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- The Top 5 bad romances in movie history
- Zack Quaintance
- Couples throughout the Valley will celebrate Valentine's Day this weekend with a trip to the cinema, where some of the greatest love stories of all time have played out. But the silver screen isn't always so rosy. These cherished... Full story

- Bloodless Conquest: Non-lethal bullfight promises killer skill
- Travis M. Whitehead
- IF YOU GO
WHAT: Bloodless bullfight
WHERE: Santa Maria Bullring
COST: $20 sunny side
$25 shady side
$30 ringside box seats
TICKETS: Border Tires
719 E. 9th
Mission, Texas
(956) 585-8473
>> Call Fred Renk at 481-3300 for reservations.... Full story
- Quake shakes southern Mexico, felt in capital
- OAXACA, Mexico (AP) — A magnitude 5.7-earthquake shook southern Mexico near the Oaxaca coast Monday, setting off evacuation alarms and swaying buildings as far away as Mexico City.The quake was centered 35 miles north of the fishing and resort... Full story
- GOP wary of pitfalls in Obama's health care summit
- WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican leaders expressed renewed skepticism Tuesday about President Barack Obama's call for a bipartisan forum on health care, raising questions about how much can be achieved at the televised event later this month.
After... Full story
- US Army closes in on targeted southern Afghan town
- NEAR LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (AP) -- U.S. Army soldiers launched a preliminary operation Tuesday in support of a planned U.S.-Afghan attack on the largest Taliban-controlled town in southern Afghanistan.
NATO and Afghan officials, meanwhile, urged... Full story
- DeGeneres says Cowell is `meaner than I thought'
- LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Ellen DeGeneres, the newest judge on "American Idol," says Simon Cowell is "meaner" than she thought.
Cowell, Randy Jackson, Kara DioGuardi (KEHR'-uh dee-oh-GWAR'-dee) and various guest judges kicked off the ninth season of the... Full story
- Stocks climb on hopes for Greece debt assistance
- NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks are surging on hope that the European Union will help Greece manage its growing debt burden.
The Dow Jones industrial average is back above 10,000 Tuesady a day after closing below that threshold for the first time in... Full story
- FDA aims to rein in radiation-based medical scans
- WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday it will work with doctors and manufacturers to reduce unnecessary radiation exposure from medical scans, a problem that has been growing for decades.
The agency says it will require... Full story
- US Army closes in on south Afghan town
- NEAR LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (AP) -- U.S. Army soldiers launched a preliminary operation Tuesday in support of a planned U.S.-Afghan attack on the largest Taliban-controlled town in southern Afghanistan.
NATO and Afghan officials, meanwhile, urged... Full story
- State Farm says it warned NHTSA on Toyota in 2007
- WASHINGTON (AP) -- The nation's largest auto insurer said Tuesday it alerted federal safety regulators in late 2007 about a rise in reports of unexpected acceleration in Toyota vehicles, the latest warning sign to emerge about the massive recall.... Full story