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Status update: Mark Zuckerberg gets married

This photo provided by Facebook shows Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan at their wedding ceremony in Palo Alto, Calif., Saturday, May 19, 2012. Zuckerberg updated his status to Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg updated his status to "married" on Saturday.


5.9-magnitude earthquake strikes near Bologna, Italy

A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck near Bologna, Italy, on Sunday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake, which initially registered at magnitude 6.3, was centered 22 miles north-northwest of Bologna in northern Italy at a relatively shallow depth of 6.3 miles, the USGS said. The last major earthquake to hit Italy was a 6.3 magnitude quake in the central Italian city of L'Aquila in 2009, killing nearly 300 people. In January, a 5.3-magnitude quake in northern Italy was felt in Genoa, Bologna, Turin and Italy's financial capital, Milan. (Writing by Doina Chiacu)

Chinese activist who fled house arrest lands in U.S.

Blind Chinese legal activist Chen Guangcheng, center, arrives at Washington Square Village on the campus of New York University, Saturday, May 19, 2012 in New York. Chen escaped from his village in April and was given sanctuary inside the U.S. Embassy after seven years of prison and house arrest. He is planning to study law at NYU. But before that, he says he is planning to spend time recuperating. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams)A blind Chinese legal activist who was suddenly allowed to leave the country arrived in the U.S. on Saturday, ending a nearly monthlong diplomatic tussle that had tested U.S.-China relations.


Men accused of plotting attacks around NATO summit

This combo made from undated photos released Saturday, May 19, 2012 by the Chicago Police Department shows from left, Brent Vincent Betterly, 24, of Oakland Park, Fla., Jared Chase, 24, of Keene, N.H., and Brian Church, 20, of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. The three men arrested Wednesday, May 16, 2012, in Chicago, accused of making Molotov cocktails with plans to attack President Barack Obama's campaign headquarters, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's home and other targets during this weekend's NATO summit, according to prosecutors at a court hearing Saturday. The three were arrested in a nighttime raid of an apartment in the city's South Side Bridgeport neighborhood ahead of the two-day meeting. (AP Photo/Chicago Police Department)Three activists who traveled to Chicago for a NATO summit were accused Saturday of manufacturing Molotov cocktails in a plot to attack President Barack Obama's campaign headquarters, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's home and other targets.


Climber dies after falling on Alaska's McKinley

National Park officials say a climber has died of injuries after falling during a climb of Alaska's Mount McKinley.

Weather helps battle against Southwest wildfires

Firefighters prepare to use a helicopter to survey the Gladiator Fire in CleatorImproving weather helped firefighters in Arizona make progress on Saturday against wildfires that have charred more than 65 square miles (168 square km) of forest, brush and grass in the U.S. Southwest and forced the evacuation of several small towns. More than 2,000 firefighters were battling five blazes in Arizona and Colorado from the ground and air. Meanwhile, a small blaze in New Mexico's Gila Wilderness area ballooned in size as wind whipped the flames. ...


I'll Have Another wins Preakness Stakes

I'll Have Another with jockey Gutierrez passes Bodemeister with jockey Smith to win the Preakness Stakes in BaltimoreI'll Have Another overtook Bodemeister, blazing down the stretch to win the Preakness in the final strides Saturday and keep alive his hopes of winning the Triple Crown.


New York City's most senior openly gay official weds

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Christine Quinn, New York's highest-ranking openly gay official and the leading candidate to be the city's next mayor, married her longtime girlfriend on Saturday, walking down the aisle to Beyonce's "Ave Maria." The wedding came less than a year after New York Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a law legalizing same-sex marriage in the state, whose first same-sex nuptials were held July 24. ...

Season's first Atlantic tropical storm forms off South Carolina

Tropical Storm Alberto formed off the South Carolina coast on Saturday, bringing an early start to the Atlantic hurricane season, forecasters at the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Alberto had top sustained winds of 45 miles per hour and was in the Atlantic about 140 miles east-southeast of Charleston. It was moving slowly southwest and forecasters said a storm watch might be posted later on Saturday for coastal North and South Carolina. Only moderate strengthening was expected. ...

Rescuers free man stuck overnight in Iowa cave

Emma Thompson, 20, of Port Byron, who was earlier rescued from a cave at Maquoketa Caves State Park, talks to the media, Saturday, May 19, 2012, near Maquoketa, Iowa. Emergency crews continue to work Saturday in an effort to free a man trapped overnight in a cave. Park Ranger Scot Dykstra said visitors discovered Thompson and a man lodged in the cave about 8 p.m., Friday and alerted park staff. It's unclear how long the couple had been there. Dykstra said they became stuck while crawling through a narrow part of the cave. Rescue crews from Maquoketa and Quad Cities were able to free Thompson about 1 a.m., Saturday. She was treated at the scene for minor injuries, according to officials. (AP Photo/The Quad City Times, Kevin E. Schmidt)An Illinois man was trapped for more than 20 hours in a cave at an Iowa state park before being rescued Saturday.


L.A. police arrest 2 in killings of Chinese students

This combo made from undated file photos released by the Los Angeles Police Department on Friday, April 13, 2012 shows shooting victims Ming Qu, left, and Ying Wu. Los Angeles police on Friday, May 18, 2012 arrested two young men in the killings of the Chinese graduate students who were shot to death near the University of Southern California campus last month. (AP Photo/Los Angeles Police Department, File)Anson Cheung says the shooting deaths of two international graduate students near the University of Southern California made headlines back home in Hong Kong, unnerving his parents.


World leaders want Greece in euro zone

U.S. President Barack Obama listens to French President Francois Hollande speak as they meet at the White House in WashingtonWorld leaders backed keeping Greece in the euro zone on Saturday and vowed to take all steps necessary to combat financial turmoil while revitalizing a global economy increasingly threatened by Europe's debt crisis. A summit of the G8 leading industrialized nations came down solidly in favor of a push to balance European austerity - an approach long driven by German Chancellor Angela Merkel - with a new dose of U.S.-style stimulus seen as vital to healing ailing euro-zone economies. But it was clear that divisions remained. ...


NAACP backs same-sex marriage as civil right

The NAACP passed a resolution Saturday endorsing same-sex marriage as a civil right and opposing any efforts "to codify discrimination or hatred into the law."

Italy in shock after school bomb blast kills teenager

A man places flowers on the site of a blast near a school in BrindisiItaly was in shock on Saturday after an unexplained bombing at a school killed a 16-year-old girl and left five other teens gravely injured, sparking emotional protests across the country.


Wednesday concerts return to Monument

Concerts in the Park in Monument Summer Music Series started out more as an outdoor jam session than a concert, but it has evolved over the years into a family-friendly event that brings toe-tapping p

Yachtsman kicks off Olympic torch relay in Britain

Ben Ainslie begins the Olympic torch relayThe Olympic flame was greeted by thousands of cheering spectators as it began its 70-day relay journey around Britain and Ireland on Saturday ahead of the 2012 London Games.


Kennedy clan, celebs attend Mary Kennedy's funeral

Mary Kennedy's casket is carried out of St. Patrick's Church by her family after her funeral service concluded in BedfordMary Kennedy, the estranged wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. who died in an apparent suicide earlier this week, was recalled Saturday as an "angel" who was ultimately overwhelmed by a lengthy fight with depression. Those remembrances came as members of the Kennedy clan, including Robert F. Kennedy's widow Ethel and late President John F. Kennedy's daughter Caroline, gathered for her funeral here at St. Patrick's, a small Catholic church in this wealthy Westchester County hamlet about 50 miles north of New York City. ...


Records: Joplin twister was costliest since 1950

FILE - In this May 25, 2011 file photo, Shirley Waits sits outside her mother's home and waits for an insurance adjuster to arrive, in Joplin , Mo., after a massive tornado moved through Joplin three days earlier, leveling much of the city. The tornado that tore through Joplin a year ago already ranks as the deadliest twister in six decades. Now it carries another distinction _ the costliest since at least 1950. Insurance policies are expected to cover most of the $2.8 billion in damage. But records obtained by The Associated Press show taxpayers could supply $500 million. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)The cost of 30 manhole covers that got sucked away: $5,800. A new concession stand at the destroyed high school: $228,600. Shelter and care for more than 1,300 homeless pets: $372,000.


Syria bomb kills 9, Damascus blames foreign plot

Residents and security personnel gather at the site of an explosion in Deir Al-ZourBEIRUT (Reuters) - A car bomb killed nine people at a Syrian military post in the eastern city of Deir al-Zor on Saturday, an attack the government said was the latest proof that an uprising against President Bashar al-Assad was a foreign plot. The official SANA news agency said the blast had been the work of a suicide bomber, and had also wounded about 100 people, including guards, at what it called military installations. International pressure and an U.N.-backed peace plan has failed to quell Syria's turmoil. ...


Ohio woman charged with murder in bizarre stabbing

This home on East 125th Street in Cleveland that Sharice Swain crashed into sits damaged Friday, May 18, 2012. Swain, 29, was stabbed during an argument while sitting behind the wheel of a car Thursday night, tried to drive away and struck her attacker's 2-year-old daughter before crashing into the house. Swain and the girl both died, and the toddler's mother was found naked several blocks away and arrested. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)A Cleveland woman was charged with murder Saturday in the stabbing death of her best friend, who tried to drive away afterward and fatally struck the accused woman's 2-year-old daughter, police said.


Engine problem delays U.S. rocket launch

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, carrying the unmanned Dragon capsule, at Cape Canaveral Air Force StationThe launch of a privately owned Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station was delayed on Saturday when a computer detected a possible problem with one of the rocket's engines, a Space Exploration Technologies official said. Preparations for the company's trial cargo run to the International Space Station proceeded smoothly until 4:55 a.m. EDT (0855 GMT) when an onboard computer aborted the launch. "Liftoff ... we've had a cutoff. ...


AUDIO: Cameron 'posturing' on eurozone

Shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna: "We need to see some grown-up statesmanship" to bring world leaders together to resolve the issues surrounding the European debt crisis.

AUDIO: Do foreign owners take the heart out of football?

Stoke City chairman Peter Coates and Dave Bassett, former manager of Wimbledon and Sheffield United, discuss the impact f foreign owners on the English domestic game.

Review: iRig MIC Cast Audio Tested

Having been a long time user of various iRig iPhone products I jumped at the chance to try out their new gadget, the iRig MIC Cast. This is a compact microphone on a mini-jack plugs directly into the iPhone to enhance the audio volume and audio quality of recordings.

Jack White attempts record for most metaphors

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Jack White earned his musical stripes with his chart-topping debut solo album "Blunderbuss," and now the singer is attempting to add another accolade to his shelf - a Guinness World Record for most metaphors in a single concert. The eccentric former White Stripes frontman, who also has put "Blunderbuss" forward for the fastest named album in history, did not explain why he is attempting this feat of speech, but his record company is concerned about failure. ...

Jessica Sanchez, Phillip Phillips make "Idol" final

Sanchez poses at the party for the finalists of the television show NEW YORK (Reuters) - He brought the "American Idol" judges to their feet, but Joshua Ledet couldn't win over fans and was sent home from the top-rated TV talent show on Thursday, leaving Jessica Sanchez and Phillip Phillips to battle for the crown on next week's finale. The elimination of Ledet - through audience voting and not by the judges - sets up a final showdown between Sanchez and Phillips to determine who will be named the next "American Idol," a distinction that has belonged to hitmakers such as Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood, among others. ...


Renowned baritone Fischer-Dieskau dead at 86

BERLIN (Reuters) - German baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, whose passionate and sensitive interpretations of German lieder brought the 19th-century song form to life again for new generations, died on Friday, 10 days short of his 87th birthday. Sometimes described as the most recorded singer in history, Fischer-Dieskau died in the town of Berg on Starnberg Lake in Bavaria, the Bavarian State Opera announced on its website. "The death of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau is a great loss for the entire music world. Through his interpretations of vocals he decisively influenced the art of opera singing. ...

Van Halen concerts postponed

Classic rockers Van Halen on Thursday abruptly postponed more than 30 tour dates, following their June 26 concert in New Orleans, representative Anna Loynes said.

Van Halen postpones concerts

Classic rockers Van Halen on Thursday abruptly postponed more than 30 tour dates, following their June 26 concert in New Orleans, representative Anna Loynes said.

AUDIO: Sir Tom on albums and emotion

Singing legend on new album and getting emotional on The Voice

Filipino group protests Lady Gaga concerts

Scores of Christian youths in the Philippines chanted 'Stop the Lady Gaga concerts' at a rally Friday calling for the pop diva's shows here to be cancelled despite assurances from authorities that they won't allow nudity and lewd acts.

Lady Gaga Concerts To Go Ahead Amid Flak

MANILA, Philippines - "The Born This Way Ball" concerts of Lady Gaga set for May 21-22 at the Mall of Asia Arena will be staged as scheduled despite calls from certain groups for their cancellation, the concert promoter announced yesterday.

Filipino Christian group wants Lady Gaga concerts cancelled, saying she promotes immorality

MANILA, Philippines - About 70 Christian youths in the Philippines have chanted "Stop the Lady Gaga concerts" at a rally calling for the singer's shows in Manila next week to be cancelled.

Van Halen postpone more than 30 concert dates

Van Halen perform at Tiger Jam XI in Las VegasLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rock band Van Halen on Thursday postponed more than 30 concert dates of their U.S. summer tour, leading to speculation the "Runnin' with the Devil" group was feuding again. The band's official website, van-halen.com, took down all its dates after June 26, listing only 15 more shows, ending in New Orleans. Closely-watched fan site, Van Halen News Desk, said 31 dates had been postponed, starting on July 7 in Uncasville, Connecticut and ending on September 25 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. ...


Coronado Promenade Concerts Launches Its 43rd Season

Members of the Coronado Promenade Concerts Board of Directors posed recently in front of their new sign at Third Street and Orange Avenue.

Disco queen Donna Summer dies at 63

Pop diva Donna Summer performs during the Nobel Peace Prize concert in OsloLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Disco queen Donna Summer, whose sultry voice and pulsing rhythms on hits like "Last Dance" and "Love to Love You Baby" defined the 1970s disco era, died of cancer on Thursday at age 63. Summer, who won five Grammys and sold more than 130 million records worldwide, died surrounded by her family in Naples, Florida, publicist Brian Edwards said. He declined to specify what type of cancer caused her death. "Early this morning, surrounded by family, we lost Donna Summer Sudano, a woman of many gifts, the greatest being her faith. ...


Dolby Elevates the Quality of Lossless Audio on Blu-ray

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. today announced the ability for studios, authoring houses, and mastering facilities to unlock the full sonic potential of television, movie, and

Contestants? It's TV talent judges basking in fame, cash

Combination of file photos of Britney Spears and Demi LovatoLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Time was when TV talent shows set out to turn wannabes into stars. These days? Not so much. It's the celebrity judges who are raking in the cash and using TV contests not only as a way to re-launch a fading career, but to further boost a thriving one. For music stars in an era of weak record sales, the trend spells victory for their bank account, but for fans and the music industry always hungering for a new star, it's a loss. And for TV networks, the once cheap-to-produce shows are ever more expensive, yet they don't always pay off in bigger audiences. ...


Adele notches up two Ivor Novello songwriting awards

Adele speaks as she holds her award for best British female solo artist during the BRIT Music Awards at the O2 Arena in LondonLONDON (Reuters) - British singer Adele won two Ivor Novello awards for songwriting on Thursday, adding to a lengthening list of musical accolades, but she lost out in the best album and song categories. The 24-year-old chart queen picked up two coveted Ivor Novello prizes for the most performed song of 2011 ("Rolling in the Deep") and songwriter of the year. ...


Summer concerts include big names at LL Bean

If you like outdoor concerts, get ready for a great summer, Maine.

Violinist Hahn: Music from a different direction

LONDON (Reuters) - Classical music fans know that American violinist Hilary Hahn plays a wicked concerto, knocking out the fiendishly fast final bars of Samuel Barber's Violin Concerto, for example, faster and with more sheer energy than pretty much anyone else alive. "It's a finger twister but it's so fun. ...

Violinist Hahn: Music from a different direction

LONDON (Reuters) - Classical music fans know that American violinist Hilary Hahn plays a wicked concerto, knocking out the fiendishly fast final bars of Samuel Barber's Violin Concerto, for example, faster and with more sheer energy than pretty much anyone else alive. "It's a finger twister but it's so fun. ...

Raphael Saadiq, Moby booked for free Century City concerts

The heavy commercial district that is Century City will be getting an injection of rock 'n' roll this summer. In conjunction with the upcoming exhibit “Who Shot Rock & Roll: A Photographic History, 1955 to the Present,” KCRW-FM has revealed the lineup for three free Saturday evening concerts outside the Annenberg Space for Photography. Raphael Saadiq, Moby, Band of Skulls and Portugal.The Man ...

"Godfather of Go-Go"' Chuck Brown dies at 75

Guitarist Chuck Brown of the U.S. performs on the final day of the 20th St. Lucia Jazz FestivalLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Chuck Brown, known as the "Godfather of Go-Go" for the subgenre of funk music he helped create, died on Wednesday at the Johns Hopkins University Hospital in Baltimore after being admitted earlier this month suffering from pneumonia. A spokeswoman for the hospital confirmed the death but could not provide a cause, and Brown's manager, Tom Goldfogle, was not immediately available to comment. Goldfogle told the Washington Post Brown died of complications from sepsis. Brown, a singer/songwriter and guitarist had been a key personality in the Washington, D.C. ...


Chuck Brown, pioneer of 'go-go' funk music, dies

WASHINGTON (AP) — Chuck Brown, who styled a unique mix of funk, soul and Latin party sounds to create go-go music in the nation's capital, has died after suffering from pneumonia. He was 75.

Free summer concerts 2012

Put a harmonious spin on your summer fun by taking advantage of the many free concerts throughout San Diego County. Our roundup goes from A (Alpine) to U (University Heights), and points in between. Celebrate the season by enjoying our great climate, communing with neighbors and listening to free music ranging from blues and rock to classical and jazz.

Chuck Brown, pioneer of 'go-go' funk music, dies

FILE - In this Jan. 18, 2010 file photo, master of ceremonies Chuck Brown speaks during a program to celebrate the legacy of the late Martin Luther King, Jr. at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington. Brown, who styled a unique brand of funk music as a singer, guitarist and songwriter known as the Chuck Brown, who styled a unique mix of funk, soul and Latin party sounds to create go-go music in the nation's capital, has died after suffering from pneumonia. He was 75.


Busy Jennifer Lopez casts doubt on more "American Idol"

Tyler, Lopez and Jackson, co-hosts of LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Jennifer Lopez is casting doubt on whether she will return to "American Idol" next year as she juggles motherhood with a comeback in both her pop music and acting careers. Lopez, who has young twins, told talk show host Ellen DeGeneres this week that she wasn't sure about renewing her contract as a judge on the TV singing contest for a third year. And on Wednesday, sources close to the singer told E! News that she was "just too busy" and was planning on calling an end to her time on "American Idol". "Now this is my second year - I don't know if I can go for a third ...


Beach Boys-inspired musical to open in Las Vegas

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - The recently reunited Beach Boys aren't just re-igniting interest in their catalog on concert stages these days - their pop classics will also be finding new life on the theatrical stage soon. "Surf the Musical," which revolves around such Beach Boys chestnuts as "California Girls," "I Get Around" and "Wouldn't It Be Nice," is coming to the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino this summer, with a week of preview performances beginning on June 11 and an official opening night of July 17. Kristin Hanggi, who was nominated for a Tony award for "Rock of Ages," will direct. ...

"Godfather of Go-Go"' Chuck Brown dies at 75

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Chuck Brown, known as the "Godfather of Go-Go" for the subgenre of funk music he helped create, died on Wednesday at the Johns Hopkins University Hospital in Baltimore after being admitted earlier this month suffering from pneumonia. A spokeswoman for the hospital confirmed the death but could not provide a cause, and Brown's manager, Tom Goldfogle, was not immediately available to comment. Goldfogle told the Washington Post Brown died of complications from sepsis. Brown, a singer/songwriter and guitarist had been a key personality in the Washington, D.C. ...
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