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Ebert, nation's best-known film critic, dies at 70

Ebert, nation's best-known film critic, dies at 70
By CARYN ROUSSEAUAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) - Roger Ebert had the most-watched thumb in Hollywood. With a twist of his wrist, the Pulitzer Prize-winning critic rendered decisions that influenced a nation of moviegoers and could sometimes make or break a film. The heavy-set writer in the horn-

Ebert, nation's best-known film critic, dies at 70

Ebert, nation's best-known film critic, dies at 70
By CARYN ROUSSEAUAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) - Roger Ebert had the most-watched thumb in Hollywood. With a twist of his wrist, the Pulitzer Prize-winning critic rendered decisions that influenced a nation of moviegoers and could sometimes make or break a film. The heavy-set writer in the horn-

Mars missions scaled back in April because of sun

Mars missions scaled back in April because of sun
By ALICIA CHANGAP Science Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - It's the Martian version of spring break: Curiosity and Opportunity, along with their spacecraft friends circling overhead, will take it easy this month because of the sun's interference. For much of April, the sun blocks the line of sight

Mars missions scaled back in April because of sun

Mars missions scaled back in April because of sun
By ALICIA CHANGAP Science Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - It's the Martian version of spring break: Curiosity and Opportunity, along with their spacecraft friends circling overhead, will take it easy this month because of the sun's interference. For much of April, the sun blocks the line of sight

Roger Ebert's cancer returns; says he's taking "leave of presence"

Roger Ebert's cancer returns; says he's taking "leave of presence"
By Robyn Ross, Roger Ebert says that his cancer has returned, so it's time to slow down and take a "leave of presence."

Google adds street views inside Japan nuclear zone

Google adds street views inside Japan nuclear zone
By YURI KAGEYAMAAP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) - Concrete rubble litters streets lined with shuttered shops and dark windows. A collapsed roof juts from the ground. A ship sits stranded on a stretch of dirt flattened when the tsunami roared across the coastline. There isn't a person in sight.

Neb. utility touts progress at troubled nuke plant

Neb. utility touts progress at troubled nuke plant
By JOSH FUNKAssociated Press BLAIR, Neb. (AP) - Utility officials say the troubled Nebraska nuclear power plant that has been idle since 2011 might be ready to restart yet this spring - shortly after the two-year anniversary of its shutdown - but first they'll have to convince federal

Northwest Specialty Hospital Adds Oncology Program

Northwest Specialty Hospital Adds Oncology Program
POST FALLS, Idaho - Cancer patients in North Idaho are getting more options and control when it comes to their treatment.  Northwest Speciality Hospital announced March 24 they would open a new oncology program as early as April. This is the first cancer treatment in Post Falls

Police: No sign of 3rd party in Berezovsky death

Police: No sign of 3rd party in Berezovsky death
By CASSANDRA VINOGRADAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - There was no evidence to suggest anyone else was involved in the death of Boris Berezovsky, the self-exiled Russian tycoon who went from Kremlin kingmaker to fiery critic, British police said Sunday. With an investigation under way, police are

Troubled Calif. nuke plant seeks restart in summer

Troubled Calif. nuke plant seeks restart in summer
By MICHAEL R. BLOODAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - As part of an effort to convince federal regulators that a nuclear reactor is safe to restart, the operator of the shuttered San Onofre nuclear power plant in California has disclosed it might push for a rewrite of the facility's operating