Music Interviews
1:58 pm
Mon April 2, 2012

Dr. John: A Rock Legend Gets Personal

Credit Michael Wilson
Dr. John's newest album, Locked Down, comes out Tuesday.

Originally published on Mon April 2, 2012 9:01 pm

In his 1995 autobiography, Under a Hoodoo Moon, Dr. John writes about his tumultuous music career, a decades-long heroin addiction and the time he spent in prison on a drug-possession charge. The book is candid in a way that most of his music is not — until now. On his new album, Locked Down, Dr. John takes a more personal approach.

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Shots - Health Blog
1:29 pm
Mon April 2, 2012

Most Americans Are Getting Enough Vitamins, CDC Says

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Just because we're eating our vitamins doesn't mean our diets are as healthful as they should be.

Here's some good news about Americans' diets: Most of us are getting sufficient amounts of key vitamins and minerals. That's the finding of a nutrition report just out from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics.

Vitamins A and D, folate, iron and iodine are just a few of the nutrients assessed in the nationwide survey, which uses data collected between 1999 and 2006. Overall, less than 10 percent of the population appeared deficient in each nutrient.

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Environment
1:15 pm
Mon April 2, 2012

Seafloor Becomes Next Frontier For Gold Diggers

Filmmaker James Cameron recently reminded us of the wonders of the sea by diving solo in a submarine to the deepest spot in the ocean. Next year, if all goes as planned, a rather different expedition will take place 1,000 miles south of that dive: An Australian company will start mining for copper, gold, silver and zinc on the seafloor off the shore of Papua New Guinea.

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It's All Politics
1:07 pm
Mon April 2, 2012

Mitt Who? In Wisconsin, State Issues Eclipse Presidential Politics

Voters in Wisconsin's GOP primary Tuesday are poised to help former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney wrap up his dogged, well-financed quest for the Republican presidential nomination.

But the winner-take-all primary and Romney's drawn-out battle with former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum have been overshadowed by the campaign to recall GOP Gov. Scott Walker, whose anti-union efforts since his 2010 election have cleaved the Badger State.

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It's All Politics
1:06 pm
Mon April 2, 2012

'Mad Men' George Romney Swipe Incites Angry Tweet From Grandson Tagg

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Mitt Romney with campaign poster for his father, George, in Spartanburg, SC, January 2012.
The Two-Way
12:32 pm
Mon April 2, 2012

At Least One Dead In Shooting At Christian University In Oakland

Credit Noah Berger / AP
An Oakland police officer walks outside of Oikos University in Oakland, Calif., Monday.

Originally published on Mon April 2, 2012 6:22 pm

A gunman opened fire inside a Christian university in Oakland. Several people were shot and multiple people were dead at the Oikos University campus.

The Oakland Police Department tweeted that a "possible suspect" was in custody so there was "no imminent public safety threat."

Update at 9:19 p.m. Police Identify Suspect:

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Music Interviews
12:28 pm
Mon April 2, 2012

Hello? Is This The Country Album You're Looking For?

Credit Alan Silfen / UMG Nashville
"If I had to have another title for this record besides Tuskegee," Lionel Richie says, "it would be called All the Songs That They Told Me Would Ruin My Career."

Originally published on Mon April 2, 2012 2:12 pm

You know who's got a country album out right now? Lionel Richie. The same Lionel Richie who started his career in the funk band The Commodores — that's right, the group that made "Brick House."

But on his new album, titled Tuskegee, country artists from Tim McGraw to Darius Rucker re-imagine the ballads that made Richie famous. These are the songs that have become slow-dance staples at proms and weddings everywhere.

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Africa
12:12 pm
Mon April 2, 2012

Once-Thriving Egyptian Port Suffers After Soccer Riot

Originally published on Mon April 2, 2012 2:12 pm

The Egyptian city of Port Said is the northern gateway to one of the world's key shipping lanes, the Suez Canal connecting the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea. With its ornate buildings and clean streets, the sprawling city has one of the highest standards of living in Egypt.

But this year, Port Said has become known for something more sinister: It was the site of Egypt's deadliest soccer riot.

Many of the city's officials and residents say the tragedy has destroyed Port Said's reputation and left them in financial trouble.

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The Two-Way
11:35 am
Mon April 2, 2012

ABC News: Enhanced Video Shows Injury To Zimmerman's Head

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From the enhanced version of the video, showing what may be a gash on George Zimmerman's head.

Reporting that it has had the video "clarified" by a forensics company, ABC News is now saying that a police surveillance recording of George Zimmerman "shows the neighborhood watch captain with an injury to the back of his head."

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The Salt
11:19 am
Mon April 2, 2012

French Muslims Ease Cultural Tensions With French-Halal Food

Credit Les Enfants Terrible
Sofiane, left, and Kamel Saidi, right, are French-Algerian brothers who own Les Enfants Terrible.

On a recent evening, Les Enfants Terribles, a Paris restaurant that serves French cuisine cooked with halal meat, was brimming with customers.

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