World Scene: United States

Woman gives birth on highway

A woman gave birth to a healthy baby girl - on a Los Angeles highway.

The California Highway Patrol said on Wednesday that Officer DeShawn Cobbs and his partner were assisting at a highway maintenance closure on eastbound Interstate 10 late on Tuesday when a car pulled into the blocked-off area requesting assistance.

The driver, the pregnant woman's sister, shouted to officers that her sister was having a baby.

The highway patrol says when Cobbs opened the rear door of the vehicle he saw that the woman was in labor. He says he saw the baby's head, asked the mom to give another push, and a baby girl was born.

Scorsese to make Sinatra movie

Oscar-winning director Martin Scorsese will direct the big screen movie about the colorful life of entertainment legend Frank Sinatra, who legions of fans called Ol' Blue Eyes, Universal Pictures said on Wednesday.

Casting has yet to be announced for the role of Sinatra, arguably the most popular singer of his era and who also struck box office gold with roles such as his Oscar-winning turn in From Here to Eternity in 1953.

The Scorsese movie, Sinatra, is thought to be the first to depict the life of the star in a feature film.

The project, on which Sinatra's daughter Tina will serve as executive producer, was announced a day before the anniversary of the death of the iconic singer and film star, who died in 1998 of a heart attack at the age of 82.

(China Daily 05/15/2009 page10)