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Seen and heard at the Cannes Film Festival
Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival: KEANU REEVES STEPS BEHIND THE LENS The transition from actor to director was not an easy one for Keanu Reeves. Reeves, who showed clips from his upcoming film "Man of Tai Chi" to a select crowd on Monday, ...
Crews dig through night after deadly Okla. twister
Spotlights bore down on massive piles of shredded cinder block, insulation and metal as crews worked through the night lifting bricks and parts of collapsed walls where a monstrous tornado barreled through the Oklahoma City suburbs, demolishing an elementary school and reducing homes to piles of splintered wood. At least ...
Texas search team to help after Okla. twister
Members of an elite search and rescue team from Texas have been dispatched to Oklahoma to help with recovery following a deadly tornado. Gov. Rick Perry on Monday night announced activation of Texas Task Force 1 (one). The emergency response came after a massive twister Monday afternoon in the Moore, ...
More tornadoes in forecast for central US Tuesday
More severe weather is in the forecast for parts of the central United States already reeling from powerful tornadoes this week. The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Okla., says golf ball-sized hail, powerful winds and isolated, strong tornadoes could strike areas of Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana and Oklahoma on Tuesday. The ...
The pope and the devil: Is Francis an exorcist?
Is Pope Francis an exorcist? The question has been swirling ever since Francis laid his hands Sunday on the head of a young man after celebrating Mass in St. Peter's Square. The young man heaved deeply a half-dozen times, convulsed and shook, and then slumped in his wheelchair as Francis ...
Arkansas Editorial Roundup
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, May 18, 2013 Some questions for the Higher Ed elite What's got into the University of Arkansas' trustees? They're starting to act like trustees, people who've been entrusted with a responsibility to oversee something that belongs to someone else-in this case to the people of Arkansas. It's a ...
President Obama to speak on Oklahoma disaster
President Barack Obama will be meeting with his disaster response team, including Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, on Tuesday before delivering a statement on the devastating tornado that tore through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday. Obama has declared a major disaster in Oklahoma, ordering federal aid to supplement state and ...
City urges patience during Cleveland filming
City officials in Cleveland are asking residents for patience while the filming of a big-budget movie ties up traffic near downtown for the next several weeks. The production of "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" will close portions of city streets through much of June. City officials are urging residents to ...
Moscow blasts alleged vote theft at Eurovision
Russia's point man on Syria and on its relations with the U.S. on Tuesday turned his attention toward a subject close to Russian hearts — alleged vote theft at the Eurovision Song Contest. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was meeting with his counterpart from Azerbaijan, a former Soviet republic which is ...
Met Opera disbands its ballet company
The Metropolitan Opera says it's decided to disband its resident ballet company. The American Guild of Musical Artists said the eight remaining dancers of the Metropolitan Opera Ballet have accepted buyout packages. The union, which represents the dancers, said the buyouts include $75,000 in severance and two additional years under ...
Huge tornado hits Oklahoma City suburb, kills 51
A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile (800 meters) wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against winds up to 200 mph (320 kph). At least 51 people were killed, including at least ...
Charismatic Las Vegas mob lawyer mayor pens memoir
Oscar Goodman ran Las Vegas for 12 years with a showgirl on his arm and a martini in his fist. A former mob lawyer, he promoted his city and himself with antics that lent credibility to his self-given title of "Happiest mayor in the universe." Now, two years into a ...
Justin Bieber's monkey to become German property
Justin Bieber's pet monkey is set to become the property of Germany. Mally the Monkey was seized by German customs March 28 when Bieber failed to produce required vaccination and import papers for the animal after landing in Munich. He had until midnight Friday to produce those documents. Customs spokesman ...
Screenwriter hosts movie screening in west Georgia
Academy Award-winning screenwriter Geoffrey Fletcher is set to host a free screening of his new film "Violet and Daisy" in western Georgia. School spokeswoman Elizabeth Stone says the event is being hosted Friday at the Carrollton Cultural Arts Center — about 50 miles west of downtown Atlanta. The film is ...
Reggae band leader hit with bottle continues tour
The manager for a reggae band leader hit in the head with a bottle during a Richmond concert says he's doing better and holds no grudges against the community. Frederick "Toots" Hibbert was treated for a cut to his head and released from a hospital Saturday night. His band Toots ...
Police close Susan Powell case, offer new details
Josh Powell reportedly had an affair just months before his wife disappeared and his brother may have been "heavily involved" in getting rid of her body, Utah police revealed as they announced they couldn't solve the sensational case. The West Valley City Police Department on Monday opened its books on ...
Pa. primary will settle municipal, judicial, races
Nomination battles for mayor in several Pennsylvania cities and an open seat on a state appellate court are expected to be settled in a statewide primary. The most closely watched races on Tuesday include contested mayoral nominations in Pittsburgh, Scranton, Harrisburg and York; the competition for a Democratic nomination to ...
Huge tornado hits Oklahoma City suburb, kills 51
A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against winds up to 200 mph. At least 51 people were killed, including at least 20 children, and ...
Publicist: Founding member of The Doors dies at 74
Ray Manzarek, a founding member of the 1960s rock group The Doors whose versatile and often haunting keyboards complemented Jim Morrison's gloomy baritone and helped set the mood for some of rock's most enduring songs, has died. He was 74. Manzarek died Monday in Rosenheim, Germany, surrounded by his family, ...
Food Matters: Local company helps you grow your own mushrooms; summer cooking classes for kids
NEW PRODUCTS Austinites sell kits to help you grow your own mushrooms Growing a vegetable garden is one thing, but what about mushrooms? In the past few years, I’ve had several grow-your-own mushroom kits cross my desk, but even with what I thought was careful attention to watering and growing ...
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