'Star Wars: Battlefront' unleashed at fan convention
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Force isn’t merely awakening on the big screen. It’s also returning to the video game realm.
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Northern Illinois University offers 'Game of Thrones' course
DEKALB, Ill. (AP) — Northern Illinois University is offering a course this semester on the HBO series “Game of Thrones.”
Hurdles in 'Suge' Knight case: Hesitant witness, fuzzy video
LOS ANGELES (AP) — On paper, the evidence in the murder case against Marion “Suge” Knight looks strong: Prosecutors have a surviving witness, video of the former rap music mogul running over two men and Knight’s history of violence and intimidation.
Verizon slices up the bundle, lets customers choose
NEW YORK (AP) — The Pay-TV bundle is finally getting more flexible.
Actress Kate Mulgrew breaks with her past in new memoir
NEW YORK (AP) — The biggest challenge for Kate Mulgrew in writing about giving up her daughter for adoption was getting beyond herself.
Ex-judge who posted details of Theron adoption loses license
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The former Arkansas judge who posted details online about Hollywood actress Charlize Theron’s private adoption was allowed to voluntarily surrender his law license on Thursday, enabling him to avoid a disciplinary hearing following his bribery conviction in an unrelated case.
New TV puppet show mocks British politicians, celebrities
Nearly 20 years after iconic TV satire “Spitting Image” ended, a new puppet show hit the airwaves in Britain this week poking fun at politicians at the height of the election campaign. “Newzoids”, a weekly half-hour sketch show on the ITV channel, ridicules everyone from the royal family to tennis star Andy Murray but the first episode centred on politics. In a joke about his upper-class background, Prime Minister David
Higher US gas prices sparked modest inflation in March
Higher-priced gasoline slightly boosted consumer prices in March, a sign that some of the effects of cheaper oil are fading and that inflation may be edging up to healthier levels. The consumer price index …
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Higher US gas prices spark modest inflation in March
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rising gas prices in March led to a slight increase in inflation, a sign that some of the broader economic impact from cheaper oil is fading.