LOS ANGELES – A federal appeals court judge under scrutiny for sexually explicit videos and photos posted on a personal Web site is the victim of distortions and “outright lies” published by the Los Angeles Times, his wife charged Monday. Marcy Jane Tiffany, wife of 9th U.S. Circuit Court of …
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NEW YORK – He didn’t come in first place this time, but “American Idol” winner David Cook is on People magazine’s list of the hottest bachelors. The rocker, 25, told People that he is not as confident off-stage as he is performing. “Looking a pretty woman in the eye and …
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WASHINGTON – As President Bush’s health chief, Tommy Thompson proudly trumpeted millions of taxpayer dollars to help workers sickened by the Sept. 11 attacks at the World Trade Center, even amid complaints that his agency wasn’t doing enough. Now, Thompson’s private company has won an $11 million contract to treat …
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A Japanese inmate at the Fuchu prison committed suicide by stabbing himself with a chopstick, the Mainichi Daily News reported Monday. The inmate, who was not identified, stabbed himself in the back of the head with the sharp end of a broken chopstick on Feb. 19. He was treated at …
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COCKEYSVILLE, Md. – A 15-year-old boy who wasn’t getting along with his father was charged with murder Sunday in the deaths of his parents and two younger brothers, who were shot in their sleep at their home in a Baltimore suburb. After the killings, police said, Nicholas Waggoner Browning spent …
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KISS bassist and reality star Gene Simmons has released a statement on his Web site responding to the much-ridiculed sex tape of the rocker that’s circulating the Web. The video, found at genessecret.com, purportedly features Simmons and Australian spokesmodel “Elsa” engaging in sexual activity to the tune of Foreigner’s “I …
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DENVER – Bob Howsam, who assembled the Big Red Machine in Cincinnati, helped put the St. Louis Cardinals to a World Series and co-founded the Denver Broncos, died Tuesday in Sun City, Ariz. He was 89. Howsam had heart problems, said his son, Robert Howsam of Colorado Springs. In a …
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ORLANDO, Fla. – A Florida man was arrested Wednesday night on charges of crashing a stolen car and leaving his child behind as he fled police, MyFoxOrlando.com reported. The baby, who was found in the backseat, was not seriously harmed. The child was taken to a hospital for observation, police …
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PORTLAND, Ore. – A small plane crashed and burned Saturday at Portland International Airport, killing at least one person, the Federal Aviation Administration said. An FAA spokesman, Mike Fergus, told The Associated Press that the plane, a single-engine Lancaire, burned and scattered wreckage on the runway after crashing just short …
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LOS ANGELES – A screenwriter has sued Mel Gibson and his production company, claiming he was misled by the actor-director into accepting a small payment for writing “The Passion of the Christ,” and was refused extra money when the film became a blockbuster. Benedict Fitzgerald claims that when he was …
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