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Heat and Spurs tapped out after epic Game 6
LeBron James started to get up out of his chair after the postgame press conference, and it took him three tries to do it. "I'll get it," he said, sheepishly as he finally got his momentum going enough to peel himself out of the chair. The looks of exhaustion and ...
Dave Chappelle to headline monthlong comedy tour
Dave Chappelle is making his most substantial return to stand-up comedy with a one-month tour for Funny Or Die. The comedian will headline the Oddball Comedy and Curiosity Festival, which kicks off Aug. 23 in Austin, Texas. The 13-date, two-stage tour concludes Sept. 22 in Phoenix. The 39-year-old Chappelle has ...
Whole Foods revises employee language policy
Facing threats of national boycotts from Latino groups and a slew of online petitions, Whole Foods announced Friday that the organic grocery chain has revised its employee language policy following the suspension of two Spanish-speaking Albuquerque employees. Whole Foods Market Inc. Co-CEO Walter Robb said in a blog post Friday ...
Mumford & Sons bassist has blood clot on brain
Mumford & Sons bassist Ted Dwane has a blood clot on his brain that will require surgery. The Grammy-winning folk-rock group postponed concerts Tuesday in Dallas, Wednesday in The Woodlands in Texas and Thursday in New Orleans. A statement on its website said there are no plans to postpone or ...
Ukrainian pianist and Cliburn winner credits mom
Playing the piano at age 5 certainly wasn't Vadym Kholodenko's idea, but after his mother took him to a music school, he quickly grew to love it while growing up in Kiev, Ukraine. "She thought I had potential in music, but she never pushed me, which is very important in ...
Ukraine pianist wins Cliburn piano competition
Vadym Kholodenko, a Ukrainian pianist and music teacher, has won the 14th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, just four months after the death of the contest's namesake. Beatrice Rana, 20, of Italy, placed second, and Sean Chen, 24, of the United States, placed third, officials announced Sunday night. The other ...
Texas actress charged in Obama ricin threat
A pregnant Texas actress who first told the FBI that her husband sent ricin-tainted letters to President Barack Obama and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, then allegedly said she sent them because her husband "made her" do it, was charged Friday with threatening the president. Shannon Guess Richardson, 35, ...
Jason Kidd retiring from NBA after 19 seasons
Jason Kidd became one of the best by making others better. He turned around a longtime-losing franchise, guided another to a championship, and helped his last one to its first division title since the year he came into the NBA 19 years ago. Teammates loved him. The U.S. national team ...
Women's College World Series postponed by weather
The NCAA postponed Friday night's games at the Women's College World Series until Saturday after severe weather in the Oklahoma City area. The new schedule calls for Tennessee to play Washington, followed by the second winners' bracket game between top-seeded Oklahoma and rival Texas. On Saturday night, there will be ...
4 firefighters killed in Houston motel fire
Four firefighters searching for people they thought might be trapped in a blazing Houston motel and restaurant Friday were killed when the part of the structure collapsed and ensnared them, authorities said. At least five other firefighters were hospitalized in the blaze that became the deadliest in the 118-year history ...
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