The Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO — Across South America, soccer fans are feeling the joy of victory — spiked with a twist of revenge. The continent’s teams have dominated at World Cup 2010. Of its five nations in the field of 32 on opening day, four are still alive headed to the quarterfinals: Brazil, [...]
Associated Press Writer MANILA, Philippines — Benigno Aquino III, sworn in today as the Philippines’ 15th president, promised to prosecute the corrupt and banish poverty as he urged Filipinos to help him in a job he likened to a biblical burden. The son of two Philippine democracy icons, Aquino, 50, succeeds Gloria Macapagal Arroyo whose [...]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Corey Allen, who played the high school gang leader who gets in a knife fight with James Dean in “Rebel Without a Cause,†has died. He was 75. Family spokesman Mickey Cottrell says Allen died at his Hollywood home on Sunday. Allen played Buzz Gunderson in the 1955 movie. His character [...]
Associated Press Writer LOS ANGELES — Listen closely, that’s the sound of demented music dying that you’re hearing on your radio. After nearly 40 years of broadcasting catchy little tunes celebrating everything from dogs getting run over by lawnmowers to cockroaches devouring entire cities, Dr. Demento is discontinuing his syndicated radio show. By summer’s end, [...]
Associated Press Writer There isn’t a pop-culture franchise better suited for video games than the Harry Potter epic. It has magic, combat and a vast imaginary world to explore. It has appealing heroes, dastardly villains and awesome monsters. It even has its own sport, Quidditch, which should be a blast to play in virtual space. [...]
Associated Press Writer Forgot to de-friend your wife on Facebook while posting vacation shots of your mistress? Her divorce lawyer will be thrilled. Oversharing on social networks has led to an overabundance of evidence in divorce cases. The American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers says 81 percent of its members have used or faced evidence plucked [...]
LONDON (AP) — About one in nine of England’s historically important places of worship are in a bad state of repair, and rural churches tend to be in worse shape than ones in cities, according to research released Wednesday by a conservation group. According to a sample survey by English Heritage, 11 percent of England’s [...]
The Associated Press NEW YORK — The names Ilya Kovalchuk, Dan Hamhuis and Evgeni Nabokov don’t roll off the tongues of American sports fans quite like those of LeBron, D-Wade, and Dirk. Such is life in the world of the NHL, which is also about to embark on a free-agent frenzy of its own, starting [...]
The Associated Press NEW YORK — This summer’s biggest show in sports, kicking off at 12:01 a.m. Thursday, comes from a league that won’t play for months. It’s called “LeBron James: Free Agent.†The two-time MVP known more aptly than ever as the King is one of the most sought-after players to hit the market [...]
The Associated Press I’m done, and you should be, too. Put the vuvuzelas away. Stop worrying about how much time is really left in extra time. Quit tweeting “Gooooaaaaaaallllllll†on the rare occasion when someone actually scores. Stop gushing to your co-workers about the inner beauty of a nil-nil tie. Don’t feel compelled to spend [...]
The Associated Press WIMBLEDON, England — Roger Federer covered his face with both hands, no doubt wishing he were doing anything at that moment other than dissecting his latest earlier-than-expected Grand Slam exit. This one came at Wimbledon, no less — the tournament that he loves more than any other, that he ruled for so [...]
Daily Republic VALLEJO — An arson fire destroyed part of the Vallejo courthouse Wednesday morning. The fire erupted around 4 a.m. after an object shattered a glass window of the court’s criminal records office. The fire triggered a smoke detector and firefighters arrived at the courthouse four minutes later, Vallejo fire investigator Bill Tweedy said. [...]
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