Wisconsin Supreme Court hands Gov. Walker a victory on labor law

Filmmaker Werner Herzog on his new box set and more Mark Olsen Filmmaker Werner Herzog — German-born, having made films in the Amazon, the Sahara, Wisconsin, Antarctica, all points between and most recently a resident of Los Angeles — belongs to the...

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Freddie Mac: Mortgage rates hold steady; 30-year averaging 4.12%

Mortgage rates are moving fast in one direction this summer -- sideways.  Freddie Mac's weekly survey, out Thursday, showed the average rate for a 30-year fixed-rate home loan was 4.12%, practically unchanged from last week's 4.13%. At that rate,...

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Wisconsin Supreme Court hands Gov. Walker a victory on labor law

Filmmaker Werner Herzog on his new box set and more Mark Olsen Filmmaker Werner Herzog — German-born, having made films in the Amazon, the Sahara, Wisconsin, Antarctica, all points between and most recently a resident of Los Angeles — belongs to the...

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Jamie Foxx eyeing Mike Tyson biopic; could he pull it off?

Filmmaker Werner Herzog on his new box set and more Mark Olsen Filmmaker Werner Herzog — German-born, having made films in the Amazon, the Sahara, Wisconsin, Antarctica, all points between and most recently a resident of Los Angeles — belongs to the...

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TV ratings: NBC's 'America's Got Talent' wins the night

Local films clean up at China box office as imports shut out "The Continent," the directorial debut of Chinese writer and race car driver Han Han, took pole position at the mainland box office last week, earning $48.5 million. Meanwhile, "Transformers:...

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TV ratings: NBC's 'America's Got Talent' wins the night

Local films clean up at China box office as imports shut out "The Continent," the directorial debut of Chinese writer and race car driver Han Han, took pole position at the mainland box office last week, earning $48.5 million. Meanwhile, "Transformers:...

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'Fast & Furious 7' to get fancy with Iggy Azalea cameo

Local films clean up at China box office as imports shut out "The Continent," the directorial debut of Chinese writer and race car driver Han Han, took pole position at the mainland box office last week, earning $48.5 million. Meanwhile, "Transformers:...

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NCAA settles class-action concussion lawsuits

Faced with several consolidated class-action lawsuits in federal court, the NCAA has agreed to spend $70 million on concussion testing and diagnosis for current and former college athletes dating back 50 years. The settlement, announced Tuesday,...

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Amazon Fire Phone not enticing enough to leave Apple, Android

Amazon.com made its boldest move yet into the electronics hardware business by entering the fiercely competitive smartphone market earlier this month with the release of the Amazon Fire Phone. The Amazon smartphone is suited with top-of-the-line components...

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Amazon Fire Phone not enticing enough to leave Apple, Android

Amazon.com made its boldest move yet into the electronics hardware business by entering the fiercely competitive smartphone market earlier this month with the release of the Amazon Fire Phone. The Amazon smartphone is suited with top-of-the-line components...

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Stocks inch higher ahead of economic reports

Rising profits and corporate moves nudged the U.S. stock market higher in early Tuesday. Major indexes in Europe and Asia climbed ahead of a string of U.S. and Chinese economic reports later this week. KEEPING SCORE: As of 10:20 a.m. Eastern time, the...

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Suicide bomber kills cousin of Afghan President Hamid Karzai

A suicide bomber killed Afghan President Hamid Karzai's cousin Tuesday morning in Kandahar province, officials said. A spokesman for Karzai confirmed the attack, and said the president condemns the killing. He added in a statement: "Afghans die every...

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Watch David Ortiz anger the Tampa Bay Rays with one flip of the bat

  FCC should help reach deal to end Dodgers TV standoff, lawmakers say Joe Flint A group of Southern California lawmakers wants the Federal Communications Commission to broker a deal to end the bitter standoff between Time Warner Cable and other...

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Trade rumors begin: Injured Troy Tulowitzki goes to a Yankees game

  FCC should help reach deal to end Dodgers TV standoff, lawmakers say Joe Flint A group of Southern California lawmakers wants the Federal Communications Commission to broker a deal to end the bitter standoff between Time Warner Cable and other...

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Watch David Ortiz anger the Tampa Bay Rays with one flip of the bat

  FCC should help reach deal to end Dodgers TV standoff, lawmakers say Joe Flint A group of Southern California lawmakers wants the Federal Communications Commission to broker a deal to end the bitter standoff between Time Warner Cable and other...

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TV ratings: 'Big Brother' boosts CBS to No. 1

  FCC should help reach deal to end Dodgers TV standoff, lawmakers say Joe Flint A group of Southern California lawmakers wants the Federal Communications Commission to broker a deal to end the bitter standoff between Time Warner Cable and other...

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Violence resumes in Gaza despite calls for new cease-fire

Hostilities resumed Sunday in the Gaza Strip after Palestinian militants unleashed volleys of rockets at Israel and the Israelis declared an end to a temporary humanitarian truce. Once again, huge explosions reverberated across the coastal enclave and...

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NASCAR's Carl Edwards won't return to Roush Fenway team in 2015

Jon Hopkins crafts dance music to meditate on If Jon Hopkins' moody, muscular dance music leaves fans feeling a little dazed, that's no accident. The London-based producer practices autogenic training (a kind of brain-clearing mental yoga) and director...

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NASCAR's Carl Edwards won't return to Roush Fenway team in 2015

Jon Hopkins crafts dance music to meditate on If Jon Hopkins' moody, muscular dance music leaves fans feeling a little dazed, that's no accident. The London-based producer practices autogenic training (a kind of brain-clearing mental yoga) and director...

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Deal to secure Malaysia Air crash site founders as fighting continues

An apparent agreement between the Malaysian government and pro-Russia separatists to secure the crash zone of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 has come to naught as fighting continued in the area of eastern Ukraine where the jet went down. Malaysian...

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Comic-Con 2014: Seth Meyers has more ‘SNL’ friends join ‘The Awesomes’

Actor Seth Meyers and co-creator/writer/executive producer Michael Shoemaker appear on a Comic-Con International panel about Hulu's "The Awesomes." (Jerod Harris / Getty Images) Seth Meyers has recruited some of his famous friends to guest star...

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Comic-Con: ‘Saga,’ Matt Fraction, IDW win big at Eisner Awards

"Saga," by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples, has won Eisner, Harvey and Hugo awards. (Image Comics) "Saga's" Alana and Marko, lovers from warring alien races, may always be on the run with their daughter, but the truly out-there science-fiction...

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For actor Patrick Dempsey, racing cars is nearly a full-time job

Disneyland's Legends of Frontierland a fun dose of wacky live action Todd Martens 'Hey," the kid said. "I can get you out of jail." I politely said no. Standing in lockup, after all, was a rare photo opportunity. The kid shrugged and walked off, and...

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For actor Patrick Dempsey, racing cars is nearly a full-time job

Disneyland's Legends of Frontierland a fun dose of wacky live action Todd Martens 'Hey," the kid said. "I can get you out of jail." I politely said no. Standing in lockup, after all, was a rare photo opportunity. The kid shrugged and walked off, and...

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Comic-Con 2014: Sideshow Collectibles’ 20 years of genre artistry

Re-creating characters for a niche audience is always a slippery slope, and doing it for a cadre of collecting superfans is an even more daunting endeavor. But for 20 years, Sideshow Collectibles has been making detailed, scaled-down versions of...

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'Noah' lands on shelves and video on demand

Noah Paramount, $29.98; Blu-ray, $39.99 Available on VOD Tuesday. Director Darren Aronofsky's version of the biblical story generated controversy this year, with faith-based audiences complaining that "Noah" isn't true enough to Scripture and action-fantasy...

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Comic-Con: ‘American Vampire,’ ‘Fables,’ more at Vertigo panel

"American Vampire: Second Cycle" writer Scott Snyder told the "Vertigo: Defy Conventions" audience at Comic-Con on Thursday evening that one of the joys of his and artist Rafael Albuquerque's series is "we're able to explore different moments in American...

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Comic-Con 2014: George R.R. Martin says he's the first comic book fan

George R.R. Martin. (HBO) His name may be mostly associated with fantasy these days, thanks to HBO's "Game of Thrones," but George R.R. Martin and comic books go way back. Way, way back. "I'm actually the first comic book fan," Martin told the...

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Pope Francis to visit U.S. next year; Philadelphia on itinerary

Pope Francis will make his first visit to the U.S. as pontiff next year, attending a conference in Philadelphia, according to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. The pope is to visit Philadelphia in September 2015 for the World Meeting...

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Pope Francis will visit U.S. next year, Philadelphia on itinerary

Pope Francis will make his first visit to the U.S. as pontiff next year, attending a conference in Philadelphia, according to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. The pope is to visit Philadelphia in September 2015 for the World Meeting...

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Los Angeles officials to continue talks for 2024 Summer Olympics

Talks were scheduled to continue Friday between the U.S. Olympic Committee and a Los Angeles contingent hoping to bring the 2024 Summer Games back to the city for a third time. Mayor Eric Garcetti traveled to USOC headquarters in Colorado...

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Can an amateur help Rory McIlroy win the Masters?

With his victory in the British Open last week, Rory McIlroy needs only a Masters win to complete a career Grand Slam. And he might turn to an amateur golfer for help in that quest. Jeff Knox is regarded as the best player among Augusta National's...

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Can an amateur help Rory McIlroy win the Masters?

With his victory in the British Open last week, Rory McIlroy needs only a Masters win to complete a career Grand Slam. And he might turn to an amateur golfer for help in that quest. Jeff Knox is regarded as the best player among Augusta National's...

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Can an amateur help Rory McIlroy win the Masters?

With his victory in the British Open last week, Rory McIlroy needs only a Masters win to complete a career Grand Slam. And he might turn to an amateur golfer for help in that quest. Jeff Knox is regarded as the best player among Augusta National's...

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Ukraine Prime Minister Yatsenyuk resigns as ruling coalition collapses

Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatsenyuk abruptly resigned Thursday afternoon as Kiev's ruling parliamentary coalition fell apart. In a brief statement, Yatsenyuk told Parliament, "I announce my resignation in connection with the collapse of the coalition...

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New home sales fall sharply in June

New home sales plunged in June after two months of gains. Sales of recently built single-family homes dropped 8.1% from May to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 406,000, the Commerce Department said Thursday.  Sales for May and April  were...

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'Weird Al' Yankovic hits No. 1 on Billboard chart with 'Mandatory Fun'

It's strange but true: "Weird Al" Yankovic, the pop-song parodist who seemed to peak in popularity in the mid 1980s, finally scored his first No. 1 album this week. "Mandatory Fun," Yankovic's 14th studio disc, topped the Billboard 200 chart Wednesday...

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Tony Dungy clarifies his comments on Michael Sam

Super Bowl-winning coach Tony Dungy elaborated Wednesday on his controversial comments regarding the St. Louis Rams' Michael Sam, the NFL's first openly gay player. Dungy, now an NBC analyst, spoke at length about the Sam situation on "The Dan Patrick...

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Tony Dungy clarifies his comments on Michael Sam

Super Bowl-winning coach Tony Dungy elaborated Wednesday on his controversial comments regarding the St. Louis Rams' Michael Sam, the NFL's first openly gay player. Dungy, now an NBC analyst, spoke at length about the Sam situation on "The Dan Patrick...

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