Michelle Obama to appear on 'Steve Harvey' show

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Michelle Obama to appear on 'Steve Harvey' show



FILE -In this May 12, 2012 file photo, comedian Steve Harvey performs in Newark, N.J. First lady Michelle Obama will appear on Harvey's new daytime talk show. "Steve Harvey" is taped before a live audience at NBC’s downtown studios in Obama's hometown of Chicago. Producers of the show say the first lady will tape the episode on Thursday and it will air on Oct. 3. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes)First lady Michelle Obama will appear on Steve Harvey's new daytime talk show.












Ahmadinejad denounces 'uncivilized Zionists,' urges new order



Iran's President Ahmadinejad speaks during the 67th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New YorkUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iran's president said on Wednesday his country was under constant threat of military action from "uncivilized Zionists" and called for a new world order not dominated by Western powers in the service of "the devil." In his eighth address to the U.N. General Assembly's annual gathering of world leaders, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad painted a gloomy picture of a world driven by greed rather than moral values. ...












Reports: NFL, referees closing in on new deal



Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy addresses reporters' questions about a controversial touchdown call on Monday Night Football during a press conference in Green Bay, Wis., on Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2012. (AP Photo/The Green Bay Press-Gazette, Lukas Keapproth) NO SALESTwo days after a controversial call cost the Green Bay Packers a win, the NFL and the referees' union are reportedly nearing an end to a lockout that put replacement officials on the field since the start of the season.









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