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  • Captain: Wagner responsible for Natalie Wood death

    A yacht captain said on national TV Friday that he lied to investigators about Natalie Wood's mysterious death 30 years ago and blames the actress' husband at the time, Robert Wagner, for her drowning in the ocean off Southern California.


  • Walken: Went to bed, awoke to learn of Wood death

    Actor Christopher Walken says he went to bed on a yacht he was on with actress Natalie Wood and Robert Wagner 30 years ago and awoke to learn that she had died.


  • MLB approves Astros sale to Crane, team move to AL

    New Astros owner Jim Crane is promising plenty of changes in addition to the club's move to the American League.


  • Soy sauce is the secret to a perfectly browned turkey. Citrus zest added to the sauce, plus orange and lemon in the cavity while roasting, add flavor. (Associated Press)

    Bottle-bronzed turkey

    Want the secret to a beautifully bronzed roasted Thanksgiving turkey? It's all in a bottle.


  • Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick walks on the field during an indoor practice Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011 in Philadelphia. He has thrown 11 touchdowns and 11 interceptions this season. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

    Fantasy football: Michael Vick should be roasted as the season's biggest turkey

    In honor of the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, it's time to carve up fantasy football's turkeys, those players who gobbled up the preseason hopes you had for them (and possibly your team) and have thus far turned out to be about as satisfying as an overcooked green bean casserole.


  • Citrus-glazed asparagus, flavorful cranberry sauce and breadsticks seasoned with lemon and rosemary complement the main dish. (Associated Press)

    Use citrus to brighten a meal

    Face it: Thanksgiving is one heavy meal. The best way to lighten up the menu? Citrus.


  • ** FILE ** Sen. Carl Levin (left), Michigan Democrat, chats with Sen. John McCain, Arizona Republican, during a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times)

    Detainee deal could get Obama's veto

    President Obama's senior advisers are recommending he veto a massive defense-policy bill over language governing the treatment and prosecution of terrorism suspects.


  • After a meeting with GOP members of the supercommittee, House Speaker John Boehner, Ohio Republican, walks to vote on the House floor at the Capitol in Washington on Nov. 16, 2011. (Associated Press)

    Boehner: War drawdown savings can't go to jobs

    With a special deficit-reduction supercommittee floundering, the top Republican in Congress warned Thursday that he won't permit savings from winding down the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to pay for President Obama's jobs spending agenda.


  • Condoleezza Rice and Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer are among luminaries who will be attending the three-day Project GoPink conference for Republican women, beginning Thursday. (Photo courtesy Project GoPink)

    Inside the Beltway

    First it was Texas. Gov. Rick Perry, then Herman Cain, who shot to giddy fame and then slumped in the polls after their imperfections were magnified in an unfriendly media marketplace. But alas. Now it's Newt Gingrich's turn, some insist.


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