Nearly two years after he pleaded guilty to a federal charge of bankrolling a dogfighting operation at a home he owned in Virginia, Michael Vick was reinstated to the National Football League on a conditional basis, according to an NFL statement Monday. Vick “will be considered for full reinstatement and to play in regular-season games by Week 6 based on the progress he makes in his transition plan,” the statement said.
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At Camp Twitch and Shout, Tourette kids can be themselves
For Brad Cohen, the barking and squealing noises he could not control began in the fifth grade.
Jon Gosselin: ‘I’m not looking for anyone’
After a romantic trip to Saint-Tropez with Hailey Glassman and a double date in the Hamptons with Kate Major, Jon Gosselin now says he’s happily flying solo. “At this point … I’m single — per se,” he told PEOPLE at the Mercedes-Benz Polo Challenge at Blue Star Jets Field on Saturday
‘No Saint’? Berlusconi’s New Ploy to Win Over Italy’s Catholics, and the Vatican
“I’m no saint.” Pronounced with a grin at a Wednesday groundbreaking ceremony, Silvio Berlusconi’s one-liner-of-the-week was a masterstroke of political damage control, all’italiano. At least for now
10 Questions for Henry Louis Gates Jr.
You recently wrote about the complex feelings Abraham Lincoln held toward black people. Could you expand on that? Bill Bre, BREMEN, GERMANY A fundamental part of Lincoln’s moral compass was his opposition to slavery.
20 killed in Russia as truck plows into bus
At least 20 people were killed and 40 injured Friday as a result of a major road accident in southern Russia, officials said. Winehouse was accused of assaulting a woman at a London charity ball last year. She had pleaded not guilty to the charge of common assault
Coppola’s wife: ‘Apocalypse Now’ was ‘out of control’
Eleanor Coppola met her husband, Francis in Ireland in 1962. It was on the set of splatter flick “Dementia 13” — she was the shy set decorator; he was the ambitious rookie director. They began dating and three months later she became pregnant and the couple married.
Perry’s greatest accomplishment has nothing to do with business
Tyler Perry is known today as the first African-American to own a major film and TV studio. He’s a pioneer whose own life story is a rags-to-riches tale that reads like a screenplay.
Taco Bell’s top dog dies at 15
Gidget, the 15-year-old dog best known for her Taco Bell ad campaign, died of a stroke Tuesday in Los Angeles, California, said Sue Chipperton, her trainer. Uttering the words “Yo Quiero Taco Bell,” Gidget, a female dog, played a male dog in the commercials. She was cast as the girlfriend of the Taco Bell Chihuahua, but the director changed his mind at the last minute and made Gidget the lead dog, Chipperton said.
Texas reporter’s seen unrivaled number of U.S. executions
It takes seven minutes to execute a death row inmate, according to the state of Texas. At that rate, Mike Graczyk has spent about 40 hours of his life watching men — and a few women — die. Graczyk, a correspondent for The Associated Press, is believed to hold a macabre record