LONDON — A British judge denied Julian Assange bail on Tuesday after the WikiLeaks founder told a London court he would fight efforts to extradite him to Sweden to face a sex-crimes investigation.
WASHINGTON — Elizabeth Edwards has died of cancer. The estranged wife of former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards died Tuesday morning in North Carolina.
LOS ANGELES — Hollywood has had better luck using makeup to make young actors look old. But the ability to manipulate images digitally could prove to be a fountain of youth for actors. In “Tron: Legacy,” which opens Dec. 17, 61-year-old actor Jeff Bridges will play Kevin Flynn, at his natural age, and a computerized avatar called “Clu,” who hasn’t aged since around the time he was first created in the original “Tron” in 1982. Clu bears Bridges’ face, altered to make him about 35 years old.
WASHINGTON — The major tax deal reached Monday envisions a two-year extension of specialized deductions including the ability to write off a portion of state and local sales taxes, according to Obama administration officials.
NEW YORK — Consumers are expected to get better control on their mortgage and credit card payments next year as the economy slowly improves.
RENO — After a two-year hiatus due to budget shortfalls, leaders of the state’s tourism industry are gathering in Reno this week for the Nevada Governor’s Conference on Tourism to search for ways to survive what they hope is the home stretch of lengthy economic downturn.
Growth at Allegiant Travel Co. began to taper off in October.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Shine a spotlight on Tom Brady and he makes nearly everyone else disappear.
