National News Headlines

U.S. Figure Skating Championships: Rachael Flatt wins first national title

ESPN.com news services — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 14:05:32 +0000

Meryl Davis and Charlie White have won their second ice dance title at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, upsetting Olympic and world silver medalists Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto.

Rihanna Has a Cannes-Do Attitude

OK! Staff — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 13:55:17 +0000

One night after performing live from London on the Hope for Haiti telethon, Rihanna was continuing her whirlwind visit to Europe by heading to the French Riviera, where she sparkled on the red carpet at the NRJ Music Awards in Cannes on Saturday night.

Dyson spearheads UConn upset of No. 1 Texas

Associated Press — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 13:27:20 +0000

Jerome Dyson scored a career-high 32 points and Connecticut (No. 21 ESPN/USA Today, NR AP) overcame a 10-point second-half deficit to upset top-ranked Texas 88-74 on Saturday.

University of Florida coach Urban Meyer feeling better, staying involved

Associated Press — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 13:17:38 +0000

Florida coach Urban Meyer is working out regularly, eating better and has gained 20 pounds since the end of the season — all good news for the Gators.

News From Across The Pond: Wedding talks for Kate Middleton,Katherine Jenkins faces opera backlash, Susan Boyle to cash in on Wild Horses

OK! Staff — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 13:17:00 +0000

• Kate Middleton in talks with Prince William and Prince Charles about engagement announcments (more)

• Katherine Jenkins facesbacklash from Opera snobs (more)

• Susan Boyle to make a fortune for Rolling Stones stars, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards (more)

• Hope for Haiti appeal on course to reach £1billion (more)

Miguel Tejada, Baltimore Orioles reunite with one-year, $6 million deal

ESPN.com news services — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 13:04:39 +0000

Miguel Tejada will return to Baltimore after agreeing to a one-year deal with the Orioles.

Australian Open: U.S. Open champion Martin Del Potro falls; Rafael Nadal holds on

Associated Press — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 12:42:42 +0000

U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro’s bid for back-to-back Grand Slam titles ended in a fourth-round, five-set loss to No. 14 Marin Cilic on Sunday.

Recording Claims Responsibility For Christmas Attack

NPR Topics: U.S. — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 12:18:00 +0000

A new audio recording purportedly from al-Qaida head Osama Bin Laden takes credit for the attempted airliner attack on Christmas day. The recording was aired by the Al-Jazeera Arabic news channel.

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Bin Laden claims US bomb attempt

Financial Times - Europe homepage — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 11:44:40 +0000

Osama bin Laden has claimed responsibility for a foiled Christmas day attack on a transatlantic passenger jet in the US and pledged that there will be further attacks

Kristen & Dakota Join Joan Jett on Stage

OK! Staff — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 11:18:10 +0000

Any Twilight fans who happened to be at Saturday night’s Joan Jett concert at Harry O’s in Park City, Utah, got a special surprise when the vampire flick’s star Kristen Stewart made a surprise appearance on stage.

Right before Joan and her band launched into “Playing with Fire,” she told the audience she had some people to thanks and waved Kristen and New Moon’s Dakota Fanning onto the stage to a rousing round of applause from the crowd.

Of course, Kristen and Dakota both star in the upcoming film The Runaways, the real-life story of the all-girl rock band that kickstarted Joan’s career. Kristen portrays Joan in the flick while Dakota plays bandmate Cherie Currie.

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“They looked pretty shy and waved,” one audience member, who snapped the blurry pic below on her phone, tells OK!.