From Kung Fu to Police: Nunchucks Come Back
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Sgt. Casey Day was skeptical. The chief of his rural Northern California police department wanted him to find out if an…
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Senator Mitch McConnell Has a Book Deal
NEW YORK (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has a book deal. The Kentucky Republican’s memoir “The Long Game” will be released in May,…
Prince is a Party Animal!
CHANHASSEN, Minn. (AP) — Prince seems to be shedding his reclusive reputation and becoming a party animal. In recent weeks the superstar has hosted late-night…
“Suge” Knight and Katt Williams Scheduled for Court
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former rap music mogul Marion “Suge” Knight and comedian Katt Williams are scheduled to appear in a Los Angeles courtroom on…
Forward to the Future: Hoverboarders in Austria Get Ready
VIENNA (AP) — It’s the day that Marty McFly landed in the future — and Austria’s transport ministry is ready with guidelines for hoverboards. Fans…
2015 National Book Award Nominees
NEW YORK (AP) — Hanya Yanagihara’s “A Little Life,” a 700-page novel that has won the $50,000 Kirkus fiction prize and received a nomination for…
Eddie Murphy is Honored for Being Funny
WASHINGTON (AP) — A star-studded lineup of comedians including Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle, George Lopez, Kathy Griffin and Arsenio Hall honored Eddie Murphy as an…
Oprah Winfrey Loses Weight but Gains Stake in Company
NEW YORK (AP) — Oprah Winfrey, who has publicly struggled with her weight for decades, is going on a diet again. But this time she…
May the Force be With Disney
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Giants/Eagles game took a backseat to “Monday Night Football’s” main event — the halftime premiere of a new “Star Wars:…
A Boozy Documentation of America
NEW YORK (AP) — Drinking, and not drinking, is as old as America itself, from the beer-loving pilgrims on the Mayflower and Paul Revere’s boozy…
