How Dwayne Johnson kept 'Hercules' look a secret
LAS VEGAS (AP) — It was extremely hard for Dwayne Johnson to keep his "Hercules" look under wraps while filming the Brett Ratner-directed movie in Hungary last year. But he did it for the greater good of the big reveal.
Associated PressTexas teen gives police officer parking ticket
Annie James, a 14-year-old from Baytown, Tex., issued a handwritten $10 parking ticket to a police car parked in a fire zone in her neighborhood — and wound up with a reward.
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AdChoices Fortune BuildersSponsoredReid says GOP may have helped Russia annex Crimea
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Monday that Republicans may have helped Russia annex Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula in a surprisingly sharp attack ahead of a test vote on a bill authorizing more U.S. sanctions on Russia and $1 billion in loan guarantees to Ukraine.
Associated PressLet Bride Be The Guide For Wedding Guest List
DEAR ABBY: My daughter is being married soon, and I need some guidance about inviting my aunt and uncle to the wedding. They live about 30 miles from us. We moved to this area four years ago, and we've had them over for dinner once and invited them another time. They declined because they were…
Dear AbbyOfficials: No survivors expected in plane crash
MONTROSE, Colo. (AP) — A small plane believed to be carrying five people crashed into a reservoir in southwestern Colorado and authorities say all are feared dead.
Associated PressSasha Obama Is About to Become Teen-in-Chief
Sasha Obama is about to become a teenager, and photos from her trip to China with her mom prove she is about to become the ultimate teenager, the teenager-in-chief, shall we say.
The Atlantic Wire'Sorry brother': Ukraine marines betrayed by Russian raid
Feodosiya (Undefined) (AFP) - Just a year ago, Ruslan, a marine in Ukraine's top battalion stationed in the Crimean port of Feodosiya, helped Russian soldiers paint their armoured personnel carrier for a military parade. "We thought of them as our own, as our brothers," said Ruslan, who declined to…
AFPMalaysia: Missing flight crashed in Indian Ocean
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — It was the unwelcome, anguishing news that families of the missing had dreaded, and when they heard it from Malaysia's prime minister Monday night there were shrieks and intense heartbreak: The missing Malaysian Airlines flight whose fate was a mystery that consumed…
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AdChoices BuildDirect®SponsoredLion fights crocs over hippo (12 photos)
These photographs show the food chain in action as a hungry lion braved a river full of crocodiles to try and sink his teeth into a dead hippo. The photos were taken in the Maasi Mara nature reserve, in Kenya and show hungry lion braving a crocodile-infested river to get to an upside down hippo,…
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Odd NewsAfter Kicking Out Russia, the G8 Is Now The G7
This year's G8 summit won't be in Sochi, Russia as planned. And it won't include Russia at all, after the seven other world leaders in the group of industrialized nations decided to give Russia the boot. The seven leaders met at the behest of President Obama, and instead of Sochi, the now G7's…
The Atlantic WireProkhorov says transferring Brooklyn Nets ownership to Russia
Russian billionaire businessman Mikhail Prokhorov, owner of the Brooklyn Nets basketball franchise, said Monday he was transferring its ownership to Russia. As one of the richest Russians with assets abroad, Prokhorov could be vulnerable if the Western powers escalate economic sanctions against…
AFPMalaysia Airlines flight MH370
Even if searchers are able to miraculously pluck Malaysia Airlines flight 370's "black box" from the depths of the vast Indian Ocean, experts say it may not solve one of aviation's greatest mysteries. Planes, ships and state-of-the-art tracking equipment are hunting for any trace of the passenger…
AFP VideographicsMan committing random acts of kindness by giving out cash, detained in mental hospital
Richard Wright was brightening the days of dozens of strangers in the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) in Canada, by handing out C$50 and C$100 bills.
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Odd NewsIs this week the beginning of the end for Common Core?
Three states – Iowa, Florida and Arizona – have rebranded the Common Core Standards Initiative with different names in clever attempts to bamboozle critics of the standards. On Monday, Indiana skipped this desperate marketing ploy and simply ditched Common Core altogether, reports The Indianapolis…
The Daily CallerExperimental Drugs Offer New Hope for Patients Fighting Melanoma
Melanoma is one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer and it is responsible for the deaths of roughly 9,500 people in the United States each year. Though Melanoma accounts for less than 5% of all diagnosed skin cancer cases, it is the greatest contributor to the majority of skin cancer related…
Beyond The HeadlineHijacked Cuban planes still caught in limbo
KEY WEST, Florida (AP) — At face value, they are three old planes not worth much more than their parts and scrap metal. Stolen from the Cuban government during a six-month period ending in April 2003 — two by hijackers, one by its pilot — all three landed at Key West International Airport, a…
Associated PressTwo more colossal pharaoh statues unveiled in Egypt
Luxor (Egypt) (AFP) - Archaeologists on Sunday unveiled two colossal statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III in Egypt's famed temple city of Luxor, adding to an existing pair of world-renowned tourist attractions. The two monoliths in red quartzite were raised at what European and Egyptian archaeologists…
AFPWhy It's So Hard to Find Objects From Missing Plane
Reports trickled in all weekend from search aircraft flying over the Indian Ocean and satellite images that unidentified objects had been spotted floating on top of the sea where missing Malaysia Airlines flight #370 is believed to be.
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