HARARE, Zimbabwe – A prize-winning track athlete who competed in women’s events was actually a man, a court in Zimbabwe (search) has been told. Samukaliso Sithole (search), who competed in domestic and regional competitions, faced charges of crimen injuria, or psychological offense, in the Zimbabwean city of Bulawayo, the state-run …
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HARRISBURG, Pa. – Former Pittsburgh Steelers star Lynn Swann (search) has formed a campaign committee to raise money for a potential run for governor in 2006. Swann named his committee Team 88, the number he wore as a wide receiver for the Steelers (search) from 1974 to 1982, when the …
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ROME – Pope John Paul II (search) was alert and spoke in a clear voice Saturday as he read a note signed by dozens of bishops who gathered in the chapel of the Rome hospital treating the pontiff for flu and breathing troubles, the bishop who delivered the letter said …
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NEW YORK – Wilmer Valderrama (search), who plays Fez on “That ’70s Show,” will host a trash-talking competition series, “Yo Momma,” (search) set to air on MTV next year. “Wilmer is wired into our audience. His humor, style and approachable personality make this a great fit for MTV (search),” Brian …
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ALBUQUERQUE – Authorities have charged a former Marine (search) marksman with shooting down a sheriff’s helicopter, alleging that he bragged to investigators that it would be no problem for him to “make that shot.” Jason Kerns (search), 29, was arrested late Monday in the Aug. 6 shooting, and faces charges …
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NEW YORK – A Penn State (search) conference planner is organizing an academic symposium about Bruce Springsteen (search). Mark Bernhard, who describes himself as a “Springsteen nut,” says he expects more than 270 educators, music historians and Springsteen enthusiasts to attend. The three-day event at Monmouth University (search) in New …
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WAIANAE, Hawaii – It was Tuesday and the high school volleyball player had a painful sprained finger, but she really wanted to play that Friday. So she and her family sought out a practitioner of Native Hawaiian healing (search). The practitioner pounded leaves of a plant, mixed it with a …
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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – Martha Stewart’s (search) release from home confinement and her electronic anklet has been delayed three weeks to the end of the month, her lawyer said Wednesday. Attorney Walter Dellinger (search) said in a one-sentence letter that the home-and-hearth marketing queen “has agreed to an extension of …
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HELSINKI, Finland – Indonesia and Aceh rebels on Monday signed a peace treaty to end nearly 30 years of fighting that killed 15,000 people, but rebel leaders voiced concern about government troops remaining in the region. The signing ceremony in Helsinki followed seven months of talks mediated by former Finnish …
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Go “On the Record” weeknights at 10 p.m. ET Go inside the investigations and get an eye on the crimes. Nothing gets by Greta! A frantic search is underway for a missing model: 21-year-old Julie Popovich (search) disappeared on August 11 from a bar near Ohio State University. Her friends …
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