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The 40th Daytime Emmy Awards: complete list of winners

2013-06-16 22:57:00

Outstanding drama series "The Bold and the Beautiful" (CBS) "One Life to Live" (ABC) "Days of Our Lives" (NBC) -- WINNER "General Hospital" (ABC) "The Young and the Restless" (CBS) Outstanding children's animated program "Robot and Monster" (Nickelodeon)...

'Phil Spector,' on trial

2013-03-21 06:00:00

Are you planning to watch HBO's "Phil Spector"? Then step into my cubicle. We need to talk. I'm just a reporter, so my opinions about film aesthetics don't add up to much, but as one of the only journalists to cover both of Spector's murder trials, I...

L.A.'s top 10 cars and trucks by sex

2013-02-13 07:00:00

One list has four sports cars and six trucks. The other list has nine small vehicles and one sedan. You don't need to be a "Jeopardy!" contestant to figure out which list is for men and which list is for women. Edmunds.com found this out when it compiled...

'Jeopardy!' champ Ken Jennings shares his knowledge

2013-01-03 10:00:00

Clue: This brainiac earned 74 Jeopardy! wins as well as a spot on Barbara Walters' list of the 10 most fascinating people of the year. Answer: Who is Ken Jennings? The trivia mastermind and famed "Jeopardy!" champion is back in print with a new book...

Hockey pro Russ Courtnall passes off to pop star Britney Spears

2012-12-09 00:00:00

Pop star and singing competition judge Britney Spears has bought the Thousand Oaks home of former professional hockey player Russ Courtnall and his wife, actress Paris Vaughan. The property came on the market in August at $8.5 million and was withdrawn...

Just wondering about UCLA's motivation against Stanford

2012-11-24 21:36:00

To use an expression he knows so well, I don't give a rat's [tail] what Jim Mora says. I'm the guy trying to get the Rose Bowl named after him, and so after getting thrashed by Stanford I'm asking him if he had the Bruins just going through the motions...

Southern California Close-up: Westside of Los Angeles

2012-06-05 10:03:00

First published on Sept. 25, 2011. Revised and expanded in early 2012. You're an outsider heading to the Westside of Los Angeles -- not the beach cities, but Beverly Hills, Brentwood, Westwood and the nearby well-heeled neighborhoods south of the Santa...

The doctor is in...your pocket: Is smartphone device that diagnoses disease a pipe dream?

2013-06-19 02:30:05

Hazel -- as we'll call her -- knew something was wrong when, in her mid-50s, she started to feel short of breath at the slightest exertion. Over the next few months, she felt increasingly achy, but several medical visits and an X-ray suggested only...

READER SUBMITTED: National Science Bowl Middle School New England Regional Competition Participants

2013-06-09 16:10:03

Recently Raegan Kvardas and Spencer Kvardas represented Illing Middle School at the National Science Bowl Middle School New England Regional Competition at the University of Connecticut. The purpose of the National Science Bowl is to encourage student...

Newark Mayor Cory Booker to run for U.S. Senate

2013-06-08 08:44:35

Newark Mayor Cory Booker, a rising star in the Democratic party, said he'll run for the seat left open by the death of New Jersey's five-term U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg. Booker, 44, made his bid official in Newark, New Jersey's most-populous city,...

Making countdown count

2013-05-30 20:53:00

The end of the school year began two weeks ago for 8-year-old Abby Cavelle, who has arrived at River View Elementary in Plainfield wearing her pajamas, or armed with a beach towel for outdoor reading. Or dressed up for a class picture, or prepared to...

Chris Christie picks temporary Lautenberg replacement

2013-06-06 11:26:41

(Bloomberg) — New Jersey Governor Chris Christie named state attorney general Jeffrey Chiesa as the interim replacement for the late U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg, as politicians began lining up to fill the remainder of his term. Chiesa, who...

Fl-boca-trivia-pays-off - Here is Jeopardy! Host Alex Trebek with Scott Singer, a Boca Raton lawyer, during his stint earlier this year on the long-running game show. - Handout photo provided by: Scott Singer

2013-05-23 00:00:00

Northwestern junior Daniel Donohue and "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek.

2013-05-06 12:03:00

Fenwick High School teacher Colby Burnett won the "Jeopardy!" Teachers Tournament and the $100,000 grand prize. Burnett is an Advanced Placement world history teacher and coach of the Scholastic Bowl team at the Oak Park school.Read the full story>>

2012-11-20 00:00:00

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