 08:12:53 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/don-cornelius-son-says-dad-called-before-suicide-66513.htm LOS ANGELES Reuters - The son of Soul Train creator Don Cornelius said on Thursday his father called him shortly before taking his life and that he was unhappy and in failing health but kept most of his feelings insideThu, 02 Feb 2012 06:41:47 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/lung-cancer-forces-wild-thing-singer-to-retire-66515.htm LONDON Reuters - Reg Presley lead singer of British band The Troggs famed for their 1966 anthem Wild Thing said on Thursday that he was retiring after being diagnosed with lung cancerThu, 02 Feb 2012 04:59:12 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/bill-murray-fires-up-lettermans-30th-anniversary-show-66315.htm LOS ANGELES TheWrapcom - Bill Murray was so fired up about David Lettermans 30th anniversary of the Late Show Tuesday that he nearly started a blaze lighting a cupcake in honor of the big dayWed, 01 Feb 2012 10:37:04 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/soul-train-creator-don-cornelius-commits-suicide-66313.htm LOS ANGELES Reuters - Don Cornelius creator of the iconic TV music and dance show Soul Train that helped introduce Americans to black pop culture died on Wednesday after shooting himself in the head Los Angeles officials saidWed, 01 Feb 2012 08:38:51 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/michelle-obama-wins-push-up-challenge-over-tvs-ellen-66312.htm LOS ANGELES Reuters - Michelle Obama has been busy promoting her healthy eating and fitness program for two years But how fit is she herselfWed, 01 Feb 2012 08:11:25 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/lisa-marie-presley-opens-new-elvis-exhibit-66314.htm NASHVILLE Reuters - Elvis Presleys daughter Lisa Marie Presley gave visitors to Graceland an inside look at her life with the King of Rock n Roll at his Memphis estate on Wednesday as she celebrated her 44th birthday with the opening of a newWed, 01 Feb 2012 05:57:26 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/comedian-colberts-super-pac-raises-1-million-66084.htm WASHINGTON Reuters - Stephen Colberts presidential aspirations may not be serious but his fundraising is The late-night television comedians Super PAC announced on Tuesday that it has raised more than 1 millionTue, 31 Jan 2012 09:58:16 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/taylor-lautner-drops-out-of-stretch-armstrong-film-65877.htm LOS ANGELES TheWrapcom - The big-screen adaptation of the flexible toy Stretch Armstrong will finally make its way to the big screen thanks to a new partnership between Hasbro and Relativity MediaMon, 30 Jan 2012 12:47:55 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/madonna-feels-kinship-with-vilified-wallis-simpson-65876.htm Reuters - Madonna says its pretty obvious why she was drawn to the story of Wallis Simpson -- the American divorcee who was vilified for persuading a British king to give up his throne in order to marry herMon, 30 Jan 2012 11:03:49 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/snoop-dogg-endorses-ron-paul-for-shizzle-65874.htm LOS ANGELES Jan 30 TheWrapcom - Snoop Dogg throwing his weight behind Ron Paul Politics really does make strange bedfellows -- or at least smoking buddiesMon, 30 Jan 2012 07:54:46 EST http://www.sticknews.com/content/cosmo-editor-donates-30-million-to-columbia-stanford-65875.htm NEW YORK Reuters - Longtime Cosmopolitan editor Helen Gurley Brown is donating 30 million to Columbia University and Stanford University to establish a media institute in honor of her late husband the schools announced on MondayMon, 30 Jan 2012 04:33:59 EST