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Sweet controversy at Jackson death trial
Every issue in the Michael Jackson wrongful death trial is so disputed that even giving candy to jurors caused an argument.
Categories: Entertainment News
Investors consider life after Fed stimulus
The bull market hit a speed bump this week as investors begin to consider what life will be like when the Federal Reserve starts to taper off its long-standing asset purchasing program.
Food was 'only relationship that mattered'
The letter Jacki Monaco wrote was fraught with emotion. "Dear food," it began. "You have been my dearest friend and my most painful enemy."
Categories: Health
Tax will ensure 911 calls answered
Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber is considering legislation that would declare a public safety emergency in some Oregon counties where residents often have been left to try to fend for themselves.
Categories: National News
Hedge fund guru says moms and trading don't mix
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Teen rejecting plea: Sex consensual
Eighteen-year-old Kaitlyn Hunt, charged with a crime for having oral sex with a 14-year-old girl, rejected a deal Friday that would have required her to plead guilty to a child abuse charge, according to Hunt's attorney.
Categories: National News
Everest legacy: On top of world, 1963
When Jim Whittaker stood atop Everest in 1963, he became the first American to accomplish the feat. He had no way to know he'd be back on the mountain with his son 49 years later, at age 83.
Categories: National News
Review: 'Fast & Furious 6' in high gear
Drawing level with the "Star Wars" saga and pulling well ahead of "Shrek," "Ice Age" and "Spider-Man" in the sequel stakes, "The Fast and the Furious" could yet challenge Rocky Balboa, Jason Voorhees and Freddy Krueger for longevity.
Categories: Entertainment News
Donations for Oklahoma top $20 million
Millions of dollars are being raised in the wake of the deadly Oklahoma tornado.
Bridge collapses in Washington
Crews are still searching the area, but they say it appears no one died when an Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River collapsed. Three people were rescued from the water.
Categories: National News
Urlacher, Lewis broke the mold for prototype inside linebackers
Tough. Fast. Athletic. Ray Lewis and Brian Urlacher are leaving the NFL not just as greats, writes Don Banks, but as two players who changed the way teams now look for linebackers.
Categories: National Sports
Joey Votto at center of scouts vs. stats debate
The old-school stats point to a No. 3 hitter who isn't doing his job. The new-school view sees one of the game's best hitters. Welcome to baseball's culture war, writes Paul Daugherty.
Categories: National Sports
Girl, 5, killed by suicide jumper
A 5-year-old South Korean girl was killed when a man who jumped from his 11th floor apartment landed on top of her, police said.
Categories: International News
Swedish capital hit by fifth night of riots
Police in the Swedish capital, Stockholm, have called in reinforcements after the city's suburbs were hit by a fifth night of riots.
Categories: International News
Who was slain British soldier?
The British soldier slain in a gruesome cleaver attack in London was a well-liked infantryman and machine gunner who served in Afghanistan and Cyprus, and then became a military recruiter and ceremonial drummer outside the Royal Palaces, the military said Thursday.
Categories: International News
