‘Spider-Man’ tops box office in fourth weekend; ‘The Odyssey’ becomes Nolan’s highest-grossing film

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Karmelo Anthony’s bid for new trial is denied by judge in murder case of high school track star
A Texas judge has denied a new trial for Karmelo Anthony in the stabbing death of an athlete at a high school track meet
Mayors to get new powers to overrule councils on housing developments
Mayors to get new powers to overrule councils on housing developments
‘India’s Forests, Real and Imagined’: Forests as literary-political figures across three millennia
Alan Johnson’s book complements environmental histories and anthropological studies with a literary-critical focus.
California beach shut down after 58-foot boat runs aground — spilling toxic chemicals
The vessel ran aground Friday morning, prompting a multi-agency response as crews worked to remove its potentially hazar
Woman in her 30s who pretended to be a child and lived with family found guilty of fraud
Amanda Maria Souza de Oliveira, 37, lived with a family as their daughter for 14 months before her elaborate child ident