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• Dewey’ chronicles life of author, cat and town
Patrons took to Dewey quickly, and over time visitors increased from 60,000 a year to more than 100,000. Many were suffering from the crippling economy that hit the farming community especially hard, and author Myron thinks Dewey lifted their ...
• 7 kin held after widow dies in medieval rite
The seven were arrested under the Prevention of Sati Act and face possible capital punishment or life in prison, Kumar said. Under the law, authorities can punish anyone who promises financial or spiritual benefits to a woman's family for committing ...
• Marine fighting extradition, could delay trial
Cesar Laurean, 21, is appealing to the Mexican courts, arguing that North Carolina's life-without-parole sentence for first-degree murder is barred under the countries' extradition treaty. Laurean is charged in the slaying of 20-year-old Lance Cpl ...
• Powerful ‘Bees’ women have strong buzz
About five minutes into an exclusive interview with director Gina Prince-Bythewood on the balcony of the Four Seasons Hotel, a bee began buzzing around her head. For Prince-Bythewood, the director of “The Secret Life of Bees,” it was yet another ...
• Maureen McCormick: ‘I hit rock bottom’
Q: You get very personal in the book — writing about your cocaine addiction, eating disorder, depression and love life. What inspired you to write so candidly? A: At the age of 50, I did “Celebrity Fit Club” and I had to get on a scale and be ...