Scott Thompson

  OPENED WEDNESDAY The Hangover Part III   There is a certain amount of raunchiness, absurdity and juvenile humor expected from the "Hangover" films. The title itself makes it clear this isn’t a Mensa tea party.  The name might suggest low-...

May 14 (TheWrap.com) - Hedge-fund manager Daniel Loeb has urged Sony to partially spin off its entertainment division in a letter addressed to CEO Kazuo Hirai on Tuesday.  In his letter, Loeb not only suggested Sony make some of its shares in the...

The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency said early Friday it will strip Lance Armstrong of his seven Tour de France titles and impose a lifetime ban, a move that came just hours after the cyclist announced he would no longer fight charges of illegal doping. A formal...

New 'super' PAC hopes to woo younger voters, tapping into unease about jobs, student loan debt WASHINGTON (AP)— President Barack Obama counted on the support of younger voters four years ago. Now, a new Republican-leaning "super" political...

Yahoo Inc., in an attempt to “reshape and refocus” itself, appointed three new independent directors to its board, including a top executive from American Express Co. But the move isn’t passing muster with activist investor Daniel Loeb,...

DirecTV and Tribune reach peace, Yahoo lays off 2,000, Sony is planning to plan for a turnaround, and more....

Rec sports The deadline for submitting sports copy is 9 a.m. on Mondays. We prefer email (howardcountysports@patuxent.com). We do not accept results by phone. When two Howard County teams play, players from both teams (first and last names) must be...

If you ever wished that Juliet woke just a minute or two earlier and hied off with Romeo to a honeymoon villa in Calabria, you will find your fantasy fulfilled in “The Capulets and the Montagues,� Lope de Vega's rarely......