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Girl next door Annette Funicello dies at 70

Girl next door Annette Funicello dies at 70
By FRAZIER MOOREAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - She was the first crush for a generation of boys, the perfect playmate for a generation of girls. Annette Funicello, who became a child star as a cute-as-a-button Mouseketeer on "The Mickey Mouse Club" in the 1950s, ruled among baby boomers, who

Clinton office hostage taker escapes from NH unit

Clinton office hostage taker escapes from NH unit
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) - A man who took hostages at a Hillary Rodham Clinton presidential campaign office in 2007 escaped from a minimum-security correctional facility on Sunday, authorities said. Leeland Eisenberg was discovered missing during an afternoon head count at the Calumet Transitional

'Evil Dead' rises again with $26M box-office stake

'Evil Dead' rises again with $26M box-office stake
By DAVID GERMAINAP Movie Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - Resurrected demons and resurrected dinosaurs are helping to put some life back into the weekend box office. The demonic horror remake "Evil Dead" debuted at No. 1 with $26 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. In a tight fight for second-

'Evil Dead' rises again with $26M box-office stake

'Evil Dead' rises again with $26M box-office stake
By DAVID GERMAINAP Movie Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - Resurrected demons and resurrected dinosaurs are helping to put some life back into the weekend box office. The demonic horror remake "Evil Dead" debuted at No. 1 with $26 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. In a tight fight for second-

Ebert showed willingness to adapt to new media

Ebert showed willingness to adapt to new media
By DON BABWIN and CARYN ROUSSEAUAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) - Roger Ebert started out as an old-school newspaper man, the kind that has all but vanished: a fierce competitor who spent the day trying to scoop the competition and the night bellied up to the bar swapping stories. Then newspapers

Ebert showed willingness to adapt to new media

Ebert showed willingness to adapt to new media
By DON BABWIN and CARYN ROUSSEAUAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) - Roger Ebert started out as an old-school newspaper man, the kind that has all but vanished: a fierce competitor who spent the day trying to scoop the competition and the night bellied up to the bar swapping stories. Then newspapers

Behind the lens with a paparazzi prowling L.A. for celebrity prey

Behind the lens with a paparazzi prowling L.A. for celebrity prey
By Les ShuProvided by Giles Harrison is well aware that you probably don't like him. As a celebrity photographer for almost 20 years and the head of one of the top photo agencies in the country – his clients include People Magazine, Us Weekly, InTouch, USA Today, Time, Rolling Stone,

Behind the lens with a paparazzi prowling L.A. for celebrity prey

Behind the lens with a paparazzi prowling L.A. for celebrity prey
By Les ShuProvided by Giles Harrison is well aware that you probably don't like him. As a celebrity photographer for almost 20 years and the head of one of the top photo agencies in the country – his clients include People Magazine, Us Weekly, InTouch, USA Today, Time, Rolling Stone,

Comedy on Mexico income gap a big screen hit

Comedy on Mexico income gap a big screen hit
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICONAssociated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) - A construction magnate's preppy son is forced to drive one of Mexico City's battered green buses, while his spoiled sister waits tables at a cantina in a miniskirt and non-designer shoes. Their credit cards have been canceled, their

School faces new questions in Colorado massacre

School faces new questions in Colorado massacre
By DAN ELLIOTT and NICHOLAS RICCARDIAssociated Press CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) - New questions confronted the University of Colorado, Denver on Friday amid disclosures that a psychiatrist who treated theater shooting suspect James Holmes had warned campus police a month before the deadly assault that