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TV Re-Enactment of Meredith Kercher's Murder Draws Parent's Ire

LONDON - The father of slain British student Meredith Kercher on Friday harshly criticized a U.S. television re-enactment for including scenes of his daughter's murder. The Lifetime movie, due to air next month, is based on the trial that followed the stabbing death of Meredith Kercher on Nov. 1, 2007, a killing for which...

Alleged Russian Spies Ensnared by Facebook Too

(June 30) -- Mikhail Semenko may be a member of a Russian espionage operation, but on Facebook, at least, the accused spy is not as discreet. Photographs of the 20-something partying with friends, wearing a Bill Clinton mask and even sporting a "USSR" shirt were spotted on his Facebook page and posted Tuesday by Gawker,...

47 Years After Broken Dreams, Sternberg, Shinnick Cling to Hope

Memory is an elusive and tricky animal. It can underscore the trivial and overlook the significant. Pole vaulter Brian Sternberg and long jumper Phil Shinnick shared one of the United States' greatest ever non-Olympic days of track and field glory 47 years ago this week. The two men, teammates and roommates at the...