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LOS ANGELES – 8:01 am – The story of Ronald Reagan’s life — from boyhood to Hollywood actor to leader of the free world — is about to spill out on the big screen in a way quite different from the miniseries that caused such a stir seven years ago. The feature film, titled “Reagan” [...]
Last month the New York state legislature approved no-fault divorce, the last state to do so, siding with opponents who viewed the law as antiquated and passé. This landmark decision got us thinking about what other outdated marriage laws might exist in the U.S. Read on to find out which states have (or had) the [...]
Eva Presenhuber’s vision of a home in this remote Alpine village began seven years ago, during a trip to the rugged Lower Engadine region of Switzerland. The village, perched high on a mountain plateau, was nearly invisible until she rounded the last bend in the road approaching it. “That was it,” said Ms. Presenhuber, 47, [...]
The Chicago Tribune reports Oak Brook, Illinois based McDonald’s Corp., came in last in a new Consumer Reports rating of fast-food burgers, the magazine said Friday. Burger King and Wendy’s fared a little better, but the top honors went to smaller regional chains like California’s In-N-Out Burger and Virginia-based Five Guys Burgers and Fries, which [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Obama’s Oval Office recently underwent a makeover, complete with new carpeting, wallpaper, sofas and a rug made of 25 percent recycled wood. Browse through images of the renovated room, and vote on your favorite presidential office below. View and vote and Washington Post
SAN JUAN – 12:24 pm – Hurricane Earl grew to a major Category 3 storm with 125 mph winds on Monday, tearing roofs off buildings and cutting power to islanders on a course that could threaten the eastern United States this week. “Interests from North Carolina all the way to Maine should keep an eye [...]
MIAMI 8:30 am – Hurricane Danielle strengthened into a major Category 4 storm in the western Atlantic Ocean early Friday, but computer models still showed it tracking in a northerly direction and away from key oil and gas producing areas in the Gulf of Mexico. In its latest advisory, the National Hurricane Center said Danielle [...]
MADISON – 7:53 am -Two extremely bright stars illuminate a greenish mist in this image from the Spitzer Space Telescope’s “GLIMPSE360″ survey. This mist is comprised of hydrogen and carbon compounds called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), which also are found here on Earth in sooty vehicle exhaust and on charred grills. In space, PAHs form [...]
MISSION HILLS – 1:08 pm – A case of mistaken identity led to a family of five, headed on a camping trip, being frisked on the 405 Freeway and placed in handcuffs. Los Angeles Police Department officials came across the family’s white van around 5:45 a.m. Friday, which came back as a stolen vehicle. KTLA [...]
6:39 pm – New York, San Francisco, and Chicago are among the most famous cities in the U.S., but there are many other fabulous–albeit smaller–cities in this country that don’t get their fair share of the spotlight. Whether a neighbor metropolis steals their thunder or a recent city makeover remains undiscovered by the masses, the [...]