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Dule Hill to join Broadway's 'After Midnight'

Dule Hill to join Broadway's 'After Midnight'

Dule Hill to join Broadway's 'After Midnight'

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 01:03 PM PDT

FILE - This April 11, 2012 file photo shows Dule Hill at the opening night performance of the Broadway play "Magic/Bird" in New York. Hill will be tapping into his dancing roots when he joins "After Midnight," a musical celebrating Duke Ellington's years at the famous Cotton Club nightclub in Harlem. Producers said Wednesday, July 24, 2013, the actor and trained tap dancer best known for starring in USA's hit detective series "Psych," will play the host of the show, presenting the sound and glamor of the Harlem Renaissance. Performances start Oct. 18 at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, with an official opening night set for Nov. 3. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes, File)NEW YORK (AP) — Dule Hill will be tapping into his dancing roots when he joins Broadway's "After Midnight," a musical celebrating Duke Ellington's years at the famous Cotton Club nightclub in Harlem.

Weak China data, falling US stocks push oil lower

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 01:00 PM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Weak manufacturing data from China and falling U.S. stock markets pushed oil to its biggest one-day decline in five weeks Wednesday.

Judge stops lawsuits against Detroit bankruptcy

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 01:00 PM PDT

Firefighters protest outside the Theodore Levin United States Courthouse, in Detroit, Wednesday, July 24, 2013. A lawyer for Detroit argued Wednesday that the city would be DETROIT (AP) — A federal judge agreed with Detroit on Wednesday and stopped any lawsuits challenging the city's bankruptcy, declaring his courtroom the exclusive venue for legal action in the largest filing by a local government in U.S. history.

AP sources: Kennedy nominated for Japan ambassador

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 01:00 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Wednesday nominated former first daughter Caroline Kennedy as U.S. ambassador to Japan, offering the most famous living member of a prominent American family a new role of service to country.

Egypt imposes toughest Gaza restrictions in years

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 01:00 PM PDT

A Palestinian worker sleeps by a smuggling tunnel along the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt, in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Wednesday, July 24, 2013. Egypt has sealed smuggling tunnels and blocked most passenger traffic in the toughest border restrictions on the Gaza Strip in recent years, causing millions of dollars in economic losses and prompting concerns among Gaza's Hamas rulers that the territory is being swept up in the Egyptian military's crackdown on Islamic fundamentalists.(AP Photo/Adel Hana)GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Egypt's new government has imposed the toughest border restrictions on the Hamas-run Gaza Strip in years, sealing smuggling tunnels, blocking most passenger traffic and causing millions of dollars in economic losses.

Dell's founder boosts offer to buy the company

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 12:57 PM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — A group led by Dell's founder raised its offer for the struggling computer maker Wednesday in hopes of attracting more shareholder support for its plan to take the company private.

Greece: Far-right plays Nazi anthem at event

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 12:56 PM PDT

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — An extreme-right political party in Greece played a Nazi anthem during a charity event Wednesday that authorities had attempted to ban.

No more mail at your door? Delivery changes eyed

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 12:53 PM PDT

FILE - This Dec. 5, 2011 file photo shows letter carrier Diosdado Gabnat moving boxes of mail into his truck to begin delivery at a post office in Seattle. Americans for generations have come to depend on door-to-door mail delivery. It's about as American as apple pie. But with the Postal Service facing billions of dollars in annual losses, the long-cherished delivery service could be virtually phased-out by 2022 under a proposal a House panel was considering Wednesday. Curbside delivery, which includes deliveries to mailboxes at the end of driveways, and cluster box delivery would replace letter carriers slipping mail into front-door boxes. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans for generations have come to depend on door-to-door mail delivery. It's about as American as apple pie.

Chicago's Elena Delle Donne suffers concussion

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 12:53 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Top All-Star vote-getter Elena Delle Donne has suffered a concussion and is questionable for the game on Saturday.

Browns doing business as usual amid federal probe

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 12:53 PM PDT

BEREA, Ohio (AP) — The legal entanglement of Browns owner Jimmy Haslam is not tying up his NFL franchise, the team's top executive says.

France working on humanitarian access in Syria

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 12:52 PM PDT

PARIS (AP) — France pushed Wednesday for humanitarian corridors in Syria, with a bid that is very unlikely to win U.N. Security Council backing but is part of a diplomatic effort to pressure Russia.

Pope: Resist 'idols' of money, power, pleasure

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 12:52 PM PDT

APARECIDA, Brazil (AP) — Pope Francis urged Catholics to resist the "ephemeral idols" of money, power and pleasure in celebrating the first public Mass of his initial international foreign journey as pontiff during an emotional visit to one of the most important shrines in Latin America.

Obama seeks second-term jolt with economic speech

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 12:51 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about the economy in IllinoisBy Roberta Rampton GALESBURG, Illinois (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama sought to inject momentum into his economic and domestic policy agenda on Wednesday with a speech designed to clarify his vision for his second term and hammer Republicans in the House of Representatives for getting in his way. Obama defended his government's record managing the economy through the recession in his first term and said new spending on infrastructure and education were needed now to grow the middle class, which he argued would boost the nation's economy. ...

The perfect fit: Wonderbra maker to buy Maidenform

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 12:50 PM PDT

FILE - This file photo taken May 2, 2005, shows women's lingerie on display in Houston. HanesBrands is buying underwear maker Maidenform Brands Inc. for approximately $547.6 million on Wednesday, July 24, 2013. The deal would add brands like Maidenform, Flexees and Self Expressions to the Hanesbrand roster that includes Playtex, Bali, Champion, Wonderbra and its namesake Hanes. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)NEW YORK (AP) — It's the perfect fit.

UN designates November 19 as World Toilet Day

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 12:50 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly has designated November 19 as World Toilet Day to spotlight the plight of 2.5 billion people who don't have basic toilets.

AP sources: Kennedy chosen as ambassador to Japan

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 12:49 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is nominating former first daughter Caroline Kennedy as U.S. ambassador to Japan on Wednesday.

Militants attack Pakistani spy agency, killing 3

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 12:49 PM PDT

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Militants armed with guns and explosives attacked a compound Wednesday that houses a regional office of Pakistan's top spy agency, killing three people and wounding more than three dozen others, officials said.

Ford 2Q shines as North America, Asia lead the way

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 12:46 PM PDT

In this Thursday, May 23, 2013, photo, rain falls on a car at a Ford dealership in Sydney, Australia. Ford Motor Co. reports quarterly earnings on Wednesday, July 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Ford Motor Co. is finally becoming the well-rounded company it aspires to be.

By George! Britain's little prince gets a name

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 12:46 PM PDT

Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, carries her new born son, the Prince of Cambridge, who was born on Monday. into public view for the first time. outside the Lindo Wing of St. Mary's Hospital, in London, Tuesday, July 23, 2013. The boy will be third in line to the British throne. (AP Photo/John Stillwell, Pool)LONDON (AP) — The little prince has a name: George Alexander Louis.

Aaron Hernandez's probable cause hearing delayed

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 12:46 PM PDT

ATTLEBORO, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts judge Wednesday gave prosecutors more time to present evidence to a grand jury in their case against former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez.

White House: GOP immigration remark 'unfortunate'

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 12:46 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Wednesday condemned a Republican congressman's assertion that many immigrants brought illegally to the U.S. as kids are actually running drugs.

Google wants to bring free Wi-Fi to SF parks

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 12:43 PM PDT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google and a San Francisco supervisor announced a partnership on Wednesday to bring free Wi-Fi to 31 San Francisco parks, plazas and open spaces.

Police search suspect's home in Texas girl's death

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 12:39 PM PDT

An officer tapes off the scene of an officer involved shooting Tuesday, July 23, 2013, in Saginaw, Texas. The officer was shot as he served a search warrant in an investigation into the killing of a 6-year-old girl whose naked, bound body was found wrapped in a tarp on the corner of a North Texas residential street, police said. Saginaw police spokesman Damon Ing said a person at the house where officers were serving the warrant was also shot. (AP Photo/The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Khampha Bouaphanh) MAGS OUT; (FORT WORTH WEEKLY, 360 WEST)SAGINAW, Texas (AP) — Investigators on Wednesday removed items from the North Texas home of the teenager suspected of killing his 6-year-old neighbor whose body was found in a tarp three weeks ago.

Google unveils new Nexus 7, Internet TV device

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 12:37 PM PDT

Google's new Chromecast device is shown by Mario Queiroz, vice president for product management, on Wednesday, July 24, 2013, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is betting consumers will pay slightly more for a sleeker, more powerful version of its Nexus 7 tablet as the Internet company escalates its rivalry with Apple and Amazon.com in technology's key battleground — the mobile computing market.

The perfect fit: Wonderbra maker buys Maidenform

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 12:30 PM PDT

FILE - This file photo taken May 2, 2005, shows women's lingerie on display in Houston. HanesBrands is buying underwear maker Maidenform Brands Inc. for approximately $547.6 million on Wednesday, July 24, 2013. The deal would add brands like Maidenform, Flexees and Self Expressions to the Hanesbrand roster that includes Playtex, Bali, Champion, Wonderbra and its namesake Hanes. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)NEW YORK (AP) — It's the perfect fit.

Senate panel shows deep divisions on Guantanamo

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 12:29 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Deep divisions among members of a Senate panel over whether to close the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, underscore the uphill battle President Barack Obama faces in fulfilling a 5-year-old promise to shutter the facility.

Snowden lawyer: Leaker staying in Russia for now

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 12:28 PM PDT

FILE - This handout file photo taken on Friday, July 12, 2013, and made available by Human Rights Watch shows NSA leaker Edward Snowden during his meeting with Russian activists and officials at Sheremetyevo airport, Moscow, Russia . Russian state news agency says Snowden has been granted a document that allows him to leave the transit zone of a Moscow airport and enter Russia. Snowden has applied for temporary asylum in Rusia last week after his attempts to leave the airport were thwarted. The United States wants him sent home to face prosecution for espionage.(AP Photo/Tatyana Lokshina, Human Rights Watch , file)MOSCOW (AP) — National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden, who fled to Moscow's airport a month ago, aims to stay in Russia for the near future and learn the country's culture and language, his lawyer said Wednesday.

William and Kate name Britain's new royal heir George

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 12:26 PM PDT

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge holds her baby son while appearing with her husband, Britain's Prince William, outside the Lindo Wing of St Mary's Hospital in central LondonBy Costas Pitas LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate have chosen three traditional royal names by calling their new-born baby boy George Alexander Louis, William's office said on Wednesday. The baby, born on Monday to global media frenzy and third in line to the British throne, will be known as His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge, Kensington Palace said in a statement. ...

William and Kate name new royal heir George

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 12:24 PM PDT

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge holds her baby son while appearing with her husband, Britain's Prince William, outside the Lindo Wing of St Mary's Hospital in central LondonBy Costas Pitas LONDON (Reuters) - Prince William and his wife Kate have chosen three traditional royal names by calling their new-born baby boy George Alexander Louis, William's office said on Wednesday. The baby, born on Monday to global media frenzy and third in line to the British throne, will be known as His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge, Kensington Palace said in a statement. ...

Caterpillar 2Q profit falls 43 pct; cuts outlook

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 12:18 PM PDT

FILE - This Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013, file photo shows a parking lot at Caterpillar Belgium, in Gosselies, Belgium. Caterpillar Inc. reports quarterly financial results before the market opens on Wednesday, July 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe, File)A global mining industry slump cut into second-quarter earnings at Caterpillar Inc. as companies spent less on equipment and dealers cut inventories more than Caterpillar expected.

HanesBrands buying Maidenform for about $547.6M

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 12:15 PM PDT

FILE - This file photo taken May 2, 2005, shows women's lingerie on display in Houston. HanesBrands is buying underwear maker Maidenform Brands Inc. for approximately $547.6 million on Wednesday, July 24, 2013. The deal would add brands like Maidenform, Flexees and Self Expressions to the Hanesbrand roster that includes Playtex, Bali, Champion, Wonderbra and its namesake Hanes. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)NEW YORK (AP) — It could be the perfect fit.

Pope says he'll be back to Brazil in 2017

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 12:11 PM PDT

Pope Francis holds up the statue of the Virgin of Aparecida, Brazil's patron saint, during Mass in the Aparecida Basilica in Aparecida, Brazil, Wednesday, July 24, 2013. Reverence for the figure of the Virgin Mary runs particularly deep in Latin America. The Vatican says that Pope Francis personally insisted that a trip to the Aparecida Basilica be added to his Brazilian visit agenda. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)APARECIDA, Brazil (AP) — Pope Francis says he'll be coming back to Brazil in 2017.

Detroit bankruptcy tests state pension protections

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 12:10 PM PDT

From left, seated, Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano, Michigan AFSCME Council 25 President Al Garrett and United Auto Workers President Bob King address a news conference in Detroit, Monday, July 22, 2013. Detroit's bankruptcy filing means that thousands of retirees could face changes to their expected payouts, despite being guaranteed in a state constitution. Will the bankruptcy filing open new legal questions about what cash strapped cities and municipalities can do when pension benefits grow far larger than what they can afford? (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)As the once-proud city of Detroit humbles itself in bankruptcy court, its financial future may hinge on this key question: Is the city obliged to its past? Or can Detroit renege on its promises to thousands of retirees for the sake of its present city services?

A new daughter makes Jimmy Fallon a first-time dad

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 12:10 PM PDT

FILE - This May 7, 2012 file photo shows Jimmy Fallon and his wife Nancy Juvonen, left, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute gala benefit, celebrating Elsa Schiaparelli and Miuccia Prada in New York. A representative says Fallon and his wife, Nancy Juvonen Fallon, welcomed a baby daughter on Tuesday, July 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)NEW YORK (AP) — "Late Night" host Jimmy Fallon can expect some late nights at home as a proud new papa.

Witness to Emmett Till lynching dies in Illinois

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 12:07 PM PDT

This 2010 photo provided by Mike Small shows Willie Louis at his home in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood. Louis, a witness who went into hiding after testifying at the Emmett Till trial in 1955 about hearing the lynching victim's screams, died July 18, 2013, in a Chicago suburban hospital. He was 76. After the trial, Louis fled his native Mississippi for Chicago. He changed his name and told no one of his connection to the case, not even his future wife. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Mike Small)CHICAGO (AP) — Hearing the screams of 14-year-old lynching victim Emmett Till from inside a Mississippi barn left a teenage field hand with an unbearable choice. He could tell a courtroom and risk paying for it with his life or keep quiet and let those screams eat away at his conscience.

Weiner rejects calls to drop NYC mayoral bid

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 12:07 PM PDT

New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner leaves his apartment building in New York on Wednesday, July 24, 2013. The former congressman acknowledged sending explicit text messages to a woman as recently as last summer, more than a year after sexting revelations destroyed his congressional career. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)NEW YORK (AP) — Anthony Weiner pressed ahead with his campaign for mayor Wednesday, brushing off growing calls for him to drop out over a newly disclosed round of raunchy exchanges with a woman online.

Fugitive Snowden's hopes of leaving Moscow airport dashed

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 12:07 PM PDT

FILE - This handout file photo taken on Friday, July 12, 2013, and made available by Human Rights Watch shows NSA leaker Edward Snowden during his meeting with Russian activists and officials at Sheremetyevo airport, Moscow, Russia . Russian state news agency says Snowden has been granted a document that allows him to leave the transit zone of a Moscow airport and enter Russia. Snowden has applied for temporary asylum in Rusia last week after his attempts to leave the airport were thwarted. The United States wants him sent home to face prosecution for espionage.(AP Photo/Tatyana Lokshina, Human Rights Watch , file)By Lidia Kelly MOSCOW (Reuters) - Fugitive U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden's hopes of leaving Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport for the first time in a month on Wednesday were dashed when he failed to secure permission from Russia to leave. An airport source said Snowden, who is wanted by the United States on espionage charges for revealing details of government intelligence programs, was handed documents by his lawyer that were expected to include a pass to leave the transit area. ...

Forbes apologizes for calling Irish president gay

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 12:04 PM PDT

DUBLIN (AP) — Financial news publisher Forbes says it's apologizing to Ireland's president for inaccurately describing him as gay in an online article.

NY press urges Weiner to quit mayoral bid, mocks new lewd chats

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 12:03 PM PDT

Former U.S. congressman from New York and current Democratic candidate for New York City Mayor Anthony Weiner is followed the media as he leaves his New York City apartmentBy Jonathan Allen and Edith Honan NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City newspapers called for mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner to bow out of the race on Wednesday after fresh revelations that he had continued sexually charged online chats for more than a year after his resignation from Congress. Weiner, among the front-runners in the race for New York mayor, admitted on Tuesday he had continued sending lewd images of himself to women online - the very behavior that forced him out of office in 2011 - until at least last summer. "The serially evasive Mr. ...

Changes eyed in door-to-door mail delivery

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 12:00 PM PDT

FILE - This Dec. 5, 2011 file photo shows letter carrier Diosdado Gabnat moving boxes of mail into his truck to begin delivery at a post office in Seattle. Americans for generations have come to depend on door-to-door mail delivery. It's about as American as apple pie. But with the Postal Service facing billions of dollars in annual losses, the long-cherished delivery service could be virtually phased-out by 2022 under a proposal a House panel was considering Wednesday. Curbside delivery, which includes deliveries to mailboxes at the end of driveways, and cluster box delivery would replace letter carriers slipping mail into front-door boxes. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans for generations have come to depend on door-to-door mail delivery. It's about as American as apple pie.
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