They say practice makes perfect. When Mark Consuelos tried out for a permanent role on the ABC soap "All My Children," his behind-closed-doors rehearsals with future wife Kelly Ripa paid off big. Full Article at New York Post
AN insurance company has cut a woman's health benefits, claiming she was healthy after seeing pictures of her smiling in a bikini at the beach. Full Article at The Courier Mail
AFP - About 100 bushfires were burning in eastern Australia on Sunday as a hospital was evacuated and 1,000 firefighters battled the blazes amid sweltering conditions. Full Article at France 24
RALEIGH — Players at Harrah's Cherokee Casino can now have a stiff drink between games. And under an arrangement approved last week by state officials, their purchase will benefit both Swain and Jackson counties. Full Article at The Asheville Citizen-Times
ASHEVILLE — City police charged a Fairview woman with breaking into four vehicles. Tiffany Dawn Pittman, 26, of Robert Williams Road, was charged with four counts of break or enter motor vehicle. Bond was set at $4,000. Full Article at The Asheville Citizen-Times
He’s played everything from a mobster to a mobster. But his breakout role was as mobster Salvatore “Big Pussy” on HBO’s “The Sopranos.” Vincent Pastore grew up in New Rochelle, NY, but now lives on City Island in The Bronx. Full Article at New York Post
WEST JORDAN, Utah (ABC 4 News)- A Saturday early morning murder-suicide in West Jordan has police baffled and neighbors stunned. Full Article at ABC4.com (KTVX)
WASHINGTON -- As President Obama nears a decision on Afghanistan, he faces a partisan divide in public opinion that is pulling him in opposite directions. Full Article at Pittsburgh Entertainment
Kevin Knox of Nahant, formerly of Stoneham and Tyngsboro, a headlining comedian, died Monday at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, 18 years after being diagnosed with malignant melanoma. He was 54. Full Article at Boston Herald
SALT LAKE CITY, (ABC 4 News) - A fire in downtown Salt Lake City Saturday night sent one person to the hospital. The fire erupted just after 9:00 p.m. near 600 South Washington Street, which is near 300 West. Full Article at ABC4.com (KTVX)