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  • Should Arias get the death penalty

    PHOENIX - A path of heartbreak, violence, lies and finally confessions has led Jodi Arias to where she is now -- at the mercy of jurors deciding whether or not she should live. On Wednesday they convene again to consider the death sentence for the passionate crime of murdering of her former boyfriend. A day before, she pleaded with them to spare her life. Earlier this month, the same jurors said ...

  • FBI agent kills man who knew Tsarnaev

    A man shot dead by an FBI agent overnight in Orlando knew Boston bombings suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev and was followed by the FBI for days, a friend of the Florida man told CNN affiliate Central Florida News 13 on Wednesday. The FBI told CNN an agent shot and killed a suspect "while conducting official duties" in Orlando, but did not elaborate. Khasuen Taramov, who said he is a friend of ...

  • Tucson shooting photos of crime scene evidence released

    The Pima County Sheriff's Department released 580 photos of the Tucson crime scene where six people died and then-Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was among the wounded. The 580 photos include pictures of the handgun and high-capacity magazines used by Jared Lee Loughner in his shooting spree at the Tucson grocery store parking lot Jan. 8, 2011, photos of the motel room where he stayed before the ...

  • Bisbee council approves new civil unions measure

    The Bisbee City Council has approved a revised version of an ordinance that would legalize civil unions for same-sex couples.The council voted 5-2 Tuesday night to formally approve a scaled-back version of the ordinance. That sets the stage for a June 4 vote by the council.Council members on April 2 approved an earlier version of the measure that sought to give people in civil unions the same ...

  • Arizona signs rookie free agent WR Hawkins

    TEMPE, Ariz. -- The Arizona Cardinals have signed free agent rookie wide receiver Charles Hawkins and waived-injured wide receiver Javone Lawson.The 5-foot-8 Hawkins played at Southern under then-coach Stump Mitchell, now the Cardinals running backs coach on the staff of new head coach Bruce Arians.Lawson was waived with an Achilles ...


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Movie Review

Gangs of New York

Gangs of New York

The thing I always remember most vividly after seeing Martin Scorseses best films is the momentum. Whether it be the slow, methodical burn of Taxi Driver (1976), the purposefully infuriating stasis of The King of Comedy (1983), the melodramatic pull toward disaster in Cape Fear (1991), or the headlong existential rush of GoodFellas (1990) and Casino (1995), Scor ... ...

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  • Anthony Weiner Launches NYC Mayoral Campaign

    Anthony Weiner has announced his candidacy for New York City mayor with a campaign video posted to YouTube, days after NBC 4 New York exclusively spotted the former ...

  • Juan Mendez Invokes Carl Sagan While Leading Arizona House Of Representatives Pre-Session Prayer

    Mendez, who is an atheist , changed the course of the event held prior to the House of Representatives' afternoon session. He asked lawmakers to refrain from bowing their heads and instead to view their surroundings. "Most prayers in this room begin with a request to bow your heads," Mendez said, according to the Phoenix New Times. "I would like to ask that you not bow your ...

  • Foster Farms recalls grilled chicken breast strips for containing allergens

    With much of the country in severe drought conditions, America's farms are getting hit hard, which means food prices will only continue to rise well into 2013.  Here's how you can protect your wallet from drying ...

  • Tucson blogger rebrands Abercrombie to include everyone

    The models smolder at the camera, embodying familiar sensuality, all-American catalog cool. What might jump out next could be their tattoos.Or maybe that he is more slender than she. Much more.Tucsonan Jes Baker, the female model in the photos, said the juxtaposition of such bodies is in direct response to what she calls the "sizeism" of Abercrombie & Fitch's CEO.Baker writes ...

  • Anthony Weiner launches New York mayoral bid

    Anthony Weiner's run for a renaissance is officially on.The ex-congressman whose career imploded in a rash of raunchy tweets two years ago said in ...

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