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  • 3 more arrested in London attack

    A man thought to be a serving British soldier was killed by two armed men in a frenzied attack on a London street Wednesday, in what the government is treating as a suspected act of ...

  • Owner charges fee for Canyon Skywalk

    MEADVIEW, AZ - On one of the busiest holiday weekends of the year, some travelers looking to get to the Grand Canyon's glass-bottom Skywalk will have to pay an extra fee to cross through a private ranch. Land owner Nigel Turner tells The Associated Press it's his right as a property owner to charge what he calls an admission fee for visitors to cross a portion of the 168-square-mile ...

  • Texas flooding 1 dead another...

    Flooding left one person dead and another missing in San Antonio, Texas, authorities said Saturday. A woman was swept from her vehicle, fire department spokesman Christian Bove told CNN. Her body was found along a creek, he said. Bove said the department has been involved in at least 100 rescues since the flooding started. "Our phone hasn't stopped ringing from early this ...

  • Officer Raetz remembered at funeral

    PHOENIX - Phoenix police officers, family and friends gathered Saturday morning to remember an officer who was killed last weekend while on duty. Officer Daryl Raetz was conducting a DUI stop last Sunday when another vehicle struck him at about 3:30 a.m. and then fled. He was taken to a hospital where he later died. The 29-year-old Raetz was an Iraq war veteran and had been a Phoenix officer for ...

  • Quick long-term fixes in works for Wash. bridge

    In this photo provided by Francisco Rodriguez, a rescue boat approaches the scene where a pickup truck and a car fell into the Skagit River after the collapse of the Interstate 5 bridgeThursday, May 23, 2013, in Mount Vernon, ...


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Movie Review

Bringing Down the House

Bringing Down the House

No matter how innocent or revolutionary the final product is meant to be, making comedies about race is always a delicate matter because, in trying to dismantle stereotypes by mocking their very conception, the filmmakers constantly run the risk of reinforcing them simply by trotting them out. Such is the case with Bringing Down the House, an often funny, often uncomfortable comedy that tr ... ...

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  • Crash closes I-17Black Canyon City

    PHOENIX - Interstate 17 Southbound near Black Canyon City remains closed after two serious collisions force heavy backups. Garin Groff of Arizona Department of Transportation said drivers should expect long delays after two "serious" crashes force the closure of Interstate 17 just north of Black Canyon City. ADOT tweeted that the northbound lanes reopened shortly after 11 a.m., however ...

  • Thousands run last mile in Boston race

    BOSTON - Rosy Spraker was only a half-mile from the finish line of her seventh Boston Marathon when the bombs went off. She received her medal later in the mail at her Lorton, Va., home. But she couldn't bring herself to wear it until Saturday, when she and thousands of other athletes joined victims of the blast to run and walk the last mile of the race. "Now I feel like I've ...

  • Phoenix officer remembered for his dedication

    PHOENIX (AP) -- Phoenix police officers, family and friends are gathering Saturday to remember an officer who was killed last weekend while on ...

  • Video Judge rules Arizona Sheriffs office racially profiled

    A federal judge has rule that the office of controversial Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio has systematically engaged in racial profiling. Anne-Marie Greene ...

  • Many march vs Monsanto in 250 cities

    LOS ANGELES - Marches and rallies against seed giant Monsanto were held across the U.S. and in dozens of other countries Saturday. "March Against Monsanto" protesters say they want to call attention to the dangers posed by genetically modified food and the food giants that produce it. Marches are planned for more than 250 cities around the globe, according to organizers. Genetically ...

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