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Manchester City's losses tripled to almost $150 million during its first season under Sheikh Mansour's ownership, although he's written off its debts to him to help comply with future UEFA regulations.
A planned memorial to New Hampshire's state symbol, the Old Man of the Mountain, has fallen on hard times — much as the profile rocks of the Old Man fell off his mountain cliff in Franconia Notch State Park and crumbled to bits in May 2003.
The man who inspired the title character in the Oscar-winning movie "Rain Man" has died.
Investigators at the U.S. Justice Department are being asked to look into the case of a man freed from prison this week after 28 years because DNA tests showed he was innocent.
A man who spent 28 years behind bars for a rape and murder he said he didn't commit walked out of a federal prison in Arizona on Tuesday with $75 and a bus ticket to Ohio after DNA testing showed he was innocent.
"A Single Man" easily could have been one of those style-over-substance visual dazzlers, coming as it does from Tom Ford, the fashion designer who revived the house of Gucci.
A former member of the Nazi SS being tried for murder admitted in court Tuesday that he killed three Dutch civilians during World War II, but insisted he was following orders.
A third suspect has been accused of stealing a watch from a man who died while waiting for care at a Philadelphia emergency room.
European Union police in Kosovo said Monday a man claiming to be a hit man for former ethnic Albanian rebels has been arrested on suspicion of murder and participation in organized crime.
New Mexico officials say a suspected drunk driver hit and dragged a 72-year-old man 200 feet under his pickup truck.
Lawyers for a man accused of murdering Dutch civilians while part of a Waffen SS hit squad says his trial constitutes double jeopardy under a new EU charter and should be halted.
A Swiss adventurer trying to soar from Morocco to Spain on jet-powered wings ditched safely into the Atlantic on Wednesday after hitting turbulence and clouds so thick he could not tell if he was flying up or down.
Devon Alexander was 7 when his mom gave in and let him join the new boxing program in his downtrodden neighborhood. He came home the first day crying, his nose bloodied from a sparring session with his friend Terrance Barker.
The world's tallest living man has unveiled the world's largest gingerbread man at an Ikea outlet in Norway's capital, Oslo. Guinness Book of World Records spokeswoman Justine Bourdariat says 8-foot-1-inch tall Sultan Koesen of Turkey displayed the 1,435-pound (651-kilogram) biscuit. Baked locally in the traditional gingerbread-man shape, it beat the previous gingerbread cookie record of 1,307 pounds set in 2006 in Smithville, Texas.
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson was banned for four games and fined $32,000 Thursday for criticizing the fitness of a referee after a Premier League game.
It's a touching moment, increasingly familiar to fans watching the E Street Band make its entrance: As the audience howls in anticipation and the rest of the band stands at the ready, Bruce Springsteen gently and lovingly helps Clarence Clemons walk to his saxophone at the front of the stage.
The trial of an 88-year-old man accused of murdering three civilians in wartime Holland as part of a Nazi hit squad was postponed Tuesday until next week on medical grounds.
Broadway has found its Spider-Man — rock singer Reeve Carney.
An Atlanta man who rescued one stray dog from traffic now has his hands full with 10 pooches. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Thursday that Gary DeNicola rescued the dog in late September with plans to take it to a shelter the next day. But it turns out the dog was pregnant and gave birth to nine puppies that night. Now DeNicola is running an animal shelter of sorts himself and he's looking for good homes for the dogs.
A Brazilian bricklayer reportedly killed in a car crash shocked his mourning family by showing up alive at his funeral.
England's Football Association launched an investigation Wednesday after Manchester United supporters were accused of causing substantial damage to Barnsley's stadium by ransacking catering areas during a League Cup match.
A motorist driving past a fender-bender struck three men standing on the side of a highway and drove more than a mile with one of them lodged in his windshield, police said.
The son of a Dutch civilian killed by a Nazi hit squad during World War II urged the former Waffen SS soldier charged with his father's murder to accept responsibility for his actions in court Monday.
A Chinese-Mexican businessman arrested after police found a $205 million stash of cash in his Mexico City mansion has told U.S. prosecutors he sold tons of a chemical used to make methamphetamine on the black market, a top Mexican official told The Associated Press.
Police in Philadelphia say a homeless man sleeping in a trash bin wound up in the back of a garbage truck and was killed by the vehicle's compactor.
Woman Credits Dog With Fighting Off Attacker"A Lexington woman says her dog fought off a man . . . during a home invasion" on January 1, 2010.
Woman Gives Birth, Serves Christmas Dinner an Hour Later A pregnant mother gave birth moments after starting to prepare her Christmas dinner — and was back home in time to serve it up. Paula Thomas, 29, was preparing a feast for her family in England on Christmas Day when she began to go into labor, The Sun reported.
Palmdale man arrested in funeral donation scamA Palmdale man has been arrested and charged with grand theft after a woman saw a funeral collection box on display at a grocery market with the photo of her two daughters, who are alive, authorities said. (By Raja Abdulrahim)
Man slashed in chainsaw attack - national | Stuff.co.nzA man was allegedly attacked with a running chainsaw while sitting on a lawn of a Dunedin house yesterday afternoon.
Last night I watched a two hour special on PBS: "What Darwin Never Knew - One hundred and fifty years later, scientists decode nature's greatest mysteries". It was very informative.
Arizona man accused of cutting off girlfriend's finger with sword - says she needed to be punished by demanding she give up her fingerOlivier's girlfriend told police that, at one point, he came in the room and began striking her with the sword.
Stripper For Christmas Why? Because I'm a stripper, and naked is what I do best. Tis the season! That's right—Christmas. We all endure the holidays with that familiar combination of dread and enjoyment.
Kansas dad somehow lifts car off 6-year-old girlA Kansas mother is praising a neighbor as "Superman" after her 6-year-old daughter told her he somehow found the strength to lift a car off her.
Man, 80, blames pipe assault on BibleAn 80-year-old Taranaki man who assaulted a child with a plastic alkathene pipe said he believed he was following the Bible.
Man arrested for allegedly uploading 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine' A man charged by an L.A. grand jury with illegally uploading a Hollywood movie to the Internet before its theatrical release was arrested today on suspicion of violating federal copyright law, authorities said.
Three Charged in Burning DeathFAST FACTS * Three people charged in Monday's burning death * Police say victim was lured by woman * Suspects accused of robbing victim then burning him to death inside his car
Cambridge man dies; witnesses say he jumped into Charles River Cambridge, MA — A 49-year-old Cambridge man was found dead Tuesday in the Charles River after reportedly jumping off of a railing along Edwin H. Land Boulevard.
Man Attacked By Bear Gets Death ThreatsFamily of the Longwood man, who was swatted in the face by a female black bear, told Eyewitness News he's getting death threats.
Suspect dies while in BCSO custodyA man who was tased by Bay County Sheriff's deputies choked to death on a "large bag of marijuana," sheriff's officials said Friday morning. Part of the incident was caught on video recordings.
Man Admits Beating Toddler Police have charged an Enid man with beating his girlfriend's 1-year-old son" Lewis Powe, 23, is being held in an Enid jail in lieu of $250,000 bond. The child's mother said that Powe was watching her son when she was at work"
Topeka Man Claims He Was Defending Himself Against 6-Year-Old On Big WheelA 54-year-old Topeka man was sentenced Friday for using what he calls self-defense against a six-year-old on a big wheel. Denny Bogan said he was threatened by kindergartner Mickey Kimball, Jr and his Big Wheel.
Cat Saves Drunk Owner from Fire in Russia's Urals"A drunk man in the Perm Territory in Russia's Urals was saved by his cat when his apartment caught fire."
Cops: Man Attempts to Rob Diner with Paintball Gun A would-be-robber's plans to swipe cash from a Westchester diner were snarled Monday night by some off-duty members of the city's Office of Emergency Management who were dining there.
Chinese Husband Allows Wife to Attack Him Once a Week "A Chinese man has signed a contract with his wife that entitles her to attack him once a week."
Missing man found in pubA TASMANIAN man "missing" for two days has been found – drinking in a bar and oblivious to the search. Michael Craig, 45, reported missing by his travelling companion who had last seen him leaving the Lyttleton Hotel at 2am on Friday.
Would You Let Your Wife Have Another Man's Baby?:More fertile couples are finding it pays to be surrogates. All of this pain and suffering come with the job: Lisa is a surrogate mom hired by a couple in Sweden to carry the babies to term.
All men watch porn: study MONTREAL - ALL men watch pornographic videos but it does not impact on their sexual habits or their relationships with women, a Canadian researcher has maintained after a two-year study.
Naked man accused of threatening to kill copsA naked Lower Southampton man stood in his front yard threatening to kill five police officers Wednesday, police said. He is now in Bucks County prison in lieu of $1 million cash bail.
Caught On Camera: Walmart Greeter Punched In FaceAn elderly Walmart greeter was punched in the face and seriously hurt outside of the store in North Versailles. Channel 11 got surveillance video of the incident Tuesday. The video shows a man walked up to Thomas Jenkins, 72, of McKeesport, and knocked him to ground.
Police: Christmas-hating Ohioan swipes red kettleA man who claimed to hate Christmas shoved a Salvation Army bell ringer to the ground and swiped one of the charity's red kettles stuffed with hundreds of dollars, police said.
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