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With Texas Trip, Obama Tries To Steer Focus Back To Economy
It has been a difficult spring for the president. He couldn't get Congress to work with him on the sequester or gun control legislation. Now he appears to be making an effort to get back to the issues Americans say they care most about.
Diamonds at a workshop in Antwerp. (2009 file photo.)...
31 Suspects In 3 Nations Nabbed In $50 Million Diamond Heist
The brazen robbery at Brussels' main airport on Feb. 18 was one of the biggest diamond heists ever. Authorities say some of the stones turned up in Switzerland. Suspects have been taken into custody there and in both France and Belgium.
Alex Ferguson: A Legendary Manager For An Iconic Franchise
Alex Ferguson, who is stepping down after 27 years at the helm of Manchester United, is widely regarded as the most successful British soccer manager ever.
Frankie Lewchuk had been a high school football star whose picture was in hi...
Teenage Diaries Revisited: From Kicking A Football To Kicking Meth
Frankie Lewchuk was a high school football star whose picture was in his hometown newspaper every week. Years after graduating from high school, Frankie was back in the hometown paper, this time for drug-related crimes. Now, he's attempting to repair his life and his relationship with his family.
Charles Bradley was signed by Daptone Records partly because of a James Brow...
On Two New R&B Albums, An Old Soul Sound That Glows
New York's Charles Bradley and London's James Hunter Six both mix inspiration and replication.
A screengrab from Brittany Anne Devasure's winning Project Yellow Light vide...
Push To End Teens' Distracted Driving Targets Parents, Peers
Preliminary data show an increase in highway deaths among 16- and 17-year-olds last year. In response, the government is preaching a message of "don't text and drive" and has urged students to produce their own public service ads. Officials say parental involvement may be even more important.