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Gallery In Central Mexico Displays A Trove Of Folk Art
ATOTONILCO, Mexico (AP) — It's been said that if you're not an artist when you first visit San Miguel de Allende, you'll certainly be one...
Kim Curtis
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Butterflies abound in mountainous Mexican winter habitat
CERRO PELÓN MONARCH BUTTERFLY SANCTUARY, Mexico (AP) — As the group made its way up the rugged mountain path toward the clearing, their...
Kim Curtis
4 min read


Natural species blooming at Mexican garden
SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE, Mexico — Imagine a botanical garden, and acres of carefully designed, highly manicured, delicately pruned “zoos...
Kim Curtis
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Courtyard gardens: a kind of paradise behind faded walls
SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE, Mexico (AP) — Step off the dusty cobblestone streets and peek behind nondescript, weather-worn, faded, even grimy...
Kim Curtis
3 min read


Iraqi policewomen break taboos
RAMADI, Iraq – The women received their first paychecks a few weeks ago – about $500 for a month’s work as police officers. They paid...
Kim Curtis
2 min read


Blackwater copter rescues Polish ambassador
BAGHDAD — A daring ambush of bombs and gunfire left Poland’s ambassador pinned down in a burning vehicle today before being pulled to...
Kim Curtis
3 min read


Harsher penalty sought for killer-dog owner
SAN FRANCISCO – Calling two 100-pound plus dogs that fatally mauled a San Francisco woman in 2001 “predatory killing machines,” a...
Kim Curtis
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After 24 years on death row, Crips co-founder claims redemption
SAN QUENTIN Calif. -- Reminders of his upcoming execution are everywhere but Stanley Tookie Williams doesn’t like to talk about it....
Kim Curtis
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Charlie Sexton exceeds all expectations
Most blessings in Charlie Sexton's life have come with a curse. At 17, the lanky Texan was heralded as a blues guitar prodigy. Instead,...
Kim Curtis
4 min read


California sex predator vows kid-free life
SOLEDAD, Calif. - Brian DeVries, a serial pedophile who has spent decades in and out of prison, admits he was a "monster" who preyed on...
Kim Curtis
4 min read


Unlikely rock star Thom Yorke, Radiohead look to future
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) - Radiohead, already notorious for reinventing its sound with each of its six albums, is preparing for yet...
Kim Curtis
4 min read


Murder not uncommon cause of death for pregnant women
SAN FRANCISCO — The death of Laci Peterson, as well as the unsolved murder of another pregnant woman whose torso washed up in San...
Kim Curtis
3 min read


California has lost track of thousands of sex offenders
SAN JOSE – California has lost track of nearly half its sex offenders, despite a state law requiring rapists and child molesters to...
Kim Curtis
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Dog Attack Lawyer Unconventional
Dressed in a conservative skirt and jacket, the wild-haired lawyer crawled across the courtroom floor. She kicked the jury box. She...
Kim Curtis
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McMillan hits literary target with her latest novel
Reviewers call 'A Day Late and a Dollar Short' a gift DANVILLE, Calif. — Terry McMillan moves like she talks — quick darts here and...
Kim Curtis
5 min read


Rock 'n' roll diva Grace Slick channels energy into painting
She once performed topless in the rain so she wouldn't ruin her silk blouse, and she threatened to spike President Nixon's tea with LSD.
But that was a lifetime ago for Grace Slick...
Kim Curtis
3 min read
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