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Lawsuit prompts Okla. lawmaker to seek amendment
A lawsuit challenging a scholarship program for children with disabilities is prompting a state lawmaker to seek a constitutional amendment. Oklahoma City Republican Rep. Jason Nelson is proposing a state question that would repeal a section of the Oklahoma Constitution that prohibits the use of public money for religious purposes. ...
Astros get C Jason Castro back from injury
Jason Castro is eager to get back to baseball. Houston's 24-year-old franchise catcher is back for another try with a surgically repaired right knee that appears to be as sound as ever in the early days of spring training. Castro earned the Astros' regular catching job as a 22-year-old rookie ...
Coroner: Bus driver suffers heart attack on route
A school bus driver in southwestern Illinois has died — days after she suffered a heart attack behind the wheel but managed to pull the vehicle over safely. Madison County Coroner Stephen Nonn says high school students aboard the bus called 911 and used the radio to update the bus ...
Muir, Hollis join NCAA men's basketball panel
Delaware athletic director Bernard Muir and Michigan State athletic director Mark Hollis are joining the NCAA Division I men's basketball committee. The two will start Sept. 1. They replace current committee chair Jeff Hathaway, a consultant to the Big East Conference, and University of Texas-San Antonio athletic director Lynn Hickey, ...
Venezuela's Chavez says his cancer is likely back
President Hugo Chavez has raised serious doubts about whether he'll have the stamina for a successful re-election bid, revealing that he needs to return to Cuba to have a lesion removed that is probably malignant. Chavez was meeting with top aides on Wednesday to plan for his absence while expressions ...
Judge to Lohan: Keep up good work
A judge says Lindsay Lohan is in the home stretch of completing her probation and might only need to come to court one more time. Superior Court Judge Stephanie Sautner told Lohan on Wednesday that she seems to be getting her life back on track. The actress appeared in court ...
SC House budget-writing committee to debate raises
South Carolina legislators writing the state budget are expected to debate teacher salaries and raises for other public employees. The House Ways and Means Committee will continue its work Wednesday on the spending plan for the coming year. Democrats want to give public employees their first raise in four years, ...
Judge to Lohan: Keep up good work
Lindsay Lohan drew praise Wednesday from a judge who said the actress was one court hearing away from putting a long-running drunken driving case behind her. "Ms. Lohan, you're in the home stretch," Superior Court Judge Stephanie Sautner told the actress. "The probation officer is pleased with your progress." The ...
Spirit Award nominees share low-budget secrets
The Spirit Awards celebrate the best in low-budget filmmaking. But within those honors, the John Cassavetes Award goes to films with even lower budgets: those made for under $500,000. This year's five nominees talked to The Associated Press about how they did it on the cheap. The winner will be ...
Nielsen's top programs for Feb. 13-19
Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for Feb. 13-19. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership. 1. "NCIS," CBS, 19.59 million. 2. "American Idol" (Wednesday), Fox, 18.89 million. 3. "American Idol" (Thursday), Fox, 18.71 million. 4. "The Voice," NBC, 16.28 million. 5. "NCIS: Los Angeles," CBS, 16.15 million. 6. "The ...
Mayor's office: Spying 'not who we are' in Newark
The New York Police Department is facing fresh criticism about its spying on Muslims, this time from the mayor in Newark, where Muslims were put under surveillance and cataloged in NYPD files. Newark Mayor Cory Booker says he had no idea the surveillance was carried out in mid-2007. His chief ...
'Conan' renewed by TBS for 2 more years
Conan O'Brien's got his desk job for at least two more years. TBS said Wednesday that its late-night host, who premiered with "Conan" in November 2010, has won an extension through April 2014. O'Brien says, "I'll be taping episodes of 'Conan' well into the Ron Paul presidency." He originally signed ...
Winning numbers drawn in 'Cash 3 Midday' game
The winning numbers in Wednesday afternoon's drawing of the Georgia Lottery's "Cash 3 Midday" game were: 5-8-5 (five, eight, five)
Winning numbers drawn in 'Georgia FIVE Midday' game
The winning numbers in Wednesday afternoon's drawing of the Georgia Lottery's "Georgia FIVE Midday" game were: 8-9-6-5-2 (eight, nine, six, five, two)
Winning numbers drawn in 'Cash 4 Midday' game
The winning numbers in Wednesday afternoon's drawing of the Georgia Lottery's "Cash 4 Midday" game were: 6-1-5-7 (six, one, five, seven)
AUTO RACING PACKAGE: Auto Racing Glance
All Times EST NASCAR SPRINT CUP DAYTONA 500 Site: Daytona Beach. Fla. Schedule: Wednesday, practice (Speed, noon-4 p.m.); Thursday, Gatorade Duel (Speed, 1-6:30 p.m.); Friday, practice (Speed, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., 6-7 p.m.); Saturday, practice (Speed, 10:30 a.m.-noon); Sunday, race, 1 p.m. (FOX, noon-5:30 p.m.). Track: Daytona International Speedway (tri-oval, 2.5 ...
Accident closes lanes of I-4 near Deltona
An accident involving a tanker truck is creating traffic problems on Interstate 4 in Volusia County. The wreck, in the westbound lanes of I-4 at mile marker 111 near Deltona, has closed of some lanes of the roadway. Traffic is moving slowly by the accident scene. WFTV.com will update this ...
Tucson teacher rescues students during robbery
A high school teacher is credited with quick thinking as she quickly escorted her students out of a South Tucson McDonalds as it was being robbed. Cholla (CHOY'-ah) High School exceptional education teacher Lisa Justininao tells KOLD-TV (http://bit.ly/zjzVk8 ) she took her students to McDonalds Tuesday as a reward. But ...
'Conan' renewed by TBS for 2 more years
Conan O'Brien's got his desk job for at least two more years. TBS said Wednesday that its late-night host, who premiered with "Conan" in November 2010, has won an extension through April 2014. O'Brien says, "I'll be taping episodes of 'Conan' well into the Ron Paul presidency." He originally signed ...
Official: Findings in Quran burning probe due soon
A spokesman for the international military force in Afghanistan says findings from an investigation into the burning of Muslim holy books at a NATO base may come out as early as Wednesday. German Brig. Gen. Carsten Jacobson told reporters at the Pentagon by video-teleconference from Kabul that Afghan authorities joined ...
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