The Loop: Box babies, and missing home
Welcome to The Loop, the Magazine's letters column, including the best of your thoughts on Twitter and Facebook. It was a story about a small cardboard box which has been the centre of attention this...
View ArticleBoys of ‘Summer’ make coming-of-age tale a winner
“THE KINGs OF SUMMER” Rated R. At Kendall Square and West Newton cinemas. Grade: B A Sundance favorite, “The Kings of Summer,” previously known as “Toy’s House,” occupies the same offbeat coming-of-age...
View Article4 die in shooting in Mexico City neighborhood
MEXICO CITY - Four people died in a shooting in a tough Mexico City neighborhood that is home to the area's biggest black market. District prosecutor Alberto Ramos said three were killed Thursday at...
View ArticleKennedy Center’s Ballet Across America: ‘Les Patineurs’ and ‘Wunderland’
Things were out of whack Thursday night at the Kennedy Center. Was this really June? An unseasonably cool rain fell outside. Inside the Opera House, snow fell not once, but twice. The first flakes...
View ArticleAn innocent man goes on trial in Fla.
On Monday, in a Florida courtroom, George Zimmerman goes on trial for the murder of Trayvon Martin. In the immediate aftermath of Martin’s death in February 2012, the media portrayed Zimmerman as a...
View ArticleBradenton apartments sold for $21.77 million
BRADENTON - A multi-family real estate investment trust has purchased the Watermark apartment complex in downtown Bradenton for $21.77 million, court records show. Louisiana-based Morguard NAR Holdings...
View ArticleBradenton Police fatally shoot kidnapping suspect
BRADENTON - A Bradenton police officer shot and killed a man Saturday who had kidnapped a woman and held her hostage for a day and a half before she was finally able to escape and get help, authorities...
View ArticleAuthorities charge owner of escaped kangaroo
LACOOCHEE, Fla. - Authorities have charged the owner of a kangaroo that was captured in Pasco County when wildlife officers used a tranquilizer to stop him. The 200-pound male kangaroo was spotted last...
View ArticleUPDATE: Bradenton Police fatally shoot kidnapping suspect
BRADENTON - A Bradenton police officer shot and killed a man Saturday who had kidnapped a woman and held her hostage for a day and a half before she was finally able to escape and get help, authorities...
View ArticleRicin Arrest: Shannon Rogers Guess Richardson Sent Poison-Tainted Mail To...
Shannon Rogers Guess Richardson was arrested Friday in connection with the mailing of ricin-laced letters to President Barack Obama and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, NBC reports. Guess...
View ArticleNEW: Bradenton Police fatally shoot kidnapping suspect
BRADENTON - A person was shot and killed today by Bradenton Police who responded to reports of a kidnapping. The incident occurred at about 2:15 p.m. in the 1800 block of Manatee Avenue East. Officers...
View ArticleInmate calls pain of injuries 'living hell'
HARDEE COUNTY - Jody Holland rates his current pain level at “10 out of 10.” He is suffering debilitating migraines. His neck and throat throb constantly. It hurts to eat — it is hard to swallow water....
View ArticleThe dark truth to our local Humane Society (Photos)
View slideshow: The dark truth to our local Humane Society The whole story started on Wednesday when Aubrey Honeycutt’s neighbor found a tiny kitten and brought it to her. As an animal lover who had...
View ArticleThe Good Shepherd: a poor man's hope in a very dark valley
Innocent children are molested, faithful wives are cheated on, good men are shunned and left unemployed. Teenage girls are taken advantage of, elderly people are abused in nursing homes, women are...
View ArticleGov't recommends 4 years for Jesse Jackson Jr.
WASHINGTON - Prosecutors Friday recommended four years in prison for former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., following his guilty plea this year on criminal charges that he engaged in a scheme to spend $750,000...
View ArticlePhillies select Sandberg, who chooses baseball over football
PHILADELPHIA -- The Phillies used the 89th pick in the draft Friday to get a player who projected much higher than that. Cord Sandberg's scholarship to play quarterback at Mississippi State may have...
View ArticleHelping veterans find peace on the water
In the 21st-century age of asymmetrical warfare, the improvised explosive device, or IED, has been called the "new artillery." Facts INTERESTED? The next Heroes on the Water event is scheduled for June...
View ArticlePair stunned when 303-pound shark jumps in boat
MANASQUAN, N.J. - (AP) -- What happens when a 303-pound mako shark leaps into your boat? "You scream," joked Capt. Tom Rostron Jr. of Wall after having such an encounter in his 31-foot sport fishing...
View ArticleGroup seeking foster families for kitten care
At least 10 families willing to foster infant kittens are urgently needed by the Gulf Shore Animal League for 13 litters that are currently housed at Manatee County Animal Services. "We need them out...
View ArticleHysteria narrative
As Trayvon Martin murder trial begins, media-spawned furor and hard facts are set to collide. Gallery: Hysteria narrative Travel Deals $77 & up -- Atlantic City Boardwalk Hotel w/$20 Credit See...
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