On a night when Michael Douglas should have been elated for winning an Emmy on Sunday for best actor as Liberace in the HBO miniseries 'Behind the Candelabra,' the Oscar-winner reflected on his personal life. Douglas first told the audience, and later the media backstage about his son Cameron who is currently serving time in federal prison for drug-related charges.
Michael Vannak Khem Misiewicw, a high-profile U.S. Navy Commander, was arrested this week on federal bribery charges. A Cambodian native, Misiewicw was charged with accepting paid travel, services of prostitutes and concert tickets for Lady Gaga in Thailand from a defense contractor from Singapore, all in exchange for classified information, prosecutors said.
A budget bill was passed by the Republican-led House of of Representatives on Friday to fund the government, but also to de-fund the president's healthcare program, CBS News reported. The bill passed in a 230-189 vote, largely split along party lines.
Caroline Kennedy is expected to be named the next U.S. ambassador to Japan after being greeted "gently" by both parties in a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing which lasted an hour and 20 minutes on Thursday
