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JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon facing push to drop chairman title

2013-05-17 17:51:00

NEW YORK — A major shareholder vote next week has Wall Street abuzz over the power and future of Jamie Dimon, leader of the country's biggest bank. As chairman and chief executive of JPMorgan Chase & Co., Dimon burnished his reputation by steering...

Woman accidentally swallows diamond at Tampa charity event

2013-04-26 16:21:00

Miriam Tucker took a $5,000 sip of champagne at a fundraising luncheon in�Tampa, Fla., the other day.� The 80-year-old immediately knew she had swallowed something. She found out later that the bit of roughage was a 1-carat diamond, the grand prize in...

Les Blank dies at 77; prolific documentary filmmaker

2013-04-07 12:34:00

When Les Blank arrived in the lush, untamed Amazon in 1981 to make a documentary about Werner Herzog's film, "Fitzcarraldo," he knew the German's reputation as a daredevil director. Herzog had chosen the remote jungle locale, plagued by tribal...

David Petraeus to teach at CUNY school in New York

2013-04-24 14:14:00

David Petraeus, the former four-star general who was forced out as head of the Central Intelligence Agency because he had an affair with his biographer, has accepted a post as a visiting professor in New York. In a statement released Tuesday, Macaulay...

Airport delays continue on fourth day of sequester cuts

2013-04-24 10:29:00

On the fourth day of sequester cuts to the ranks of air traffic controllers, airports across the country continue to be hard hit by delays caused by a shortage of controllers -- and severe weather. The Federal Aviation Administration, which began Sunday...

Boys allegedly abducted to Cuba are playful for reporters in Florida

2013-04-11 10:11:00

Two young boys, allegedly abducted by their parents last week and taken to Cuba, were frolicking and mugging for reporters Thursday outside the Florida home of their grandparents, who have legal custody of the children. “When you are in the middle...

Republicans turn back effort to change party rules

2013-04-10 20:31:00

As members of the Republican National Committee met in Hollywood to debate how to reverse their party's recent losses in presidential campaigns, they narrowly defeated an effort by a Virginia committeeman to undo all the changes to party rules made during...

Republicans aim to implement new approach at party meeting

2013-04-09 20:51:00

After the crushing presidential loss in November, national Republican leaders offered a blunt message in a postelection report: Unless the party appealed to women, minorities and voters with divergent views, there was little hope of reversing their...

Garnier Olia starts nationwide color consultation tour

2013-03-27 14:50:00

Garnier Olia plans to start a national tour to demonstrate its Olia home hair color in Los Angeles on April 3. The company’s goal is to show consumers the product can deliver permanent color and improve smoothness and shine as well as salon...

Vernon Wells trade to have big financial implications for Angels

2013-03-25 13:53:00

TEMPE, Ariz. — The Angels’ trade of Vernon Wells to the New York Yankees, which is expected to be finalized Tuesday, will have significant financial implications for the club, and not just because of the $13 million it will save over the...

'Ballet's Greatest Hits,' with Nigel Lythgoe, coming to cinemas

2013-03-19 06:00:00

Nigel Lythgoe, the �ber reality-TV producer, is a one-man brand for bringing the world of dance to the masses, mainly through the Fox series "So You Think You Can Dance." Later this month, he will host a special cinematic event that is intended to give...

Coast Guard investigating Carnival Legend

2013-03-15 15:15:00

HOUSTON -- Recent mechanical problems with three Carnival Cruise ships have not triggered an overall investigation, although the U.S. Coast Guard does plan to investigate problems aboard one of the ships that sailed out of Florida's Tampa Bay, officials...

This black bear was spotted atop a tree in Tampa on Friday, May 17, 2013.

2013-05-17 00:00:00

Army Lieutenant surprises daughter in Tampa Baseball game @ tropicana field

2013-05-17 00:00:00

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2013-05-15 10:50:44