Tuesday, May 21, 2013
ENTERTAINMENT
- Benefit Show for Jefferson High School Junior to Attend Berklee Summer Music Program
- The Skanner News Columnist Bill Fletcher, Jr. in Oregon this Weekend
- Prince will be honored with the 2013 Billboard Icon Award
- Kirk Matches Wits with Rogue Commander in Intergalactic Showdown
- Kam's Kapsules: For Movies Opening May 17
- Mel Brooks: The 'Make a Noise' Interview
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Breaking News
Emmanuel Dante Hall Jailed in May 18 Diamond's Gentlemen's Club Shootings
The Skanner News
05/20/2013 03:58 pm PDT
Police have arrested Emmanuel "Manny" Hall in connection with an exchange of gunshots may 18 outside Diamons Gentlemans club on Northeast Sandy Boulevard.
VIDEO: More Bad Weather Expected after Tornadoes Wallop Several States
Nick Valencia, Catherine E. Shoichet and Holly Yan CNN
05/20/2013 08:37 am PDT
SHAWNEE, Oklahoma (CNN) -- A rash of tornadoes destroyed homes and tossed trees around like toothpicks as it ripped through Oklahoma and the Midwest on Sunday and Monday.
VIDEO: Virginia GOP Nominee Compared Planned Parenthood to KKK
CNN Political Unit
05/20/2013 08:32 am PDT
(CNN) -- An outspoken and provocative conservative who emerged from Saturday's Republican Party of Virginia Convention as the party's nominee for lieutenant governor once compared Planned Parenthood to the Ku Klux Klan and blasted African-Americans for their "slavish devotion" to the Democratic Party.
VIDEO: Hofstra Marks Student's Death from Police Shooting with Graduation Moment of Silence
Chelsea J. Carter and Chris Kokenes CNN
05/20/2013 08:23 am PDT
NEW YORK (CNN) -- Sunday's graduation ceremony at Hofstra University was a bittersweet affair marked by a moment of silence for a 21-year-old student killed by a police officer two days ago.
High Court to Review Church-State Dispute Over Public Prayers
Bill Mears CNN Supreme Court Producer
05/20/2013 08:16 am PDT
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A dispute over public prayers at town board meetings will be taken up by the Supreme Court in coming months, another contentious case over the intersection of faith and the public arena.
Damaged Commuter Rail Snarls Traffic into New York
Ed Payne CNN
05/20/2013 08:13 am PDT
(CNN) -- Telecommuting and carpooling are the recommended options for folks who would normally take the train between New Haven, Connecticut, and New York in the aftermath of a derailment that disrupted train service on one of the busiest tracks in the country.
VIDEO: Thara Memory and Curtis Salgado Play at Benefit for King School
By Helen Silvis Of The Skanner News
05/17/2013 05:22 pm PDT
It’s not often we get to be in the presence of genius. And it’s ever rarer to see how those who possess it can inspire our youth. That’s why you should get yourself along to the King Elementary School Auction this Saturday night.
VIDEO: Guantanamo: Costing $150 Million a Year and Untold Damage to U.S. Reputation
By Chris Lawrence and Matt Smith CNN
05/17/2013 09:08 am PDT
Guantanamo Bay is a lightning rod for America's critics and it's no prize for America's taxpayers.Running the prison camp costs the Pentagon more than $150 million a year -- just over $900,000 for each of the 166 detainees at the facility