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Bruce Springsteen collects some odds and ends for his latest CD, “High Hopes.” Bruce Springsteen “High Hopes” (Columbia) 2 Stars Bruce Springsteen may have titled his new CD “High Hopes” but fans should keep their expectations low. It’s not a genuinely new album, after all, but a collection of mutts and strays — pieces that had either previously been passed ...

Ariel Sharon, the former prime minister of Israel and one of the country’s most iconic and controversial leaders, died Saturday after eight years in a coma, according to Israeli Army Radio. He was 85. A legendary general who became known as “the Bulldozer” after entering politics, he was seen as responsible for Israel’s disputed settlement project and a bloody war ...