It took Hawaii Five-O rookie actor Clarence “Cliff” Eblen 30 years after his first appearance as an FBI agent on the show to find out why he lost his job.
Newly released records obtained by APBnews.com through the Freedom of Information Act reveal that CBS cut Eblen’s character, FBI Agent Jasper, after [...]
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“Thou shalt not steal, thou shalt not murder, thou shalt have no other gods before me.” Those are some of the words that the Rev. Rob Schenck would like to see in every classroom in America. “Thou shalt not bring down the wall between church and state” is closer to what [...]
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A California art gallery owner pleaded guilty today for his role in a scheme to sell ancient artifacts stolen from Turkish tombs, federal authorities said.
Joel Malter, 68, of Encino, Calif., pleaded guilty here in U.S. District Court to conspiracy to transport 133 artifacts stolen from tombs in Turkey, Assistant U.S. Attorney [...]
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The pathologist saw blood in the brain and hemorrhaging in one retina of the dead 4-month-old Amish girl. As a result, a coroner ruled the death homicide due to shaken baby syndrome, stunning this tiny town and Pennsylvania’s scattered Amish communities.
Days later, an expert on Amish illnesses said the ruling [...]
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A local man who tried to pull a practical joke on a co-worker by setting him up as a would-be bank robber has found out that the joke is on him, authorities said today.
St. Charles police have charged Frank Lorek, 37, of Schaumburg with reckless conduct and disorderly conduct for giving [...]
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Despite the recent efforts of the Kansas Board of Education, many people understand the basic tenet of evolutionary theory — the interaction of a species’ genetic makeup with its environment is the process that is responsible for the vast configurations of life on the planet. We call it natural selection.
Sociobiologists, [...]
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Rap music mogul Sean “Puffy” Combs has walked a golden path to riches, but the road behind him is dotted with controversy and charges of violence. His alleged role in a recent nightclub shooting is just the latest in a string of incidents that have earned him nicknames such as “Cuff [...]
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Many of the nation’s high school students lie a lot and cheat a lot, and many show up for class drunk, according to preliminary results of a nationwide teen character study released today.
Seven in 10 students surveyed admitted cheating on a test at least once in the past year, and nearly [...]
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Mary Boone is a prominent art gallery owner in New York City. Sure it’s live ammo, but is it art? For the moment the answer is yes, after a judge dropped charges against an art gallery owner. Mary Boone, 47, was arrested in early October for displaying homemade firearms and live [...]
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Sonny Bono came to fame as one half of the pop duo Sonny and Cher. He later reinvented himself as a Republican politician. The United States Drug Enforcement Administration is withholding three pages of documents on the late Sonny Bono because, the agency says, release of the information is potentially life [...]
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