That 70s Show actress arrested

That ’70s Show actress Lisa Robin Kelly has been arrested in California on suspicion of drunken driving. The California Highway Patrol says officers noticed signs of possible intoxication when they helped move the 43-year-old actress’ stalled car off Interstate 5 in Burbank late Saturday.

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Spies bring us in from cold

It’s amazing how some of the best television drama remains engrossing, despite the fact that the viewer doesn’t have the foggiest what’s actually going on for much of the time. Monday’s new SoHo spy drama Restless is opaque from start to finish, but in the crisp, elegant tradition of British espionage tales, the style carries us over the mystery of substance.

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Manicurist Cenita Scott Show Her Support For President Obama by Adding His Portrait to Her Fingernails

  Manicurist Cenita Scott posted a photo on Instagram of her fingernail to show her support for President Barack Obama. “My ultimate dream is to manicure the first lady and, of course, the president,” Scott says of her elaborate manicure.    The Manicure and The Artist    Scott arrived in Charlotte on Sunday sporting Barack Obama’s […]

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Fat Fees and Smoker Surcharges: Tough-Love Health Incentives

Psychology Professor Anita Blanchard has a pretty sweet deal with her employer. Even if the 40-something mother of three leaves her job at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, the state of North Carolina guarantees her premium-free health insurance that will cover 80% of her health care costs for life

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Peirsol tops Phelps in backstroke

Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps suffered his first defeat in a championship race in a year when he lost the 100-meter backstroke to world-record holder Aaron Peirsol at the Charlotte UltraSwim in North Carolina. On Saturday Peirsol led at the turn and pulled away to win the 100-meter backstroke in 53.32 seconds

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Southeastern States Are Hit Hard By Recession

The South, long synonymous with hyper economic growth, is going through a harrowing recession. Currently, 8 of the 15 states with the highest unemployment rates are in the South: North and South Carolina, Georgia and Florida are all reporting the highest rate in their state’s history. South Carolina posted the nation’s third-highest unemployment rate for March — 11.4%, after Michigan and Oregon

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Lawyer: Soldier to be discharged after reporting for duty with kids

A soldier who reported for duty with her children in tow has been granted her request for a discharge, her lawyer said Monday. Lisa Pagan, of Davidson, North Carolina, reported for duty Monday morning at Fort Benning, Georgia, with her two preschool children

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