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Hearts open for young victims of Oklahoma tornado
Nation & World Comments Updated: May 23, 2013 10:38amMOORE, Okla. — With this storm, it’s the kids who keep coming to mind.
Third-graders, fifth-graders, the young boys and girls who were trapped and even died in the twisted mountain of metal...
Abrupt climate shifts spurred Stone Age innovation in Africa
Nation & World Comments Updated: May 23, 2013 10:38amLOS ANGELES — A rapid shift in climate that brought wetter and warmer conditions in southern Africa during the Middle Stone Age helped propel innovation and cultural advances in early man, a study...
Spokane man indicted in ricin threat
Northwest Comments Updated: May 23, 2013 10:38amA 38-year-old janitor was indicted Wednesday by a federal grand jury in connection with mailing two ricin-laced letters in Spokane.
Matthew R. Buquet is accused on one count of mailing...
Eminem’s song publisher sues Facebook over copyright
Entertainment Comments Updated: May 23, 2013 10:30amDETROIT — Eminem’s song publisher is suing Facebook and its ad agency, claiming they infringed the rapper’s copyright.
In the 12-page complaint, filed Monday evening in Detroit federal court...
“Arrested Development” keeps everyone — even the actors — guessing
Entertainment Comments Updated: May 23, 2013 10:30amLOS ANGELES — Just two days before “Arrested Development” would release its first new episodes in seven years, creator Mitchell Hurwitz called David Cross with a frantic request: Could the actor...
This summer features a lot of movies with surprise plot twists
Entertainment Comments Updated: May 23, 2013 10:30amWhat is the statute of limitations on “Planet of the Apes?”
It’s been 45 years since Charlton Heston rode his horse down the beach on that strange planet and discovered that he actually was...
A good year — so far — for American films at Cannes
Entertainment Comments Updated: May 23, 2013 10:30amCANNES, France — American movies are faring well this year in Cannes, with the Coen Brothers’ “Inside Llewyn Davis” holding on to the No. 1 spot in the competition for the Palme d’Or, according to...
Two years after resigning from Congress, Weiner announces N.Y. mayoral bid
Nation & World Comments Updated: May 23, 2013 10:30amCHICAGO
87-year-old suing Donald Trump
An attorney for Jacqueline Goldberg, the grandmother who said “someone had to stand up to” Donald Trump, on Wednesday put a number to the damages...
87-year-old woman suing Trump over condo deal seeks $6 million in damages
Nation & World Comments Updated: May 23, 2013 10:30amCHICAGO — An attorney for Jacqueline Goldberg, the grandmother who said “someone had to stand up to” Donald Trump, on Wednesday put a number to the damages she is seeking from a federal jury: $6...
Medical company declines to answer Senate questions on Medicare billing
Nation & World Comments Updated: May 23, 2013 10:30amWASHINGTON, D.C. — The president and chief executive officer of a medical equipment company invoked the Fifth Amendment at a Senate hearing Wednesday, declining to answer questions about...
