Yuba County approves tight budget plan

A proposed $180 million Yuba County budget, featuring a General Fund that has declined $5 million in five years and soaring health insurance costs, was approved Tuesday by county supervisors. But the board still has to dive into the nitty-gritty of...

appeal-democrat.com (5 hours ago)

Arne Duncan Loosens Regs Amid Debate Over 'National School Board'

In what some see as a tacit recognition of the Obama administration's overreach into nitty-gritty management of America's schools, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will give states a reprieve from certain aspects of teacher evaluations' consequences and the new wave of testing tied to the Common Core. Duncan...

huffingtonpost.com (16 hours ago)

Johnson scalps Thirimanne, SL 4 down

Mitchell Johnson struck again to get rid of Lahiru Thirimanne after his gritty half-ton, giving Sri Lanka fourth blow in the 32nd over in the Group A clash.    

indiatimes.com (1 day ago)

To avoid crime, Venezuelans unite — in jogging

CARACAS - Andrea Pereira just shakes her head at how carefree she used to be, when she would strap on her running shoes and jog alone at night in the streets of this gritty capital.    

boston.com (3 days ago)

Film review: Paradise: Love - If you want sex on the beach, prepare for the gritty truth

independent.co.uk (3 days ago)

On the record: Fuse gets gritty with first scripted series

One of my benchmarks when watching a new series is how much I look forward to the second episode. So score one for “The Hustle,” Fuse’s first original series, which is set in the world of hip hop. The series, shot here and in LA, has been described as...

nypost.com (4 days ago)

Meet The Cast Of 'Breaking Amish: LA'

The second season of "Breaking Amish" will relocate to LA with a new cast of Amish and Mennonite young adults, and TLC has released a first look at some of the show's new stars. According to the network, "this season finds them leaving their communities for the sunny skies and gritty streets of Los Angeles. Through...

huffingtonpost.com (4 days ago)

See Sonny & the Sunsets Spill 'Green Blood' in Animated Intergalactic Love Saga

Sonny & the Sunsets paint a world both gritty and romantic, a bit like their hometown of San Francisco. In the garage-pop band's new video for "Green Blood," the lyrical illustrations of leader Sonny Smith come to life through

spin.com (4 days ago)

To avoid crime, Venezuelans run together

Andrea Pereira just shakes her head at how carefree she used to be, when she’d strap on her running shoes and jog alone at night in the streets of this gritty capital. Then came the “express kidnapping” plague - ordinary people snatched off the street, sometimes in broad daylight. Homicides skyrocketed, with Caracas...

washingtonpost.com (5 days ago)

LAFF: 'Code Black' Captures the Chaos of the Emergency Room (Exclusive Video)

Ryan McGarry's gritty documentary -- shot over the course of four years at the Los Angeles County Hospital -- makes its world premiere at the Los Angeles Film Festival on June 18.    

hollywoodreporter.com (5 days ago)

'Man of Steel' is a grim and gritty departure from previous Superman flicks

The "Man of Steel" movie opens Friday and it is as radical a departure from previous Superman movies as DC's "New 52" is from the Silver Age of comics.

cleveland.com (5 days ago)

The Dog from Call of Duty: Ghosts Is Incredible

The E3 demo for Call of Duty: Ghosts was straight from the cookie cutter. We heard a few opening remarks, from a dude who dispassionately stuck the word “epic” into as many sentences as possible, before he turned it over another another dude, who started lecturing us on nitty-gritty graphical trickery. Tesselation!...

time.com (5 days ago)

CT: England set 294 for Sri Lanka

A gritty show by the top order and fiery cameo by Ravi Bopara in the final over guided England to a challenging 293/7 against Sri Lanka in the Group A clas.    

indiatimes.com (5 days ago)

CT: England march with Trott's fifty

Jonathan Trott slammed a gritty half-ton to take England past 150 after losing Alastair Cook in the 29th over against Sri Lanka in the Group A clash at the Oval.    

indiatimes.com (5 days ago)

CT: England march with Trott, Root

Jonathan Trott slammed a gritty half-ton to take England past 150 after losing Alastair Cook in the 29th over against Sri Lanka in the Group A clash at the Oval.    

indiatimes.com (5 days ago)

Statik Selektah: Extended Play

DJ/Producer Statik Selektah is set to release his fifth solo album on June 18, Extended Play. Extended Play is more hardcore than previous Statik Selektah albums with Statik providing a gritty and grimy backdrop for some of the game...

examiner.com (5 days ago)

Several Coaches Ejected After Brawl

-- Kirk Gibson and Mark McGwire gripped each other's tops and faced off nose to nose as the nasty brawl escalated. No, this wasn't 1989. It was Tuesday night. When Ian Kennedy hit fellow starter Zack Greinke with a pitch and a full-on melee broke out between Arizona and Los Angeles, several stars from another...

huffingtonpost.com (6 days ago)

Happy Birthday, Weegee!

Today is the birthday of Austrian-born photojournalist Arthur Fellig, better known by his professional moniker, Weegee. The 20th century artist is famous for his stunning back-and-white photographs of American crime scenes. If he were still alive today, he would turn the grand old age of 114. American photographer...

huffingtonpost.com (6 days ago)

Review: 'The Last of Us' a thrill ride with emotion

In 2003 Robert Kirkman transformed how we view zombies with "The Walking Dead." His gritty comic book revealed a postapocalyptic world where no one was safe, and the greatest horrors came from the living rather than shambling corpses.

mercurynews.com (7 days ago)

Hear What So Not's Wild-Eyed, Action Bronson-Enriched Wobbler 'The Quack'

Queens tough guy Action Bronson has built his reputation on his ability to proffer slightly askew New York traditionalism, the gritty novelistic details of, say, Kool G Rap bent inward and used to, say, describe a real nice plate of veal cutlets or to eloquently and ridiculously compare his physique to Arnold...

spin.com (7 days ago)

Seagate introduces a new hard drive designed specifically for NAS installations

A NAS box-the acronym stands for network attached storage-is one of the most cost-effective centralized storage solutions for home and small-office networks. But since most NAS box manufacturers don't also manufacture hard drives, end users must find identify and purchase appropriate drives as separate transactions....

pcworld.com (7 days ago)

Henry Cavill on Man of Steel: I chose not to act as Superman

British actor Henry Cavill will be making his grand Hollywood entrance as the latest big screen incarnation of the all-American superhero Superman, in director Zack Snyder's dark and gritty Man of Steel, which opens on Friday.

independent.co.uk (7 days ago)

CORRECTED-Britain's Henry Cavill dons Superman's cape in 'Man of Steel'

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - British actor Henry Cavill will be making his grand Hollywood entrance as the latest big screen incarnation of the all-American superhero Superman, in director Zack Snyder's dark and gritty "Man of Steel," which opens in U.S. theaters on Friday.

reuters.com (8 days ago)

Britain's Henry Cavill dons Superman's cape in 'Man of Steel'

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - British actor Henry Cavill will be making his grand Hollywood entrance as the latest big screen incarnation of the all-American superhero Superman, in director Zack Snyder's dark and gritty "Man of Steel," which opens in U.S. theaters on Friday.

reuters.com (8 days ago)

Marines recount '04 Fallujah battle in documentary

Twelve Marines recount same gritty and tragic day of fighting in Iraq on Nov. 22, 2004.

usatoday.com (8 days ago)

Yale and hearty

After decades of decline, Connecticut’s capital of higher learning is getting its second wind. More than just pizza and petty crime, New Haven - that gritty city along Long Island Sound - now has a chic boutique hotel, hip restaurants honored by both the James Beard Foundation and the Food Network...

nypost.com (8 days ago)

CT: South Africa set 235 for Pakistan

A gritty 81 by opener Hashim Amla and decent contribution from the middle-order guided South Africa to a formidable 234/9 against Pakistan at Edgbaston.    

indiatimes.com (8 days ago)

Yvonna Russell: My Summer Reads

Perhaps one of the greatest pleasures of summer is lying on a beach or in the grass reading a good book (Kindle, Nook, Tablet, iPad, whatever) that is neither work-related nor serious, diving into stories, falling in love with new or old characters to the satisfying end. Here's my list of a few books I love and...

huffingtonpost.com (9 days ago)

Gritty wharf at Port of L.A. will become marine research center

Plans call for City Dock 1, opened in 1913, to be converted into a nexus of laboratories and classrooms, fish hatcheries and berths for research vessels.On a recent weekday morning, Daniel Pondella strode along a century-old stretch of concrete pylons and shabby warehouses in San Pedro.    

latimes.com (9 days ago)

Cut to Black: Film Review

Dan Eberle's gritty drama pays tribute to classic film noir.

hollywoodreporter.com (9 days ago)