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Jay Leno Says Goodbye To 'Tonight Show'
Friday, February 07, 2014
Make way for Jimmy Fallon.
“Tonight Show” host Jay Leno ended a stellar if sometimes stormy run Thursday night with high emotion at concluding what he termed “the greatest 22 years of my life.”
Calling himself “the luckiest guy in the world,” Leno went out on top, which was where ...
U.S. Prosecutors Seek Execution Of Marathon Suspect
Thursday, January 30, 2014
Federal prosecutors say they will seek the death penalty against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in the Boston Marathon bombing.
The final decision was made by Attorney General Eric Holder and was announced Thursday. The twin blasts in April killed three people and wounded more than 260 in one of the most prominent ...
Atlanta Schools, Government Offices Still Shut Down
Thursday, January 30, 2014
The snow and sleet had stopped falling and traffic was moving again around Atlanta following a crippling storm – but officials warned that ice-covered roads remained a threat for drivers Thursday morning.
State officials were concerned with sub-freezing overnight lows potentially leading to layers of black ice coating roads that ...
South Still Reeling From Snowstorm
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
After a rare snowstorm stopped Atlanta-area commuters in their tracks – forcing many to hunker down in their cars overnight or seek other shelter – the National Guard is sending military Humvees onto the city’s snarled freeway system.
Gov. Nathan Deal says it’s an attempt to move stranded school buses ...
Remembering Folk Music Legend Pete Seeger
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Here are five essential songs by folk music legend Pete Seeger, who died Monday at age 94:
“If I Had a Hammer”: An all-time singalong co-written in 1949 by Seeger and Lee Hays and released a year later by the Weavers under the title “The Hammer Song.” Popularized in the ...
Daft Punk, Macklemore & Lewis Top Grammy Awards
Monday, January 27, 2014
The Grammy Awards celebrated outcasts and outsiders, lionizing a couple of French robots, white rappers and a country gal espousing gay rights, and a Goth teenager who’s clearly uncomfortable with the current themes in pop music.
The Recording Academy’s voters mined some of pop music’s biggest hits to send an ...
Bribery Trial Opens For Ex-New Orleans Mayor
Monday, January 27, 2014
Jury selection began Monday in the trial of former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, who faces charges that he accepted bribes and free trips among other things from contractors in exchange for helping them secure millions of dollars in city work.
Nagin, a Democrat who was mayor when Hurricane Katrina ...
Bombings Rock Egyptian Capital
Friday, January 24, 2014
A string of four bombings hit around Cairo on Friday, including a car blast that ripped through the Egyptian capital’s main security headquarters and wrecked a nearby museum of Islamic artifacts. Six people were killed in the most significant attack yet in the city at a time of mounting confrontation ...
Justices Hear Arguments In Restitution Case
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
The Supreme Court lent a sympathetic ear Wednesday to a victim of child pornography who wants the court to make it easier for victims to collect money from people convicted of downloading and viewing the pornographic images.
The woman known as Amy was at the court, her legal team said, ...
Latest Newscast: Syrian Talks in Doubt, Hoboken Residents React to Mayor's Claims, Iran Complies With Nuke Deal
Monday, January 20, 2014
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Obama Backs Limits On NSA Phone Collections
Friday, January 17, 2014
President Barack Obama is ordering changes to the government’s massive collection of phone records that he says will end the program “as it currently exists.”
Obama says intelligence officials have not intentionally abused the program to invade privacy. But he also says he believes critics of the program have been ...
Pittsburgh Symphony Mulls Return Trip to Iran
Friday, January 17, 2014
The last American orchestra to perform in Iran is considering what would be a groundbreaking return concert tour this fall.
Latest Newscast: Budget Easily Clears House; Last RNC Arrests Suits Settled; New Details in New Mexico School Shooting
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
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LA Opera to Give Ghosts of Versailles its West Coast Debut
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
The LA Opera will present the West Coast premiere of John Corigliano's The Ghosts of Versailles during its 2014-15 season as part of a Figaro Trilogy.
Christie Proposing Longer School Day Amid Scandal
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
It’s a speech that Chris Christie hopes will help him rebound, after the damage done by an apparent political payback scheme carried out by some of his aides.
The New Jersey governor delivers his State of the State address today, and he’ll be proposing a longer public school calendar and ...
Latest Newscast: Gov. Christie: 'Mistakes Were Made,' Two Students Injured in New Mexico School Shooting; More West Virginia Businesses Reopen
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
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Water Ban Lifted In Part Of W. Va. Spill Area
Monday, January 13, 2014
A ban on tap water is being gradually lifted today in the area of West Virginia that was hit by a chemical that spilled into a river and tainted the water supply.
Gov. Earl Tomblin made the announcement at a news conference today, five days after about 300,000 people were ...
Latest Newscast: Federal Budget Talks Continue, WV Tap Water Improving, Leaders Pay Tribute to Ariel Sharon
Monday, January 13, 2014
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Rain likely throughout the day today with a high around 50. Tonight turns partly cloudy late with a low of 37.Tonight: cloudy, a 40% chance of showers late. Low 41. Tomorrow: rain, high 48.
December Jobs Report Proves Disappointing
Friday, January 10, 2014
U.S. employers added a scant 74,000 jobs in December, the fewest in three years. The disappointing gain ends 2013 on a weak note and could raise questions about the economy’s recent strength.
The Labor Department says the unemployment rate fell from 7 percent in November to 6.7 percent, the lowest ...
Latest Newscast: More Bridge Scandal Docs Released; W. Va. Reels From Chem Spill
Friday, January 10, 2014
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