2019

Zach Galifianakis Apologizes For Calling Bradley Cooper A ‘Hot Idiot’

Zach Galifianakis has issued a public mea culpa to Bradley Cooper for calling him a “hot idiot.” The comedian told Variety.com that he insults his “Hangover” castmate in the trailer of his new film, “Between Two Ferns: The Movie,” and felt bad about it ― even though he does it in character. So Galifianakis felt obliged to […]

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Wainwright, Fowler, St. Louis top Nats 5-1; Cards-Cubs next

Adam Wainwright put on another sharp performance while outpitching Max Scherzer, right fielder Dexter Fowler made a sensational catch and the NL Central-leading St. Louis Cardinals beat the Washington Nationals 5-1 on Wednesday. Wainwright (13-9) has won all four of his starts this month, allowing just one earned run in 27 innings. The 38-year-old righty

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‘Systemic’ failings with 999 call-handling service criticised

Image copyright SECAMB Image caption South East Coast Ambulance Service said it had changed its call-handling systems since the three deaths A woman who died after waiting almost two hours for an ambulance was let down by “systemic” failings with a computer call-handling system, a coroner said. Daisy Filby, 90, was one of three people

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The Guy Who (Literally) Wrote the Book on 1999 Movies Picks His Top Five 1999 Movies

Brian Raftery isn’t one for nostalgia. That might sound strange, considering he recently published a book celebrating the movies of 1999, but he swears it’s the case. “I am so loath to nostalgize the ’90s, as someone from Gen X,” he said over the phone. “Because I think that nostalgia can be a very ruinous,

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Pentagon Says It Spent $184,000 in 2 Years at Trump’s Scotland Resort

WASHINGTON — The Defense Department has spent at least $184,000 at the Trump Turnberry resort in Scotland since 2017, as it sent several dozen crews from flights making a refueling stopover to the resort hotel, the Pentagon said in a letter sent to congressional investigators. The spending figure from the Defense Department came after the

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