Why'd Putin want Crimea? To turn it into Russia's Atlantic City.
MOSCOW - Russian officials are weighing a proposal to create a gambling zone with casinos and hotels in Crimea, the Black Sea peninsula annexed from Ukraine, according to four people with direct...
View ArticleMorrisons chief waives bonus after collapse in sales and profits warnings
Morrisons chief executive, Dalton Philips, has waived his annual bonus after overseeing a collapse in sales and two massive profits warnings in the space of three months.Despite the retailer's dismal...
View ArticleDomino's pizza outlets in New York agree payout for 'wage theft'
The owners of 23 Domino's pizza outlets in New York have agreed to pay out $448,000 to hundreds of employees who were paid less than the minimum wage due to a variety of labour law violations.Six...
View ArticleConvicted killer sentenced to life in prison for 2010 Upper Merion murder
COURTHOUSE - Gabriel Martinez-Lopez, the man who was convicted of first-degree murder after smashing a gardening brick over another man's head, was sentenced to life in prison in Montgomery County...
View ArticleDog rescued from Norristown fire on the mend
NORRISTOWN - Darius, the American Bulldog that was rescued from a fire in the 200 block of Stanbridge Street Wednesday, was reunited with his owner Thursday and is continuing to recover from his...
View ArticleTrial of Hatfield man begins in alleged rape of minor
COURTHOUSE - The trial of a Hatfield man accused of raping a young girl in 2011 began Thursday. Luis Ramos, 76 of the 2700 block of Woodview Drive, previously pleaded guilty to charges of sexual...
View ArticleUpper Merion doctor charged with tax fraud for Internet prescription sales
PHILADELPHIA - A Phoenixville doctor who owns an Upper Merion medical practice has been indicted in U.S. District Court for allegedly violating tax laws, including failing to file or filing false...
View ArticleTwitterverse blows up with news of Philadelphia Eagles cutting ties with...
It didn't take long for reaction to start pouring in to social media after the Eagles released star wide receiver DeSean Jackson.
View ArticleGovernment safety agency missed Cobalt clues
For years, the U.S. government's auto safety watchdog sent form letters to worried owners of the Chevrolet Cobalt and other General Motors small cars, saying it didn't have enough information about...
View ArticleWomen buy half of all movie tickets. That won't mean more female characters.
LOS ANGELES - The Motion Picture Association of America released its annual report on moviegoer demographics this week, and women are well-represented in the seats. Last year, women made up 52 percent...
View ArticleChris Christie: Report proves I had nothing to do with bridge scandal
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie claimed a report issued by a law firm hired by his office exonerated him of any involvement in a politically motivated traffic study last fall that paralyzed the town of...
View ArticleStephen Colbert ripped over 'racist' tweet
Stephen Colbert is in trouble over a tweet sent from an official Comedy Central account that promotes his show that some have perceived as racist, according to the New York Daily News.The Internet went...
View Article'Turn' provides updated sense of American Revolution patriotism
RICHMOND, Va. - Our minds overflow with the sarsaparilla homebrew of the 1800s - the Victorian vampires, the Lincolnalia, the pop-chart jug bands. The late 19th century is on TV a lot: railroad barons...
View ArticleColumn: How Mexican mobsters hold Margaritas hostage
Why does Mexico, the biggest lime producer, also have the world's most expensive limes? Ask the country's crime bosses.Mexico's mobsters are squeezing lime growers and no one seems to be doing anything...
View ArticleMajor events in GM's recall of 1.6 million cars
Congress, the Justice Department and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration are all investigating General Motors Co.'s recall last month of 1.6 million vehicles for an ignition switch...
View ArticleRaiders sign Bay Area native Jones-Drew
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Running back Maurice Jones-Drew passed a physical Friday morning and signed a three-year contract with the Oakland Raiders a short time later.Jones-Drew returns to the Bay Area,...
View ArticleBaseball's new scale for drug violation ban: 80-162-life
NEW YORK - Baseball players suspended during the season for a performance-enhancing drug violation will not be eligible for that year's postseason under changes to the sport's drug agreement announced...
View Article1 upchuck, 3 shopping trips and daddy's got a new pair of shoes
Some kid puked in my shoes last week, which for most people, would just be an unpleasant Saturday.For me, it was ... more.You remember the movie "The Birdcage?" Hank Azaria played Agador Spartacus, the...
View ArticleMiller brothers 2 wins away from remarkable NCAA title meeting
Sean and Archie Miller are headed to the Elite Eight together.One had it easier than the other - and it probably wasn't the one you'd expect.Archie's Dayton Flyers, the darlings of the 2014 NCAA...
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