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The independent student newspaper at the University of Illinois since 1871

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The independent student newspaper at the University of Illinois since 1871

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This undated photo released by New Line Cinema shows actors from left, Kim Cattrall as Samantha Jones, Sarah Jessica Parker as Carrie Bradshaw, Cynthia Nixon as Miranda Hobbes and Kristin Davis as Charlotte York-Goldenblatt in a scene from "Sex and t Craig Blankenhorn, AP/New Line Cinema

[Photo] Can women alone make “Sex and the City” a hit?

By Jocelyn Noveck - The Associated Press • May 29, 2008
Motorists cross a police line set up in Windsor, Colo. after tornadoes touched down in northern Colorado and southern Wyoming on Thursday. Darin McGregor, The Associated Press

[Photo] Extent of damage unknown after tornadoes

By Ivan Moreno • May 23, 2008
In this March 28, 2008 file photo, Memphis guard Derrick Rose (23) dribbles against Michigan State in the second half of the NCAA South Regional semifinal basketball game in Houston. Rose and Kansas State forward Michael Beasley are two of the top draft Eric Gay, The Associated Press

[Photo] Paxson’s draft focus centers on Rose, Beasley

May 22, 2008
A teenager is seen giving blood during a blood drive at Saguaro High School in Scottsdale, Ariz. A study by the American Red Cross shows that complications from donating blood are rare but happen much more often in teens than in older donors. Blood Systems/United Blood Services

[Photo] Problems rare but more likely in teen blood donors

By Lindsey Tanner • May 21, 2008
Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks at a rally in Crow Agency, Mont., on Monday. Chris Carlson, The Associated Press

[Photo] Presidential candidates vie for delegates’ votes

By Stephen Ohlemacher • May 20, 2008
Northern Illinois University President John Peters addressed gathered students and members of the NIU community during commencement exercises in the Convocation Center on the NIU campus Saturday in DeKalb, Ill. Eric Sumberg, The Associated Press

[Photo] Three NIU shooting victims to get posthumous degrees

By Michael Tarm • May 19, 2008
Tom Rasberry, an exterminator, lets crazy rasberry ants, named after him, crawl on his arm, Tuesday, May 13, 2008, in Deer Park, Texas. The ants are throwing off the balance of nature as they feast on beneficial insects, researchers say, noting that even David J. Phillip, The Associated Press

[Photo] Ants swarm over Houston area, fouling electronics

By Linda Stewart Ball • May 15, 2008
Residents clean up tornado damage on their home north of Seneca, Mo, on Monday, May 12, 2008. Missouri Governor Matt Blunt took an aerial tour of the affected areas in Missouri on Monday and held a press conference north of Seneca. Mike Gullett, The Associated Press

[Photo] Another twister reported in tornado-damaged Mo.

May 14, 2008
Residents line up for food handouts in a street in Dujiangyan, in Sichuan province Wednesday May 14, 2008. The official death toll from the earthquake reached almost 15,000 Wednesday, with many thousands more missing. Greg Baker, The Associated Press

[Photo] Local groups plan to remember victims of China quake

By Daily Illini Staff Report • May 14, 2008
Dallas Mavericks coach Avery Johnson looks on during a 99-94 loss to the New Orleans Hornets in Game 5 of a first-round playoff basketball series against the New Orleans Hornets, in New Orleans, Tuesday, April 29, 2008. The Hornets won the series 4-1. Joh Dave Martin, The Associated Press

[Photo] Johnson waiting to reschedule Bulls interview

By The Associated Press • May 14, 2008
Elizabeth Venechuk, a third grade teacher at Powell Elementary School and Teach for America participant, teaches a math lesson in Washington, Monday, May 12, 2008. Brendan Hoffman, The Associated Press

[Photo] Teach for America sees big growth

By Nancy Zuckerbrod • May 14, 2008
Firefighters battle a major fire Tuesday May 13, 2008, at the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity house in Madison, Wis. The fire left about two dozen University of Wisconsin-Madison, students without their belongings in the midst of final exams. Steve Apps, The Associated Press (Wisconsin State Journal)

[Photo] Fire at UWisconsin destroys fraternity house

By Tom Schalmo • May 14, 2008
In this image released by Harpo Productions, journalist Barbara Walters, left, holds the hand of Oprah Winfrey during an interview for "The Oprah Winfrey Show," in April, scheduled to air on Tuesday, May 6, 2008. George Burns, Harpo Productions, The Associated Press

[Photo] Barbara Walters reveals past affair with US senator

By Frazier Moore • May 2, 2008
Seattle guard Kevin Durant after the first quarter against San Antonio in an NBA game at Key Arena, Seattle, on Nov. 25, 2007. Ted S. Warren, The Associated Press

[Photo] Durant named NBA Rookie of the Year

By The Associated Press • May 1, 2008
Briana Turnbaugh poses with a billboard with her name, placed by Wilkes University as a recruitment tool, in Hazleton, Pa., on April 20. Matt Rourke, The Associated Press

[Photo] Marketing method attracts teenagers

By The Associated Press • May 1, 2008
In this Feb. 22, 2007, file photo, released by New Zealand Fisheries Department, shown is an unidentified New Zealand fisherman with a giant squid caught in the Ross Sea, Antarctica. Scientists have begun thawing the squid. The Associated Press

[Photo] Colossal squid corpse to be thawed in New Zealand

By Ray Lilley • April 30, 2008
In this Aug. 17, 1982 photo, umpires try to calm Chicago Cubs manager Lee Elia, center, after a disputed call during a Cubs-Los Angeles Dodgers baseball game in Chicago. Elia is now donating to Chicago Baseball Cancer Charities. Jon Swart, The Associated Press

[Photo] Elia has new rant for Cubs

April 29, 2008
Cincinnati Reds pitcher Johnny Cueto throws during spring training in Sarasota, Fla., on Feb. 20. Before acquiring the hard-throwing 22-year-old, the Reds had long been an afterthought in international scouting. Al Behrman, The Associated Press

[Photo] Promising rookie Cueto gives young Reds hope

By Joe Kay • April 29, 2008
In this image released by Universal Pictures, Tina Fey, left, who portrays single businesswoman Kate Holbrook, is shown in a scene with Amy Poehler, who portrays Angie Ostrowiski, in a scene from "Baby Mama." K.C. Bailey, The Associated Press

[Photo] Amy Poehler, Will Arnett expecting first child

By The Associated Press • April 29, 2008
In a photo provided by the Detroit Pistons, Isiah Thomas, president of the New York Knicks, left, stands with Detroit basketball legend Will Robinson as he is honored by the Detroit Pistons on Dec. 2, 2005, in Auburn Hills, Mich. Robinson, who was the fir Detroit Pistons, The Associated Press

[Photo] Basketball pioneer, scout Will Robinson dies at 96

By Larry Lage - The Associated Press • April 29, 2008
University of Virginia computer science student Adrienne Felt poses for a photo on Thursday, April 17, 2008, in Charlottesville, VA. Felt has researched the issue of online privacy as it relates to third-party applications that people routinely download o Andrew Shurtleff, The Associated Press

[Photo] Social networking applications can pose security risks

By Martha Irvine • April 28, 2008
Searching for an oasis of music in southern California desert, thousands gathered Friday April 25, 2008 for the opening day of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival. Temperatures hovered in the relatively bearable mid-90s as the notoriously hot three Chris Pizzello, The Associated Press

[Photo] Tegan and Sara make on-stage banter a trademark

By Jake Coyle • April 28, 2008
Paul Clay checks newly molded lead jigs he makes in his Chillicothe, Ill., workshop on April 9, 2008. Painted jigs in the foreground cool after being baked in an oven. Clay is one of the few Peoria-area anglers who still sell their own custom-made fishing Jeff Lampe, The Associated Press

[Photo] Chillicothe man creates custom-made lures

By Jeff Lampe • April 28, 2008
Chicago Cubs infielder Ronny Cedeno, right, acknowledges the fans after hitting a grand slam Tuesday against the New York Mets. The Cubs won 8-1. Nam Y. Huh, The Associated Press

[Photo] Cedeno hits grand slam in Cubs win

By The Associated Press • April 23, 2008
Iraqis rush a wounded man into a hospital in the Shiite enclave of Sadr City in Baghdad, Iraq, on Tuesday. The man, injured in recent violence, died a few minutes later according to hospital officials. Karim Kadim, The Associated Press

[Photo] Suicide truck bombing kills 2 US Marines in Iraq

By Robert H. Reid • April 23, 2008
Robert Cheruiyot, of Kenya, front, runs away from Abderrahime Bouramdane, 30 of Morocco, behind right, as Cheruiyot begins an uphill section of the 26.2 mile race in Newton, Mass., Monday, April 21, 2008, during the 112th running of the Boston Marathon. C Steven Senne, The Associated Press

[Photo] Tune bests Biktimirova in closest women’s race for Boston Marathon

By Jay Lindsay • April 23, 2008
In this Feb. 18, 2007 file photo entertainers Jay-Z and Beyonce Knowles are photographed before the NBA All-Star basketball game in Las Vegas. A village clerk says a marriage license for singer Beyonce Knowles and rap mogul Jay-Z, dated April 4 and signed Kim Johnson Flodin, The Associated Press

[Photo] Beyonce, Jay-Z filed marriage license

By The Associated Press • April 23, 2008
Danica Patrick shows off her trophy after winning the Indy Japan 300 race at Twin Ring Motegi on April 20. Shuji Kajiyama, The Associated Press

[Photo] Patrick returns to US, reflects on historic IndyCar victory

By Mike Harris • April 22, 2008
Then-Bulls coach Scott Skiles yells at officials Feb. 2, 2007. Skiles will coach the Bucks next year. Jim Bryant, The Associated Press

[Photo] Milwaukee Bucks hire former Chicago coach Skiles through 2012

By Chris Jenkins • April 22, 2008
Roger Ebert is shown in this, Nov. 27, 2007, file photo in New York. Despite recovering Friday at a Chicago hospital from minor hip surgery after a recent fall, the 65-year-old film critic still plans to attend his namesake film festival next week. Evan Agostini, The Associated Press

[Photo] Ebert hopes to make it to film festival despite surgery

By The Associated Press • April 22, 2008
In this Aug. 17, 2006, file photo, CSI creator Anthony E. Zuiker is shown in Manhattan Beach, Calif. Damian Dovarganes, The Associated Press

[Photo] ‘CSI’ creator Anthony E. Zuiker to write his memoirs

By The Associated Press • April 22, 2008
Roger Ebert is shown in this, Nov. 27, 2007, file photo in New York. Despite recovering Friday at a Chicago hospital from minor hip surgery after a recent fall, the 65-year-old film critic still plans to attend his namesake film festival next week. Evan Agostini, The Associated Press

[Photo] Ebert hopes to make it to namesake film fest despite surgery

By The Associated Press • April 21, 2008
Coli, a former religious student who fled the Quranic teacher that forced him to beg on the streets of Dakar, Senegal, cries as female relatives arrive to meet him at a temporary shelter in Gabu, Guinea-Bissau, Monday, Dec. 17, 2007. The overwhelming majo Rebecca Blackwell, The Associated Press

[Photo] Boy flees Islamic school that makes beggars of African kids

By Rukmini Callimachi • April 21, 2008
Buddhist monks light candles during special prayers at a temple in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Sunday. Vincent Thian, The Associated Press

[Photo] Security increased for arrival of Olympic flame

By Vijay Joshi • April 21, 2008
Utah Jazz and former Illini guard Deron Williams shoots as Houston Rockets forward Chuck Hayes, right, defends during the third quarter in Game 1 of their first-round series Saturday in Houston. Williams has improved his play over his three seasons, drawi David J. Phillip, The Associated Press

[Photo] Williams reflects on Illinois career

By Meghan Montemurro • April 21, 2008
James Wealthy uses the ancient technique of threading on customer Jessica Junis on March 17, 2008, at CB Hair Design in Bloomington, Ill. The technique uses a simple piece of twisted thread to remove unwanted body hair, mainly on the eyebrows and other pa Lori Ann Cook, The Associated Press

[Photo] Central Illinois stylist uses ancient hair removal technique

By Michele Steinbacher • April 21, 2008
This undated photo provided by Victor Guiza shows the cover of "My Beautiful Mommy," by Michael Alexander Salzhauer, MD and illustrated by Victor Guiza. Victor Guiza, The Associated Press

[Photo] New children’s book takes on mommy’s plastic surgery

By Leanne Italie • April 18, 2008
Students eat the food served in the cafeteria during lunch at Washington Middle School in Springfield, Ill., Wednesday, April 2, 2008. Illinois legislators are considering a ban on trans fats, blamed for contributing to soaring national childhood obesity Seth Perlman, The Associated Press

[Photo] Senate votes to get trans fats out of school food

By The Associated Press • April 18, 2008
This photo provided by Virginia Tech shows mourners gathering Wednesday in front of the memorial for the victims of the April 16 shootings. Michael Kiernan, The Associated Press

[Photo] Va. Tech pays tribute to victims of tragedy

By The Associated Press • April 17, 2008
Bruce Springsteen, left, and Max Weinberg of the E Street Band perform during their concert at the Los Angeles Sports Arena in this Oct. 29, 2007 file photo. Springsteen endorsed Democratic Sen. Barack Obama for president Wednesday, saying "he speaks to t Chris Pizzello, The Associated Press

[Photo] Bruce Springsteen endorses Obama for president

By The Associated Press • April 17, 2008
Tiger Woods hits out of a bunker on the second hole during the final round of the 2008 Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga., on Sunday. Elise Amendola, The Associated Press

[Photo] Woods undergoes knee surgery

By The Associated Press • April 17, 2008
President Bush and Pope Benedict XVI walk down the Colonnade of the White House in Washington on Wednesday, following an arrival ceremony on the South Lawn. Gerald Herbert, The Associated Press

[Photo] Bush talks with Pope on first day of US trip

By The Associated Press • April 17, 2008
Wounded soldier Dakota Leavitt, right, February 27 at Blanchfield Army Community Hospital, Fort Campbell, Ky. Christopher Berkey, The Associated Press

[Photo] War transition units aim to help wounded soldiers

By Kristin M. Hall • April 16, 2008
Boston Braves baseball outfielder Tommy Holmes waves from the automobile presented to him, as they celebrate the leading hitter with a "Tommy Holmes Day," at Braves Field in Boston, Mass., in this Sept. 2, 1945 file photo. The Associated Press

[Photo] Tommy Holmes, 91, dies; Slugger dominated NL

By The Associated Press • April 15, 2008
Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley welcomes participants to the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Media Summit on Monday in Chicago. M. Spencer Green, The Associated Press

[Photo] Finalist cities prep to explain bids to special IOC panel

By Deanna Bellandi • April 15, 2008
Owner Sam Iliewat talks with a customer at his Wonder Bagels store in Jersey City, N.J., on Monday. Food prices rose 4 percent nationally in 2007. Max Pasion, The Associated Press

[Photo] Costs of food rise 4 percent, pinch buyers

By Ellen Simon • April 15, 2008
J. Scott Applewhite, The Associated Press

[Photo] Former defense secretary Rumsfeld to write memoir

By Hillel Italie • April 15, 2008
In this image released by Paul Schur & Associates, Daryn Kagan is shown. Marvin Scott, The Associated Press

[Photo] Ex-CNN anchor Daryn Kagan reinvents herself with Web site on inspiration

By David Bauder • April 14, 2008
Tanzanian riot police escort the Olympic torch in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on Sunday. President Bush has advocated diplomacy over boycotting the games. Jerome Delay, The Associated Press

[Photo] National security adviser: ‘quiet diplomacy’ preferable to boycott

By The Associated Press • April 14, 2008
British author J.K. Rowling poses for a photo at the release of her latest Harry Potter book titled "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" at the Natural History Museum in London, in this July 20, 2007 file photo. Rowling is scheduled to testify Monday in Kirsty Wigglesworth, The Associated Press

[Photo] Rowling to testify against fan in bid to block publication of ‘Harry Potter’ encyclopedia

By Larry Neumeister • April 14, 2008
In this image released by CBS, actor George Takei sings a country song during the premiere of "Secret Talents of the Stars," on Tuesday in Los Angeles. Cliff Lipson, The Associated Press

[Photo] CBS’ ‘Secret Talents of the Stars’ is gone after only 1 episode

By The Associated Press • April 11, 2008
Students eat the food served in the cafeteria during lunch at Washington Middle School in Springfield, Ill., on April 2. Illinois legislators are considering a ban on trans fats in foods served in school cafeterias and vending machines. Seth Perlman, The Associated Press

[Photo] Bill banning trans fats in state schools awaiting decision from Illinois Senate

By Nguyen Huy Vu • April 11, 2008
Jason Waters, who is with Texas Dept. of Traffic, from Atlanta, Texas, helps to move packages from an overturned semi-trailer on Thursday in Leary, Texas. Robb Pittard, The Associated Press

[Photo] Cluster of storms rage through US heartland

By Jim Salter • April 11, 2008
Dave Csaky checks on his pet squirrel, "Tilt," in the Eastlake Neighborhood of Seattle on Jan. 10, in a treehouse he has called home for almost two years. A little more than a week ago, city workers arrived unannounced and put pink-ribboned survey stakes Joshua Trujillo, The Associated Press

[Photo] Neighbors chip in to buy an RV for homeless Seattle man facing eviction from treehouse

By The Associated Press • April 11, 2008
Marine Cpl. Cesar Laurean, right, is presented by police in Morelia, Mexico, Thursday, April 10, 2008. Laurean, who was wanted in the brutal slaying of a pregnant Marine at Camp LeJeune who had accused him of rape, was arrested Thursday night in Mexico af Alexandre Meneghini, The Associated Press

[Photo] Suspect in slaying of pregnant Marine arrested in small town in western Mexico

By Traci Carl • April 11, 2008
Activists of Madheshi Janadhikar Forum, a breakaway party from Madheshi Forum, demonstrate against assembly elections, in Janakpur, 385 kilometers (240 miles) east of Katmandu, Nepal, on Wednesday. Nepal votes April 10, for an assembly that will rewrite i Manish Swarup, The Associated Press

[Photo] Violence in Nepal surges before election

By The Associated Press • April 10, 2008
Gossip columnist Perez Hilton poses at the Entertainment Weekly Island Def Jam Grammy party in Los Angeles in this Feb. 10, 2008 file photo. Hilton will be the star of twice-daily radio minishows that will begin broadcasting on May 5, The Wall Street Jour Dan Steinberg, The Associated Press

[Photo] Gossip blogger Perez Hilton to hit airwaves with radio minishow

By The Associated Press • April 10, 2008
Kansas coach Bill Self is introduced during a rally at Kansas Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kan., on Tuesday. Orlin Wagner, The Associated Press

[Photo] Donors willing to pay to keep Self with Jayhawks

By The Associated Press • April 10, 2008
Members of the Memphis basketball team are welcomed at the Memphis, Tenn., airport on Tuesday. The Associated Press, Alan Spearman

[Photo] Memphis reflects on OT loss in title game

By Teresa M. Walker • April 9, 2008
In this image released by TLC, Joey Fatone, host of the new TLC series "The Singing Office" reacts as supermarket manager Eric Sustin, auditions for the show in Los Angeles on March 30 2008. Melanie Brown and Joey Fatone have a new role to add to their sc Gilles Mingasson, TLC, The Associated Press

[Photo] Joey Fatone and Melanie Brown to co-host TLC’s new singing competition, ‘The Singing Office’

By Derrick J. Lang • April 8, 2008
Law enforcement officials escort members of The Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints onto a school bus in Eldorado, Texas, on Sunday. Authorities took 220 women and children from the compound. The group was relocated to San Angelo Tony Gutierrez, The Associated Press

[Photo] Police examine abuse in Texas polygamist sect

By Michelle Roberts • April 8, 2008
Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman Jose Bautista, left, reaches for the plate and avoids the tag by Chicago Cubs catcher Geovany Soto to tie the game in the seventh inning in Pittsburgh on Monday. The Cubs won 10-8 in 12 innings. Gene J. Puskar, The Associated Press

[Photo] Cubs blow lead, win in 12th

April 8, 2008
British police officers jump to apprehend an anti-China, pro-Tibet demonstrator as he tried to interrupt the Olympic torch parade over Tower Bridge on Sunday. Police scuffled with protesters as Olympians and dignitaries carried the torch during a chaotic Lefteris Pitarakis, The Associated Press

[Photo] Protesters disrupt passing of torch; London police called to protect relay

By Bryan Mitchell • April 7, 2008
Bill Iseminger poses inside the Museum at the Cahokia Mounds Historic Site near Collinsville, Ill., on Jan. 29, 2008. In 1980, Bill Iseminger and other archaeologists drew up a plan to acquire land, build an interpretive center and learn what they could a Derik Holtmann, The Associated Press

[Photo] Much still to be learned about Cahokian Mounds

By Elizabeth Donald • April 7, 2008
Charlton Heston is seen in character on the set of the motion picture production "Anthony and Cleopatra," in Almeria, Spain, on June 19, 1971. Heston not only plays the principal male character, he also is the director of the feature. Heston, who won the The Associated Press

[Photo] Hollywood legend, conservative activist Charlton Heston dead at 84;

April 7, 2008
The balcony of the Lorraine Hotel in Memphis, Tenn., on March 25, the site where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968. Nader Daoud, The Associated Press

[Photo] Memphis still marked by Martin Luther King

By The Associated Press • April 3, 2008
The ensemble cast performs in this scene from "High School Musical," in this undated photo released by the Disney Channel. The "High School Musical" gang is returning to Utah this month for their senior year. Unlike its predecessors, the third installment The Associated Press

[Photo] Filming of ‘High School Musical 3’ to begin this month in Utah

By The Associated Press • April 3, 2008
David C. Armentrout, 55, leans on the pickup truck he purchased from his son Tuesday, April 1, 2008, in Harrisonburg, Va. He bought the truck so his son could afford to continue driving the big rig on the left. The Armentrouts, along with a handful of oth Pete Marovich, The Associated Press

[Photo] Three truckers block I-55 near Chicago and receive citations

By The Associated Press • April 2, 2008
Police drag away protesters for detention as Tibetans demonstrate against China outside the Chinese Embassy in Katmandu, Nepal, on Tuesday. China has accused the Dalai Lama of plotting violent attacks. Saurabh Das, The Associated Press

[Photo] Chinese officials accuse Dalai Lama of planning attacks

April 2, 2008
A vendor shows shoppers an electric rice maker at a store in Havana, on Tuesday. Cuban shoppers are snapping up items up DVD players, motorbikes and electric rice cookers that are on sale to the general public for the first time after the government of ne Javier Galeano, The Associated Press

[Photo] Cuban government makes consumer goods available

By Will Weissert • April 2, 2008
Rose Campbell, 57, right, and John Souza, 70, sit on her back porch with his dog, Dixie, at her home in Ormond Beach, Fla., Friday, March 28, 2008. Campbell and Souza met on an online social network called Eons. Eons is one of at least two dozen social ne Phelan M. Ebenhack, The Associated Press

[Photo] Baby Boomers utilize social network sites aimed at their age group

By Leanne Italie • April 2, 2008
Penn State quarterbacks Pat Devlin, left, and Daryll Clark toss the ball back and forth during football practice in State College, Pa., on Saturday. Devlin, Clark and Paul Cianciolo are competing to start under center for the Nittany Lions this fall. Carolyn Kaster, The Associated Press

[Photo] Penn State QB race begins

By Genaro C. Armas • April 1, 2008
Chicago Cubs Hall of Famer Ernie Banks talks about his career at the foot of his newly unveiled statue outside Wrigley Field in Chicago on Monday. Charles Rex Arbogast, The Associated Press

[Photo] Mr. Cub, Ernie Banks, honored with statue outside Wrigley Field

April 1, 2008
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, left, meets with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, right, in Amman, Jordan, Monday. Rice says Mideast peace talks are "moving in the right direction" but urges Israel to stop new settlements Nader Daoud, The Associated Press

[Photo] Rice says Mideast peace talks ‘moving in the right direction’

By Beth Gilomen • April 1, 2008
From left, members of The Rolling Stones Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, pose with director Martin Scorsese at a press call to promote the release of their new film "Shine A Light" at the NY Palace Hotel, Sunday, March 30, 2008, in New York. Evan Agostini, The Associated Press

[Photo] Scorsese’s gorgeous, energetic ‘Shine a Light’ is a love song to Rolling Stones

By Christy Lemire • April 1, 2008
Petros Giannakouris, The Associated Press

[Photo] Protesters continue calls for justice in Tibet as Olympic flame leaves Greece for Beijing

By Nicholas Paphitis • March 31, 2008
Chicago White Sox pitcher Mark Buehrle throws against the Arizona Diamondbacks in a spring training game in Tucson, Ariz., on Feb. 29. John Miller, The Associated Press

[Photo] Sox look to recover from ’08 shortcomings

March 31, 2008
Kevin Anderson returns to Novak Djokovic during a second-round match at the Sony Ericsson Open tournament in Key Biscayne, Fla., Friday. Alan Diaz, The Associated Press

[Photo] Ex-Illini defeats world’s No. 3

By Alex Iniguez • March 31, 2008
tudents watch Rudy Lindsey, owner of Garage Boys Fight Crew, and his partner during ultimate fighting practice in Carthage, Mo., on March 5. Lindsey has several students between the ages of 6 and 14 that train at his facility. Mike Gullett, The Associated Press

[Photo] Kids climb into ring as ultimate fighting popularity increases

By Marcus Kabel • March 28, 2008
A Crane Tech High School student wears a jacket with a list of names of people who have died as he heads into school Monday in Chicago. Following the slaying of a student this month, community leaders, parents and police gathered for "Operation Safe Passa Nancy Stone, The Associated Press

[Photo] Chicago responds to student deaths

By Karen Hawkins • March 28, 2008
Rapper T.I. whose real name is Clifford Harris leaves the Richard B. Russell Federal Courthouse in Atlanta, Thursday, March 27, 2008. Rapper T.I. pleaded guilty Thursday to federal weapons possession charges, and will receive a sentence that includes pris John Bazemore, The Associated Press

[Photo] Rapper T.I. to spend months talking to youth groups about gangs, drugs and guns

By Errin Haines • March 28, 2008
Hideki Matsui shows a sketch of his wife in Tampa, Florida on Thursday. The Associated Press

[Photo] Matsui gets married on his day off

By The Associated Press • March 28, 2008
Archeologists Jose Maria Bermudez, left, and Eudald Carbonell, right, hold a small piece of jawbone unearthed in Spain. Jordi Mestre, The Associated Press

[Photo] Discovery of fossil digs up questions

By The Associated Press • March 27, 2008
A man cries for his relative killed in clashes between Mahdi Army militia fighters and the Iraqi government forces backed by the US military in the Shiite stronghold of Sadr City, in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, March 26, 2008. Karim Kadim, The Associated Press

[Photo] Militia, government clash in Iraq

By The Associated Press • March 27, 2008
Model Tyra Banks arrives at the CNN Heroes Awards, in this Dec. 6, 2007, file photo in New York. A man who is charged with stalking supermodel and talk show host Tyra Banks has been ordered to stay away from her or face going to jail. Brady Green, accordi Peter Kramer, The Associated Press

[Photo] New York judge tells man to stop bothering Tyra Banks

By The Associated Press • March 26, 2008
Peyton Daniel grabs a sandbag while workers try to stop a leak from a levy, on Tuesday near Des Arc, Ark. Severe weather led to several states experiencing flooding. Mike Wintroath, The Associated Press

[Photo] FEMA monitors swelling river

By Jon Grambrell • March 26, 2008
 

[Photo] Candidates’ relatives include celebrities

By Denise Lavoie • March 26, 2008
Inmates at Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women pass the time in the HIV ward in Wetumpka, Ala., on March 17. Alabama is the only state that bars prisoners with the AIDS virus from participating in work release programs. Jamie Martin, The Associated Press

[Photo] Alabama still bars prisoners with HIV from work release

By Desiree Hunter • March 25, 2008
Lance Cpl. Alfredo Rivera (left), Spc. Edward Rivera and Carlos Figueroa (right) mourn over the coffin of Army Spc. Michael D. Rivera on March 21, 2007. Mary Altaffer, The Associated Press

[Photo] U.S. troop death toll in Iraq reaches 4,000

By Ben Feller • March 25, 2008
 

[Photo] Obama pastor: Scrutiny will strengthen faith

By Karen Hawkins • March 24, 2008
A businessman runs past Bear Stearns in New York on March 14. The bank recently collapsed after the government attempted to support it. The Associated Press

[Photo] Economic woes persist, consumers put in pinch

By Rachel Beck and Erin McClam • March 24, 2008
This photo from HBO shows actors portraying founding fathers in a scene from the HBO miniseries "John Adams." Kent Eanes, The Associated Press

[Photo] New HBO miniseries reveals another side of John Adams

By The Associated Press • March 13, 2008
This undated image obtained from a MySpace webpage shows a woman identified as Ashley Alexandra Dupre. The New York Times reported Wednesday March 12, 2008 that the name of the woman identified as "Kristen" in court papers alleging that Gov. Eliot Spitzer Erika Strebel

[Photo] Incoming NY governor says transition is going well, government is stable

By Valerie Bauman • March 13, 2008
New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi, left, poses with actor and comedian Billy Crystal after Crystal signed with the Yankees for a workout and one game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at spring training baseball at Legends Field in Tampa, Fla., Wednesday, Kathy Willens, The Associated Press

[Photo] Leading off for the Yankees … Billy Crystal

By The Associated Press • March 13, 2008
Lawrence Alvin Lovett Jr., 17, is escorted by Durham police officers out of the Durham Police Department in Durham, N.C., Thursday, March 13, 2008. Lovwtte, the second suspect charged with murdering University of North Carolina student body president Eve Sara D. Davis

[Photo] Suspect in UNC slaying student charged with killing Duke student

By Mike Baker • March 13, 2008
Designer Nicky Hilton speaks to the media backstage before her Nicholai Fall 2008 fashion show during Mercedes Benz fashion week in Culver City, Calif. on Tuesday. Matt Sayles, The Associated Press

[Photo] Paris Hilton and Benji Madden root for sister Nicky at LA Fashion Week

By The Associated Press • March 13, 2008
Trader Michael Raynor checks the numbers as he works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday, March 11, 2008. Wall Street rebounded sharply Tuesday after the Federal Reserve and other central banks said they will pump $200 billion into the fin Richard Drew, The Associated Press

[Photo] Wall Street to receive $200 billion boost from Fed

By Joe Bel Bruno • March 12, 2008
Actors Kal Penn, right, and John Cho from "Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay" participate in a panel discussion at the SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Texas on Sunday, March 9, 2008. Jack Plunkett, The Associated Press

[Photo] Harold and Kumar pose new threat with ‘Guantanamo Bay’

By Christy Lemire • March 12, 2008
Academy Award winning actress Marlee Matlin and her partner Fabian Sanchez hug after a rehearsal for the upcoming television show "Dancing with the Stars, at the Ballet Petit Performing Arts Center in La Canada, Calif. Wednesday, March 5, 2008. "Dancing w Damian Dovarganes, The Associated Press

[Photo] New ‘Dancing With the Stars’ season ready for debut; Marlee Martin among celebrities to compete

By Sandy Cohen • March 12, 2008
Darius Rucker, lead singer of the group Hootie and the Blowfish, performs in Orlando, Fla., in this March 15, 2003, file photo. The group will play at a fundraiser in Columbia, S.C., in March to benefit the Animal Mission, and when the bandmates get toget Doug Murray, The Associated Press

[Photo] Three members of Hootie and the Blowfish prep solo releases

By The Associated Press • March 11, 2008
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