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• Angelina Jolie says she had double mastectomy

  May 14, 2013 in Health, Nation/World LOS ANGELES (AP) — Angelina Jolie says that she has had a preventive double mastectomy after learning she carried a gene that made it extremely likely she would get breast … 18

• Iconic Princess Diana dresses fetch $1.2M in UK

  March 19, 2013 in Features, Nation/World LONDON (AP) — A collection of some of Princess Diana’s most memorable evening gowns, including one she wore to a White House dinner where she danced with John Travolta, fetched … 3

• UK: Queen hospitalized over stomach illness

  March 3, 2013 in Nation/World LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II was hospitalized Sunday over an apparent stomach infection that has ailed her for days, a rare instance of ill health sidelining the long-reigning … 2

• Singer Mindy McCready dies in apparent suicide

  February 17, 2013 in Nation/World HEBER SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) — Mindy McCready, who hit the top of the country charts before personal problems sidetracked her career, died Sunday in Arkansas in an apparent suicide. She … 1

• Olympian Pistorius charged with murder

  February 14, 2013 in Nation/World PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Paralympic superstar Oscar Pistorius was charged Thursday with the murder of his girlfriend who was shot inside his home in South Africa, a stunning development … 17

• ‘Dear Abby’ advice columnist dies at age 94

  January 17, 2013 in Nation/World MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Pauline Friedman Phillips, who under the name of Abigail Van Buren, wrote the long-running “Dear Abby” advice column that was followed by millions of newspaper readers throughout … 4

• Miss USA Olivia Culpo is crowned Miss Universe

  December 20, 2012 in Nation/World LAS VEGAS (AP) — An American university student is the new Miss Universe, defeating dozens of contestants from six continents to bring the crown back to the U.S. after a …

• Affleck calls for stronger US leadership in Congo

  December 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Actor-director Ben Affleck says a desperate humanitarian situation in Congo requires a stronger display of U.S. leadership. The “Argo” star told a House committee in Washington on …

• Petraeus mistress won’t face cyberstalking charge

  December 18, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has decided not to charge David Petraeus’ mistress, Paula Broadwell, with cyberstalking as part of its investigation into an email scandal that led to …

• Hollywood hacker sentenced to 10 years in prison

  December 17, 2012 in Nation/World LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge sentenced a hacker to 10 years in prison on Monday after he broke into the personal online accounts of Scarlett Johansson, Christina Aguilera …

• Newtown holds the first funerals for the victims

  December 17, 2012 in Nation/World NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — A grief-stricken Newtown on Monday began burying the littlest victims of the school massacre, starting with two 6-year-old boys — one of them a big football …

• Hollywood hacker honed his skills for years

  December 16, 2012 in Nation/World LOS ANGELES (AP) — Long before Christopher Chaney made headlines by hacking into the email accounts of such stars as Scarlett Johansson and Christina Aguilera, two other women say he …

• Like 9/11 concert, musicians turn out for Sandy

  December 13, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — Call the “12-12-12” benefit show “The Concert for New York City” 2.0. Eleven years after the benefit concert in response to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks …

• Joe Allbritton, 87, DC media, banking giant dies

  December 12, 2012 in Nation/World McLEAN, Va. (AP) — Joe L. Allbritton, who became one of Washington’s most influential men through a media conglomerate of newspapers and television stations and a financial empire that once …

• Peppermint pigs a smashing tradition in NY

  December 11, 2012 in Nation/World SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — A holiday tradition in this upstate New York resort town has a peppermint twist: pig-shaped hard candies are sold with little metal hammers to smash …

• Alan Alda asks scientists to explain: What’s time?

  December 11, 2012 in Nation/World MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — Professor Alan Alda has a homework assignment for scientists. Yes, that Alan Alda. The actor known for portraying Capt. Benjamin Franklin “Hawkeye” Pierce on the TV … 1

• Alan Alda asks scientists to explain: What’s time?

  December 10, 2012 in Nation/World MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — Professor Alan Alda has a homework assignment for scientists. Yes, that Alan Alda. The actor known for his Emmy-Award-winning work on the TV show “MASH,” is …

• Black women battle obesity with dialogue, action

  December 10, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Nicole Ari Parker was motivated by frustration. For Star Jones, it was a matter of life or death. Toni Carey wanted a fresh start after a bad …

• Obamas attend annual holiday concert in Washington

  December 9, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — A holiday concert attended Sunday by President Barack Obama and his family included some non-traditional entertainment this year: a performance by South Korean rapper and Internet sensation …

• Rotting whale casts foul stench into Malibu

  December 7, 2012 in Nation/World MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — A dead whale rotting near the Malibu homes of Barbra Streisand, Bob Dylan and other celebrities is causing a gigantic cleanup problem as authorities try to …

• As pot goes proper, a history of weed

  December 6, 2012 in Nation/World SEATTLE (AP) — The grass is no greener. But, finally, it’s legal — at least somewhere in America. It’s been a long, strange trip for marijuana. Washington state and Colorado …

• Costas gun control commentary gets notice

  December 3, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — Bob Costas’ “Sunday Night Football” halftime commentary supporting gun control sparked a Fox News Channel debate Monday on whether NBC should fire him and a Twitter … 3

• APNewsBreak: Tribes raise $9M for sacred SD land

  November 30, 2012 in Nation/World SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — After months of high-profile fundraising that drew celebrities’ attention and dollars, a group of Native American tribes has raised $9 million to buy a piece …

• Gilda’s Club name change seen as insult to Radner

  November 29, 2012 in Nation/World MIDDLETON, Wis. (AP) — Remember Roseanne Roseannadana? Or Emily Litella? Or Baba Wawa? Younger generations might not recognize the characters popularized by comedienne Gilda Radner. Nor might they remember Radner … 5

• Lindsay Lohan arrested on assault charge in NYC

  November 29, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — Actress Lindsay Lohan was arrested Thursday after police said she hit a woman during an argument at a New York City nightclub. The “Mean Girls” and … 1

• NJ spruce lights up as Rockefeller Center tree

  November 28, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — An 80-foot Norway spruce that made it through Superstorm Sandy was transformed into a beacon of shimmering glory Wednesday when New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg …

• Tampa socialite fighting back in Petraeus scandal

  November 27, 2012 in Nation/World TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A Tampa socialite embroiled in the scandal that cost CIA Director David Petraeus his job fought back Tuesday after more than two weeks of silence as …

• AP PHOTOS: TV icon Larry Hagman through the years

  November 24, 2012 in Nation/World Larry Hagman, whose masterful portrayal of the charmingly loathsome J.R. Ewing on “Dallas” brought him his greatest stardom, has died at the age of 81. That role on CBS’ long-running …

• ‘Dallas’ star Larry Hagman dies in Texas

  November 24, 2012 in Nation/World J.R. Ewing was a business cheat, faithless husband and bottomless well of corruption. Yet with his sparkling grin, Larry Hagman masterfully created the charmingly loathsome oil baron — and coaxed …

• ‘Dallas’ star Larry Hagman dies in Texas

  November 23, 2012 in Nation/World LOS ANGELES (AP) — Larry Hagman, whose predatory oil baron J.R. Ewing on television’s long-running nighttime soap opera “Dallas” became a symbol for 1980s greed and coaxed forth a Texas-sized …

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