UPI NewsTrack articles from April 2008

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4 killed in chain-reaction crash in Ga.
April 1, 2008... NORCROSS, Ga., April 1 (UPI) -- The driver of a car that allegedly set off a deadly crash in Georgia was questioned by police late Tuesday. Cody Rhoden, 20, came in accompanied by his father and lawyer, WXIA-TV reported. His car had been...

NHL: New Jersey 2, N.Y. Islanders 1 (OT).
April 1, 2008... UNIONDALE, N.Y., April 1 (UPI) -- Zach Parise's deflection goal 29 seconds into overtime Tuesday delivered the New Jersey Devils a 2-1 victory over the New York Islanders and a playoff berth. Patrik Elias also scored for New Jersey, which...

Health effects of climate change targeted.
April 1, 2008... WASHINGTON, April 1 (UPI) -- U.S. public health officials have created a plan to combat the health effects of climate change. The American Public Health Association said the blueprint, unveiled as part of the Association of Health Care...

Brazilian military aids in dengue outbreak.
April 1, 2008... RIO DE JANEIRO, April 1 (UPI) -- Three military field hospitals were erected in Rio de Janeiro state to help combat the growing dengue fever outbreak, according to military officials. The temporary hospitals were brought amid an outbreak of...

Ecuador sues Colombia for crop spraying.
April 1, 2008... QUITO, Ecuador, April 1 (UPI) -- Ecuador is calling for international help to force Colombia to stop spraying herbicides on coca fields along their border, foreign ministry officials said. Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Maria Isabel Salvador...

Wal-Mart gives up fight with injured woman.
April 1, 2008... BENTONVILLE, Ark., April 1 (UPI) -- Wal-Mart has given up its effort to collect reimbursement for payments made to a disabled former employee for medical expenses, the retailer said Tuesday. In a statement, the company also said it would...

MLB: LA Angels 9, Minnesota 1.
April 1, 2008... MINNEAPOLIS, April 1 (UPI) -- Jon Garland pitched eight innings in his Angels debut and Mike Napoli and Casey Kotchman both homered Tuesday in the LA Angels' 9-1 win over Minnesota. Garland (1-0), who was acquired in November from the...

COL BKB: Tournament Roundup.
April 1, 2008... WASHINGTON, April 1 (UPI) -- Tuesday college basketball tournaments Men NIT (semifinals) Massachusetts 78, Florida 66 Ohio State 81, Mississippi 69 -0- Women NCAA At Greensboro Region Connecticut 66,...

MLB: Miami 5, N.Y. Mets 4 (10 innings).
April 1, 2008... MIAMI, April 1 (UPI) -- Robert Andino's first major league home run in the bottom of the 10th Tuesday handed the Florida Marlins a 5-4 victory over the New York Mets. Andino's homer against Matt Wise (0-1) made a winner of Justin Miller...

NBA: San Antonio 116, Golden State 92.
April 1, 2008... SAN ANTONIO, April 1 (UPI) -- Tony Parker scored 26 points Tuesday, powering the San Antonio Spurs to a 116-92 victory over the Golden State Warriors. Tim Duncan added 17 points and 12 rebounds for the Spurs, who have won eight in a row....

NHL: Buffalo 4, Toronto 3 (SO).
April 1, 2008... TORONTO, April 1 (UPI) -- Maxim Afinogenov scored in the sixth round of a shootout Tuesday, handing the Buffalo Sabres a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs. Derek Roy, Steve Bernier and Thomas Vanek scored in regulation for the...

McCain speaks of youth, puzzling analysts.
April 1, 2008... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 (UPI) -- Republican presidential hopeful John McCain delivered a speech to his high school alma mater Tuesday, outlining his rebellious youth and military service. The Arizona senator planned to tell an audience at...

Woody Allen sues American Apparel over ads.
April 1, 2008... NEW YORK, April 1 (UPI) -- Filmmaker Woody Allen is suing American Apparel Inc. for $10 million for using his likeness in billboard ads in New York and Los Angeles, court papers show. Allen's attorneys filed the lawsuit in federal court in...

Diana's butler: 'Rather a porous rock'.
April 1, 2008... LONDON, April 1 (UPI) -- The British judge presiding over the inquest into Princess Diana's death, while summing up the evidence Tuesday, accused her former butler of "shabby" behavior. Lord Justice Scott Baker suggested Paul Burrell has...

Bomb parts found in luggage at airport.
April 1, 2008... ORLANDO, Fla., April 1 (UPI) -- A Jamaican man attempting to board a plane at Orlando (Fla.) International Airport had pipe bomb components in his luggage, law enforcement officials said. The Federal Bureau of Investigation identified the...

UPI Sports Calendar for Wed., April 2.
April 1, 2008... (All times Eastern) -0- Baseball American League Kansas City at Detroit, 1:05 p.m. Boston at Oakland, 3:35 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m. Toronto at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m. Tampa Bay at...

Blood pressure treatment helps elderly.
April 1, 2008... LONDON, April 1 (UPI) -- Lowering blood pressure in the elderly could reduce their mortality rate by one-fifth and the risk of cardiovascular events by one-third, a British study says. The 3,845 patients age 80 and over in the Hypertension...

Man had no warrants before fleeing.
April 1, 2008... NEW ORLEANS, April 1 (UPI) -- New Orleans authorities say a man who mistakenly believed there was a warrant for his arrest has been charged for fleeing from a sheriff's deputy. Jefferson Parish sheriff's spokesman Col. John Fortunato said...

People are dunces about smallpox.
April 1, 2008... EDINBURGH, Scotland, April 1 (UPI) -- The fact that smallpox has been eradicated is known by less than two out of every 10 people queried on a Scottish street, a survey revealed. The survey, taken during the Edinburgh International Science...

Police: Suspect's wallet found near bank.
April 1, 2008... NEW YORK, April 1 (UPI) -- New York police said they were hunting for a suspected bank robber who shed his clothes outside one bank he allegedly targeted and left his wallet in his pants. Police said Cory Brown, 26, became the prime suspect...

Official investigating party switches.
April 1, 2008... SACRAMENTO, April 1 (UPI) -- California's secretary of state is investigating whether Department of Motor Vehicles employees switched some voters' party affiliation, her office said. Secretary of State Debra Bowen, a Democrat, is...

Older corneas can be used for transplants.
April 1, 2008... CINCINNATI, April 1 (UPI) -- Some surgeons have been reluctant to use corneas from people over age 65 in transplants, but a U.S. study says the donor pool could be expanded. Study co-chairman Dr. Edward J. Holland of the University of...

Storm player Kenyatta Jones arrested.
April 1, 2008... TAMPA, Fla., April 1 (UPI) -- Tampa Bay Storm football player Kenyatta Jones was arrested after allegedly trying to urinate on a dance floor and then shoving a police officer, police said. Tampa police said the Arena Football League player...

Police bust 'sophisticated' pot grower.
April 1, 2008... GOLETA, Calif., April 1 (UPI) -- California authorities have uncovered what they're calling a sophisticated indoor marijuana cultivation operation, police say. The Santa Maria (Calif.) Times reported that Santa Barbara County sheriff's...

Croc crook returns reptile.
April 1, 2008... BERGEN, Norway, April 1 (UPI) -- An animal rights activist has returned a kidnapped crocodile to a Bergen, Norway, aquarium, saying he took the reptile to protest its living conditions. Valen Ganev, who works as a spokesman for a Web site...

Emilio Navaira's lung surgery successful.
April 1, 2008... HOUSTON, April 1 (UPI) -- Tejano music star Emilio Navaira, who smashed his tour bus in Texas, has been successfully treated for a pseudoaneurysm in his right lung, his doctors say. Navaira was thrown through the windshield when his bus...

Paterson OKs state police investigation.
April 1, 2008... ALBANY, N.Y., April 1 (UPI) -- Gov. David Paterson has authorized the New York attorney general to investigate whether the state police compiled personal information on officials, papers say. The New York Post reported Tuesday that in a...

Marquette coach reported going to Indiana.
April 1, 2008... INDIANAPOLIS, April 1 (UPI) -- Indiana University has reached a deal with Marquette Coach Tom Crean for him to become its next men's basketball coach, The Indianapolis Star reported Tuesday. The newspaper said Indiana Trustee Phil Eskew...

2 restaurants vie for Sinatra connection.
April 1, 2008... NEW YORK, April 1 (UPI) -- Owners of two Italian restaurants in New York are in court this week, haggling over which one was the preferred hangout of the late entertainer Frank Sinatra. Both Patsy's Italian Restaurant in Manhattan's theater...

Two-headed baby hailed as divine.
April 1, 2008... SAINI, India, April 1 (UPI) -- An Indian baby with four eyes and two faces is being hailed as a reincarnation of the Indian God Ganesh, locals say. ABC News reported Tuesday that hundreds of people have gone to the village of Saini to...

'Jealous' woman charged in church killing.
April 1, 2008... DOYLESTOWN, Pa., April 1 (UPI) -- A Pennsylvania woman was charged Tuesday with killing a fellow church volunteer, allegedly because she was jealous of the attention paid her by their pastor. The arrest of Mary Jane Fonder, 65, of...

Federer, Nadal reach Miami quarters.
April 1, 2008... MIAMI, April 1 (UPI) -- World No. 1 Roger Federer and second-ranked Rafael Nadal were straight-set fourth-round winners Tuesday at the $3.77 million Sony Ericsson Open. Federer, a two-time Miami champion, defeated Argentine Jose Acasuso...

Pentagon balks at gay spouse travel.
April 1, 2008... WASHINGTON, April 1 (UPI) -- The Pentagon balked at U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin's domestic partner accompanying her on a military flight for a congressional trip to Europe, officials said. The Politico reported Tuesday that House Speaker Nancy...

Serena crushes Henin to reach Miami semis.
April 1, 2008... MIAMI, April 1 (UPI) -- Defending champion Serena Williams beat world No. 1 Justine Henin 6-2, 6-0 in Tuesday's quarterfinals of the $3.77 million Sony Ericsson Open. American Serena defeated the top-seeded Henin in 1 hour, 20 minutes....

McCormack, Cavanagh to star in TV drama.
April 1, 2008... LOS ANGELES, April 1 (UPI) -- Actors Eric McCormack and Tom Cavanagh are to star in a new U.S. television drama called "Truth in Advertising," TNT announced Tuesday. Also cast in the series are Monica Potter, Griffin Dunne, Sarah Clarke,...

Murder suspect's statement inadmissible.
April 1, 2008... SEATTLE, April 1 (UPI) -- The taped statement of a man accused of a 2006 shooting rampage at the Seattle Jewish Federation is inadmissible, a prosecutor acknowledges. The Seattle Times reported Tuesday that Senior Deputy Prosecuting...

Beyonce, Jay-Z set to wed?
April 1, 2008... LOS ANGELES, April 1 (UPI) -- U.S. singers Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z obtained a marriage license Tuesday in Scarsdale, N.Y., a source told People magazine. The license is valid for 60 days. The magazine said Beyonce's representative...

Firm tests Freedom Tower mock-up.
April 1, 2008... ONTARIO, Calif., April 1 (UPI) -- A California firm says it is testing part of the glass exterior that will be used on the Freedom Tower to be erected in New York City. Construction Consulting Laboratory West in Ontario, Calif., is testing...

Woman to file complaint against cop.
April 1, 2008... ORLANDO, Fla., April 1 (UPI) -- A Florida police officer caught on videotape pushing a woman downstairs at a nightclub was docked eight hours of vacation time, TV station reports. The woman, Jessica Asprilla, was charged with battery, WKMG...

Scott Weiland leaves Velvet Revolver.
April 1, 2008... LOS ANGELES, April 1 (UPI) -- The U.S. rock band Velvet Revolver announced Tuesday that singer Scott Weiland has left the group. "This band is all about its fans and its music, and Scott Weiland isn't 100 percent committed to either,"...

European court rules for same-sex rights.
April 1, 2008... LUXEMBOURG, April 1 (UPI) -- The European Court of Justice ruled Tuesday that gays in legally recognized partnerships have rights to their partners' pensions. The ruling applies only in countries where gay couples can marry or register...

7.4M watched Kids Choice Awards.
April 1, 2008... NEW YORK, April 1 (UPI) -- About 7.4 million people tuned in Nickelodeon's 2008 Kids' Choice Awards show, the U.S. cable television network announced Tuesday. Nearly 90 million votes were cast online by kids for Saturday's prize...

Neighbor's behavior leads to lawsuit.
April 1, 2008... PHOENIX, April 1 (UPI) -- An Arizona man has sued the seller of a house he bought for his daughter, claiming he should have been warned about a loud and obscene neighbor. Glenn Melton told The Arizona Republic he has learned that Nathan...

Virginia state senator runs for AG.
April 1, 2008... RICHMOND, Va., April 1 (UPI) -- Republican Virginia state Sen. Ken Cuccinelli says he plans to run for state attorney general. Cuccinelli, a conservative Republican, has pushed for cuts in government spending and is staunchly anti-abortion,...

NHL: Florida 3, Atlanta 2.
April 1, 2008... ATLANTA, April 1 (UPI) -- David Booth's goal early in the third period Tuesday proved to be the game-winner in the Florida Panthers' 3-2 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers. Olli Jokinen and Jay Bouwmeester each scored a goal for the...

Historic stable faces make-over.
April 1, 2008... MOSCOW, April 1 (UPI) -- The stables of a Russian cavalry barracks that survived Napoleon's invasion of Moscow could be falling victim to prosperity. The developer converting the historic stables to offices describes the work as...

Report: Levert was restrained before death.
April 1, 2008... CLEVELAND, April 1 (UPI) -- R&B singer Sean Levert was physically restrained by guards at the Cuyahoga County Jail in Ohio shortly before his death, jail staff said. Jail personnel said Levert was "out of control" and "hallucinating"...

COL BKB (W): Tennessee 53, Texas A& 45.
April 1, 2008... OKLAHOMA C ITY, Okla., April 1 (UPI) -- Candace Parker scored 26 points Tuesday, leading Tennessee to a 53-45 win over Texas A& in the women's NCAA Tournament's Oklahoma City Regional final. Parker, who suffered a dislocated left shoulder...

Pilot's case goes to grand jury.
April 1, 2008... SUFFOLK, Va., April 1 (UPI) -- The case against a helicopter pilot accused of flying while intoxicated at Peanut Fest in Suffolk, Va., last year was sent to a grand jury. Ronald John Davis Jr. of Naples, Fla., was flying erratically on the...

UPI NewsTrack TopNews.
April 1, 2008... Border fence will avoid environmental laws WASHINGTON, April 1 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security says it will waive environmental laws to complete its fence along the U.S. southern border by year's end. The two waivers...

NBA: New Orleans 98, Orlando 97.
April 1, 2008... ORLANDO, Fla., April 1 (UPI) -- Chris Paul had 19 points and 12 rebounds Tuesday, sparking the New Orleans Hornets' 98-97 victory over the Orlando Magic. Morris Peterson also scored 19 points, and David West 18 points and 11 rebounds for...

'Dancing' star Derek Hough injures neck.
April 1, 2008... LOS ANGELES, April 1 (UPI) -- Professional dancer Derek Hough left the "Dancing with the Stars" set in an ambulance Tuesday after hurting his neck, E! News reported. Hough, 22, is actress Shannon Elizabeth's partner on this season of the...

MLB: N.Y. Yankees 3, Toronto 2.
April 1, 2008... NEW YORK, April 1 (UPI) -- Chien-Ming Wang worked seven innings and Melky Cabrera homered Tuesday to carry the New York Yankees to a 3-2 win over Toronto. The game was the final home opener at the current Yankee Stadium and the debut of...

UPI NewsTrack Sports.
April 1, 2008... Serena crushes Henin to reach Miami semis MIAMI, April 1 (UPI) -- Defending champion Serena Williams beat world No. 1 Justine Henin 6-2, 6-0 in Tuesday's quarterfinals of the $3.77 million Sony Ericsson Open. American Serena defeated...

Sandler snaps ankle playing basketball.
April 1, 2008... NEW YORK, April 1 (UPI) -- Adam Sandler broke his ankle while playing basketball last weekend, a representative for the Hollywood actor said Tuesday. People.com said the spokesperson assured in a statement that Sandler still won the game...

Major blaze hits N.H. townhomes.
April 1, 2008... MANCHESTER, N.H., April 1 (UPI) -- At least 12 units of a townhome complex in Manchester, N.H., were in flames Tuesday night, fire officials said. No injuries were reported but as many as 100 people lived in the affected building and other...

NHL: Nashville 4, St. Louis 3 (OT).
April 1, 2008... ST. LOUIS, April 1 (UPI) -- Rich Peverley scored in overtime Tuesday to give Nashville, which gave up three goals in the first seven minutes, a 4-3 win over the St. Louis Blues. Jan Hlavac tipped a pass to Peverley, who fired a shot from...

Iceland threatened by credit crunch.
April 1, 2008... REYKJAVIK, Iceland, April 1 (UPI) -- The international financial crisis has spread to one of Europe's smallest countries, threatening the banks of Iceland. The Icelandic central bank raised interest rates to 15 percent last week because...

NBA: Philadelphia 108, New Jersey 99.
April 1, 2008... EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J., April 1 (UPI) -- Andre Miller had 24 points and 11 assists Tuesday, keying the Philadelphia 76ers' 108-99 victory over the New Jersey Nets. Andre Iguodala added 17 points and 10 assists for the Sixers, who are a half...

NHL: Washington 4, Carolina 1.
April 1, 2008... WASHINGTON, April 1 (UPI) -- Alexander Ovechkin scored his 63rd goal of the season Tuesday, helping Washington beat Carolina 4-1and tie the Hurricanes for the Southeast Division lead. Matt Cooke, Brooks Laich and Alexander Semin also scored...

NHL: Montreal 3, Ottawa 0.
April 1, 2008... OTTAWA, April 1 (UPI) -- Carey Price made 32 saves for his third career shutout Tuesday, allowing the Montreal Canadiens to clinch the Northeast Division with a 3-0 win over Ottawa. This is the first division title for the Canadiens since...

Oil prices gain slightly Tuesday.
April 1, 2008... NEW YORK, April 1 (UPI) -- Crude oil prices gained marginally Tuesday as oil company executives testified before a Congressional committee in Washington. J.S. Simon, senior vice president of ExxonMobil Corp. told the House Select Committee...

Bullish attitude prevails Tuesday.
April 1, 2008... NEW YORK, April 1 (UPI) -- Major U.S. stock indexes made strong gains Tuesday with investors finding confidence on the first day of the second quarter. "There's hasn't been much middle ground," Todd Salamone, vice president of research at...

Swift water sweeps away two men in Tenn.
April 1, 2008... MEMPHIS, April 1 (UPI) -- A tow truck driver was swept away by fast-moving waters while trying to get a car out of a flooded ditch in Shelby County, Tenn., emergency officials said. Witnesses told the Shelby County Fire Department the tow...

Mugabe, opposition reportedly in talks.
April 1, 2008... HARARE, Zimbabwe, April 1 (UPI) -- Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's advisers informally met with opposition leaders about the country's elections, two people familiar with the situation said. Polling by independent organizations...

Quebec, Nova Scotia ban driver cell phones.
April 1, 2008... MONTREAL, April 1 (UPI) -- Laws prohibiting the use of hand-held cell phones while driving went into effect Tuesday in the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia and Quebec. The province of Newfoundland and Labrador was the only one in Canada...

India warns Dalai Lama on demonstrations.
April 1, 2008... NEW DELHI, April 1 (UPI) -- Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee warned the Dalai Lama that, while he remains welcome in India, he must not do anything to damage its relations with China. The Tibetan spiritual leader, in exile since 1959, uses...

UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News.
April 1, 2008... NASA reschedules shuttle launch date CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., April 1 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency has announced a new launch date for space shuttle Discovery and its STS-124 mission to the International Space Station. National...

Brown wants to upgrade marijuana.
April 1, 2008... LONDON, April 1 (UPI) -- British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has endorsed a move to upgrade cannabis to a "Class B" drug, reversing a downgrade to Class C under Tony Blair. Brown's comments at his monthly news conference suggest that he...

France may send more troops to Afghanistan.
April 1, 2008... PARIS, April 1 (UPI) -- France may increase its forces in Afghanistan if other NATO countries also send more troops, French Prime Minister Francois Fillon told Parliament. Fillon set two other conditions, the BBC reported. They include...

Horn to coach South Carolina basketball.
April 1, 2008... COLUMBIA, S.C., April 1 (UPI) -- Darrin Horn, who guided Western Kentucky to an NCAA tournament Sweet 16 berth this season, has been hired as the next basketball coach at South Carolina. Horn, 35, takes over from Dave Odom, who announced...

Virginia governor delays April 8 execution.
April 1, 2008... RICHMOND, Va., April 1 (UPI) -- Virginia Gov. Timothy Kaine Tuesday issued a temporary stay of execution, awaiting the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the constitutionality of lethal injection. Kaine's action came in the case of Edward...

Senate to renew debate on mortgage help.
April 1, 2008... WASHINGTON, April 1 (UPI) -- The U.S. Senate will renew its efforts to tackle the housing mortgage crisis, Senate leaders said Tuesday. "The time has come for us to legislate, not continue our bickering," Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid,...

Lawmakers grill oil execs over profits.
April 1, 2008... WASHINGTON, April 1 (UPI) -- Oil executives, speaking before a U.S. House panel Tuesday, were asked to support a bill that would trim $18 billion in tax cuts in favor of renewable energy. "Americans shouldn't have to break the bank to fill...

UPI NewsTrack Sports.
April 1, 2008... Hansbrough among Wooden Award finalists LOS ANGELES, April 1 (UPI) -- North Carolina's Tyler Hansbrough and UCLA's Kevin Love were among the five players named finalists for the Wooden Award. The award is given annually by the Los...

Children find head on Scottish beach.
April 1, 2008... ARBROATH, Scotland, April 1 (UPI) -- Two young sisters found a woman's head in a plastic bag Tuesday morning on the beach in Arbroath, a town on the east coast of Scotland. The girls told their mother about the find and she immediately...

Prison killing gets inmate life sentence.
April 1, 2008... PRINCE ALBERT, Saskatchewan, April 1 (UPI) -- A Canadian judge in Saskatchewan sentenced a prison inmate to life after he confessed to fatally stabbing a fellow inmate 187 times in 2003. Alvin Starblanket, 27, appeared in court in Prince...

Obama, McCain criticize each other on Iraq.
April 1, 2008... HARRISBURG, Pa., April 1 (UPI) -- Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama had pointed exchanges over the Iraq war, each U.S. senator questioning the other's credentials. Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., Obama's rival for the...

Why boys fear physical education.
April 1, 2008... LONDON, Ontario, April 1 (UPI) -- If a boy is thinner or heavier than he wants to be, the stress and anxiety of attending physical education may be prohibitive, a Canadian study said. Michael Kehler and Kevin Wamsley of The University of...

YouTube star makes jump to big screen.
April 1, 2008... BALTIMORE, April 1 (UPI) -- A suburban Baltimore YouTube star credits his film-imitating work on the video-sharing site with jump-starting his Hollywood career. Brandon Hardesty, whose YouTube video imitating a sequence from "There Will Be...

Woman wards off captor with perfume.
April 1, 2008... CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, April 1 (UPI) -- Police said a Corpus Christi, Texas, woman who was held prisoner in her car for more than two hours escaped her captor after spraying him with perfume. Police Cmdr. David Torres said a man forced the...

Poll: Clinton slides in trustworthiness.
April 1, 2008... NEW YORK, April 1 (UPI) -- Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., trails Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., in the number of pledged delegates and in trustworthiness as well, polls indicate. A Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll indicates 20 percent of the...

Shooting at temp agency kills two.
April 1, 2008... LOUISBURG, N.C., April 1 (UPI) -- A shooting that left two people dead Tuesday morning at a temporary labor agency in North Carolina appears to be a murder-suicide, police said. A man entered Phelps Temporary Staffing Service in Louisburg,...

UPI NewsTrack Quirks in the News.
April 1, 2008... YouTube star makes jump to big screen BALTIMORE, April 1 (UPI) -- A suburban Baltimore YouTube star credits his film-imitating work on the video-sharing site with jump-starting his Hollywood career. Brandon Hardesty, whose YouTube...