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Clay Aiken, Lance Bass, Tony Goldwyn, Ben Shenkman, Wanda Sykes to Guest Star
The show stars Broadway veteran Brooke Elliott as Jane/Deb, a shallow model-in-training who dies in a sudden accident only to find her soul resurfacing in the body of a brilliant, thoughtful and plus-size attorney. The cast also includes theater
Updated: 04/12/2011 03:46P
Metrorail Plotter Gets 23 Years: What It Says About Sentencing in Terror Cases
“Today's plea provides a powerful example of how law enforcement and intelligence officials working together continue to use the criminal justice system to … secure [criminals'] lawful, long-term detention,” said Todd Hinnen, the acting assistant
Updated: 04/12/2011 03:45P
IAEA says Japan nuclear crisis "totally different" from Chernobyl accident
VIENNA, April 12 (Xinhua) -- The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Tuesday that although Japan has raised the severity level of the accident at the Fukushima No.1 plant, the crisis is quite different from the 1986 Chernobyl accident.
Updated: 04/12/2011 03:45P
Hard Rock hotel suit thrown out
As is typically the case with condo-hotel investments, the buyers can only stay in the units a limited amount of time, just 28 days in the case of the Hard Rock Hotel. The hotel operator oversees management of the units. “Many of the owners are being
Updated: 04/12/2011 03:45P
Hopes raised for recovery of AF447 black boxes
2011 AP SAO PAULO — Representatives of families of Brazilian victims of a 2009 Air France jet crash say French investigators have told them the rear section of the plane has been found — and that the "black boxes" may be attached to it.
Updated: 04/12/2011 03:45P
Jessica Sitzer of Rockaway was named the Liberty League's Women's Tennis
Jessica Sitzer of Rockaway was named the Liberty League's Women's Tennis Performer of the Week. A senior at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Sitzer went 2-0 at first singles. She was the Engineers' only winner in an 8-1 loss to Mount Holyoke, 2-6,
Updated: 04/12/2011 03:44P
APNewsBreak: UAE officer arrested at NY airport
Arif Mohamed Saeed Mohamed Al-Ali at Kennedy Airport late Monday night after he and his family boarded a nonstop flight to their home country, said Jim Martin, a spokesman for the US Attorney's office in Rhode Island. Al-Ali was held overnight in New
Updated: 04/12/2011 03:44P
Offshore tax evasion: Indian-American, Vaibhav Dahake pleads guilty to
WASHINGTON/BOSTON: An Indian-American businessman on Tuesday pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud US tax authorities by hiding his bank accounts in HSBC India, a case which has led US Internal Revenue Service to probe NRIs holding accounts in the
Updated: 04/12/2011 03:44P
Probation violation, strangulation, marijuana, DWI and much more
Tierney was charged with endangering the welfare of a child, Leandra's Law driving while intoxicated, Leandra's Law driving with .08 blood alcohol content or more, consuming alcohol in a motor vehicle, driving with an obstructed view and failure to
Updated: 04/12/2011 03:44P
Unpaid HuffPo Bloggers Sue for Their Piece of the Pie
Forbes reported on Tuesday that a group of bloggers, led by labor activist and journalist Jonathan Tasini, plan to file a class-action lawsuit against HuffPo, its founder Arianna Huffinton, and the site's owner AOL. Tasini was a freelancer for HuffPo
Updated: 04/12/2011 03:43P
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