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Records show past turmoil in Calif. gunman's home

Records show past turmoil in Calif. gunman's home
By AMY TAXIN and TAMI ABDOLLAHAssociated Press SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) - The mother of a gunman who fatally shot five people during a chaotic spate of violence last week said the shooter's father threatened to kill her on at least two occasions during their tumultuous marriage, according to

'The Purge' shocks with $36.4 million opening

'The Purge' shocks with $36.4 million opening
By JAKE COYLEAP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The suspense thriller "The Purge" topped the weekend box office with a shocking $36.4 million that doubled industry expectations, according to studio estimates Sunday. Audiences starved for a horror option flocked to the micro-budget Universal

'The Purge' shocks with $36.4 million opening

'The Purge' shocks with $36.4 million opening
By JAKE COYLEAP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The suspense thriller "The Purge" topped the weekend box office with a shocking $36.4 million that doubled industry expectations, according to studio estimates Sunday. Audiences starved for a horror option flocked to the micro-budget Universal

Sutherland to play Snake in 'Metal Gear Solid'

Sutherland to play Snake in 'Metal Gear Solid'
By DERRIK J. LANGAP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - Kiefer Sutherland is slithering into a very different role. "Metal Gear Solid" creator Hideo Kojima said Thursday the "24" star will play protagonist Snake in the next installment of the stealth video game series. The character has been

Technicolor star Esther Williams dies at age 91

Technicolor star Esther Williams dies at age 91
By BOB THOMASAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - Esther Williams, the swimming champion turned actress who starred in glittering and aquatic Technicolor musicals of the 1940s and 1950s, has died. She was 91. Williams died early Thursday in her sleep, according to her longtime publicist Harlan Boll

2 suspected in Danish police data hacking

2 suspected in Danish police data hacking
By JAN M. OLSENAssociated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - The Swedish founder of the file-sharing site The Pirate Bay is suspected along with a Dane of hacking into a company handling sensitive information for the Danish police, officials said Thursday. Denmark's justice minister said hackers

Paris Jackson now in all-too-familiar spotlight

Paris Jackson now in all-too-familiar spotlight
By SANDY COHENAP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - Until he died in 2009, Michael Jackson was fiercely protective of his children (save for that one balcony-dangling incident). He covered their faces when they went out with him so they might enjoy the kind of normal childhood he missed out on

Paris Jackson now in all-too-familiar spotlight

Paris Jackson now in all-too-familiar spotlight
By SANDY COHENAP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - Until he died in 2009, Michael Jackson was fiercely protective of his children (save for that one balcony-dangling incident). He covered their faces when they went out with him so they might enjoy the kind of normal childhood he missed out on

Defense report: Post-bin Laden raid security lapse

Defense report: Post-bin Laden raid security lapse
By ROBERT BURNSAP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Several weeks after overseeing the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, then-CIA Director Leon Panetta revealed the name of the raid commander in a speech attended by the writer of the film "Zero Dark Thirty," according to a draft report by

Casinos ban gamblers from using Google Glass

Casinos ban gamblers from using Google Glass
By WAYNE PARRYAssociated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - Casinos in several states are forbidding gamblers from wearing Google Glass, the tiny eyeglasses-mounted device capable of shooting photos, filming video and surfing the Internet. Regulators say the gadgets could be used to cheat at card