2 plead guilty to murder in shooting of Wiz Khalifa's uncle
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Two men have pleaded guilty to murder in the drug-related shooting death of rapper Wiz Khalifa’s uncle in a Pittsburgh-area fast-food restaurant parking lot.
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Uffizi lends paintings for show in villa seized from Mafia
ROME (AP) — Eight paintings from the Uffizi Gallery in Florence are going on display in a villa seized from a mobster in a southern Italian town that is a stronghold of organized crime.
Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Ruffalo campaign for clean energy
NEW YORK (AP) — Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Ruffalo have teamed up in a bid to widen access to clean energy.
Grounds worker trashes piece at contemporary art show
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — It was not the kind of public engagement that organizers of a contemporary art show had in mind: A wood and tile bench displayed in the shoreline town of Madison was removed, torn apart and put in a dumpster by a maintenance worker.
More magazine talks to Michelle Obama and Meryl Streep
NEW YORK (AP) — First lady Michelle Obama shares a chill-out playlist, a few family photos and a chat with actress Meryl Streep as guest editor of the July-August issue of More magazine.
Comcast says founder Ralph Roberts, a pioneer of cable television, dead at 95
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Comcast says founder Ralph Roberts, a pioneer of cable television, dead at 95.
Kapoor condemns intolerance after Versailles art attack
VERSAILLES, France (AP) — Vandals have spray-painted a controversial Anish Kapoor sculpture in the garden of the palace of Versailles outside Paris.
James Taylor: Streaming businesses should pay artists half
NEW YORK (AP) — James Taylor is OK with the booming streaming music business, but he believes artists deserve 50 percent of the profits.
U.S. truck emission standards include 8 percent gain from trailers: EPA
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New U.S. performance standards for heavy trucks include the goal of reducing carbon emissions by 8 percent from more aerodynamic truck trailers, a senior Environmental Protection Agency official said on Friday.
EPA proposes tougher mileage standards for trucks
The Obama administration is issuing new rules intended to improve fuel efficiency for medium and heavy-duty trucks and cut pollution blamed for global warming. The proposed standards are expected to lower …