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  • Kate Middleton voted top fashion icon

    The Duchess of Cambridge has been voted the 'fashion icon', while late Hollywood actress Audrey Hepburn has emerged as 'icon of all times' in an online poll. StyleinView.co.uk, a one-stop shop for fashion, has conducted a poll of 2,000 people to find out who they considered the fashion icons of today and of all time. The Duchess of Cambridge, whose maiden name is Kate Middleton, unsurprisingly ...

  • George Clooney in touch with ex-girlfriend

    Hollywood actor George Clooney might be dating former wrestler Stacey Keibler, but his ex-girlfriend Lisa Snowdown says he stays in touch with her as well. Clooney dated Snowdown on and off from 2000 to 2005 and Snowdown says they are good friends now, reports contactmusic.com. "I haven't seen him for a while, but we text one another. He is a good guy. There are some people in your life that ...

  • Former USC professor arrested in Mexico

    LOS ANGELES -; A former University of Southern California professor indicted on child sexual abuse charges has been arrested in Mexico, a day after being added to the FBI's list of the Ten Most Wanted ...

  • Council committee OKs shorter Hollywood towers

    LOS ANGELES -; A Los Angeles City Council committee has approved a developer's proposal to cut by 25 percent the height of two towers of a controversial skyscraper project in ...

  • N. Calif. husband and wife charged with pimping

    REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -; Authorities say a South San Francisco man and his wife have been charged with bringing women from the East Coast to a circuit of brothels across Northern ...

Movie Review

The Accused [DVD]

The story in The Accused centers around a rape. There is no question that the rape took place in the backroom of a seedy bar called The Mill, an isolated place located in the shadow of a highway overpass. There is no question who the three rapists were, and there is no doubt about the extent of their guilt. What is in question, and what turns out to be the film's hinge, is who else i ... ...

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  • Milone hoping for some support vs. Rangers

    There's a trend starting to develop. Once again, Oakland starter Tommy Milone deserved a better outcome in his last start. Rangers starter Justin Grimm expected more from his last appearance. Again. On Wednesday, the two will square off in a battle between the top two teams in the American League West, and there's a good chance only one of them will walk off the field feeling ...

  • Boy 6 dies after being attacked by family dog in Union City

    UNION CITY -- What may have begun as typical child's play ended in a "tragic accident" Monday morning, police said, as a 6-year-old boy died after being bitten by the family dog at a Union City home.The boy, identified as Nephi Selu, was playing in the backyard of his grandparents' home in the 32400 block of Elizabeth Way just after 11:30 a.m. when the dog -- a young pit bull ...

  • Urban harvesting takes root in Bay Area

    For years, Barbara Stackhouse would go out every spring with her husband, Richard, to pick oranges from three big trees in her backyard in San Jose's Willow Glen neighborhood. The couple would give the juicy navels and Valencias to friends, family members and neighbors.But as they got older, climbing ladders and hauling down all those oranges wasn't possible any more. "They fall. ...

  • After court rules California gay marriage fight may go on

    A man carries flags at a rally in support of same-sex marriage at the State of California Supreme Court in San Francisco, California March 26, ...

  • South San Francisco Husband Wife Charged With Operating Brothels

    SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO (CBS / AP) — Authorities say a South San Francisco man and his wife have been charged with bringing women from the East Coast to ...

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