Two journalists working for Associated Press were wounded when they were struck by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan, the news agency reported Wednesday.
Two journalists wounded in Afghanistan
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Amuse-Bouche: Eating in the Windy City
Leave the coasts behind: America’s hottest new dining destination lies smack in the heartland. Here are three of our favorite places in Chicago’s chic and creative restaurant scene. L2O Amid an interior of beige and white, coolly accented by ebony tables and white onyx cutlery, French chef Laurent Gras gives seafood a new sense of immediacy with a menu as precisely executed as it is unconventional.
The Arts in the Recession: It Helps to Think Locally
In Washington there are bailouts to be had for banks and car companies, but what about Portland’s Oregon Ballet Theatre? OBT’s 20th anniversary season is around the corner, but its budget has dropped 28%.
Astronaut Armstrong recalls moon landing
The first man on the moon marked the 40th anniversary of his historic achievement with characteristic understatement Monday, calling the program that put him on the lunar surface "a good thing to do." Apollo 11 commander Neil Armstrong joined crewmates Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin at the National Air and Space Museum, capping a day of commemorations that included a stop at the White House.
In hunting for celebrity graves, Michael Jackson’s may be difficult
Elvis Presley. Marilyn Monroe
Box Office Weekend: Transformer ‘Bots Rule
This weekend the critics acclaimed a new action movie — the story of men and robots at war against a group of machines that could destroy part of the planet. That film was The Hurt Locker, about U.S. soldiers defusing bombs in Baghdad.
Michael Jackson tributes appear all over U.S.
U.S. fans of Michael Jackson are pouring out their grief through music and dance, impromptu shrines at symbolic locations and heartfelt remembrances online.
Michael Jackson remembered as ‘consummate entertainer’
Following is a sampling of reactions from Michael Jackson’s friends and admirers to his death: Russell Simmons, pioneering hip-hop artist: “Michael Jackson was my generation’s most iconic cultural hero. Courageous, unique and incredibly talented. He’ll be missed greatly.” Lisa Marie Presley, musician and Jackson’s ex-wife: “I am completely shocked and saddened by Michael’s death.
CT scans reveal mummies’ long-lost secrets
A long line of hospital staff wraps around the corridor outside a small conference room in New York to catch a glimpse of the precious cargo. Inside are the three frail bodies in open wooden crates causing all the commotion
Box Office Weekend: Bully for Bullock
On Father’s Day weekend, while dads were playing catch with their sons and preparing the backyard barbecue, women rushed to theaters to see a romantic comedy with a female star. The Proposal, with Sandra Bullock as a Canadian publishing exec who must marry her harried male assistant in order to stay in the U.S, whacked the opposition and topped the North American box office.