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  • In Arias trial TV cameras never far behind

    Convicted killer Jodi Arias speaks during an interview at the Maricopa County Estrella Jail on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in Phoenix. Arias was convicted recently of killing her former boyfriend Travis Alexander in his suburban Phoenix home back in 2008, made a plea in court on Tuesday for life in prison, instead of execution, saying she can contribute to society if allowed to live. (AP Photo/Ross ...

  • Text of atheist prayer given in Arizona House

    An atheist lawmaker's daily prayer Tuesday at the Arizona House of Representatives led a fellow lawmaker to ask for a do-over the following ...

  • FD 2 children critically hurt in wreck

    PHOENIX - Two children are in critical condition after being ejected from a vehicle involved in a Phoenix crash. The accident at 35th Avenue and Broadway Road happened around 1:45 p.m. Phoenix Fire Department spokesman Larry Nunuz said the children, both girls, are ages 2 and 4. Two adults, a 30-year-old female and 40-year-old male, were also injured. Nunez said their injuries are not serious. ...

  • PD Jogger escaped kidnap attempt

    SCOTTSDALE, AZ - A 19-year-old woman escaped a kidnapping attempt Tuesday night in Scottsdale after a man tried to pull her into his car. The woman was jogging along Dynamite Road around 6:15 p.m. when she passed a parked car. A man then got out of the vehicle and grabbed her, pulling her backward, police said. She managed to fight her way free before being pulled into the car. The suspect got ...

  • Report Suns cleared to interview Rockets asst.

    J.B. Bickerstaff joined Kevin McHale’s Rockets coaching staff in 2011. (Sam Forencich/NBAE via Getty Images) The Suns have received permission from Houston to interview assistant coach J.B. Bickerstaff for their head coaching job, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports. Bickerstaff, 34, has become a popular commodity among the NBA’s coaching ...


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Cría cuervos [DVD]

Cría cuervos [DVD]

Set during the Franco regime and shot while the fascist general was on his deathbed, Carlos Saura's Cra cuervos is a dream-like evocation of the shifting lines between fantasy and reality, living and dying, past and present. It has many similarities to Ingmar Bergman's Cries a ... ...

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  • Attorney General Holder Drones killed 4 Americans since 2009

    WASHINGTON The Obama administration acknowledged for the first time Wednesday that four American citizens have been killed in drone strikes since 2009 in Pakistan and Yemen. The disclosure to Congress comes on the eve of a major national security speech by President Barack Obama. In conducting U.S. counterterrorism operations against al Qaeda and its associated forces, the government has ...

  • Mohave board bars employees from lying to board

    The Mohave County Board of Supervisors is making it a crime for a county employee to knowingly lie to the board about an agenda item during an official meeting of the board.Supervisor Steven Moss said his proposal is intended to ensure that the board gets good information. It was approved on a 3-2 vote Monday.Supervisor Joy Brotherton opposed Moss' proposal, saying any crime for lying to ...

  • Volunteers work amid devastation in OK

    MOORE, OK - In this tornado-shattered city, where surreal sights of devastation abound, another unusual scene unfolded midmorning Wednesday as a procession of as many as 2,000 volunteers filed down a street toward the Moore Cemetery, a 20-acre resting ground that accommodates the city's earliest leaders and soon will receive some of its recent storm victims. Toting rakes like soldiers ...

  • Arrest made in Ash Fork teens death

    WILLIAMS, AZ - Authorities in northern Arizona say a Williams man is in custody in connection with the fatal shooting of an Ash Fork teenager. Coconino County Sheriff's officials say 53-year-old John A. Willis was taken into custody Tuesday. He's being held on suspicion of premeditated first-degree murder, possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia and unlawfully having a firearm. ...

  • PD Man walking in road hit and killed

    TOLLESON, AZ - A man was hit and killed in Tolleson early Tuesday morning while walking in the road. Ralph Albert, 59, was killed when he was struck by two vehicles while reportedly walking in the eastbound lane of Buckeye Road near 107th Avenue. Officials said speed and impairment are not suspected factors in the crash. Both drivers stayed on the scene after calling for help. The Maricopa ...

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