iTunes' top 10 selling singles and albums of the week ending Nov. 9, 2009:
Singles:
1. "Fireflies," Owl City
2. "Replay," Iyaz
3. "Empire State of Mind (feat. Alicia Keys)," Jay-Z
4. "Russian Roulette," Rihanna
5. "Party in the USA," Miley Cyrus
6. "Tik Tok," Ke$ha
7. "3," Britney Spears
8. "Whatcha Say," Jason DeRulo
9. "Bad Romance," Lady Gaga
10. …
"The Lost Films of Laurel and Hardy: Laurel and Hardy andFriends" contains six cassettes culled from 30,000 feet of film madefrom recently uncovered original camera negatives.
The old nitrate film has been revived, restored and re-masteredby archivist and artist Michael Agee, president of NostalgiaArchives.
Each reel also features "Our Gang" skits.
The Nostalgia Archive videos, $19.95 each, are distributed byFast Forward Marketing through Critic's Choice (800-383-8811) andrange from 97 to 124 …
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Werder Bremen travels to title holder Bayern Munich without both its regular central defenders as the Bundesliga season resumes with a showdown between two Champions League sides.
The absence of Per Merstesacker and Naldo could force Bremen coach Thomas Schaaf to use new signing Mikael Silvestre in a central role in Saturday's game. Silvestre was one of several players signed by Bundesliga clubs just before the transfer window closed ahead of the international break.
Mauro Camoranesi could make his debut for Stuttgart, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and Jose Manuel Jurado could start for Schalke and Brazilian midfielder Wesley, who is seen as replacement for …
Diego Maradona, Salvatore Schillaci, Zinedine Zidane. At almost every World Cup, there's one man whose burst of outstanding play captivates the globe.
At this year's competition in South Africa, the early candidates are Gonzalo Higuain of Argentina, Luis Suarez of Uruguay, Mesut Oezil of Germany and Spain's David Villa. All four have led their teams so far, and could be the ones to push their teammates all the way.
It is what makes the World Cup so special. Within a month, players can burst from the fringes of popular consciousness to center stage.
Few people outside Italy knew of Schillaci before the 1990 World Cup but the reserve striker ended up …
The order of the Midwest shootings. Times are local.
Friday
- 8:20 p.m-8:35 p.m.: Six Orthodox Jews are wounded as they leavesynagogue on the Jewish Sabbath in Chicago.- 8:50 p.m.: Ricky Byrdsong, the black former basketball coach atNorthwestern University, is killed while walking with his childreninSkokie, Ill.- 9:20 p.m.: An Asian-American couple in the nearby suburb ofNorthbrook are fired at while riding in a vehicle. Neither is hit.Saturday- 11 a.m.: Two black men are fired upon in Springfield, Ill.Neither is hit.- 11:30 p.m.: In …
Civilization is so overrated. All the men with bad haircuts, erecting ugly offices and debating the best way to define marriage, screw the schools and rape roadless areas--it's about enough to drive a news editor to the bottle. That's why, for my summer vacation, I'm heading to where the sidewalk ends--not to mention the pavement, plumbing, and electricity. Out in the sagebrush sea of Southwest Idaho, Oregon and Nevada, men wear mesh hats, roads are indistinguishable from fields and the really important questions to debate are, "Is it illegal to crack open a cold beer when you hit the dirt roads?" and "Are you a 'real man' if you don't?"
Ten years ago, when my car didn't actually …
A top Indian general says about 10 to 12 gunmen remain holed up inside a pair of luxury Mumbai hotels and a Jewish center.
Maj. Gen. R.K. Huda told New Delhi Television that the rest of the gunmen appeared to have been killed or captured.
Authorities say 110 people were killed and 300 injured when suspected Islamic militants attacked 10 sites in Mumbai.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.
MUMBAI, India (AP) _ Black-clad Indian commandoes raided two luxury hotels to try to free hostages Thursday, and explosions and gunshots shook India's financial capital a day after …
