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Lawyer: Ex-NBA star working on Las Vegas debt case

Former NBA all-star Antoine Walker's lawyer says he's trying to resolve criminal charges stemming from more than $800,000 in gambling debts to three Las Vegas casinos.

Raiders re-sign OL Langston Walker

The Oakland Raiders re-signed offensive lineman Langston Walker on Wednesday and waived fullback Oren O'Neal with an injury.

Herschel Walker starting out new career in MMA

Herschel Walker is starting a new career in mixed martial arts.

Vet who gathered, buried burned flag remnants dies

Dan Walker, an Army war veteran who was honored for gathering and burying a U.S. flag that was burned in protest during the 1984 Republican National Convention in Dallas, has died. He was 81.

Court date reset for ex-NBA star's Vegas debt case

A Las Vegas court has pushed back a status check to Oct. 29 for former NBA all-star Antoine Walker, amid talk of possible repayment in an $822,500 casino gambling debt case.

Swiss tightrope walker takes on German mountain

A Swiss tightrope walker has staged a spectacular climb up a steep cable on the slopes of Germany's highest mountain.

Raiders WR Javon Walker back at practice

Javon Walker broke off the line, ran a comeback route and pulled in a pass from Jeff Garcia.

Walker pulls out of pole vault with pelvic injury

American pole vaulter Brad Walker won't defend his title at the world championships, withdrawing from the competition Thursday with a pelvic injury.

Late songwriter leaves songs to country museum

The late Texas songwriter Cindy Walker has left an unusual and generous gift to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum: Her catalog of about 500 songs, many of them pop and country classics.

Walker welcomes change after somber season

Receiver Mike Walker has endured a career's worth of issues in just two seasons with the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Raiders' Walker wants to get back on field

Exactly one year ago Friday, Javon Walker went in to see Al Davis and told the Oakland Raiders owner he wanted to retire just months after signing a $55 million contract.

Ex-NBA star appears in Vegas court in debt case

Former NBA all-star Antoine Walker said nothing in a Las Vegas court Monday about criminal charges that he failed to repay $822,500 in casino gambling debts.

Ex-NBA star tees off in golf tourney after arrest

Former NBA all-star Antoine Walker is playing golf this weekend in northern Nevada before a scheduled court date Monday in Las Vegas in a case involving an $822,500 gambling debt.

As Chrysler moves on, dealers ponder fate

For 46 years, Wade Walker sold Jeeps at his dealership in Montpelier, Vt. Now that dealership is going to have to reinvent itself.

Man, 81, cited for nudging pedestrian with vehicle

An elderly driver was cited after a pedestrian said he nudged her twice with his vehicle for walking too slowly. The 81-year-old man was cited Thursday for hit-and-run causing injury. He's scheduled to appear in La Crosse County Circuit Court on June 4.

No suspension for Canes' Walker

Carolina Hurricanes forward Scott Walker will not be suspended but was fined $2,500 by the NHL on Monday for throwing a punch that may have broken a bone in Boston defenseman Aaron Ward's face.

Orioles' Walker fined for criticizing umpire

Baltimore Orioles pitcher Jamie Walker was fined by the commissioner's office Thursday for criticizing umpire Angel Hernandez.

Alice Walker exhibit opens at Emory University

Even from a young age, author Alice Walker was keeping a record.

Emory to unveil Walker literary archive this week

Emory University is unveiling the literary archives of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alice Walker for the first time since she donated the collection to the Atlanta school a year ago.

Paul Walker gets back behind the wheel

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. - It’s been quite a while since Paul Walker last strapped himself into a customized high-octane vehicle and sped toward a huge opening weekend. The first time was in 2001’s “The Fast and the Furious” and the last time was six years ago in “2 Fast 2 Furious.” But now the guy who opted out of the third installment, saying that he’d had enough, has happily reunited with his original castmates in “Fast & Furious,” which hits theaters on April 3.

`Color Purple' author tours Gaza

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alice Walker says a catastrophe has befallen the Gaza Strip and that she hopes she and others can help President Barack Obama "see what we see."

'The Color Purple' author traveling to Gaza

Pulitzer-prize winning author Alice Walker, who wrote "The Color Purple," is traveling to Gaza along with other female activists to highlight the devastation of the Israeli offensive on Gaza's residents.

Cop colleagues learn they are dad and son

Chris Walker would have searched the world over to find his biological dad. But it turns out his father was sitting right across from him.

Former NBA player Antoine Walker arrested

Former NBA player Antoine Walker was charged with suspicion of drunk driving in Miami Beach early Monday morning, further hurting his chances of playing again this season.

Jaguars WR misses practice after friend killed

Jacksonville Jaguars receiver Mike Walker missed practice Friday, hours after a friend was fatally stabbed inside an Orlando nightclub.

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At Walker Middle, where 4 students are charged with the locker room rape of another student, a return to school but not innocence
Source: tbo.com

When Walker Middle School opened in 1997, parents pulled their kids from private schools to go there. With journalism and drama classes, environmentally sensitive programs and like-minded families, this public school would do just fine.

Cow attack sparks damages concern
Source: BBC News

Farmers have expressed disappointment and concern at a legal ruling in favour of a walker hurt when she was attacked by cows as she crossed a field.

Pole Dancing Robots
Source: YouTube

Fully animated robot pole dancers, and robot DJ. They are made from raw materials found in various scrap yards and controlled, via a PC, using a DMX lighting programme.

Learning How to Walk (Chewing Gum Not Included)
Source: The New York Times

AFTER Lynne Wu moved to New York from Cincinnati, she realized her body wasn't prepared for the sheer amount of pavement-pounding required in her adopted city.

Lazy dog walker earns Great North Bum title
Source: Telegraph

A father has been named one of the laziest men in Britain for walking his pet dog while sitting in his car.

7 decades later, they die on the same day
Source: madison.com

After almost seven decades of marriage, Edgerton's Bill and Eldrid Walker died hours apart on the same day. They were married April 6, 1940, on Eldrid's grandfather's farm in Stoughton. The couple died separately Tuesday.

Is Bush's plan a bailout or a payoff?

Lehman Brothers is under the brink of collapse while around a year earlier was thriving.

Vanity Fair Mocks the Now Infamous New Yorker Cover (hilarious)
Source: vfdaily.com

It is what it is. Damn those terrorist fist jabs.

Election 2008--McCain- Rice will Defeat Clinton?Obama
Source: CNN

But should McCain and Rice team up, the poll suggests the two Republicans would carry New York, defeating a Clinton-Obama ticket by 3 points (49-46 percent) and an Obama-Clinton ticket by 5 points (49-44 percent.)

Naked Rambler refuses to dress for court.. again
Source: edinburghnews.scotsman.com

THE Naked Rambler refused to put clothes on for a court appearance again today, a day after senior judges ruled human rights law did not entitle him to appear naked in court.

A veteran general hears echoes from Vietnam in Iraq
Source: Yahoo! News

General Warner also has seven close family members who have served, including his granddaughter, Army 1st Lt. Laura Walker, who became "the first female graduate of West Point to die in combat" in August of 2005. WASHINGTON — Volney Warner thinks big.

Former State Congressman Ted Klaudt (R-SD) Arrested -- Eight Counts Rape, Two Counts Sexual Exploitation of a Minor
Source: KELOLAND.COM

A former South Dakota lawmaker is accused of molesting his own foster children and legislative pages.

US judge orders domestic spying cases to proceed
Source: Raw Story

US officials failed to sideline dozens of domestic spying lawsuits on Tuesday as a federal judge ordered the war on terror-connected cases to proceed despite a pending appeal.

The longest, long run in marathon training
Source: thefinalsprint.com

There are two distinct camps among runners on the length of the maximum long run during marathon training. There are those who believe that it's best to run 26 miles (and even longer) in training for a marathon … and then there are the rest of us.

People who wear bike helmets more likely to be hit by cars
Source: BBC News

Cyclists who wear protective helmets are more likely to be knocked down by passing vehicles, new research from Bath University suggests. The study found drivers tend to pass closer when overtaking cyclists wearing helmets than those who are bare-headed.

Amnesty International poster campaign

Swiss advertising agency Walker Werbeagentur has launched a very innovative outdoor poster campaign for Amnesty International.

Report: Packers Look to Trade Walker, Pick Woodson
Source: wbay.com

There's speculation in a Denver newspaper that the Packers may consider trading Walker as early as the week before the NFL Draft. It is also being reported that the Packers have made an offer to cornerback Charles Woodson.

JS Online: Driver says Packers should let Walker go
Source: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Donald Driver said the team should let Packers receiver Javon Walker go, given the bad feelings Walker has about the organization.

Packers News - Broncos ask about disgruntled Walker
Source: CNET News.com

I have mixed feelings about this situation.

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