From Laura’s red sequins to Jackie’s understated simplicity, First Lady fashion has always been on our radar! When it comes to inaugural balls, it’s nothing but the best in big-name designers for these fashionable wives. Some dresses we loved, while others we loved to hate. One thing is sure — …
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SEOUL, South Korea – A masseur accused of killing a university student has confessed to the slaying and to fatally strangling six other women with stockings in one of South Korea’s worst serial murder cases, police said Friday. Kang Ho-sun, 38, was arrested Saturday at his workplace in Ansan, a …
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NEW YORK – “Thriller” a Broadway musical? Producer James L. Nederlander says he has acquired the rights for a stage version of Jackson’s iconic music-video spoof of horror films. The show will include songs from two of the pop king’s best-selling albums, “Thriller” and “Off the Wall.” “The Nederlanders and …
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Charles Barkley is taking a leave of absence from the broadcast booth. The announcement by Turner Sports came Friday, hours after police said the 45-year-old former NBA star was legally drunk when he was arrested Dec. 31 on suspicion of drunken driving in Scottsdale, Ariz. Test results show Barkley had …
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NEW YORK – The video game industry continued to defy the recession in February, posting double-digit year-over-year growth with Nintendo Co.’s popular Wii gaming system leading the way. U.S. retail sales did not grow as quickly versus the year-ago period as they did in January. But revenue from video game …
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BAGHDAD – A homicide bomber stalked members of a police intelligence unit, waiting for their night shifts to end, then attacked them outside a Baghdad restaurant Wednesday, killing three. The blast was one of a spate of attacks around Iraq — including a homicide car bombing at a police checkpoint …
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SAN FRANCISCO – Four of Google Inc.’s top executives each received 2008 bonuses of more than $1.2 million for helping the Internet search leader eke out modest earnings growth during a recession that battered much of corporate America. The bonuses disclosed in a regulatory filing Tuesday were less than the …
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A Delaware mother is waiting to be reunited with her three daughters after authorities tracked down her ex-husband — accused of abducting them nearly 19 months ago — in Nicaragua, The News Journal reported. David T. Matusiewicz, an optometrist, was arrested Friday morning while dropping his 6-year-old daughter off at …
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CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – A small plane has crashed at Camp Pendleton, leaving two men seriously injured and another with moderate injuries. Marine Corps spokesman Lt. Riley Whaling says the crash occurred shortly before 6 p.m. Saturday near a freeway off-ramp. Witnesses told officials that the plane appeared to develop …
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LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles school board has approved a budget plan that calls for more than 5,000 job cuts. District Superintendent Ramon Cortines presented the board with various proposals Tuesday to deal with a projected budget deficit of $1.2 billion for the next two school years. Projected layoffs …
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