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Dead Body Found During Kids Easter Egg Hunt

Dead Body Found During Kids Easter Egg Hunt

According to a report from Knoxville, TN NBC affiliate WBIR, the hunt for the source of a foul odor ended with the discovery of a decomposing body under the deck of a family’s home in west Knoxville. The body had

Fat Lady May Have Sung for San Diego Opera

Fat Lady May Have Sung for San Diego Opera

A sold-out matinee performance of Don Quixote on April 13, 2014 was possibly the last-ever performance for the San Diego Opera. Amidst financial troubles, directors of the organization voted almost unanimously to cease operations at a March 19 meeting. Many

Michael Isikoff Exits NBC News

Michael Isikoff Exits NBC News

Michael Isikoff, the left-wing journalist most famous for getting scooped on The Story of the Decade by Matt Drudge, is exiting NBC News. The Washington Post’s Erik Wemple confirmed the report Friday. Isikoff told The New York Times: “[I]t was

Sebelius: Obamacare Launch 'Terribly Flawed'

Sebelius: Obamacare Launch 'Terribly Flawed'

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration’s timeline for having ready the new health care law’s online sign-up system “was just flat out wrong,” outgoing Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said in an interview that aired Sunday. The departing

Medicare Data Release: Some Docs Make Millions

Medicare Data Release: Some Docs Make Millions

Dr. Minh Nguyen is an oncologist working in Newport Beach, California, a wealthy area of Orange County. This week Dr. Nguyen began getting calls from reporters after CMS released a list of Medicare payments showing he was paid $11 million

Kyle Smith: Colbert Is Not Funny

I had to laugh as some of the commenters on yesterday’s Top 5 actually freaked out after I pointed out how low Colbert’s ratings are and that “The Colbert Report” is regularly beat by Adult Swim. Why does math and science

Hollywood Playbook: Friday's Top 5 Stories

Hollywood Playbook: Friday's Top 5 Stories

Box Office: “Noah” Slowing Fast Though its budget was much larger than “Noah’s”, Russell Crowe’s “Robin Hood” is considered a flop after grossing only $105 million in North America. Currently “Noah” is pacing a little ahead of where “Robin Hood” was

NYT: Russia Withheld Key Information on Boston Marathon Bomber

NYT: Russia Withheld Key Information on Boston Marathon Bomber

The New York Times reports that a new investigation reveals that the Russian government was not forthcoming with pivotal facts about proceedings leading up to last year’s Boston Marathon terrorist attack. That withheld information left FBI agents with insufficient information to investigate bomber

Comcast Lobbying Expected to Pay Off in Washington

Comcast Lobbying Expected to Pay Off in Washington

For Comcast, the millions of dollars it has invested in Congress are definitely paying off. The company is finding a mostly warm reception in Congress for a proposed merger with Time Warner. Headquartered in Philadelphia, the company has top proponents