0 Politics Suggest Prospects Dim For Obama's Gun Plan

President Obama's historic plunge Wednesday into the politics and realities of gun control in America has mobilized advocates on both sides of the issue. But though his major proposals, from banning assault rifles to more stringent background checks and ammunition limits, are being rolled out in the shadow of the school massacre in Newtown, Conn., their Capitol Hill prospects remain highly uncertain given long-standing resistance to such efforts. Both Obama and Vice President Biden, head of the president's task force on gun violence, said as much during their televised announcement of the gun violence prevention initiative. ...

0 Dhoni again proves he is the master of one-day batting

You cannot but marvel at MS Dhoni's resourcefulness and mind control. Despite being under immense pressure as captain, player and strategist of Team India, with his unit going through a horror run over the last one and a half years, Dhoni's batting in recent one-day Internationals has once again established his phenomenal prowess in this format. One can question his leadership, his Test performance, his tactics and so on but the way he has almost single handedly battled for India in the series against Pakistan and the ongoing one against England can only draw admiration. It didn't surprise anyone when England skipper Alastair Cook ...

0 Watch Live Kelly

The show began in 1983 as "The Morning Show", a local New York program on WABC-TV with Philbin and Cyndy Garvey as co-hosts. They were previously co-hosts on a similar program on KABC-TV in Los Angeles, "A.M. Los Angeles". In 1985, Gifford, then known as Kathie Lee Johnson, replaced Garvey (and her successor, Ann Abernathy), and the show—which had held its own against Phil Donahue's show in the local market—took off. In 1988 Buena Vista Television (which would eventually become co-owned with WABC, as ABC, WABC's parent, would be acquired by Disney, BVTV's parent, in 1996) began syndicating the show nationwide. The title was also renamed to "Live...