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Paralegal's body found in bathtub at prominent Philly lawyer's home
Police are investigating after the body of a 26-year-old paralegal was found in a bathtub in the upscale home of a well-know Philadelphia attorney. MyFoxPhilly.com reports a maintenance man found the body of Julia Law around 10:00 a.m. Saturday in the home of Charles Peruto Jr. Law worked at Peruto's firm at the...
foxnews.com (15 minutes ago)
MacArthur ‘genius’ opines in Nigerian love story
AMERICANAH. By Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Knopf (United States) and Fourth Estate (Britain). 496 pages. $26.95. Ifemelu and her boyfriend, Obinze, are middle-class Nigerians, hardly “starving, or raped, or from burned villages” but still “mired in dissatisfaction.” They consider Lagos a backwater and they want out....
standard.net (31 minutes ago)
Activist tells New Hampton School grads to keep building communities
Social activist Alan Khazei told New Hampton School's 99 graduates Friday to use their experience at the preparatory school to help others.
unionleader.com (36 minutes ago)
Hagel: Cadets must stamp out sex assault scourge
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told cadets at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on Saturday that they must stamp out the scourge of sexual assault in the military.
kansascity.com (1 hour ago)
Pregnant mother and young child killed in North Carolina boat collision
A pregnant woman and a young child were killed Saturday when their family's boat collided with a speedboat on a North Carolina lake. Wildlife officials said a speedboat collided and went over the top of a pontoon boat around 12:30 p.m. Saturday on the northern part of the High Rock Lake near Linwood. MyFox8.com...
foxnews.com (1 hour ago)
For true Scout, it’s all about ‘respect’
You talk to Marshall Sloane for five minutes. It hits you: If this man is what 80 years of living the Boy Scout Oath produces, every boy in the world should join - immediately. “I love Scouting,” Sloane, a veteran of Troop 18, Somerville, told me Friday night. “I love it, too,” said Barbara, his wife of 59 years.
bostonherald.com (1 hour ago)
Downtown Falls hotel effort advances
NIAGARA FALLS – Plans for a new downtown hotel took another step forward last week with an approval from City Hall, though questions popped up from neighbors about what the project will look like.The Strangio family’s proposal for a four-story, 110-room Wingate by Wyndham Hotel at Rainbow Boulevard and Fourth Street...
buffalonews.com (1 hour ago)
Royersford chief retiring from police force to fight cancer
ROYERSFORD - Police officers know lives can change in an instant. Their jobs deal with shattering moments almost daily. But when a person is told they have life-threatening cancer, whoever they are or what they do doesn't matter. Royersford Police Chief Kevin Schurr now knows that firsthand. "It seems like...
pottsmerc.com (1 hour ago)
Runners cross finish line ‘as one’
Thousands of runners finally finished what they started April 15 as they sprinted across the Boston Marathon finish line in Copley Square yesterday. “Forty days ago, we ran as individuals, but today, all of us, we run as one,” J. Alain Ferry, one of the organizers of the OneRun, told the crowd minutes before they...
bostonherald.com (1 hour ago)
Utah attorney general’s office: high work, low morale
Every day at the Utah attorney general’s office, lawsuits are filed and fought. Briefs are written and read. Cases are won and lost.Despite federal and state investigations into the conduct of Attorney General John Swallow and his predecessor, Mark Shurtleff, the foot soldiers who keep the office running are still...
sltrib.com (1 hour ago)
Deal visits Ga. National Cemetery, remembers servicemen and women
Cemetery Director Marge Helgerson was one of the first to speak at the ceremony Saturday and told those in attendance that Memorial Day should not be taken lightly. “Memorial Day is an especially important day for our nation,” Helgerson said. “This is a day for both mourning and meaning, for remembering and for...
mdjonline.com (2 hours ago)
Police blotter — May 26
Summit County Akron Editor’s note: Since the hacking incident, media access to Akron’s online arrest records has been temporarily taken down. Just two arrests were posted prior to the police department’s media page being temporarily disabled. Arrests A Nome Avenue man, 21, was charged with burglary. Police said the...
ohio.com (2 hours ago)
Girl’s suicide after alleged attack troubles town
SARATOGA, Calif. - One evening last Labor Day weekend, 15-year-old Audrie Pott walked up the driveway of a classmate’s home alongside other teenagers. She’d told her parents she was spending the night
journalnow.com (2 hours ago)
The Lumber City celebrates its history
NORTH TONAWANDA – Lumber was once the lifeblood of North Tonawanda, still known locally as the “Lumber City.” The industry spawned a number of businesses and their founders, such as Wurlitzer, Herschell and Rand, are names that are still well known in the region.The city’s rich history will be celebrated in a number...
buffalonews.com (2 hours ago)
Lewiston’s Timothy Henderson portrays the past while fighting for the future
LEWISTON – Environmentalist, writer, re-enactor, teacher, father – Lewiston resident Timothy P. Henderson, 66, wears many hats. He grew up in the Village of Lewiston and has been an outspoken advocate for the environment for the past 30 years. He was recently awarded the Residents for Responsible Government’s...
buffalonews.com (2 hours ago)
St. Augustine grads told to take 'taste of true friendship' with them in life
St. Augustine Academy holds its graduation ceremony at the main court on campus at 130 S. Wells Road in Ventura.
vcstar.com (2 hours ago)
MLS • Gay soccer player Robbie Rogers joins LA Galaxy
Los Angeles - Until about a month ago, Robbie Rogers had no interest in being one of the highest-profile openly gay athletes in the world. Rogers didn’t want the pressure or attention, and he was weary of soccer itself. After coming out and simultaneously retiring in February, the former MLS champion and U.S....
sltrib.com (2 hours ago)
NHL playoffs: Bruins knock out Rangers in playoff series
Boston - Claude Julien decided not to give his goalie a pep talk after a pratfall in the crease handed the Rangers a goal that had the potential to turn the series around. Instead, the Bruins coach waited until after Tuukka Rask responded with 28 saves to help Boston beat New York 3-1 in Game 5 on Saturday and...
sltrib.com (2 hours ago)
Brisbane kayaker safe after hours at sea
A KAYAKER who spent six hours clinging to his upturned kayak in the sea off Brisbane has told of how he only had thoughts of sharks and big ships.
news.com.au (3 hours ago)
Ayotte praises first responders, veterans
They don't know, when they leave the house, what the day will bring, U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., told a gathering of veterans, their families and residents from New Hampshire and Vermont, who gathered Friday at the North Haverhill Fairgrounds.
unionleader.com (3 hours ago)
Amtrak mulls Amarillo route
Narrowing options for Kansas, Colorado and New Mexico keep open the possibility of Amtrak rerouting its Southwest Chief line through Amarillo. Officials in those three states have told Amtrak they want to keep passenger service, but have neither the funds to help in the $100 million cost of upgrading rail between...
amarillo.com (3 hours ago)
Khloe Kardashian Rocks Super Tight Jeans
Khloe Kardashian is looking better than ever. The 28-year-old reality star has been flaunting her 25 pound weight loss in curve-hugging dresses and tight t-shirts, proving she's ready for bikini season. Kardashian slipped her slim figure into ripped skinny jeans while visiting sister Kim at home on May 24, pairing...
huffingtonpost.com (3 hours ago)
Plans for Highland Square grocery store taking shape
When Phillip Nabors was trying to decide on the design for the new Highland Square grocery store, he originally went to the city with a modest, lower-cost idea. “What does it look like if you do it right?” Akron Mayor Don Plusquellic asked. Nabors, the owner of two Mustard Seed Market grocery stores and a Highland...
ohio.com (3 hours ago)
Cannes draws to a close with cliffhanger ending | Stars' photos
CANNES (Reuters) - The 2013 Cannes festival wraps up with a cliffhanger ending on Sunday, with uncertainty surrounding which film will be declared best picture after a 12-day frenzy of premieres, celebrities, rain and dramatic jewelry thefts. Twenty films packed with sex, violence and emotional anguish are vying at...
orlandosentinel.com (3 hours ago)
George Heymont: Class Acts
For me, watching a film or a live theatrical performance is a bit like making love. I'm often in the dark, unsure of the next move. Whether or not my hopes and expectations will match reality remains to be seen. One old saying warns that "You have to kiss a lot of frogs to find a Prince." Another cautions to "Just...
huffingtonpost.com (3 hours ago)
WATCH: Is This A Responsible Use Of Force?
An encounter between Sacramento Police and an unknown suspect took a tragic turn Friday evening after the man died in police custody. Now, video of the incident, provided to CBS13 by an anonymous bystander, has some questioning if Sacramento Police used an appropriate amount of force. (Watch above. Warning: graphic...
huffingtonpost.com (3 hours ago)
Police & Fire Report: Woman falls from window in questionable escape
ROBBERY ATTEMPT: A Battle Creek woman, 34, told Battle Creek police last week she had to jump from a second floor roof after a man attempted to rob her in her apartment.
battlecreekenquirer.com (3 hours ago)
Streaming video services pose challenge to cable companies
Need more proof that the world is changing? Last week, the president of the National Cable & Telecommunications Association, Michael Powell, told the Senate that 'the largest subscription video provider in the country today is Netflix.'
mydesert.com (4 hours ago)
Jack Kennedy sets his sites on becoming President
As he thought back over his loss to Senator Estes Kefauver to be Adelia Stevenson’s running mate in 1956, Jack Kennedy revised his goals for the next step in his political career. Following the convention, Kennedy was told...
examiner.com (4 hours ago)
Pa. prisons could outsource mental health services
HARRISBURG - Some Pennsylvania lawmakers are opposing a state Department of Corrections proposal to outsource mental health services at 27 state prisons in the commonwealth. Department spokeswoman Susan McNaughton told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that as many as 187 positions now filled by department employees could...
thereporteronline.com (4 hours ago)
