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  • Section of Indiana river has 2nd death in 2 days

    INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana officials say a noxious plant that can cause severe irritation if it comes into contact with skin or even blindness if it comes into contact with eyes has been found in two northern Indiana ...

  • Pregnant woman fatally shot during Dayton melee

    DAYTON, Ohio (AP) -- Police in Dayton say a pregnant woman was killed when people started firing shots during a large fight on the city's southwest ...

  • Ohio lawmakers try again to limit indoor tanning

    Teens wouldn't be punished for indoor tanning, but owners allowing it could be fined and have their licenses revoked. Anyone who "aids or abets" a juvenile seeking indoor tanning could be jailed for up to two ...

  • Agencies get $137K for housing needs

    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Eight Indiana regional agencies will share more than $137,000 in federal funds to counsel Hoosiers on their housing needs and help them avoid foreclosures. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development this week announced the grants, including the largest in Indiana, more than $20,000 going to the Affordable Housing Corp. of Marion. Other grants of nearly $15,000 to ...

  • Female official getting closer to NFL debut

    Robert Mathis wasn't all that thrilled being called for an offside penalty on the final day of minicamp. The official who made the call? Sarah Thomas, who is on her way toward becoming the first permanent female official in the NFL. It could happen as early as the 2014 season. "I'm certain I can't make everybody happy," Thomas said of that call on ...


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Mouchette [DVD]

Mouchette [DVD]

It was French director Jean Renoir who said that great directors make the same film over and over again, which is his way of saying that committed artists are unable to tear themselves away from the themes they find most meaningful. It becomes part of the fabric of their artistry, the well f ... ...

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  • Taliban offer to free US soldier in exchange for Gitmo detainees

    The Afghan Taliban say they are ready to hand over a U.S. soldier held captive since 2009 in exchange for five of their senior operatives being held at the Guantanamo Bay prison. A Taliban ...

  • PD Expo shooter back in police custody

    INDIANAPOLIS - The man who was sentenced for shooting nine people during the Indiana Black Expo Summer Celebration in 2010 is on the wrong side of the law again, Indianapolis Metro Police confirmed Thursday. Shamus Patton, 20, was found inside a vehicle after a police chase late Wednesday. Two other people with guns were also inside the car, IMPD Sgt. Linda Jackson confirmed. Police did not ...

  • Michigan man seriously injured in Lockefield crash

    A Michigan man was pulled unconscious from his car after it crashed into a tree in the Lockefield Apartment complex early Thursday morning. Faisal Nassir M Alsaiani, 23, was taken to nearby Wishard ...

  • Expo shooter in transition arrested again Wednesday

    Indiana's Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives is giving out $3.4 million in federal grants to 18 groups to hire volunteers. The office announced Wednesday the money will pay for 479 full ...

  • Ex-Yankee manager Joe Torre’s daughter catches falling baby

    NEW YORK – The daughter of former New York Yankees manager Joe Torre made a quick-thinking save Wednesday when she caught a baby who had tumbled off of a second-floor Brooklyn apartment’s fire escape, the baseball great has confirmed. Cristina Torre did not respond to a request for comment. Police said a 44-year-old woman caught a 1-year-old boy who fell from a fire escape outside a ...

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