Vaclav Havel, dissident playwright and former Czech president, dies

Václav Havel, a Czech writer who was imprisoned by his country's former communist rulers, only to become a symbol of freedom and his na...

Havel, Czech dissident playwright who led 1989 anti-communist ‘Velvet Revolution,’ has died

PRAGUE — Vaclav Havel, the dissident playwright who wove theater into politics to peacefully bring down communism in Czechoslovakia and beco...

NYC woman set ablaze, burns to death in elevator of apartment building; suspect sought

NEW YORK — A woman was ambushed in the elevator of her Brooklyn apartment building, doused with a liquid, set ablaze and left to die in a br...

MediaMonkey 4.0.1.1461

MediaMonkey is a music manager and jukebox for serious music collectors and iPod users. It catalogs your CDs, OGG, WMA, MPC, FLAC, APE, WAV ...

Ship carrying asylum seekers sinks off Indonesia; more than 200 people missing

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Rescuers battled high waves Sunday as they searched for 200 asylum seekers still missing after their wooden ship sank o...

Capitals vs. Avalanche: Washington’s inconsistency continues in loss

DENVER — For several days, the Washington Capitals have talked about the importance of stringing several wins together to gain points, buil...

Woman burns to death after being set on fire in elevator of her NYC apartment building

NEW YORK — A woman burned to death in the elevator of her Brooklyn apartment building Saturday after a man ambushed her, sprayed her with li...

The Promise: Two wealthy men set out to transform the lives of 59 fifth-graders

Darone Robinson and Rudolph Norris were driving home after playing basketball one afternoon, reminiscing about their school years together, ...

Flash floods ravage cities in southern Philippines, kill at least 450 people while they sleep

MANILA, Philippines — Flash floods devastated a southern Philippine region unaccustomed to serious storms, killing at least 450 people as th...

U.S. activist Berenson barred from leaving Peru despite court ruling

LIMA, Peru — Peru's government abused its authority by barring paroled U.S. activist Lori Berenson and her 31-month-old son from leaving...

‘Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’ director Fincher discusses changes to the story, new D.C. project

Moviegoers who follow David Fincher's career may be puzzled to see the director adapting a bestseller like " The Girl With the Drag...

‘We Bought a Zoo’: To direct Matt Damon, Cameron Crowe turns on the soundtrack

As an actor with nearly 50 major motion pictures on his résumé, Matt Damon thought he had encountered every directorial trick in the book. ...

Seeing Tijuana, Mexico, the way the locals do

I'm feeling a little ridiculous standing here in my '70s-era hotpants and ironic sweatband, shivering in front of a roller-skating r...

Soldier’s gender identity issues raised in WikiLeaks case

Pfc. Bradley Manning was a deeply troubled soldier struggling with issues of gender identity whose alleged leaking of classified material to...

Virginia residents oppose preparations for climate-related sea-level rise

Over his long career as a public planner, Lewis L. Lawrence grew accustomed to the bland formalities of planning commission meetings in Virg...

Redskins have longest active turnover streak in NFL

The bookend plays of the Washington Redskins' most recent loss to the New England Patriots also could bracket their season. In the firs...

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