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Paul Newman’s death leaves Hollywood minus a legend

He was Butch Cassidy, Billy the Kid, Buffalo Bill, Cool Hand Luke, “Fast Eddie” Felson, Brick, Hud, Hombre, Harper and one half of “The Sting.” More recently, he was the voice of Doc Hudson in the Pixar hit “Cars” (2006).
An entrepreneur, philanthropist, race-car driver, 10-time Oscar nominee and epitome of the modern American rebel and [...]

Letterman vs. McCain, Round 2

You’d think the David Letterman-John McCain mini-feud would have blown over after a day, with both sides having better things to do (McCain had an economy to fix, Dave had to interview Paris Hilton), but on Thursday, neither side was shutting up about it. On the candidate’s side, his spokesperson Nicolle Wallace went on [...]

Blown tire may have caused crash that killed 4 and injured Barker, DJ AM

A blown tire during takeoff may have caused a plane crash that killed four people and seriously injured former blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and celeb music spinner DJ AM, officials said Sunday.
PHOTOS: LIVES AND CAREERS OF TRAVIS BARKER AND DJ AM
National Transportation Safety Board member Debbie Hersman said a cockpit voice recorder captured the jet’s [...]

Alleged O.J. Simpson robbery victim testifies

 
It’s the first day of trial. Simpson faces more than a dozen charges, including kidnapping, in connection with a 2007 Las Vegas hotel episode.
Expecting to sell O.J. Simpson collectibles to a wealthy buyer at a hotel here, memorabilia dealer Bruce Fromong was instead shoved, patted down and threatened with a gun by associates of the [...]

Hurricane Ike over Cuba, heading for Gulf Coast: NHC

Hurricane Ike was slowly weakening as it beat up Cuba Monday before marching across the Gulf of Mexico and heading for the oil-rich Texas-Louisiana coast later in the week, the U.S. National Hurricane Center forecast in its 8 a.m. EDT report.
Ike was weakening over central Cuba but still packing Category 2 strength with winds near [...]

New Orleans ready for mass return

The mayor of New Orleans has said that nearly 200,000 residents who fled the city because of Hurricane Gustav can start coming back early on Thursday.
But Ray Nagin warned that some city areas were still without power, the sewage system was damaged and hospitals had only skeleton crews.
Checkpoints have also been set up to prevent [...]