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Before World War II, Depression-era Americans wanted their Hollywood male leads to be suave and sophisticated, whether they were in dramatic or humorous roles. After World War II, however, Americans craved authentic men on the screen — and in Kirk Douglas, they got a movie star so authentic, so searing, that even today Douglas is still a cultural touchpoint. Issur Danielovitch Demsky, better known as Kirk Douglas, was born into poverty on December 9, 1916, in Amsterdam, New York. He died on February 5, 2020, at age 103, in Beverly Hills, California, not only wealthy, but also one of the...

The gunman who shot and killed Davis Police Officer Natalie Corona Thursday night has been identified as Kevin Douglas Limbaugh, a 48-year-old man who was ordered last fall to surrender a semiautomatic rifle after he was convicted in a battery case. Yolo County Superior Court records show Limbaugh was charged in September with battery with serious bodily injury, a incident that a source said stemmed from him punching a co-worker at Cache Creek Casino in the face after a dispute. The case was resolved as a misdemeanor conviction, and California Department of Justice records show he agreed to surrender a...

A documentary debunking the Magnitsky myth, which was an opening salvo in the New Cold War, was largely blocked from viewing in the West but has now become a factor in Russia-gate ___ Near the center of the current furor over Donald Trump Jr.’s meeting with a Russian lawyer in June 2016 is a documentary that almost no one in the West has been allowed to see, a film that flips the script on the story of the late Sergei Magnitsky and his employer, hedge-fund operator William Browder. The Russian lawyer, Natalie Veselnitskaya, who met with Trump Jr. and other...

Rep. Natalie Gulbis? It’s a possibility in the future. The Nevada Independent reports that Gulbis, 34, met with Republicans in Washington D.C. this week to discuss a potential run for the seat of Rep. Jacky Rosen (D) in Nevada’s third Congressional district. Yes, it appears Gulbis is considering a run for the U.S. House of Representatives.

New evidence emerges...investigation could finally solve the death mystery Said to be a 'strong case file' compiled with the help of Cold Case Investigative Research Insititute Marks on Wood's body could prove she was choked unconscious and rolled off yacht wrapped in a heavy coat so that she would drown.CCIRI believes Wagner put the coat on Natalie to make it appear she left the yacht.

CHARLESTON, WV – Natalie Tennant got a little help from her friend President Obama today when the White House announced it would delay executive action on immigration until after the midterm elections – a move intended to benefit Democratic candidates like Tennant. The Capito for Senate campaign released the following statement in response: “It’s appalling that President Obama would delay his deeply unpopular plan to grant amnesty to illegal immigrants until after the election as a political trick to help struggling Democrats like Natalie Tennant. (SNIP) Last month Tennant’s campaign chairman was caught on tape saying she agrees with Obama...

The twin sisters involved in the David Petraeus scandal crashed one of Sen. Marco Rubio's campaign fundraisers in 2010, the host of the fundraiser said. The twins, Jill Kelley and Natalie Khawam, came to the party uninvited, took their photo with Rubio and quickly left without donating money to his Senate campaign, said Angelette Aviles, of Tampa

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Natalie Wood's sister says she doesn't believe the actress fell from a boat into the sea off Southern California's Santa Catalina Island where she drowned nearly 30 years ago. Lana Wood tells CNN's Piers Morgan in an interview Friday that she has spoken several times with the boat's captain Dennis Davern and he has told her that Natalie Wood's husband Robert Wagner was involved in her plunge into the sea on Nov. 29, 1981.

Natalie Holloway murder suspect, Joran van der Sloot, has been ominously quiet for quite a while. That's not surprising since he's been languishing in Peru's Miguel Castro Castro prison since June awaiting the completion of the investigation of Stephany Flores's murder. On January 15th however, Van der Sloot suddenly decided to lunge back into the headlines by stabbing a guard and then attempting to hold him hostage in a crazy, and therefore unsuccessful attempt to break out of prison. According to the National Enquirer, Van der Sloot suddenly "freaked out" when guard, Luis Gavancho, brought a tray of food into...

It's been quite a year for Natalie Gulbis. She suffered a back injury that actually helped her swing. She shed the Anna Kournikova comparisons after winning her first LPGA event at the Evian Masters. And last month, Gulbis helped the U.S. team win its first Solheim Cup on foreign soil. We caught up with Natalie in Central Park and she shared some interesting stories including how she played against Tiger Woods, her favorite John Daly story, and that average guys have a shot at dating her.

Young Miss Portman wishes to teach her future children a lesson in Judaism, but is meanwhile unable to find a Jewish hubby Can't stop making headlines: On Sunday Ynetnews reported that Natalie Portman is about to appear fully naked in her new feature film, and on Monday ContactMusic reports she is keen to teach her future children about her Jewish religion, even though she is still struggling to meet the right Jewish man. The Israeli-born star immigrated to the United States when she was a 3-year-old toddler. But sadly for Portman, she discovered that her interest in the ancient religion...

Dutch police have arrested a new suspect in last year's disappearance of Natalee Holloway in Aruba, the Netherlands' national broadcaster reported Sunday. NOS said police in Utrecht had arrested the suspect, but it was unclear where and when. The new suspect was said to be of Aruban nationality and an acquaintance of Joran van der Sloot, another suspect in the case. Holloway, of Mountain Brook, Ala., was 18 when she disappeared in May 2005 during a high school graduation trip to the Dutch Caribbean island with classmates. She was last seen leaving a bar with three young men on May...

Disappointing airplay for the first two singles from the new album by the Dixie Chicks exposes a deep -- and seemingly growing -- rift between the trio and the country radio market that helped turn the group into superstars. "Taking the Long Way," due out May 23, is the band's first album since singer Natalie Maines sparked a major controversy in 2003 by declaring that she was ashamed to hail from the same state as fellow Texan President George W. Bush. Radio boycotts ensued, and many fans abandoned the band. The first single, "Not Ready to Make Nice," peaked at...

Evan Coyne Maloney was kicked off the Yale campus for asking Taliban-related questions. Lux et Veritas, indeed.

Please freep this poll. Natalie's home town does not want her now that she has dissed us, once again.

AMSTERDAM — Police are to begin a new search for missing US teenager Natalee Holloway on the Dutch Caribbean island of Aruba. Deputy police chief Gerald Dompig told CBS in an interview to be broadcast at the weekend that a new witness has come forward with credible information about where Holloway's body is buried. Dompig told CBS the information is "too specific to just be a story that was just made up by someone". It has prompted investigators to organise a search in sand dunes along the northern tip of the island. Police searched this area last year but found...

10:00 PM/ET The Calendar Shoot Natalie goes to L.A. during an off week on tour to shoot her 2006 photo calendar on the Malibu beaches. She then heads over to the Fox studios for an appearance on "The Best Damn Sports Show Period."

ORANJESTAD, Aruba (AP) - All three men jailed in the disappearance of an Alabama teenager three months ago will go free Saturday, according to a judge's order - a development legal observers on Aruba said shows the government had no case. The case has drawn widespread U.S. media attention, with negative reports critical of the investigation leading residents of this relatively crime-free Dutch Caribbean island to fear for their tourism industry and protest they are being unfairly targeted. Many point out that there is not one Aruban connected to the disappearance: those jailed are a Dutch teenager and two Surinamese...

I've HAD it with this non-stop Aruba coverage on The Hannity and Colmes show. I used to search through (teevoooo) any H and C episode to get past the Aruba coverage. But, then, Aruba for 2, 3, 4 SEGMENTS?!? They may as well change the name from Hannity and Colmes to NATALIE AND COLMES. I finally deleted the program from the auto-record, and it's been weeks since I've watched the program. I ask you all to do the same to pressure these guys into a more balanced, reasonable program. So, HONK if you're sick of the NATALIE and COLMES show!...

Those were the words of Jug Twitty on Hannity and Colmes tonight as he ended his interview. He directed his comments toward Alan Colmes. Twitty was of course referring to the Supreme Court pick of John Roberts. Alan seemed flabbergasted!!!