50 Cent calls weight loss for new film “tough”
NEW YORK (AP) — Losing more than 50 pounds was a complicated process for 50 Cent — but not an entirely new one. The rapper, …
Potential jurors in BART shooting asked about race
LOS ANGELES (AP) _ When they report to court to fill out questionnaires in the case of a former transit officer charged with killing an …
Coleman dogged by health and legal troubles in his final years
PROVO, Utah (AP) _ Gary Coleman once said he wanted people to think of him as something more than the chubby-cheeked child star from television …
Jamaican-born South Floridians cope with crisis
On a beautiful island where tourists flock to enjoy sandy beaches and hear reggae music wafting through airwaves, a huge cloud of smoke could be …
Foster care agencies, DCF battle over injuries
MIAMI (AP) — A few months after a 10-year-old child was placed with eight other children in a Tampa foster home overseen by a single …
Haiti telecom’s distant savior: Vietnam
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — In one of the few offices of Teleco Haiti that survived January’s catastrophic earthquake, the customer service agents sit idle. The …
TV’s top chefs star in online university
The Associated Press You’ve watched them whip up delectable dishes, and a soupcon of drama in the “Top Chef” kitchen. Now, stars of the hit …
First Lady surprises designer with choice of gown
The Associated Press Michelle Obama stuck to some of her fashion favorites for the state dinner honoring Mexican President Felipe Calderon and his wife, Margarita …
Let Florida voters decide on offshore drilling
With millions of gallons of crude gushing from a well in the Gulf of Mexico, oil company executives scrambling to shift blame and coastal businesses …
Ex-Detroit mayor sentenced to prison
DETROIT (AP) — Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was sentenced to up to five years in prison Tuesday, May 25 for violating the terms of …