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Idaho couple and Sun Valley land in Twitter tussle
BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- An Internet entrepreneur and former Wall Street derivatives analyst contends central Idaho's Sun Valley resort and the Twitter Inc. social media site heisted his handle.......

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AUDIO The Whopper: Four Grand For Water
Think you'd be surprised to get a water bill of over $4,000? Lisa and Bob Joyce of Munroe Falls sure were, as chronicled in Bob Dyer's Akron Beacon Journal column…
Akron Fire Leaves Five Homeless
The Red Cross is helping a family of five left homeless by a house fire in Akron Sunday night. The fire in the home in the 500 block of Whitney…
Gas Prices On The Upswing
After weeks of sliding downward the onset of summer is helping to driving local gasoline prices up again, just within reach of the busy Memorial Day travel weekend. GasBuddy.com reports…
Stepp Sues Medina Schools
Still on-suspension Medina school chief Randy Stepp's heading to court, filing suit against the school district for defamation of character and dumping his lucrative renewal deal. Taxpayers in Medina went…

Massive Tornado Rips Through Oklahoma, Destroys School

Brett Deering/Getty ImagesOKLAHOMA CITY) -- A mammoth tornado carved a trail of destruction through the Oklahoma City metropolitan area and delivered a "direct hit" on an elementary school Monday, local authorities said.
David Barnes, the director of Oklahoma Emergency Management in Oklahoma County, told ABC News that a single twister ripped apart...
Smithsonian Conservatory Rescuing Exotic Animals from Extinction

File photo. Hemera/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) -- When you see African cheetahs, Chinese red pandas, Micronesian kingfishers and hooded cranes, you might think you’re in the wilds of Africa or Asia.
But in rural northern Virginia, little more than an hour from Washington, D.C., you can find all of those animals at the Smithsonian Conservation...
Three Men Arrested, Charged in California Fake Bomb Bank Heist

iStockphoto/Thinkstock(LOS ANGELES) -- Three men have been arrested and charged in a Los Angeles bank robbery in which the men allegedly strapped what they said were explosives to a bank manager's stomach and ordered her to rob her own bank.
One of the men was the bank manager's boyfriend, according to the federal indictment released on Monday.
The...

Deadly fall is 3rd recently in Ohio Hocking Hills
LOGAN, Ohio (AP) -- Officials say the second deadly fall in three days in the Hocking Hills region of southeastern Ohio occurred near a waterfall.......
Indiana makes late addition to roster with Hoff
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) -- The Indiana Hoosiers have made a big roster addition, getting 320-pound lineman Nate Hoff.......
High crop prices entice farms to expand planting
BIGGSVILLE, Ill. (AP) -- Clark Kelly plans to spend a lot of time on the links this spring. The Illinois farmer is plowing the Hend-Co-Hills Golf Course near tiny Biggsville into a cornfield.......

Gomes Powers Indians Over Mariners, 10-8
Robert Binder/MLB Photos via Getty Images(CLEVELAND) -- Indians catcher Yan Gomes belted a pair of home runs, including a three-run shot in the 10th inning, giving Cleveland a 10-8 victory…
Dickey Leads Blue Jays Past Rays, 7-5
Tony Firriolo/MLB Photos via Getty Images(TORONTO) -- Blue Jays starter R.A. Dickey allowed just two earned runs over eight innings as Toronto took care of the Tampa Bay Rays on…
Indians rally to beat Mariners 10-8
CLEVELAND (AP) -- Yan Gomes hit a three-run homer in the 10th inning and the Cleveland Indians, twice revived by Seattle's fielding errors, beat the Mariners 10-8 on Monday to…

Senate Probe Finds Apple Avoids Billions in Taxes
Authors: Carmen Cox Feng Li/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A new Senate investigation has found that Apple Inc. has used a complex web of offshore companies – particularly three in Ireland –…
Stocks Clip Recent Rallies, Close Lower
Authors: Carmen CoxHemera/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- Investors on Monday took a timeout from the bull market. Declining stocks in the same top-performing sectors pulled the markets down.The Dow Jones Industrial Average…
Domino’s Brazil Tests Smellvision in DVDs
Authors: jciStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- If you’re traveling in Brazil, pop in a DVD and find yourself crazing pizza, then Domino’s has you right where they want you.Domino’s independent franchisees in…

Immigration Bill Could Require Fingerprinting at Airports
Authors: jciStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) -- Senators amended the bipartisan immigration bill on Monday to require all non-U.S. citizens to be fingerprinted when leaving the U.S. through the country's 30 busiest airports. The…
Christie Stars in NJ Tourism Ads, Dems Cry Foul
Authors: jcStronger Than The Storm(TRENTON, N.J.) -- New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and his family are starring in television commercials that are part of a publicly funded $25 million tourism…
GOP Candidate in Va. Compares Planned Parenthood to KKK
Authors: jcvapolitics.us(WASHINGTON) -- This weekend, Virginia Republicans found their candidate for lieutenant governor in E.W. Jackson, a Chesapeake, Va. pastor who has compared Planned Parenthood to the Ku Klux Klan…

30 Rock Actress Katrina Bowden Weds
Authors: jcAli Goldstein/NBC(NEW YORK) -- Katrina Bowden, who played Cerie, the ditzy secretary of Tina Fey's Liz Lemon, on 30 Rock, is a newlywed.She and musician Ben Jorgensen married in…

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Antonio Banderas to Play 'Super Mario' in Chilean Miners Drama
Authors: jcKevin Winter/Getty Images for AFI(LOS ANGELES) -- Antonio Banderas has signed on to play one of the stranded miners in the reality-based drama The 33.The film tracks the plight…

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Tony Stark Will Be Back for Avengers 2
Authors: jcBuena Vista(LOS ANGELES) -- Avengers writer/director Joss Whedon confirmed that despite Iron Man 3's ending, hinting Tony Stark was hanging up his metal suits for good, the armored Avenger…

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5 Money Mistakes You're Making when You Eat Out
Even great restaurants have empty tables sometimes, and while you might be able to snag one by calling at 5:00 on the evening you want to eat, online services like Savored and OpenTable do a fine job of searching for availability--plus, they reward you with a discount. If you use Groupon-owned Savored, for instance, which currently lists restaurants in 10 cities and is adding more soon, you could pay 30 percent less for food…
7 Secret Sins at Work
In the history of spectacular career flame-outs, it's hard to match A.J. Clemente's infamous first day f-bomb as a local news anchor. (Yes, he was fired.) While some career killers are clear and follow common sense, the workplace can be rife with hidden dos and don'ts. "There are lots of different ways to get fired, and sometimes you'll never know what you did wrong," said Cynthia Shapiro, a former human resources executive and the…
8 Genius Ways to Recycle Your Wedding Gown
After the big day you may find yourself tucking away that wedding dress you cherish into the back of your closet. While saving it for your daughter to wear at her wedding is one option, why not try out one of these 8 ways to recycle your wedding dress? Some involve wearing parts of it, but the creativity doesn't stop there. The possibilites are endless… Dye It Dye your wedding dress a fun color,…