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NEW YORK, April 25 (UPI) — Hollywood actor Denzel Washington says he started thinking about his next Broadway project soon after wrapping up his run in “Julius Caesar” five years ago. The double Oscar-winning star of the films “Glory,” “Philadelphia,” “Malcolm X,” “The Hurricane,” “Training Day,” “Inside Man” and “American Gangster” returned to the New [...]

By AIXA VELEZ Updated 11:17 AM CDT, Tue, Apr 13, 2010 A Gary, Indiana native will make history next month as the first black valedictorian from the University of Notre Dame. Katie Washington, 21, is a biology major and minor in Catholic social teaching with a 4.0 GPA. “I am humbled,” said Washington to the [...]

LOS ANGELES – Kobe Bryant signed a three-year contract extension Friday worth nearly $90 million that will keep him with the Los Angeles Lakers through the 2013-14 season. The deal will begin after next season. Bryant is making $23 million this season and is due to earn $24.8 million next season. “It’s very rare to have a player play [...]

resident Obama on Friday pointed to improving job numbers as proof that his economic policies are taking hold, while contending that the new healthcare law is a moral response to the large number of uninsured Americans.
In his second trip in as many days, the president spoke at a company that received more than $49 million in stimulus funds; it was a forum designed to showcase his role in an employment picture that is looking more hopeful.