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Heat beat brave Bulls to reach Eastern final
MIAMI (Reuters) - The Miami Heat reached their third straight Eastern Conference final after a 94-91 win over Chicago on Wedn...
ABC to start first streaming of live broadcast shows
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Disney's ABC network will become the first broadcast network to stream its shows live online thro...
Renewed or canceled? A fall TV preview
How did your shows fare? We've got the list of the renewed and canceled shows below.ABC:RENEWED: Scandal, Grey's Anat...
Heat respond to loss with statement win over Bulls
MIAMI (Reuters) - Miami Heat bounced back from their series-opening loss to Chicago to thrash the Bulls 115-78 on Wednesday a...
Congress passes plan to ease flight delays
By Doug Palmer and Richard CowanWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday approved a Senate plan to ...
George Lucas to wed in Chicago in June
"Star Wars" creator George Lucas has set a date for his summer wedding.The movie mogul and his longtime girlfriend ...
American Air says systems restored, expects more cancellations
(Reuters) - American Airlines said its computer systems were restored and flights had resumed after intermittent outages on T...
Daughter of Obama's former pastor charged with fraud
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The daughter of President Barack Obama's controversial former pastor was indicted on Wednesday on cha...
Kid Rock taking pay cut to provide fans cheaper concert tickets
Kid Rock is set to take a hefty pay cut this summer after unveiling plans to charge fans just $20 to attend dates on his ...
Miami's 27-game streak snapped after Chicago loss
(The Sports Xchange) - The Miami Heat's quest for history fell short, but it didn't end quietly.The Chicago Bulls sto...
Woman sues McDonalds after son eats used condom
(Reuters) - McDonald's Corp has been sued by a woman who said her two-year-old son ate a used condom he found in the play...
Lawyers weigh possible legal fallout of Daytona crash
(Reuters) - Spectators injured when they were hit by wreckage from a crash at a NASCAR race on Saturday face a significant ob...
Ex-congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. pleads guilty to fund misuse
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former congressman Jesse Jackson Jr., the son of a civil rights leader and a one-time rising star in D...
U.S. gauging interest in 2024 Olympic bid
(Reuters) - The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) sent letters to the mayors of 35 American cities on Tuesday to gauge t...
Rod Stewart pushes back tour to finish new album
Rob Stewart is postponing his upcoming spring tour in order to put the finishing touches to his next album.The "Maggie M...
Powerful blizzard takes aim at northeast
BOSTON (Reuters) - The northeastern United States braced on Friday morning for a blizzard that could drop up to three feet (n...
Fall Out Boy ends three-year break with new album, tour
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Fall Out Boy unveiled plans for a new album and world tour on Monday, three years after the pop punk ...
Mother loses fourth child to Chicago gun violence
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Shirley Chambers of Chicago had four children - three boys and a girl. Now they're all gone.Chambers ...
2012 was hottest year on record in U.S.
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The year 2012 was the warmest on record for the contiguous United States, beating the previous record by ...
What measures the best teacher? More than scores.
(Reuters) - Effective teachers can be identified by observing them at work, measuring their students' progress on standar...
George Lucas engaged to marry businesswoman
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Star Wars" creator George Lucas will marry his longtime girlfriend Mellody Hobson, the dir...
Green Day to get back on road in March
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The members of Green Day said on Monday they will return to the road in March after the punk rock band c...
Chicago bandit captured after high-rise prison escape
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The FBI said on Friday it captured one of two bank robbers who escaped this week from a high-rise jail in...
First major storm of winter pelts Midwest
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The first major winter storm of the year hit the U.S. Midwest on Thursday, bringing a blizzard to the Pla...
Obama wants to target gun violence, but how?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - His words have been eloquent and sympathetic, as they typically are when he is the voice of a nation i...
Packers win NFC North with victory over Bears
(Reuters) - The Green Bay Packers secured their place in the National Football League playoffs with a 21-13 win over the Chic...
Tearful Obama calls for action after school shooting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A tearful President Barack Obama expressed "overwhelming grief" on Friday for the victims of...
Redskins and Cowboys get dramatic wins
(Reuters) - The Washington Redskins and the Dallas Cowboys both came back from the brink of defeat to win their National Foot...
Obama, Boehner talk; Geithner prepared to go off 'cliff'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in Congress and President Barack Obama consumed much of Wednesday talking up their positio...
Chicago artist gets a national stage: the holiday White House
CHICAGO (Reuters) - To help decorate the White House for the Christmas season this year, President Barack Obama turned to an ...
Falcons keep up the pace, Browns upset Steelers
(Reuters) - Matt Ryan and the Atlanta Falcons kept pace with the 10-1 Houston Texans after a scrappy 24-23 win at the Tampa B...
Shoppers buy earlier this holiday season
CHICAGO/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Online shopping has grown sharply so far this holiday shopping season after U.S. retailers ...
49ers Kaepernick wins battle of back-up QBs
(Reuters) - San Francisco's Colin Kaepernick tamed the fierce Chicago defense and dominated the battle of back-up quarter...
Durant helps Thunder rally past Bulls
(Reuters) - Some late game heroics from three-time all-star Kevin Durant powered the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 97-91 victory...
Obama, buoyed by election win, faces new battles
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama had little time to savor victory on Wednesday after voters gave him a second te...
Twitter makes history on election night
By Sam YoungmanWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama called it - in less than 140 characters.Around 11:15 pm EST, jus...
Obama, fresh from re-election, has little time to savor win
By Steve Holland and Matt SpetalnickWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fresh from a decisive re-election win, President Barack Obama retu...
Americans hand Obama a second term, challenges await
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama won a second term in the White House on Tuesday, overcoming deep doubts among v...
Klingon goes boldly beyond 'Star Trek' into pop culture
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Why learn French when you could learn Klingon?The language created more than 30 years ago for the &qu...
Obama votes, picks up Powell endorsement amid swing state push
CHICAGO (Reuters) - President Barack Obama won the endorsement of retired General Colin Powell, a moderate Republican, on Thu...
Bears' defense feasts on Lions
(Reuters) - Chicago's swarming, suffocating defense squeezed the life out of the Detroit Lions in a 13-7 victory on Monda...
Mariah Carey recording duet with R. Kelly
Mariah Carey has joined forces with R. Kelly for a new duet.The "Fantasy" hitmaker took to her Twitter page on Thur...
Bears feast on Romo mistakes to rout Cowboys
(Reuters) - Jay Cutler comfortably won a battle between two unpredictable quarterbacks to lead Chicago to a 34-18 victory ove...
Oddest discoveries win spoof Nobel prizes
By Julie SteenhuysenCHICAGO (Reuters) - Psychologists who discovered that leaning to the left makes the Eiffel Tower seem sma...
Blowhard silencer, dead-fish brain science win spoof Nobel prizes
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Psychologists who discovered that leaning to the left makes the Eiffel Tower seem smaller, neuroscientist...
Reds manager Baker has stroke, targets return next week
(Reuters) - Cincinnati Reds manager Dusty Baker had a stroke last week when he was being released from hospital for an irregu...
Gas prices come down for first time since July
(Reuters) - Gasoline prices in the United States dropped four-tenths of a cent over the past two weeks as crude oil prices fe...
Nationals, Reds clinch playoff spots
(Reuters) - The Cincinnati Reds and Washington Nationals became the first Major League Baseball teams to clinch playoff berth...
President of all Americans, but happy to have rich friends
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama invoked blue-collar workers on Tuesday to contrast himself with his Republican ...
Back to school in Chicago as teachers' strike ends
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Chicago students return to school on Wednesday after a teachers' strike ended, thrilling parents who ...
Yankees beat Boston, tied again with Baltimore
(Reuters) - The New York Yankees have responded to Baltimore's extra-innings win over Tampa Bay to rejoin the Orioles on ...
Packers pacify Bears to get back on level terms
(Reuters) - The Green Bay Packers made amends for a surprise opening week loss with a dominant 23-10 victory over division ri...
No deal in Chicago as strike talks drag on
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Chicago students marked a week off classes on Friday as hopes of an imminent end to a teachers' strik...
Scherzer shines as Tigers claw back White Sox
(Reuters) - Starter Max Scherzer was dominant early and the Detroit batters backed him up in the latter stages as the Tigers ...
School's out in Chicago as teachers strike, parents scramble
CHICAGO (Reuters) - School was out in Chicago on Monday and parents scrambled for child care after public school teachers sta...
Book returned to Chicago library after 78 years
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A Chicago-area woman wanted to return an overdue copy of "The Picture of Dorian Gray" to the Ch...
'Green Mile' actor Michael Clarke Duncan dies at 54
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Michael Clarke Duncan, nominated for an Academy Award for his portrayal of a death row inmate i...
Shia LaBeouf shifts movie gears, goes 'Lawless'
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - After a string of big-budget Hollywood flicks like the "Transformers" and "Indiana Jon...
Did Clint Eastwood lose the plot at Romney's convention?
TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - Republicans may have made Mitt Romney's day with the presidential nomination he long sought, b...
Storm Isaac heads for Gulf Coast, hurricane warning issued
MIAMI (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Isaac swirled into the Gulf of Mexico on Monday, threatening to disrupt U.S. offshore oil an...
'Real World' star Joey Kovar found dead
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Reality television performer Joey Kovar, who starred in MTV's "The Real World: Hollywood&quo...
Has Teach for America betrayed its mission?
(Reuters) - When Wendy Kopp, just out of Princeton, founded Teach for America in 1989, she dreamed of recruiting 500 elite co...
New campaigner Ryan under fire from hecklers, Obama
DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - Republican Paul Ryan got a taste of the rough side of a presidential campaign on Monday when pro...
Drought, food prices fan fears of new crisis
ROME/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Global alarm over a potential repeat of the 2008 food crisis escalated after data showed food prices...
Peterson jury hears paramedic tell of cold, waxy body
JOLIET, Illinois (Reuters) - A paramedic who testified on Thursday at the murder trial of Drew Peterson, a former police offi...
Chick-fil-A plucks new sales record after gay marriage blowup
(Reuters) - Adding a bit of controversy to the menu doesn't seem to have hurt Chick-fil-A.The chain restaurant had a &quo...
Drought deepens worries about food supplies, prices
By Bob BurgdorferCHICAGO (Reuters) - Alarm grew over the unrelenting Midwest drought on Tuesday, as one of the top corporate ...
Farrell: 'Black Sabbath at Lollapalooza is Dream Come True'
Rocker Perry Farrell is overjoyed to have booked Black Sabbath for Lollapalooza in what will mark the band's only U.S. da...
SpongeBob coins among assets seized by FBI
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Silver SpongeBob SquarePants coins minted by a private company in New Zealand were among the assets seize...
Drought wilts crops as officials pray for rain
WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Oppressive heat and a worsening drought in the Midwest pushed grain prices near or past record...
Drought worsens crop damage, raising food, fuel worry
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Corn and soybeans in the U.S. Midwest baked in an unrelenting heat wave on Monday with fears rising of bi...
Obama says he won't apologize for Bain attacks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will not apologize to Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney for raising...
Gasoline prices fall more, but slide may be over
(Reuters) - Consumers have caught a break from the slowing economy as gasoline prices extended their steep three-month declin...
Freight train derails, catches fire in Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - A Norfolk Southern freight train derailed and burst into flames in Columbus, Ohio, early on Wednes...
Jennifer Hudson always disliked man that killed family
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Grammy and Oscar winning singer and actress Jennifer Hudson testified on Monday that she had known the ma...
Relief comes for Midwest, Northeast after heat wave
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A blistering heat wave finally showed signs of letting up across the U.S. Midwest and Northeast on Sunday...
David Beckham banned for 'provocative behavior'
(Reuters) - Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder David Beckham has been suspended for a game for "confrontational and provocati...
West Virginia struggles with power outages amid new storms
LEWISBURG, W.V. (Reuters) - Six days after violent storms hit the eastern United States, the state of West Virginia was strug...
Billy Ray Cyrus to make broadway debut
Country star Billy Ray Cyrus is set to make his Broadway debut in the musical Chicago this autumn.The "Achy Breaky Heart...
Youkilis bids emotional farewell to Boston
(Reuters) - The Boston Red Sox traded Kevin Youkilis to the Chicago White Sox on Sunday, leaving David Ortiz as the only play...
Dwyane Wade asks court to suspend ex-wife's child visits
CHICAGO (Reuters) - An attorney for Miami Heat basketball star Dwyane Wade asked a judge on Tuesday to suspend his ex-wife...
Imaging use up in HMOs, adds to radiation worry
By Julie SteenhuysenCHICAGO (Reuters) - Use of diagnostic imaging in the United States has doubled since the mid-1990s, raisi...
Catherine Zeta-Jones wants to play Cleopatra in new rock musical
Actress Catherine Zeta-Jones is planning to return to Broadway as Cleopatra in a new rock and roll musical.The Oscar-winning ...
Parents protest surge in standardized testing
(Reuters) - A backlash against high-stakes standardized testing is sweeping through U.S. school districts as parents, teacher...
Can Occupy Wall Street survive?
(Reuters) - More than eight months after Occupy Wall Street burst onto the global stage, decrying income inequality and coini...
Joe Nichols' wife had five miscarriages
Country star Joe Nichols and his wife Heather have opened up about their struggles to conceive, revealing she suffered a five...
Hospitals fight drug scarcity, fear patients harmed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - At the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, pharmacists are using old-fashioned paper spreadsheets to track...
Nick Jonas hosts broadway event for New York students
Singer/actor Nick Jonas thrilled drama students on Tuesday by bringing them onto the New York stage as part of a special Broa...
Drummer Drew Hester quits Chicago before tour
Drummer Drew Hester has left the band Chicago as the rockers prepare to kick off their summer tour next month.Hester joined t...
Wade takes charge as Heat reach East final
(Reuters) - Dwyane Wade turned on the style as the Miami Heat clinched a place in the NBA Eastern Conference finals with a 10...
Obama campaign targeting Romney's record as governor
CHICAGO/DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - After weeks of painting Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney as a job-slashing ...
76ers fight off Boston to force Game Seven
(Reuters) - The Philadelphia 76ers ground out an 82-75 win over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday to force a deciding Game Seve...
Kool & The Gang surprised to get Van Halen call
It was Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth's idea to book disco band Kool & The Gang as the rock group's support act on...
Travolta accuser hires celebrity lawyer Allred
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The masseur whose $2 million sexual battery lawsuit against Hollywood actor John Travolta was dis...
Data suggests drug treatment can lower crime
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. crime statistics show illegal drugs play a central role in criminal acts, providing new evidence ...
Lamborghini Crashes in Suburbs
The driver of this Lamborghini Gallardoleaves a different kind of impressionwhen a failed attempt at racing ends in a Chicago...
Beleaguered beef purveyors carve out "pink slime" stain
WESTERN SPRINGS, Illinois (Reuters) - Behind the glass meat counter at Casey's Market in a Chicago suburb, the butchers p...
Celtics and 76ers advance, Nuggets stay alive
(Reuters) - The Philadelphia 76ers and Boston Celtics savored playoff joy on Thursday as they advanced with last-gasp wins to...
Obama talks gay rights at Clooney fundraiser
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - President Barack Obama called his endorsement of same-sex marriage a "logical extension" of...
Jury begins deliberations in Jennifer Hudson family killings
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Not a single fingerprint or scrap of DNA was found to prove who murdered three family members of Oscar-wi...
Nuggets, Hawks stay alive, Pacers win series
LOS ANGELES, May 8 - Denver, Atlanta and Chicago refused to buckle under the threat of elimination from the NBA playoffs on T...
Boston ties series without Rondo, Bulls routed
(Reuters) The Boston Celtics held firm while Eastern Conference rivals the Chicago Bulls collapsed as the NBA title contender...
Obama swoops into Afghanistan on bin Laden anniversary
BAGRAM AIRBASE, Afghanistan (Reuters) - President Barack Obama marked the anniversary of Osama bin Laden's death with a s...
New York City sites compete for preservation grants
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Forty New York City cultural institutions and historic sites will compete for millions of dollars in gra...
Obama in Afghanistan on anniversary of bin Laden's death
KABUL (Reuters) - President Barack Obama arrived in Afghanistan on Tuesday to sign an agreement charting future relations wit...
Five arrested in U.S. plot to blow up bridge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. authorities arrested five self-described anarchists in the Cleveland area for allegedly plotting ...
U.S. marks second victory over British in War of 1812
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - A parade of naval vessels and square-rigged sailing ships made their way on Tuesday up the Mississipp...
Using AIDS drugs to prevent infection: a bargain?
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Giving an AIDS-fighting drug to men who are at high risk of HIV infection would cost billions, but it mig...
Belief in God grows as mortality nears, survey says
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Belief in God is highest among older people and increases with age, perhaps due to the growing realizatio...
Rose withers but Bulls top Heat to stretch East lead
(Reuters) - A misfiring Derrick Rose forced the Chicago Bulls to rely on their bench but they still managed a 96-86 overtime ...
Surging Boston turn up the heat on Miami
(Reuters) - The Boston Celtics stepped up their run to the playoffs on Tuesday by upsetting Miami 115-107 for their second vi...
For women, boxing workouts pull no punches
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jennifer Vaughn needed to get in shape after law school. Emily McCart wanted a break from running.Punchi...
Jobs Act doesn't mean Wild West for companies
(Reuters) - Any U.S. corporate executives who think they can use the Jobs Act's relaxed rules for public listing to cut c...
Americans brace for next foreclosure wave
GARFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio (Reuters) - Half a decade into the deepest U.S. housing crisis since the 1930s, many Americans are hop...
'Wide open' Masters set for a special week
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Not since 2001, when Tiger Woods was seeking an unprecedented fourth successive major title, has...
Reds' Votto joins $200-million club with new deal
(Reuters) - Canadian Joey Votto became just the fourth Major League Baseball player to reach a contract worth more than $...
No time to rest for Kentucky's Calipari
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Kentucky coach John Calipari knows he has no time to rest despite winning his first national title wi...
JetBlue co-pilot calmly and quickly got jet down
WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) - With his captain restrained and locked out of the cockpit, the co-pilot of JetBlue Flight 191 ...
Magic Johnson Group to Buy Dodgers
By Ronald Grover and Sue ZeidlerLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A group spear-headed by former basketball great Earvin "Magic&qu...
Aerosmith Announces North American Tour
Aerosmith is hitting the road again. They kick off the first leg of their 2012 Global Warming North America Tour on June 16th...
U.S. gasoline hits $3.93 a gallon: survey
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The price of a gallon of gasoline in the United States rose 11.49 cents over the past two weeks as profi...
Romney scores big win over Santorum in Illinois
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Republican Mitt Romney cruised to an easy victory over top rival Rick Santorum in Illinois on Tuesday, mo...
NY Mets owners settle Madoff case, avoid trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The owners of the New York Mets agreed to pay $162 million to settle a lawsuit by the trustee seekin...
Romney leads in Illinois poll over Santorum
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney may be headed for an important victory in Illinois on Tuesda...
Suspected tornado hits Michigan as warm spell goes on
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A suspected tornado touched down in Michigan on Thursday, causing severe damage to some structures but no...
Retirees move, but not very far
CHICAGO (Reuters) - When Harvey and Cora Alter decided to move away from Washington, D.C., for their retirement, friends were...
Actor Michael Madsen arrested after fight with son
(Reuters) - Actor Michael Madsen, known for roles in films such as "Thelma & Louise," was arrested for child cruelt...
Was Einstein wrong - or was the cable loose?
GENEVA/CHICAGO (Reuters) - The world of science was upended last year when an experiment appeared to show one of Einstein'...
Bryant fires Lakers to win over Heat
(Reuters) - Kobe Bryant exacted revenge for his broken nose with a game-high 33 points as the Los Angeles Lakers beat Miami H...
U.S. to offer legal backing for 'targeted killing'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Monday plans to outline how U.S. laws empower the government to kill Ameri...
Corruption still rife in Chicago years after Al Capone
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The city where gangster Al Capone once kept the mayor on his payroll ranked first in public corruption co...
With camps gone, Occupiers prepare for new fights
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (Reuters) - Their encampments are largely gone, but the U.S. Occupy movement is far from dead, with organiz...
Teen pregnancy, abortion rates at record low
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Birth and abortion rates among U.S. teens fell to record lows in 2008 as increased use of contraceptives ...
U.S. plans to halt Afghan combat role early
KABUL (Reuters) - The United States appears to have taken Kabul by surprise by announcing plans to end its Afghan combat role...
Vanity Fair picks Hollywood's leading ladies
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Vanity Fair unveiled the cover of its annual Hollywood issue on Tuesday, featuring "fresh stars ...
Brain scans spot early signs of dyslexia
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Instead of waiting for a child to experience reading delays, scientists now say they can identify the rea...
Fast-moving snowstorm hits Northeast
(Reuters) - After an unusually mild winter across much of the United States, a fast-moving snowstorm struck the Northeast fro...
Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered across nation
CHICAGO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Americans honored Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday with a traditional day of service as well...
Pot smokers don't puff away lung health: study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A few hits on the bong now and then don't seem to have any detrimental effects on lung health, su...
'Mormon moment' examined in U.S. survey
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Most Mormons believe their religion is not well understood by Americans and many sense hostility but a su...
U.S. winter weather arrives after mild patch
CAMBRIDGE, Mass (Reuters) - Wind, rain and snow blanketed much of the Midwest and Northeast on Thursday, ushering in a more t...
Rosie O'Donnell defends photo with dead shark
Rosie O'Donnell has defended her decision to take her family fishing after a photo of the star with a dead hammerhead shark s...
FBI data shows spike in gun purchases in 2011
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The FBI performed a record number of instant background checks on would-be firearm buyers in 2011 as Amer...
Morrissey Abandons Gig Over Security Trouble
Singer Morrissey stormed off stage and cut short the final gig of his North American tour on Sunday night after slamming secu...
Where's the Beef: U.S. Beef Consumption in Decline
By Meredith DavisCHICAGO (Reuters) - For the past decade, cattle ranchers and meat packers watched with despair as America's ...
Penguins Defenseman Suspended for Check to Head
(Reuters) - Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Deryk Engelland has been suspended for three games for an illegal check to the hea...
Canucks Defeat Wings for Another Western Win
(Reuters) - The Vancouver Canucks took down another leading Western Conference team on Wednesday with a 4-2 victory over the ...
Rose agrees five-year contract extension with Bulls
(Reuters) - MVP point guard Derrick Rose has agreed to a five-year contract extension with the Chicago Bulls, the National Ba...
Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan opening tea shop
Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan is launching an unlikely new venture - he's opening a tea house in his native Illinoi...
US Asks Journals to Censor Bird Flu Studies
By Julie SteenhuysenCHICAGO (Reuters) - A U.S. scientific advisory board on Tuesday asked two scientific journals to leave ...
Aging in office: U.S. presidents often outlive peers
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Judging by their "before" and "after" photographs, U.S. presidents appear to age befo...
Blagojevich sentenced to 14 years for corruption
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich on Wednesday was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for pol...
ESPN's Erin Andrews sues man for peephole videos
NASHVILLE (Reuters) - ESPN reporter Erin Andrews has filed a new $10 million invasion of privacy lawsuit over a 2008 inci...
Blagojevich lawyers ask for mercy in sentencing
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Lawyers for disgraced former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich asked a federal judge on Tuesday to show m...
NBA releases schedule ahead of union agreement
(Reuters) - The National Basketball Association (NBA) does not yet have a ratified labor agreement but the league moved full ...
Rosie O'Donnell gets engaged to girlfriend
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Television talk show host Rosie O'Donnell is engaged to girlfriend Michelle Rounds, her spokeswoman s...
Bare-bones bikes help Harley slay 'Geezer' image
(Reuters) - For Harley-Davidson, Michael Adams is a godsend.When the 22-year-old college senior showed up for a $25 rider...
Packers primed for early playoff spot
(Reuters) - The unbeaten Green Bay Packers can secure their place in the playoffs and take a step towards the 'perfect season...
Billionaire Buffett to host Obama fundraiser
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Billionaire investor and philanthropist Warren Buffett will boost President Barack Obama's re-election bi...
Texting mistake lands would-be drug buyer in jail
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Text messages about buying drugs mistakenly sent to a Nebraska state trooper led to the arrest of a 23-ye...
Lawsuit dropped, but Bieber baby claim lingers
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The woman who claimed teen singer Justin Bieber fathered a baby with her has dropped her paternity la...
Saints take charge in NFC South, 49ers down Giants
MIAMI (Reuters) - John Kasay's overtime field goal gave the New Orleans Saints a 26-23 victory over the Atlanta Falcons as th...
Herman Cain says he will address allegations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain will hold a new conference on Tuesday to confront the la...
Bears rally to down Eagles 30-24
(Reuters) - Chicago slammed the brakes on Philadelphia's recent revival with a 30-24 road win on Monday that sent the Eagles ...
Consumers and businesses pump up third-quarter growth
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The economy grew at its fastest pace in a year in the third quarter as consumers and businesses steppe...
Gas pump handles top study of filthy surfaces
(Reuters) - Just when you thought filling up your car could not hurt any more, researchers may have found another reason to a...
Police docked vacation for protest pepper spray
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York City policeman has been docked more than a third of his vacation time after he used pepper sp...
Selena Gomez obtains restraining order against man
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Selena Gomez has obtained a temporary restraining order against a 46 year-old man who her attorney cl...
Not subtly, Obama campaign prepares for Romney
WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Eight candidates took part in Tuesday's Republican presidential debate, but President Barack O...
Anti-Wall St. protesters ready for standoff
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Officials on Friday postponed a planned clean-up of the downtown Manhattan park where anti-Wall Street p...
Protests spread to more than a dozen cities
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Protests against corporate greed and economic inequality spread across America on Thursday and found unl...
Wall Street protest grows as unions swell ranks
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Thousands of anti-Wall Street demonstrators converged on New York's financial district on Wednesday, the...
Fox News marks 15 years, still the underdog
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Fox News Channel marks its 15th anniversary this week having changed the face of television news ...
Ex-Governor Blagojevich's sentencing postponed
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The sentencing of convicted former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich has been postponed from October 6, w...
Bills, Lions come back to keep perfect starts
MIAMI (Reuters) - The Buffalo Bills and the Detroit Lions both staged thrilling comebacks to extend their winning starts to t...
Braves hit back in Wild Card race, Red Sox tumble
(Reuters) - The Atlanta Braves rebounded from gut-wrenching defeat with a 4-0 shutout victory over the Florida Marlins on Tue...
'Royal wedding,' 'winning' deemed top TV words
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Royal wedding" and "winning" (as in Charlie Sheen's catch-phrase) were the two m...
Eagles' Vick set for high-stakes return to Atlanta
MIAMI (Reuters) - Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick is not counting on much love from the crowd when he visits his...
Wal-Mart aims to do more work with women
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc will double the money it spends with women-owned businesses, train women around the w...
Weather disasters costing U.S. billions this year
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Blizzards. Tornadoes. Floods. Record heat and drought, followed by wildfires.The first eight months of 20...
Top 10 BBQ spots for Labor Day weekend
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Picking top barbecue spots is a tad dangerous. The emotions connected to hometown recipes run as deeply ...
9/11 firefighters have higher cancer risk: study
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Male firefighters who were exposed to toxic dust and smoke from the 9/11 attacks on New York's World Trad...
Amtrak train hits farm vehicle, derails in Nebraska
OMAHA, Neb (Reuters) - An Amtrak train carrying an estimated 178 passengers struck a crane in southwest Nebraska on Friday, p...
Unplanned pregnancies rising among poor women
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Unintended pregnancies, which make up nearly half of all pregnancies in the United States, are increasing...
California fugitive arrested after 36 years: FBI
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A convicted murderer who escaped from a California prison camp over three decades ago has been recapt...
Biggest jump in Midwest farmland prices in 34 years
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Prices for farmland in the heart of the U.S. grain belt were up 17 percent in the second quarter compared...
Australian collar bomb suspect appears in court
LOUISVILLE, Ky (Reuters) - A man wanted in Australia over accusations he strapped a fake bomb to the neck of a teenage girl a...
Wall Street extends gains but caution persists
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rose for a third day on Monday as investors bought shares whose prices have been beaten down in r...
Thome warms purists' hearts with 600th home run
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jim Thome powered his way into one of Major League Baseball's most exclusive clubs on Monday when he slu...
Weddings for 'View' hosts take place days apart
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Morning talk show "The View" has a two newlyweds on its panel of co-hosts, with Joy Behar a...
Uggla's hitting streak ends at 33 games
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Atlanta slugger Dan Uggla saw his Major League-best 33-game hitting streak come to an end as the Braves f...
VIDEO: Death toll rises in Indiana stage collapse
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - A fifth person has died from the collapse of an outdoor concert stage in heavy wind just before a we...
VIDEO: Death toll rises in Indiana stage collapse
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - A fifth person has died from the collapse of an outdoor concert stage in heavy wind just before a we...
Americans wonder where the misery will end
NEW YORK (Reuters) - America is on the fritz.From Times Square to St. Petersburg, Florida, and Portland, Oregon, people are t...

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