Chicago Mayor Daley won’t run for re-election

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley, who has presided over the third-largest U.S. city for 21 years, like his father did before him, announced Tuesday that he will not run for a seventh term, saying the time “just feels right.” Daley, 68, said he’d been thinking about not running for several months and became comfortable with his decision over the last several weeks. “It just feels right,” Daley said at a news conference, his smiling wife Maggie standing by his side. “I’ve always believed that every person, especially public …

John Lennon’s killer Mark David Chapman denied parole

BUFFALO, New York — John Lennon’s killer was again denied parole in New York, nearly 30 years after gunning down the ex-Beatle outside the musician’s New York City apartment building. A parole board decided not to release Mark David Chapman after interviewing him Tuesday at Attica Correctional Facility in upstate New York. It was Chapman’s sixth appearance before the board since becoming eligible for parole in 2000. He will be eligible again in 2012. Chapman, 55, had been scheduled to appear last month, but the hearing was postponed by parole officials, who said at the time they were awaiting additional information. They did not elaborate. Among those who have opposed his release is Lennon’s now 77-year-old widow, Yoko Ono, who said last …

Dr. Oz discusses cancer scare in show’s second-season premiere

NEW YORK — Mehmet Oz, the latest wizard of daytime talk TV, is always going on about brains and hearts on The Dr. Oz Show . But Tuesday’s episode, the premiere of Dr. Oz ’s second season, is all about the nerve — his own. In his most personal show to date, Oz, the Oprah Winfrey-anointed cardiothoracic surgeon-cum-modern Marcus Welby with the walnut-rich diet and yoga-toned frame, subjects himself to his own “truth tube” confessional and tells his 200-plus …

Can Philadelphia school end black vs. Asian violence?

PHILADELPHIA — Duong Nghe Ly can’t wait to begin his senior year at South Philadelphia High School. A day of violence there last year changed his life, and he wants to learn if his school has been transformed as well. Last Dec. 3, after years of attacks on Asian immigrant students, something finally snapped. Fueled by rumors, a group of students roamed the halls searching for Asian victims until one was attacked in a classroom. Later, about 70 students stormed the cafeteria, where several Asians were beaten. About 35 students pushed past a police officer onto the so-called “Asian floor,” but were turned back. After school, Asians being escorted home were attacked…

All-Pro CB Darrelle Revis, Jets agree to terms on new deal

NEW YORK (AP) — Darrelle Revis (FSY) is ending his holdout and joining his teammates for what they hope is a Super Bowl run. The All-Pro cornerback and the New York Jets agreed in principle to a four-year contract Sunday night, reaching a deal a week before the team’s season opener. The Jets wouldn’t disclose financial terms, but the Daily News reported it was worth $46 million, including $32 million guaranteed. “Barring something unforeseen…

Housing helped by tax credit in Lafayette, Ind.; future unclear

Lafayette, Ind.’s metro area housing market is ending the summer on a flat note. The home buyer tax credit stimulated home sales before it ended, but then sales went into a tail spin. “The tax credit helped us, but we were really borrowing from future sales,” says Maggie Stark, president of the Lafayette Regional Association of Realtors. It’s unclear if the slump will continue the rest of the year. The Lafayette metro area, which includes Purdue University in West Lafayette, has a positive sign. Many people who…

Scandal, mystery at the heart of ‘House of Walworth’

In the summer of 1873, in a New York City hotel room, a teenaged boy pulls out a pistol, fires four shots and his father falls dead. Frank Walworth’s motives, his sensational murder trial and the impact the murder had on his family is wonderfully detailed in Geoffrey O’Brien’s neo-gothic true crime story, The Fall of the House of Walworth . Walworth, who turned himself in after shooting Mansfield Walworth, a writer of mediocre novels, never imagined the firestorm of publicity his act would ignite. But the Walworths were an upper-crust family from Saratoga Springs, …

Many Pakistanis still waiting for flood aid

DAIRA DINPANAH, Pakistan (AP) — Abdul Rehman and his family live under a tree next to a pile of rubble on a newly created island where his house used to be. In the month since his home was destroyed in the raging floodwaters that inundated Pakistan, he has gotten no aid of any kind from the government or private aid groups to help him survive, he said. Frustrated and desperate, he joined a protest with dozens of other villagers that blocked the main road…

DVD extra: ‘The Middle,’ ‘NCIS: Los Angeles’

ABC’s freshman sitcom Modern Family may have taken the prize for best comedy at Sunday’s Emmy Awards but don’t overlook other worthy network series celebrating their rookie seasons on DVD and Blu-ray. •The Middle : Season One (2009-10, Warner, $45) was named by USA TODAY’s Robert Bianco as last year’s No. 3 series on his list of the Top 10 new fall shows. The Middle follows the Heck family, as they try to make it through tough times. Harried Mom …

Yankee magazine marks 75 years as New England’s champion

Yankee magazine has been celebrating New England for three-quarters of a century, but even after all these years, there’s still room for surprise. In its 75th anniversary issue, on newsstands in August, the magazine named Kent, Conn., population 3,000, the best town in New England for fall foliage. Kent trumped better-known destinations on Yankee ’s list such as Stowe, Vt., Camden, Maine, and Amherst, Mass., for the honor. “It was really cool, frankly, to be able to say that the best place to go for the foliage experience might …

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