Monthly Archives: March 2011

Defendant takes stand in NJ church shooting trial (AP)

PATERSON, N.J. – A California man charged with killing his estranged wife and another person inside a New Jersey church took the stand Thursday to describe the killings and a marriage full of turbulence that he blamed on meddling from … Continue reading

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28th Skagit Valley Tulip Festival blossoms Friday (AP)

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. – The 28th Skagit Valley Tulip Festival opens Friday for a month-long run to celebrate the fields of tulip and daffodil bulbs that blossom this time of year between Mount Vernon and La Conner. Drivers can take … Continue reading

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Reelfoot Lake offers spring canoe trips (AP)

TIPTONVILLE, Tenn. – Reelfoot Lake State Park is welcoming spring by offering half-day canoe floats through seldom explored areas of the lake. Visitors can take a three-hour canoe trip through the cypress swamp, where they’ll see large fish, songbirds, owls, … Continue reading

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Thai navy rescues tourists stranded on islands (AP)

BANGKOK – Thailand’s navy has used helicopters and even an aircraft carrier to rescue more than 800 tourists stranded by heavy rains on the country’s picturesque southern islands. Torrential rains for nearly a week have caused flooding and landslides in … Continue reading

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Strong winds pull cruise ship from Florida dock (AP)

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Strong winds from a passing storm in central Florida separated a Carnival cruise ship from its dock at Cape Canaveral. Officials say storms rolling through the area Wednesday afternoon pulled the Carnival Pride from its moorings … Continue reading

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Djokovic avenges Miami loss to Anderson (AFP)

MIAMI (AFP) – Novak Djokovic reached the Miami semi-finals by beating Kevin Anderson, extending his winning streak and avenging a loss two years ago to the South African in the same city. World number two Djokovic on Wednesday defeated unseeded … Continue reading

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Bonds surgeon: I gave legal steroids to slugger (AP)

SAN FRANCISCO – Prosecutors called Barry Bonds’ orthopedic surgeon to the witness stand Thursday at the slugger’s perjury trial. They may wish they hadn’t. Dr. Arthur Ting contradicted the testimony of a key prosecution witness, former Bonds business partner Steve … Continue reading

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Kline brushes up his French for ‘Queen to Play’ (omg!)

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Time for Missouri to execute backup plan (AP)

ST. LOUIS – Missouri needs to go to its backup plan in its coaching search after Matt Painter’s decision to stay at Purdue. Mike Anderson left the Tigers last week to take the job at Arkansas. Missouri had offered a … Continue reading

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Taylor Swift celebrates 20 million record sales (omg!)

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