HOUSTON (AP) — If Kobe Bryant's season seems tough, imagine what Dwyane Wade went through five years ago."I came to All-Star weekend one year, I think we had won nine games. Seriously," Wade said Friday. "I was looking for my 10th win at the All-Star game."Things sure have changed for his Miami Heat.Back where they first teamed up as All-Stars in 2006, Wade, LeBron James and Chris Bosh return as NBA...
Judge sets May trial date for Kardashian divorce
Label: EntertainmentLOS ANGELES (AP) — Kim Kardashian has a due date for her baby and now a trial date for her divorce from NBA player Kris Humphries.A judge on Friday set a May 6 trial for the reality TV star who wants to end her marriage before July, when her child with Kanye West is due.Kardashian filed for divorce on Oct. 31, 2011, after she and Humphries had been married just 72 days. Their lavish, star-studded...
Illinois corporate tax credits swelled to $161 million 2011
Label: Business When lawmakers raised taxes on Illinois residents and businesses, they also increased corporate income tax breaks for a select...
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Big hedge funds fueled fourth-quarter dive in Apple shares
Label: TechnologyBOSTON (Reuters) - Some of the biggest hedge funds that helped make Apple Inc a stock market darling lost faith and dumped their stakes in the fourth quarter, fueling the massive drop in the iPhone maker's share price. Noted stock pickers including Leon Cooperman, Eric Mindich and Thomas Steyer unloaded billions of dollars of Apple shares between September 30 and December 31, according...
Amputee Olympic star Pistorius charged in slaying
Label: SportsPRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee sprinter dubbed the Blade Runner, was charged Thursday in the Valentine's Day slaying of his girlfriend at his upscale home in South Africa, a shocking twist to one of the feel-good stories of last summer's Olympics.Pistorius buried his face in the hood of his workout jacket as officers escorted him from a police station after his arrest...
Study: Fish in drug-tainted water suffer reaction
Label: HealthBOSTON (AP) — What happens to fish that swim in waters tainted by traces of drugs that people take? When it's an anti-anxiety drug, they become hyper, anti-social and aggressive, a study found. They even get the munchies.It may sound funny, but it could threaten the fish population and upset the delicate dynamics of the marine environment, scientists say.The findings, published online Thursday in...
Ryan O'Neal wins appeals ruling in defamation case
Label: EntertainmentLOS ANGELES (AP) — Ryan O'Neal may have enough evidence to show that he was defamed by a man who claimed the actor stole a valuable portrait of the late Farrah Fawcett, an appeals court ruled Thursday.A divided panel of the 2nd District Court of Appeal ruled that O'Neal's case against Craig Nevius, a former Fawcett associate, should be allowed to proceed and that the actor may be able to win some...
Push for online sales taxes pick up steam in Congress
Label: Business U.S. states could collect millions of dollars in online sales taxes, with members of both parties in Congress sponsoring legislation...
Anxiety grows as Chicago Public Schools narrows closing list
Label: World After trimming the number of schools that could be closed to 129, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's school administration on Wednesday entered...
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