The Academy of Country Music Awards show on Sunday night is planning to honor the musician.
March 2012
Posted inNation & World
Injuries from struggle not clear in video
Legal experts say the images raise questions about the story of how an unarmed Florida teen was killed.
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Lindsay Lohan on ‘informal probation’
LOS ANGELES – Lindsay Lohan’s days as a criminal defendant could be over – if she can behave herself. A judge on Thursday ended the long-running probation of the problem-prone actress in a 2007 drunken driving case after a string of violations, jail sentences and rehab stints. The 25-year-old actress will remain on informal probation […]
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Economy turns U.S. bill-paying upside down
NEW YORK – The recession and its hangover may have turned bill-paying habits upside down. Cash-strapped Americans are paying off their car loans before they pay credit card bills and make mortgage payments, a study finds. It used to be that Americans would pay their home loans first, then their credit card and car loans. […]
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Apple workers in China often top 60 hours
NEW YORK – Workers who assemble iPhones and iPads often put in more than 60 hours per week – and sometimes work for a week straight – in violation of Chinese law, according to the first independent labor audit of the Chinese factories where Apple products are made. The report released Thursday by the Washington-based […]
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PetroChina bumps ExxonMobil out as No. 1
Mostly owned by the government, the upstart is outbidding major competitors as it expands.
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State to fall short of wind power goal, studies say
The two studies also urge reconsideration of the Wind Energy Act of 2008.
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Lottery has states anticipating tax jackpot
Taxes on a lump-sum payment option to a single winner could amount to tens of millions of dollars.
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Gun toting teen forces police to shut down Main Street in Cornish
Police respond after a neighbor reports someone pointing a rifle at her home
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Confession thrown out in murder trial
A judge rules that police should have stopped questioning Arnold Diana when he asked them to do so.