The cash register rings its last sale
NEW YORK (AP) — Ka-ching! The cash register may be on its final sale.
View ArticleAutographed Sgt. Pepper album up for auction
DALLAS (AP) — Advance bids for a copy of The Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" album autographed by all four band members are even higher than the auction house anticipated.
View ArticleChef sentenced in boiled wife's body case
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A chef who told police he cooked his wife's body in boiling water has been sentenced in Los Angeles to 15 years to life in prison for second-degree murder.
View ArticlePromoters: Mixed martial arts fighter faked death
DETROIT (AP) — Two Michigan mixed martial arts promoters say they were shocked to learn that one of their fighters who supposedly died in a car wreck last month is very much alive, if not exactly well.
View ArticleJesse Jackson calls for emergency manager protests
DETROIT (AP) — The Rev. Jesse Jackson is pushing for mass demonstrations to protest Michigan's emergency manager law and the appointment of a manager in Detroit.
View ArticleNewtown parents describe meeting with killer's dad
NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — When Alissa and Robbie Parker met face to face recently with the father of the young man who killed their daughter and 19 other first-graders at Sandy Hook Elementary School, they...
View ArticleMonroe doctor sentenced in sexual assaults
A former psychiatrist who practiced in Monroe was sentenced Thursday to a year in jail for sexually assaulting patients and also has been named in additional civil lawsuits, with the alleged victims...
View ArticleMississippi beats Wisconsin 57-46 in NCAA tourney
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Marshall Henderson shook out of a shooting slump and scored 17 points in the second half, leading 12th-seeded Mississippi past No. 5 Wisconsin 57-46 on Friday, giving the Rebels...
View ArticleTexas: Woman sets fire to snake, which sets fire to home
TEXARKANA, Texas (AP) — Authorities say a northeast Texas woman recently learned a hard lesson: Don't try to kill a snake by setting it on fire.
View ArticleGroundhog Phil a furry felon over false forecast
CINCINNATI (AP) — A shadow of a different kind is hanging over Punxsutawney Phil.
View ArticleTechie fired after tweeting about men's comments
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A female developer was fired after tweeting about a group of men she said were making sexual comments at a computer programming conference, fueling an already vigorous debate...
View ArticleBurke, Michigan to face VCU's 'havoc'
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — When Michigan takes on Virginia Commonwealth on Saturday in the NCAA tournament, it will be strength against strength.
View ArticleFlorida Gulf Coast stuns Georgetown 78-68
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — College basketball, meet Florida Gulf Coast.
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