AP Movie Critic It’s probably blasphemy to even think this, much less say it out loud, but here goes: The remake of “The Mechanic†starring Jason Statham is better than the 1972 original starring Charles Bronson — and Statham is better in the lead role than Bronson was. So there. Now, “The Mechanic†may not [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — CBS says musician-actor Sean “Diddy†Combs will guest star on an upcoming episode of “Hawaii Five-O.†He will play NYPD Detective Reggie Williams, who arrives in Honolulu on the hunt for the men who committed a crime against his family. The network said Wednesday that several of Combs’ hit songs will [...]
Associated Press PARK CITY, UTAH — A new movie directed by Susanna Lo will focus on the female followers of cult leader Charles Manson. Production on “Manson Girls†will begin this spring, Lo announced Monday at the Sundance Film Festival. Lo wrote the screenplay for the film, which will examine the lives of eight young [...]
FAIRFIELD — Free tax help for low- and moderate-income individuals and families is available beginning this weekend in Solano County. The Children’s Network of Solano County, the United Way of the Bay Area, the Sacramento Coalition for Working Families, the Yolo Family Resource Center, the Yolo County Children’s Alliance and the IRS have joined forces [...]
FAIRFIELD — A series of workshops aiming to provide assistance for those involved with nonprofit organizations are on tap this year. The workshops are being put on by the Solano Community Foundation for members of its Nonprofit Partnership Program. Class topics will focus on the tasks involved in running a nonprofit efficiently, including engaging a [...]
Associated Press HOUSTON — Doctors at a Houston hospital say a catheter draining fluids from Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ brain was removed ahead of her transfer to a rehabilitation facility. The hospital statement was more good news for the congresswoman who was seriously injured in a Jan. 8 shooting in Tucson, Ariz. Giffords was transferred early [...]
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — From the Afghan badlands to the Mediterranean, evidence of Iran’s reach is easy to spot: a mix of friend and foe for Kabul leaders, a power broker in Iraq, deep alliances with Syria and a big brother to Lebanon’s Hezbollah and Hamas in Gaza. Tehran’s proxy portfolio suddenly [...]
AP Science Writer The most extensive scientific study yet of dispersants injected deep in the Gulf of Mexico to counter an oil gusher last spring found a mixed bag of results. Researchers at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution found signs that the chemicals helped keep some oil from the busted BP well from bubbling to the [...]
Associated Press LONDON — Sparkly sapphire ring and matching blue silk dress? Check. Flowing chocolate hair, artfully flicked? Check. Straight back, regal demeanor, winning smile? Yes, she’s got it all. Her name, of course, is Kate. Except this is a copy-Kate, not Prince William’s bride-to-be. Kate Bevan is a model who looks remarkably like future [...]
Associated Press CHICAGO — If history unfolded differently, and Abraham Lincoln had served out his second term in the White House, could he have returned to Illinois to run for mayor of his hometown? The response might have boiled down to this: Honest, Abe, you can’t, unless you’ve lived in Springfield for a full year. [...]
Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisia’s government issued an international arrest warrant Wednesday for ousted President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and six relatives, accusing him of taking money out of the North African nation illegally. Ben Ali, who fled to Saudi Arabia after being driven from power this month by violent protests, was also [...]
Associated Press CAIRO — Egyptian anti-government activists pelted police with firebombs and rocks in a second day of clashes Wednesday in defiance of an official ban on any protests. Beefed up police forces on the streets quickly moved in and used tear gas, beatings and live ammunition fired in the air to disperse any demonstrations. [...]
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