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CHICAGO (AP) — The streak is over. The big prize is still out there. That’s what mattered most to LeBron James and the Miami Heat. The Heat’s bid for NBA history ended Wednesday night when their 27-game winning streak was snapped by the Chicago Bulls 101-97, setting off a raucous celebration inside United Center. Miami […]
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Senate voted Wednesday to override Democratic Gov. Mike Beebe‘s veto of legislation that would require voters to show photo identification before casting a ballot. The Republican-led Senate voted 21-12, along party lines, to override the veto. There was no debate beforehand. The bill’s sponsor, Republican state Sen. Bryan […]
UNION, N.J. (AP) — A malnourished 4-year-old boy found inside an apartment with the body of his mother, dead for days, had resorted to eating from a bag of sugar and weighed only 26 pounds, well below normal, police said Wednesday as adoption offers poured in from around the world. The boy’s first request after […]
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (AP) — Two Ohio teens accused of making online threats against a rape victim have denied the charges and been released on house arrest. The two 16-year-old Jefferson County girls had been held in juvenile detention in Steubenville since their arrest last week. The girls entered the juvenile court equivalent of a not […]
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia teenager shot a 13-month-old baby in the face while trying to rob the child’s mother, according to an indictment returned Wednesday that also charged the suspect with shooting another person in an unrelated robbery attempt earlier this month. The indictment by a Glynn County grand jury charges 17-year-old De’Marquise […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new study finds that insurance companies will have to pay out an average of 32 percent more for medical claims on individual health policies under President Barack Obama‘s health care overhaul. What does that mean for you? It could increase premiums for at least some Americans. If you are uninsured, or […]
CBSSports.com’s Mike Freeman is reporting that an unidentified NFL player is reportedly considering coming out to the public as gay. The active player is reportedly thinking about disclosing his sexuality in the next couple of month with the plan of continuing his NFL career. Freeman discovered this information after interviewing various retired and active NFL […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — In his first public speech since resigning as head of the CIA, David Petraeus apologized for the extramarital affair that “caused such pain for my family, friends and supporters.” The hero of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars struck a somber, apologetic tone as he spoke to about 600 people, including his […]
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — New York Giants defensive tackle Shaun Rogers had a pair of diamond earrings and gold jewelry stolen from his Miami Beach hotel room. Miami Beach police are looking for a woman accused of taking over $400,000 worth of jewelry from a safe inside Rogers’ room at the Fontainebleau Hotel. A […]
DETROIT (AP) — Several businesses have pledged a total of $8 million to help cash-strapped Detroit pay for a new fleet of emergency vehicles, including 23 EMS units and 100 police cars, to boost public safety and reduce response times, Mayor Dave Bing announced Monday. Racing team owner Roger Penske, who leads Penske Automotive Group […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Tuesday named veteran Secret Service agent Julia Pierson as the agency’s first female director, signaling his desire to change the culture at the male-dominated service, which has been marred by scandal. Pierson, who most recently served as the agency’s chief of staff, will take over from Mark Sullivan, […]
A married Minnesota teacher could face up to 10 years in jail for paying a student $120 to delete cellphone footage of him fondling her breasts, police reported. Terina Ann Parr, 44, is also accused of kissing and “inappropriately touching” the unnamed 17-year-old when they were alone at Fertile-Beltrami High School. Parr denies the charges […]
