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May Day rally turns violent in Seattle
Police used "flash bangs" and pepper spray against some protesters who pelted them with rocks and bottles late Wednesday, as violence erupted during May Day in Seattle. Several dozen protesters, many using bandanas to cover their faces, began clashing with police in downtown Seattle hours after a peaceful immigrant-rights march ...
Utah NBC affiliate pulls gory 'Hannibal' TV show
A Mormon church-owned NBC affiliate in Utah has pulled the "Hannibal" TV show because of its graphic violence. The first three episodes of the serial-killer drama that aired on KSL-TV became increasingly graphic and "extremely gory," drawing complaints from many viewers and rising eyebrows among station executives, said Tami Ostmark, ...
Friends of bombing suspect in immigration court
Lawyers for two men friendly with the Boston Marathon bombing suspect say their clients have been extensively interviewed by federal investigators. Azamat Tazhayakov (AHZ'-maht tuh-ZAYE'-uh-kov) and Dias Kadyrbayev (DYE'-us kad-uhr-BYE-ev), both originally from Kazakhstan, appeared via video for a visa violation hearing in immigration court in Boston on Wednesday. They ...
Report shows persistence of TV violence
Violence, gore and gunplay were staples on prime-time television even in the most sensitive period directly following the Newtown school shooting. A study of 392 prime-time scripted programs on broadcast networks shown during the month following Vice President Joe Biden's January meeting with entertainment industry executives on the topic revealed ...
Philip Roth receives 'Literary Service' award
Philip Roth's latest honor was as much for what he has done for other writers as for his own work. Roth received the PEN/Allen Foundation Literary Service Award Tuesday night. He was cited for such novels as "Portnoy's Complaint" and "American Pastoral," but also for his advocacy in the 1970s ...
Wyo. student cited for violent Facebook post
A University of Wyoming student targeted by an anonymous Facebook posting that included a threat of sexual violence had posted the item herself, police said. The university announced Tuesday that campus police cited Meg Lanker-Simons for misdemeanor interference with a police investigation by giving false statements. The posting that threatened ...
Fidel Castro's niece to get gay rights award in US
The daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro will be allowed to travel to Philadelphia to accept an award for her gay rights advocacy, officials said Tuesday, reversing a previous decision to reject her visa request. Mariela Castro will attend the Equality Forum's annual conference on civil rights for lesbians, gays, ...
'Following' cast withholds finale spoilers
Even before the season finale of "The Following" had finished airing in Eastern and Central time zones Monday night, followers of the popular weekly television thriller were serving up spoilers galore on the Internet. "I was just reading all the tweets, because it's on right now," commented "Following" executive producer ...
For Boston bomb suspect, a seasoned defense team
One lawyer won acquittal for a Saudi man charged with carrying three firecracker-like devices on a plane, arguing he was a victim of hysteria over airport security after the Sept. 11 attacks. Another has managed to avert death sentences for some of the highest-profile criminals of our time, including the ...
Bollywood star Aamir Khan happy he can entertain
Aamir Khan says he's happy he's been able to entertain people during his quarter-century as a Bollywood star. His debut film, "Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak," which premiered 25 years ago Monday, starred Khan opposite newcomer Juhi Chawla in a modern Romeo-and-Juliet tale that created box-office history. "I can't believe how ...
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