Novak Djokovic overcame his breathing problems and fatigue to beat friend Andy Murray 6-3, 3-6, 6-7 (4), 6-1, 7-5 Friday in a nearly five-hour Australian Open semifinal.
Manning, Irsay insist they are on same page- 16 minutes agoPeyton Manning and Colts owner Jim Irsay insist they are just fine after a week filled with complaints and comments suggesting a rift had developed following one of the most miserable seasons in team ...
A.J. Foyt hospitalized for infection- 53 minutes agoA.J. Foyt has been hospitalized in Houston for complications from knee surgery and will skip the 50th anniversary of the Rolex 24 at Daytona.
Demi Moore smoked something before she was rushed to the hospital on Monday night and was convulsing and "semi-conscious, barely," according to a caller on a frantic 911 recording released F...
APNewsBreak: Jackson enters fray over Grammy cuts- 2 hours agoThe Rev. Jesse Jackson is entering the fray over The Recording Academy's cuts to its Grammy categories: He's asking to meet with the president of the organization and has raised the possibilit...
SAG statuette has an interesting backstory- 2 hours agoThe television academy's Emmy has her wings. The motion picture academy's Oscar has his sword. But the Screen Actors Guild's statuette, known as "The Actor," may have the hottest...
Peter, Paul and Mary bassist Dick Kniss dies at 74- 21 minutes agoDick Kniss, a bassist who performed for five decades with the folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary and co-wrote the John Denver hit "Sunshine on My Shoulders," has died. He was 74.
Report: Facebook IPO filing could come next week- 58 minutes agoFacebook could file regulatory papers as early as Wednesday for its highly anticipated initial public offering of stock, according to a newspaper report.
Activists and bloggers fear Twitter censorship- 2 hours agoBloggers and activists from China, the Middle East and Latin America said Friday they were afraid that new Twitter policies could allow governments to censor messages, stifling free expression.
Samsung 4Q profit rises 17 pct on smartphone sales- 15 hours agoSamsung Electronics Co. reported a 17 percent jump in fourth quarter profit on the strength of smartphone sales even as the company battled claims it had copied Apple's iPhone.
Commission OKs airplane burial- 13 hours agoThe Kern County Planning Commission voted 3-0 Thursday night to permit an artist to bury a commercial jetliner 38 feet below the surface of the Mojave Desert as part of a land-based art project.
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Shooting raises questions about law enforcement's work with mentally ill- 14 hours agoAs more details emerged Thursday about the officer-involved shooting that left an 18-year-old dead, both law enforcement officials and mental health leaders offered perspectives on some of the most di...
Worth noting in the community: AYSO early registration Sunday, more- 18 hours ago
Early registration for the fall 2012 American Youth Soccer Organization Region 73 season will take place Sunday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Bakersfield Sports Village, 9001 Ashe Road, according to an ...
Pot collectives file claim over county ordinances- 18 hours agoMedical marijuana collective owners have filed a claim against the county of Kern for tens of thousands of dollars, plus attorney's fees, tied to two county ordinances passed by the Board of Super...
3:00 pm : Stocks are testing afternoon highs as they enter the final hour of the session, leaving the S&P 500 with only a small distance to go before it can attempt to challenge the flat line. That said, the move has been enough to put the stock market in positive t
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