North Texas Daily, University of North Texas, TX
5 days ago by Carli Baylor and Carrie Sands
By Carli Baylor and Carrie Sands
Staff Writers
Serving a zesty taste of Italy, Vercelli's offers students pizza and pasta for a pricey fee.
First opened in December 2007, the restaurant is owned and operated by a Canadian family who purchased it from its original owners.
The Daily Illini, University of Illinois, IL
13 hours ago by Linda Lombardi, The Associated Press
It's a summer tradition in many beach and boardwalk towns: you buy the kids a hermit crab in a brightly painted shell, take it home, and then, usually, it dies. You figure they don't live very long, and move on.
But for Carol Ormes it turned out to be a bit more of a commitment.
The Daily Illini, University of Illinois, IL
2 days ago by Megan K. Scott, The Associated Press
NEW YORK - If Chelsea Johnson wanted, she could get an automated wake-up call in the morning, leave her clothes at the concierge desk for dry cleaning, grab some free pretzels and a banana from a snack cart and then unwind in a hot tub with several of her friends.
North Texas Daily, University of North Texas, TX
2 days ago by DANNY POLLOCK Associated Press Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Barbie and Bratz dolls are sisters, a jury has decided in a major victory to Mattel Inc., the world's largest toymaker, in its copyright infringement lawsuit against rival MGA Entertainment Inc.
The federal jury decided Thursday that the designer of MGA's Bratz characters conceived the idea for the dolls while working for Mattel - a ruling that could mean millions of dollars for the Barbie maker when the jury considers possible damages during a separate proceeding.
North Texas Daily, University of North Texas, TX
2 days ago by RYAN NAKASHIMA AP Business Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Nothing dark about Batman's first night at the box office.
"The Dark Knight" lit up cash registers during its midnight debut, stealing away with a record $18.5 million from 3,040 theaters, distributor Warner Bros. said Friday.
That bested the 2005 performance of "Star Wars Episode III: The Revenge of the Sith," which took in $16.
The Daily Illini, University of Illinois, IL
4 days ago by The Associated Press
Hand sanitizer. USB flash drive. Magenta Sharpie. Clean socks. Quick - what do they have in common?
Answer: They're probably going to be in your kid's pencil case when fall comes around.
Long home to an unchanging bunch of yellow No. 2 pencils and thick pink erasers, the pencil case has gotten a makeover.
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