On "Larry King Live," Hilton let us all know that he believes Miss California's answer was the "worst answer ever" from a Miss America contestant, and he has publicly mocked her, calling her names and basically doing his best to slam her at every opportunity.
Shanna Moakler, the director of the Miss California pageant, has …
Martin 00- 15 M Small-Bodied Blues Guitar
Martin Guitar has announced the release of the 00-15M. The guitar was designed to be reminiscent of the small-bodied Martins of the 1930s. The mahogany bodied guitars are designed to prodxice a warm tone and cleai voice.
The 00-15M is further enhanced tonally by Martin's A-frame sitka bracing. A single ring wood rosette is used in keeping with the old '30s tradition. The mahogany 14-frei neck has the classic solid headstock with vintage-style Gotoh tuners. The instrument's fingerboard and "belly" bridge are East Indian rosewood. The nut and compensated saddle are bone. The guitar is finished in satin lacquer over a rich …
A military helicopter carrying 19 people, many of them injured in China's devastating earthquake, crashed in fog and turbulence, and authorities were searching for survivors, state media reported Sunday.
The Russian-designed Mi-171 transport helicopter crashed Saturday afternoon in Wenchuan county in China's southwest, the official Xinhua News Agency reported. Xinhua said late Sunday that the aircraft was carrying 5 crew and 14 others, including people with quake injuries.
There was no immediate word on any survivors or casualties. Xinhua said a search and rescue operation was under way.
The confirmed death toll from the May 12 earthquake, China's …
PIERRE, S.D. -- Gasoline pushing $3 gallon? Why worry? Buy a motorscooter like thousands of other Americans and stretch that singlegallon of gas a week or more.
"As people start driving them, they start finding more reasons touse them," said Doug Day, owner of Scooter Centrale and VespaHartford in Plainville, Conn. "They're practical, easy to park andget great gas mileage. I put $5 worth of gas into mine when it'stotally empty, compared to $50 in my SUV."
As gasoline prices soar, the popularity of peppy, fuel-sippingmotor scooters -- most easily get 50 miles per gallon and some of thesmaller ones get up to 80 mpg -- is soaring. Sales, estimated at86,000 last year in …
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A human rights group said Tuesday the U.S. government has refused assistance to Polish prosecutors investigating whether the CIA maintained a secret prison in Poland.
The Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights posted a letter from prosecutors on its website saying the U.S. Justice Department in October refused to provide legal assistance requested by Polish investigators by citing a bilateral agreement on the protection of state …
Former world champion Tom Boonen of Belgium won the second stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico race and Linus Gerdemann of Germany held onto the overall lead on Thursday.
Boonen, who rides for the Quickstep team, won a mass sprint, completing the 165-kilometer (103-mile) route in and around Montecatini Terme in 4 hours, 14 minutes, 13 seconds.
It was Boonen's fourth stage victory of the season.
Paul Martens of Germany crossed second and Daniele Bennati of Italy was third, both with the same time as Boonen.
Gerdemann and Boonen both have the same overall time, with three riders each four seconds …
