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Turkish film highlights gay honor killing
Jan. 24, 2012 7:19 AM ET (AP)
Shortly after telling his parents he was gay, Ahmet Yildiz was gunned down inside his car by his father in Istanbul. It was Turkey's first officially recognized gay "honor killing."
An award-winning...
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Trial set for man accused of killing Hudson family
Jan. 19, 2012 4:43 PM ET (AP)
A judge on Thursday ordered a man charged in the 2008 Chicago slayings of Jennifer Hudson's mother and two other family members to stand trial in April, despite the objections of his attorney, who...
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Wahlberg says he wants to meet reputed mob boss
Jan. 14, 2012 10:46 PM ET (AP)
Mark Wahlberg says he's considering a jailhouse meeting with James "Whitey" Bulger, but victim's relatives are criticizing the actor's interest in the reputed former mob boss.
Bulger has reached out to...
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Popular character actor Ben Gazzara dies in NY
Feb. 4, 2012 9:21 AM ET (AP)
Ben Gazzara, whose powerful dramatic performances brought an intensity to a variety of roles and made him a memorable presence in such iconic productions over the decades as the original "Cat on a Hot...
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Hungarian film on Roma killings at Berlin Festival
Feb. 1, 2012 10:15 AM ET (AP)
Backers of a new film based on the recent serial killings of Hungarian Roma hope to shine a light on an embattled minority group that is among the region's poorest and least-educated.
"Csak a szel"...