John H Armstrong
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Have A Happy New Year
Which do you want first - the shock or the awe? Because TV had plenty of both in 2013.
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It didn't take long. Barely 12 hours after the NFL's regular season ended, five head coaches were unemployed. Fired on Monday were Washington's Mike Shanahan, Detroit's Jim Schwartz, Minnesota's Leslie Frazier and Tampa Bay's Greg Schiano.
PHILADELPHIA By 2011, federal agents wanted Louis Monacello locked in a prison cell. His Mafia colleagues wanted him in his grave.
This is not your father's Facebook. It's your grandfather's. Data from the Pew Center for Internet and American Life released Monday show that Facebook's strongest growth over the last year has come from users over 65, as more older users sign onto the site to keep in touch with friends, children, and grandchildren.
CASSELTON, N.D. (AP) - A southeastern North Dakota town narrowly escaped tragedy when a train carrying crude oil derailed and exploded nearby, the mayor said Tuesday, calling for changes in how the fuel is transported across the U.S.
Jars of brain tissue were recently stolen from an Indianapolis medical museum and sold on eBay, according to a report.
Disappointment. Anger. Grudging resignation. And also gratitude. Those were just some of the emotions expressed New Year's Day by alumni, fans and other members of the Pennsylvania State University community over the likely departure of football coach Bill O'Brien, who brought stability and success to a program on the verge of ruin two years ago in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky sex-abuse scandal.
DENVER - At 8 a.m. on New Year's Day, in an industrial area a few miles from downtown Denver, a Marine veteran named Sean Azzariti walked into a giant store and bought a bag of weed. Legally. To smoke just for fun, if he's so inclined.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The California Supreme Court granted a law license Thursday to a man who has lived in the U.S. illegally for two decades, a ruling that advocates hope will open the door to millions of immigrants seeking to enter other professions such as medicine, accounting and teaching.
