Mass. official sorry for public meeting bra trick
ABINGTON, Mass. (AP) — The chairman of the school committee in Abington, Massachusetts, is apologising for a magic trick he performed before a televised meeting this week in which he appeared to tear the bra off a fellow committee member…
Man survives for days after car plunges off cliff
CASTAIC, Calif. (AP) — A 67-year-old man found alive days after his car plunged 200 feet off a mountain road built a makeshift camp, ate leaves and drank water from a nearby creek to survive, his daughter said. Family members…
Russell Brand to be 1st guest on new ‘Rosie’ show
CHICAGO (AP) — Rosie O’Donnell gets her wish: Russell Brand will be the first guest on her new talk show. The Oprah Winfrey Network announced Thursday that the comedian and actor will appear on the Oct. 10 premiere of “The…
US fugitive wants to serve time in Portugal
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — An American killer and alleged hijacker who was a fugitive for 41 years should serve the rest of his jail time in Portugal where he was captured instead of being extradited to the United States, his…
David Beckham delighted with new daughter
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — David Beckham says his new baby girl is nothing like his three sons. The 36-year-old soccer star says 3-month old Harper Seven is already sleeping through the night and is “a lot calmer” than his…
Loughner can be made mentally fit for trial
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The man accused of wounding Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in a deadly shooting rampage can eventually be made mentally fit to stand trial, a federal judge ruled Wednesday in ordering that Jared Lee Loughner’s detention be extended…
Ex-Ukraine PM maintains innocence in court speech
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Choking back tears, former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko insisted on her innocence Thursday during her emotional final speech in an abuse-of-office trial criticised by the West. The top opposition leader broke with her tradition of…
Man who washed truck naked gets probation
ATTLEBORO, Mass. (AP) — A man who scrubbed his pickup truck in the nude at a Massachusetts car wash has been sentenced to a year of probation. Robert E. Bailey, of Cumberland, R.I., pleaded guilty on Monday to open and…
UK gov’t orders extradition over honeymoon killing
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s government said Wednesday that a suspect accused of hiring a hit man to kill his wife on their honeymoon in South Africa should be extradited there to face trial. Home Secretary Theresa May approved the extradition…
More than 130,000 gay couples report they’re married
WASHINGTON (AP) — Increasingly visible, the number of gay Americans telling the U.S. census they’re living with same-sex partners nearly doubled in the past decade, to about 650,000 couples. And more than 130,000 recorded partners as husband or wife. Census…
