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  • Clarendon man relates ordeal after gunmen fire-bomb his house Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 2:21AMCHAPELTON, Clarendon — A man, who could only hide as gunmen invaded and fire-bombed his house in Turners, Clarendon early yesterday morning, is today heaping praise on the May Pen police for their quick response and for cutting down two of the hoodlums, while capturing two others.
  • Big Blue battle in final tune-up Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 12:42AMHAMILTON - Hamilton High School first-year coach Bob Jacoby was interested to see how his team’s “physical brand of football” would hold up against one of the elite programs in Ohio when the Big Blue played their final scrimmage against the St.
  • Suspect in St. Paul triple homicide kills himself in jail Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 12:26AMThe man accused of killing three family members in St. Paul's Highland Park neighborhood in July took his life in the Ramsey County Jail on Friday.
  • Who killed Mark Snopek? Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 12:18AMWho killed Mark Snopek? At about 8:53 p.m. on Aug. 8, 2007 someone driving northbound on Boone County Highway R18 struck and killed Snopek while he was riding his mountain bike on a favorite 16-mile loop near his rural home and left him to die on the side of the road.
  • L.A. plays itself in 'NCIS: Los Angeles' Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 11:07PMChris O'Donnell, wearing a navy blue vest and jeans, stood in the sun near La Brea Tar Pits, where a crowd of curious museum visitors and tourists were snapping photos of the star of the CBS hit series "NCIS: Los Angeles."
  • Author Biography Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 7:57PMBorn in Punjab, and brought up in Kashmir and in several cities in India, Jaspreet Singh is a former research scientist with a PhD in chemical engineering from McGill University. His debut collection of short stories, SEVENTEEN TOMATOES, won the 2004 McAuslan First Book Prize.
  • Denim on denim no longer a 'don't' Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 7:35PMThe latest jeans, vests and chambray shirts have a heavily distressed, almost vintage look. And they can be worn together now too, providing they don't match. The rules for wearing denim with denim are about to be broken. Though it was a major no-no in the 1990s (think Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake in their bedazzled denim ensembles complete with denim hats and accessories), today the ...
  • Reality Check: Hats off on 'Project Runway' Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 4:18PMHere's Janell on last night's Project Runway. I hope it’s not windy where you are, because this week we are working with hats. Some big hats. I would even call them mondo hats, except that now Mondo is a person, not an adjective (although he tries very hard to be both).
  • After successful debut, Tampa's 'Wonderland' heads to Broadway Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 11:12PMNow that the Straz Center's homegrown musical, "Wonderland," is officially booked for Broadway in the spring, its president, Judy Lisi, can reflect - however briefly - on what it took.
  • Charles not in charge in Kansas City Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 11:05PMST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — He’s the first man in NFL history to rush for more than 1,100 yards in fewer than 200 carries and the first Kansas City Chief with four TD runs of 40 yards or more.
  • White won’t rule out debt, taxes to pay for roads Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 11:02PMAUSTIN — Democratic candidate for governor Bill White says he won’t rule out higher debt, tax increases or more seizures of private property as solutions to bring new road projects and relieve congestion on the state’s aging infrastructure.
  • Outdoors Hall of Fame inducts 2010 class Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 10:54PMOutdoors Hall of Fame inducts 2010 class
  • Teammates' visit puts end to Favre's waitin' and wafflin' Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 8:10PMThe Star Tribune managed to embed a reporter among the waitstaff at the Favre Manor in Hattiesburg, Miss. According to our undercover correspondent, here is how the scene unfolded Tuesday.
  • YMCA creates a splash with free swim lessons for Lacoochee kids Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 8:05PMThe East Pasco branch provides swim lessons for children without access to pools.
  • 2 Bombings in Iraq Kill, Injure Scores as Security Concerns Persist Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 7:44PMListen to the Audio Baghdad suffered one of its worst attacks in months Tuesday as a man blew himself up in a crowd of 1,000 army recruits. Reporting from Baghdad, Magaret Warner speaks with Gwen Ifill. GWEN IFILL: A man blew himself up in a crowd of 1,000 Iraqi army recruits today in Baghdad's worst attack in months. Reports of the dead ranged from 57 to 61, or even higher, with at least 120 ...
  • Gunman Dies after Firing at Suburban Dallas Cops Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 7:30PMCops Return Fire after Man Drives Truck into Police Department Parking Lot, Lights Truck on Fire and Starts Shooting
  • Son won't testify on how Gaston County father died Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 6:31PMAt least three men went to a Vale fishing pond with weapons on Sept. 30, 2006. One of them, a 43-year-old father from Cherryville, would never make it home to his family that night. Michael Segal wore a tactical vest under his clothing that held a...
  • Charles still wondering about his role with Chiefs Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 5:08PMHe's the first man in NFL history to rush for more than 1,100 yards in fewer than 200 carries and the first Kansas City Chief with four TD runs of 40 yards or more. Jamaal Charles is also second team. So do the Chiefs have the deepest stable of quality running backs in the league? Not exactly, though newcomer Thomas Jones does have five straight 1,000-yard seasons and a wonderful gift for...
  • Back home, but still fighting Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 3:10PMOn Sept. 11, 2004, Cpl. Bobby Lisek’s platoon went out to patrol the streets of Sadr City in place of another unit. Irritated by the change of plans, Lisek sat hunched over inside a Stryker armored vehicle as the convoy slowly wound through the narrow city streets.
  • Afghanistan Command Provides Details of Recent Operations Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 2:07PMInternational Security Assistance Force Joint Command officials have provided details of numerous operations around Afghanistan .
  • The Top Ten Potential BCS National Championship Match-Ups Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 1:10PMIt's almost that time of year boys and girls. As the college football season approaches fans are already thinking ahead, trying to predict how the season will unfold. Will Alabama repeat as national champions? Can Florida maintain its level of success without Tebow? Can Boise State or TCU make it to the championship game? Will Ohio State go undefeated? What new team is going to emerge from the ...
  • Sports fields plan goes before council Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 12:17PMThe Queenstown Lakes District Council will today be asked to give staff approval to negotiate a draft agreement with two landowners to locate proposed sports facilities in a "greenfields triangle" opposite Mt Iron on the outskirts of Wanaka. read more
  • Ask Matt: Vampire Diaries, The Middle, Pillars, Spoilers, Emmys and More Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 10:44AMQuestion: I've only recently started watching The Vampire Diaries, as I wanted to wait for the overall reception of Season 1. But once I started, I got fully sucked in and I'm absolutely loving it now. [POSSIBLE SPOILER ALERT] However, I'm having a hard ...
  • Ask Matt: Vampire Diaries, The Middle, Pillars, Spoilers, Emmys and More Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 10:26AMQuestion : I've only recently started watching The Vampire Diaries , as I wanted to wait for the overall reception of Season 1. But once I started, I got fully sucked in and I'm absolutely loving it now. [ POSSIBLE SPOILER ALERT ] However, I'm having a hard time letting go of my lovely namesake Anna. With her ambivalent personality traits and the story line she was given, I thought she was one ...
  • Video poker murder trial underway Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 10:25AMLINCOLN COUNTY, N.C. – The trial of Michael Segal, the man accused of murdering Delmer Sisk over a video poker machine in 2006, continued Monday morning. Defense called Deputy Ronald Kluttz to the stand around 10:30 a.m. Kluttz testified that when he first arrived at the crime scene in 2006, he saw Michael Segal walking toward him with his hands in the air. He says Segal said “I shot the man. He ...
  • Meth's evolution in Wiregrass one of destruction Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 8:57AMHouston County Sheriff's Sgt. Jackie Smith said he’s seen the methamphetamine problem for the Houston County area evolve in a variety of different ways after what he believes was Houston County’s first such case in 1996.
  • Hilary Duff wedding pictures: Star marries hockey player Mike Comrie Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 5:50AMIn the first picture of the pair's weekend nuptials, Hilary is seen wearing a stunning long white strapless Vera Wang dress, with her hair swept up into a bun.
  • Sports, Medical fraternity pay tribute to Major Laishram Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 5:06AMNew Delhi, Aug 16 : The sports and medical fraternity of India has paid tribute to Major Laishram Jyotin Singh, who was awarded the highest peace time gallantry award Ashok Chakra on the ocassion of Independence Day.
  • Webster Police Chief: “Someone in Rochester knows who did it” Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 3:49PMWebster, N.Y. - New photos released on the anniversary of the Xerox Federal Credit Union shooting.
  • SRK's wax figure unveiled at Madame Tussauds in New York Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 3:47PMThe 45-year-old star's new wax figure was unveiled at the Madame Tussads museum in New York's Times Square amid colourful dance performance by Bollywood Axion Dance Troupe.
  • Tech Trails As Market Mopes Over Jobless Claims Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 3:44PMTraders find fault with Cisco earnings. GM says Whitacre will give up CEO jop Sept. 1.
  • Live text - Murray v Monfils Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 2:14PMDefending champion Andy Murray takes on world number 15 Gael Monfils in the third round of the Rogers Cup in Toronto.
  • After successful debut, Tampa's Wonderland' heads to Broadway Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 2:11PMNow that the Straz Center's homegrown musical, "Wonderland," is officially booked for Broadway in the spring, its president, Judy Lisi, can reflect — however briefly — on what it took.
  • Shah Rukh Khan's wax figure unveiled at Madame Tussauds in NY Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 1:39PMBollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's wax figure was today unveiled at the Madame Tussads museum in New York's Times Square.
  • 'Alive and vocal': DiFranco plays Beaver Creek Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 1:33PMBEAVER CREEK, Colorado - Earlier this week, Ani DiFranco was taking a short break with friends in Canada before her upcoming shows in Colorado. Apologizing for delaying a phone interview for a couple of minutes, she said she was busy brushing her 3-year-old daughter's hair. That's right. The iconic folk singer from Buffalo, New York, who at the age of 19 shaved her head, started her own record ...
  • Who is grading the performance of Mariners CEO Howard Lincoln and president Chuck Armstrong? Jack Zduriencik had best ... Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 1:01PMIt's become open season this week on Mariners CEO Howard Lincoln and president Chuck Armstrong . And much of it is deserved in the wake of the firing of Don Wakamatsu , the blunders by second-year GM Jack Zduriencik and what looks to be a second 100-loss season in three years after this team was picked by some to contend.
  • City Council approves certified property tax rate of $1.745 Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 12:01PMNEWPORT-The Newport City Council approved a certified property tax rate when it met Tuesday at City Hall. The new rate of $1.7452 per $100 assessed value of a home is down from last year's rate of $2.04 per $100 assessed value.
  • Rider still thinks of horse killed in crash Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 11:45AMA driver who fled after fatally injuring a promising show horse ridden by an aspiring Olympian received fines and a driving ban Tuesday.[...]
  • Tour de Pez: Roadside Redux Sunday, August 8, 2010 @ 5:07AMPEZ: Congratulations Alex, the last time we spoke was at the start of the British road race champs. Yeah, my seat clamp broke that day, I was riding for Livestrong so I had no spare bike, no back up and that was that. The course suited me as well; it wasn't unlike the stage I won in the Cascades.
  • Defense may call more witnesses Sunday, August 8, 2010 @ 4:31AMRandall Creek’s trial on murder and two other charges is scheduled to resume Tuesday with more witnesses possibly called to testify in Creek’s defense.
  • New 'Step Up' lets Jon Chu add fresh dimension Sunday, August 8, 2010 @ 2:37AMYouthful-looking Jon Chu strolls into a Brentwood coffee shop with a hip haircut and his beloved iPad. The 30-year-old Bay Area native is carving out a unique niche, having directed his second "Step Up" movie ("Step Up 3D") and launched the ambitious Web... Brentwood Los Angeles California - San Francisco Bay Area - Jon Chu - Coffee - United States
  • Born-again bikers, volunteers team up to help save addicts Sunday, August 8, 2010 @ 12:52AMHAMILTON -- They're a hardened, ragtag group of bikers, tattooed and denim-clad. She is petite, tiny even, her soft voice a stark contrast to their hearty laughter and back slaps.
  • Guillory named La.âs Fittest Woman Sunday, August 8, 2010 @ 12:28AMSlidell resident and Cross Gates Family Fitness Trainer Kelly Guillory, 44, is Louisiana’s Fittest Woman after coming in sixth place, but first among Louisiana participants, in the South Central Regional held in Texas.
  • Meet kayak craftsman George Kerekgyarto Saturday, August 7, 2010 @ 11:15PMA hand-built George Kerekgyarto kayak appears graceful, but precariously so.The skin is translucent, showing slender white-ash ribs. There's no steel or plastic in sight, just tiny dowel rods and synthetic threads lashing body to soul.A rogue wave would obviously burst this thing to bits, rightWron...
  • Labor of love bears fruit Saturday, August 7, 2010 @ 10:15PMOn a recent sweltering Friday morning, Angela Mooney is at the Franklin County Farmers Market, selling tomatoes, peppers and tomatillos that she grew on her five-acre sustainable farm.
  • Patrons' money stolen at Golden Corral on Clark Lane Saturday, August 7, 2010 @ 6:44PMCOLUMBIA — In a span of five minutes, thieves stole more than $300 from patrons of the Golden Corral & Buffet restaurant at 3421 Clark Lane on Saturday afternoon. In one incident, at around 2:20 p.m., two men stole a $100 bill from a couple trying to enter. Joseph Schmidt, who was holding the bill, and Mindy Walker said a man blocked the door and demanded that they bet on a game of chance. A ...
  • Seven police among eight killed in Iraq violence Saturday, August 7, 2010 @ 3:59PMSeven policemen were among eight people killed near Baghdad and in north Iraq, including four who died in a fierce gunfight in a Sunni neighborhood of the Iraqi capital, officials said on Saturday.
  • The Score: Judge not cheering on these athletes Saturday, August 7, 2010 @ 3:05PMCompetitive cheer is so much more than than "Go Team!" sideline chants, says Oregon coach Felecia Mulkey. It's based in gymnastics and features somersaults and backflips, so much so that the all-women's sport was recently renamed "Stunts and tumbling.".
  • National Bikers Roundup heats up on opening day Tuesday, August 3, 2010 @ 8:00PMCOLUMBIA — By Tuesday afternoon, Cottonwoods RV Park was well occupied as campers at the National Bikers Roundup settled into their temporary homes. The Boone County Fairgrounds were packed with rows of vendors selling drinks and plenty of food, including pulled pork, fried chicken, Philly cheese steak sandwiches, frozen margaritas and cold beer. Other vendors sold bikes and motorcycle-related ...
  • Wrong panacea for Rooney Tuesday, August 3, 2010 @ 6:13PMDaniel Tayloron how Wayne Rooney’s antics during the week are sure to have enraged manager Alex Ferguson