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  • Court rules against tough sheriff

    A US court in Maricopa County, Arizona has found that high-profile sheriff Joe Arpaio violated the constitutional rights of Latino men and women in his attempt to stop illegal immigration. Judge Murray Snow ruled that Arpaio's office would have to stop using race or Latino ancestry as a factor in stopping vehicles carrying Latino occupants. Arpaio had been sued by several Hispanic drivers ...

  • Many march vs Monsanto in 250 cities

    LOS ANGELES - Marches and rallies against seed giant Monsanto were held across the U.S. and in dozens of other countries Saturday. "March Against Monsanto" protesters say they want to call attention to the dangers posed by genetically modified food and the food giants that produce it. Marches are planned for more than 250 cities around the globe, according to organizers. Genetically ...

  • Carrie Underwood donates $1M to hometown

    Singer Carrie Underwood has become more akin to an "American Hero" to Oklahomans recovering from this week's deadly tornado. The 30-year-old OK native (and season 4 "American Idol" champ) has donated $1 million to the Red Cross for disaster relief, which will aid those rebuilding after Monday's monstrous twister decimated the town of Moore, Oklahoma. The sum was ...

  • Freight trains collide in MO 7 hurt

    Two freight trains collided at an overpass near Chaffee, Missouri, early Saturday morning, injuring seven people, authorities said. The overpass collapsed when one of the trains struck a pillar, Scott County Sheriff Rick Walters said. There were two vehicles on the overpass at the time. A fire broke out on one of the train engines and was extinguished, Walters said. Five of the injured were in ...

  • Crews look for pilot in NY Angel Flight

    EPHRATAH, N.Y. - Divers searched a large pond while investigators combed nearby woods Saturday for any sign of the pilot of a volunteer Angel Flight that crashed in upstate New York, killing two passengers. The plane's passengers were found dead Friday night near where the small plane crashed in Ephratah, about an hour west of Albany, Fulton County Sheriff Thomas Lorey said. The bulk of the ...


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Night on Earth [DVD]

Night on Earth [DVD]

Jim Jarmusch's idiosyncratic humor and insightful, but subtle observations of human life were given their first jolt of star power in his international coproduction Night on Earth, an ambitious five-part anthology film that travels along with five different cab drivers in five ... ...

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  • Family friends mourn fallen Phoenix firefighter

    PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) -- Firefighters from as far away as Canada were among those who gathered in Arizona to honor fallen Phoenix firefighter Bradley ...

  • Arizona Racial Profiling Lawsuit Key Figures In Joe Arpaio Case

    PHOENIX -- Key figures in a lawsuit that alleges that an Arizona sheriff's office has racially profiled Latinos in its immigration patrols. A judge ruled Friday that Arpaio's office systematically racially profiles Latinos: ARPAIO: Sheriff Joe Arpaio has aggressively pursued local immigration enforcement. The sheriff has been accused of launching some immigration patrols based on ...

  • Arizona sheriff illegally used racial profiling judge rules

    PHOENIX (Reuters) - Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio violated the constitutional rights of Latino drivers in his crackdown on illegal immigration, a federal judge found on Friday, and ordered him to stop using race as a factor in law enforcement decisions. The ruling against the Maricopa County sheriff came in response to a class-action lawsuit brought by Hispanic drivers that tested whether police can ...

  • Extra Bases In Corbin a 2010 Trade Pays Arizona a Big Dividend

    Kevin Towers was scouting for the Yankees in 2010 when a trade got his attention. The Arizona Diamondbacks, spiraling toward a last-place finish in the National League West, dealt pitcher Dan Haren, a three-time All-Star, to the Los Angeles Angels for a package that included two promising left-handers in Class A. ...

  • Quick decisions ahead of OK tornado

    MOORE, OK - They say you should never make a big decision when you're emotional. But what if there's barely a moment to think and a life-or-death choice looming? In those last horrifying minutes before the EF5 tornado struck, there was no time for reflection or regret. Just questions needing answers, right now. Does a pregnant woman go to find her daughter, or protect the life growing ...

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