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Supreme Court vacancy creates muddle for future of reproductive rights
The sudden death of Associate Justice Antonin Scalia has complicated the fate of many major cases before the Supreme Court this term. But few issues face as much turmoil going forward as women's reproductive rights.
In ...Read more
Apple admits it can write software to unlock terrorist's iPhone, prosecutors say
SAN FRANCISCO -- Apple has conceded it can write the software the FBI wants to unlock a terrorist's iPhone, and technology providers in the past have been required to write code to comply with subpoenas and court orders, ...Read more
Harper Lee, author of classic novel 'To Kill a Mockingbird,' dies at 89
"To Kill a Mockingbird," the classic 1960 novel about racism in a small Southern town, won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction, became a staple of high school reading lists and turned its author into one of American literature'...Read more
SeaWorld shakes up leadership
SAN DIEGO -- SeaWorld Entertainment, which brought in a new CEO nearly a year ago, announced Friday that it is now making more changes to its leadership, including a promotion of San Diego park president John Reilly to a ...Read more
Who will win South Carolina and Nevada? Here are seven predictions
NEW YORK -- Iowa went to Ted Cruz and (by a razor-thin margin) Hillary Clinton. New Hampshire went to Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders. Now all eyes turn to Saturday's contests, the South Carolina Republican primary and ...Read more
Jim Clyburn endorses Hillary Clinton in presidential race
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Hillary Clinton won the backing of U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn, South Carolina's most prominent Democrat on Friday.
"My heart has been with Hillary Clinton since day one," Clyburn said at the announcement at ...Read more
Analysis: Timing is everything — and Hillary Clinton's timing is awful
Timing is a big deal in politics, and Hillary Clinton's timing is rotten.
She's running a campaign for president on the argument that she is the most carefully prepared, judiciously educated candidate for the White House ...Read more
US airstrikes in Libya target Islamic State training camp and key terrorism operative
WASHINGTON -- U.S. drones and fighter jets carried out airstrikes in Libya against Islamic State on Friday, targeting a suspected training camp and a senior operative involved in two terrorist attacks in neighboring ...Read more
Hell and the Hunger
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On the surface, Hell and the Hunger is a vampire story. As the layers strip away, it quickly melts into a dark fantasy with elements of horror, romance, cop drama, and just a touch of humor.
'Firenado' caught on camera during Missouri wildfire
KANSS CITY, Mo. (UPI) -- Firefighters battling a massive wildfire in Missouri captured video of a "firenado," or fire tornado, blowing flames into the sky.
The Southern Platte Fire Protection District, one of several ...Read more
Deer opens door, browses in Virginia liquor store
RICHMOND, Va. (UPI) -- A Virginia deer paid a visit to a local liquor store after managing to push open the front door.
Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage shared security camera photos of the deer that show the ...Read more
Movie review: 'Snowtime!' isn't all child's play
An impressive snow fort rises at the center of "Snowtime!" Two lofty turrets tower above a white landscape that looks like it's been slathered with vanilla frosting in this animated kids movie from Quebec-based filmmakers ...Read more
TV review: Warning: The fascinating 'Love' on Netflix could cause bingeing
In one of the truly ironic moments of this century's explosion of small-screen art, a young woman is lectured about the dangers of bingeing.
It's a righteous if slightly malicious speech -- Mickey, played by the truly ...Read more
Movie review: 'Rolling Papers' is no 'Spotlight'
It's easy to forget Washington was the first state to legalize marijuana, because Colorado was quicker to actually open pot shops.
Media hordes descended on the story in the summer of 2014, with hometown paper The Denver ...Read more
No place for games: 'Nazi Olympics' opens at Illinois Holocaust Museum
SKOKIE, Ill. -- The first-level story about the 1936 Olympics in Berlin has Jesse Owens, the African-American track star, showing up Adolf Hitler, the racist German dictator, by winning four gold medals over competitors ...Read more
Dozens of 20-foot-tall presidential busts litter Virginia farmer's land
CROAKER, Va. (UPI) -- Aerial footage from a Virginia farm shows the eerie scene of 43 enormous busts of U.S. presidents rescued from a defunct theme park.
The video, posted to YouTube, shows the statues in various states ...Read more
VIDEO: Australian man catches close-up footage of suspected meteor
MELBOURNE (UPI) -- A man testing out his body camera at a Victoria, Australia, beach captured video of a suspected meteor falling to earth nearby.
The video, posted to YouTube by Overwatch Security, features body camera ...Read more
Blind cat captures hearts, leaves behind smiles
CARRBORO, N.C. -- Clients of the Charles House at Winmore sat a little straighter, hands folded in their laps and some smiling broadly, as Toby the Silver Tiger walked in the room.
"To-by! Toby the Tiger," one woman sang,...Read more
Restaurants are booming despite financial market turmoil
WASHINGTON -- One part of the U.S. economy is enjoying a surprising boom, and it should prove useful in combating the recent slowdown: Americans are spending more eating out than ever before.
The restaurant industry, long...Read more
Auto review: Ducati's Urban Enduro is better on pavement than dirt
Ducati's new Scrambler has a lot going for it. Maybe that's why the Italian bike builder is selling so many.
Packaging retro styling with ease of use and a price point that's low for a Bologna-built two-wheeler, Ducati ...Read more
In Nevada, young Latinos are 'Bernie kids'; their parents are 'with Hillary'
LAS VEGAS -- Last year, Nevada college student Ivan Soto was one of about 800,000 Latinos in the United States who turned 18 and became eligible to vote.
He and other millennials -- those born in the 1980s and 1990s -- ...Read more
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