COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – A bomb ripped through a crowded passenger bus near Sri Lanka’s capital during the morning rush hour Friday, killing at least 21 people and wounding an additional 47, officials said. Military spokesman Brig. Udaya Nanayakkara blamed the attack in a Colombo suburb on Tamil Tiger rebels. …
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LONDON – Amy Winehouse was packing a punch at the Glastonbury music festival. After taking the stage Saturday, the troubled singer climbed down into the pit and scuffled briefly with a reveler. It was unclear what sparked the altercation but witnesses say a fan tried to grab Winehouse. Winehouse sang …
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NEW YORK – The mastermind behind a multimillion-dollar scheme to loot hundreds of corpses and sell bone and tissue for transplants was sentenced Friday to 18 to 54 years in prison after he apologized to the horrified families of the deceased. “I’m sorry for all the emotional pain I’ve caused,” …
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LOS ANGELES – Kelsey Grammer was out of the hospital and back at his Hawaii home Wednesday, four days after suffering a mild heart attack, his publicist said. Grammer was resting comfortably, spokesman Stan Rosenfield said. The star of “Cheers,” “Frasier” and the recently canceled Fox sitcom “Back to You” …
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This is a rush transcript from “On the Record ,” June 4, 2008. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, HOST: This is a “FOX News Alert.” Well, it’s over, or it will be soon. FOX news has learned that Senator …
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NEW YORK – Curtain up Sept. 18 for Katie Holmes’ Broadway debut. That’s the date the former “Dawson’s Creek” star and wife of Tom Cruise, begins preview performances in a revival of Arthur Miller’s “All My Sons,” producer Eric Falkenstein announced Tuesday. The production, which also stars John Lithgow, Dianne …
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia – A sixth human foot in a year has washed ashore off the coast of British Columbia, the second one this week. Sgt. Mike Tresoor said it appears to be a right foot. He said a citizen reported finding it on a beach on Tyee Spit on …
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SAN FRANCISCO – As same-sex couples prepare to wed in California later this month, one county clerk in the conservative Central Valley plans to sidestep the state’s legalization of gay marriage by not performing any ceremonies. Ann Barnett plans to stop performing ceremonies for all couples in Kern County as …
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NEW YORK – A prosecutor in the trial of three undercover detectives charged in the death of unarmed man on his wedding day said Monday that the shooting can’t be explained “as a mere accident or mistake.” But a defense lawyer for one of the officers told the judge in …
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A 2-year-old Texas girl who was inside her family’s pickup truck when it was stolen early Sunday morning, was found safe behind a shopping center within seven blocks of her home, police said. An Amber Alert was issued for Aliyah Mejia, shortly after the 5 a.m. incident. She was found …
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