Several dozen protesters briefly stormed the US Embassy compound in Tunisia’s capital, setting fire to cars and raising a flag with the Muslim profession of faith on it as part of demonstrations against an anti-Muslim film. (Sept. 14)
ATLANTA (AP) — Julio Teheran pitched 8 1-3 strong innings, Dan Uggla hit a three-run homer and the Atlanta Braves won their fourth straight game with a 5-1 victory over the struggling Minnesota Twins on Monday. Teheran (3-1) gave up five hits, one run — Josh Willingham's homer in the ninth — and one walk. He struck out four, throwing 80 of his 123 pitches for strikes. Cory Gearrin earned [...]
Read more →LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man was charged Monday with a $565,000 bank robbery in which his girlfriend — an assistant bank manager — was forced to strap on a fake bomb so she would seem to be a hostage and could take the money. The woman said she was abducted in September from her home and forced to put on what she believed was a real bomb. Her abductors told her if she didn't help steal the [...]
Read more →MIAMI (AP) — Wildlife officials say a Burmese python nearly 19 feet long has been captured in South Florida. It's a new record for the longest Burmese python caught in the wild in Florida. The previous record was a 17-foot-7-inch python caught in August in Everglades National Park. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the 18-foot-8-inch snake was caught May 11 [...]
Read more →WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has called Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin to express his concern about a monstrous tornado that wreaked havoc in the Oklahoma City suburbs. The White House says Obama told the governor that he's directed the government and the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide any assistance she needs. FEMA has sent a special team to Oklahoma's emergency [...]
Read more →NEW YORK (AP) — If you didn't think Henrik Ibsen's work was sexy and racy, you'll be pleasantly surprised by BAM's production of "The Master Builder," which embraces a whole new interpretation of that classic 1892 tragedy. At least the Freudian symbolism of tall towers, even taller church spires and ruined homes remains, and the basic story is intact, in the spirited production that opened [...]
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