Man shoots TV over Bristol Palin’s dance

MADISON, Wis. — Authorities say a 67-year-old rural Wisconsin man enraged over Bristol Palin’s “Dancing with the Stars” routine blasted his television with a shotgun, leading to an overnight standoff with a SWAT team. A Dane County Sheriff’s detective says that Steven Cowan felt Palin was not a good dancer and was only on the show because of her famous mother.

People magazine says Ryan Reynolds is sexiest man

NEW YORK — Can life get much better for Ryan Reynolds? After all, he’s married to Scarlett Johansson. Yes it can. People magazine has bestowed its “sexiest man alive” title on the 34-year-old actor. The Canadian native told People: “The sexiest thing about Canadians is that there’s an inherent ability to be self-deprecating.” It’s the 25th anniversary of People’s first sexiest man – Mel Gibson. Others include John F. Kennedy Jr., Harrison Ford and Richard Gere. George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Johnny Depp won twice.

Zapping nerves helps control high blood pressure

CHICAGO — Some people who couldn’t get their blood pressure under control despite taking a fistful of pills every day found relief from an experimental treatment that shows promise as a permanent fix for the condition. The treatment uses radio waves to zap nerves near the kidneys that fuel high blood pressure.

Court to tweak rules of Foreclosure Mediation Program

With more than 80,000 Nevada properties in some stage of foreclosure, the Nevada Supreme Court for the fifth time in 16 months will tweak the rules of its mediation program, which is intended to bring borrowers and lenders together.

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White scores 30 as San Diego State knocks off No. 11 Gonzaga

SPOKANE, Wash. — Green Valley High School product Billy White scored a career-high 30 points as No. 25 San Diego State beat No. 11 Gonzaga 79-76 on Tuesday night, dealing the Bulldogs just their fifth home loss at the McCarthey Athletic Center since it opened in 2004.