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• Funerals become a routine in shattered Newtown

  December 19, 2012 in Nation/World NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — One by one by one by one, each with fresh heartbreak, hearses crisscrossed two New England towns on Wednesday, bearing three tiny victims of the Sandy …

• ‘Lincoln’ at the Capitol draws director and star

  December 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Today’s lawmakers might be excused for thinking they’ve seen this movie: A recently re-elected president spars with a quarrelsome Congress over an issue that roils the nation. …

• Senators write Sony, criticize ‘Zero Dark Thirty’

  December 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The movie “Zero Dark Thirty” is misleading and “grossly inaccurate” in its suggestion that torture produced the tip that led the U.S. military to find terrorist leader … 1

• 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 …

• Clarification: TV-New Millennial Network story

  December 19, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — In a story Dec. 17, The Associated Press reported that the upcoming cable channel being launched by Participant Media had acquired the distribution assets of the …

• ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s‘ added to US film registry

  December 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” ”Dirty Harry” and “A League of Their Own” will be preserved for their enduring significance in American culture by the Library of Congress, along …

• Dancing cop stops holiday traffic in Rhode Island

  December 19, 2012 in Nation/World PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Ah, Christmas in Rhode Island. Exquisitely decorated mansions in Newport. A red nose on the giant termite that sits atop a Providence exterminator’s building. And a … 2

• McCain rejects torture scene in ‘Zero Dark Thirty’

  December 18, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The movie “Zero Dark Thirty” suggests the CIA’s harsh interrogation techniques led the U.S. to Osama bin Laden. Sen. John McCain watched the movie Monday night and … 4

• Newsman’s disappearance largely kept secret

  December 18, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — NBC was able to keep the abduction of chief Middle East correspondent Richard Engel in Syria largely a secret until he escaped late Monday because it …

• 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 …

• TV network aimed at millennials set for summer

  December 17, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — Participant Media plans to launch a cable network aimed at viewers 18 to 34 years old with programming it describes as inspiring and thought-provoking. The as-yet-unnamed …

• 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 …

• ‘Hobbit’ bests ‘Rings’ with $84.8 million opening

  December 16, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit” led the box office with a haul of $84.8 million, a record-setting opening better than the three previous “Lord of the Rings” …

• ‘The Hobbit’ tops box office with $84.8 million

  December 16, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit” led the box office with an opening of $84.8 million, a start better than the three previous “Lord of the Rings” films. …

• Owner of Rivera plane denies drug connections

  December 15, 2012 in Nation/World PHOENIX (AP) — The man who runs the business that owns a luxury jet that crashed and killed Latin music star Jenni Rivera says he has never been involved in …

• As Conn. story unfolds, media struggle with facts

  December 15, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — The scope and senselessness of the Newtown, Conn., school shooting challenged journalists’ ability to do much more than lend, or impose, their presence on the scene. … 1

• Transgender college hoops player keeps head high

  December 14, 2012 in Nation/World SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The women’s basketball team at Mission College expected the bleachers to be full and the hecklers ready when its newest player made her home court …

• Owner of Rivera plane being investigated by DEA

  December 14, 2012 in Nation/World PHOENIX (AP) — The company that owns a luxury jet that crashed and killed Latin music star Jenni Rivera is under investigation by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, and the … 1

• Tolkien class at Wis. university proves popular

  December 14, 2012 in Nation/World MILWAUKEE (AP) — The vast collection of J.R.R. Tolkien manuscripts initially sold senior Joe Kirchoff on Marquette University, so when the school offered its first course devoted exclusively to the …

• Shook Twins find new ways to excel

  December 14, 2012 in Features on Page C3 True story: Katelyn Shook was leaving a hockey game in Seattle when she spotted a man with a giant golden egg under his arm. She asked him about it. He …

• Owner of Rivera plane being investigated by DEA

  December 13, 2012 in Nation/World PHOENIX (AP) — The company that owns a luxury jet that crashed and killed Mexican pop superstar Jenni Rivera is under investigation by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, and the …

• Transgender college hoops player keeps head high

  December 13, 2012 in Nation/World SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The women’s basketball team at Mission College expected the bleachers to be full and the hecklers ready when its newest player made her home court …

• 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 …

• NJ Gov. Christie: My weight no bar to presidency

  December 12, 2012 in Nation/World TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he is “more than a little” overweight — but fit enough to be in the White House. The Republican governor … 1

• 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 …

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