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OJ Simpson heads to court to fight for freedom
Like a recurring nightmare, the return of O.J. Simpson to a Las Vegas courtroom come Monday will remind Americans of a tragedy that became a national obsession and in the process changed the country's attitude toward the justice system, the media and celebrity. His 1995 trial is the stuff of ...
Ohio man's ex-kin say he beat them, kept mannequin
Years before when authorities say Ariel Castro kidnapped two teenage girls and a young woman and held them captive in his basement, he terrorized the mother of his children, viciously beating her and locking her inside the house, her relatives said Thursday. In interviews with The Associated Press, relatives of ...
Astronomer studies moonlight night Stonewall shot
Friendly fire felled Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson under a full moon in the thick of the northern Virginia wilderness during the Civil War. Ever since, debate has waxed and waned much like the moon over whether his fighters carelessly shot the legendary Confederate under a bright night sky — or ...
Latin Recording Academy names Bose person of year
Singer Miguel Bose has been named the 2013 Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year. The Latin Recording Academy announced the Spanish singer's selection Wednesday. He will be honored with a tribute gala and concert in November before the Latin Grammy Awards in Las Vegas. President and CEO of the ...
Universal announces new Harry Potter expansion
Fans of Harry Potter and magic, rejoice: Universal Orlando is expanding its Wizarding World of Harry Potter with a new area based on the books' fictional scenes in Diagon Alley and London. Universal Orlando announced Wednesday the new area will open in 2014. "For Harry Potter fans, this is an ...
3 people removed from plane bound for Providence
A Southwest Airlines flight from Orlando to Providence made an unscheduled stop in South Carolina. Southwest spokeswoman Whitney Eichinger says that flight 3814 made an emergency landing at Charleston International Airport Tuesday night after what she called a misunderstanding between a flight attendant and a passenger over where to put ...
Woods goes from red carpet to TPC Sawgrass
One night after making his red carpet debut in New York, Tiger Woods was on a golf course that hasn't treated him very well over the years. Woods said it took him a week to get over his tie for fourth at the Masters. Next up is The Players Championship, ...
Items from Hemingway's Cuba home go to JFK Library
While most Americans have never seen Ernest Hemingway's home in Cuba where he wrote some of his most famous books, a set of 2,000 recently digitized records delivered to the United States will give scholars and the public a fuller view of the Nobel Prize-winning novelist's life. A private U.S. ...
BP to pay $18M for Texas Gulf restoration work
BP PLC has agreed to finance five Gulf restoration projects in Texas expected to cost a total of $18 million. In a statement issued Thursday, BP said the projects are part of its commitment to provide up to $1 billion in early restoration funding to repair the damage from the ...
Daughter voices anger at mom found after 11 years
The teenage daughter of a woman who just revealed she abandoned her family 11 years ago said Thursday the disclosure has angered her and she is not eager to restart their relationship. Morgan Heist, who learned last week Brenda Heist had surfaced in the Florida Keys, said the news has ...
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