A title, and legacies, on the line for Heat, Spurs
A title, and legacies, on the line for Heat, Spurs MIAMI (AP) — Game 7s do more than settle championships. They define legacies. No matter what happens Thursday night, LeBron James and the Miami Heat, and Tim Duncan‘s San Antonio Spurs have already won NBA titles and secured a place in history. Now is their [...]
June 19, 2013
Woody Harrelson launches tree-friendly paper brand
Woody Harrelson launches tree-friendly paper brand LOS ANGELES (AP) — Woody Harrelson is putting his paper where his passions are. The 51-year-old actor is the co-founder of Prairie Pulp & Paper Inc., which launched its brand of environmentally friendly paper Wednesday. The company spent 15 years researching and developing its Step Forward Paper. It’s made [...]
June 19, 2013
Bernanke says Fed likely to reduce bond buying this year
Bernanke says Fed likely to reduce bond buying this year By Alister Bull and Pedro da Costa WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Wednesday the U.S. economy is expanding strongly enough for the central bank to begin slowing the pace of its bond-buying stimulus later this year. Bernanke‘s confirmation that the [...]
June 19, 2013
Obama job approval unchanged, views of economy improve
Obama job approval unchanged, views of economy improve President Barack Obama at a dinner hosted by German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Charlottenburg Castle in Berlin …President Barack Obama’s job approval rating slipped slightly to 49 percent in June despite controversies over National Security Agency surveillance and the IRS targeting of conservative groups, according to a [...]
June 19, 2013
Police at Patriots tight end’s home for 2nd day
Police at Patriots tight end’s home for 2nd day NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — State police returned to the home of New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez on Wednesday, two days after a body was found about a mile away. Two troopers knocked on the door of Hernandez’s sprawling house in an upscale subdivision [...]
June 19, 2013
‘Man of Steel’ promoted from the pulpit
‘Man of Steel’ promoted from the pulpit LOS ANGELES (AP) — Seems Warner Bros. has taken movie marketing to a whole new level — even higher than a bird or a plane. The studio enlisted Christian-focused firm Grace Hill Media to promote “Man of Steel” to faith-based groups by inviting them to early screenings and [...]
June 19, 2013