Thursday News

Valentine's Day has come again, meaning you are either celebrating your love life or hating on those who are.

In yet another reorganization of a local arts group plagued by financial woes, the foundation that runs Provincetown Theater has announced a mostly new board of directors with a fresh focus on raising enough money to keep the venue operating.

Do you come from a large family - with 3 or more kids - that's always looking to save money? We... COLUMBUS -- A government can't function fairly and transparently without freedom of the press or expression, Vice President Joe Biden told an Ohio newspaper trade group Thursday.

The Chamber Ensemble of the Shanghai Chinese Orchestra Forget violin, viola and cello.

The four school districts in Gloucester County that have been categorized as "super growth" districts have joined with local and county government officials to form a task force aimed at lobbying the state to more adequately supply state aid funding.

Thousands attend the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, where speakers including GOP presidential candidates are aiming their fire at President Obama.

A member of the Occupy Wall Street movement filed a claim on behalf of the group Thursday that the city had damaged or destroyed $47,000 worth of books and other property while clearing its protest site at Zuccotti Park last fall.

Republican Candidate Rick Santorum has been gaining momentum in the race for the Republican nomination.

Among the stocks that could see active trade in Thursday's session are Groupon, Dunkin' Brands, Lorillard and PepsiCo.

Singer/songwriter Dan Rodriquez performed over lunch Thursday in the basement of the Memorial Union.

So far, the area's winter temperatures might not be typical, but the forecast for mid-February is for a lot of ice in Clarks Summit.

Educate Texas' Alma Garcia talks with PSJA Southwest Early College High School students Maria Escoto, behind left, 15, Nitzy Hinojosa, center, 14, Cynthia Zapien 15, Alejandra Rodriguez, front left, 15 and Karla Rodrguez, front right, as they work in a group Thursday in Pharr.

Thursday night The Horseshoe was packed for a Dine Alone records extravaganza featuring Dinosaur Bones .

Tony Award winner and Fort Worth resident Betty Buckley watches American Idol . She loves American Idol .

"American Idol" alum Adam Lambert spent several hours in a Finnish jail Thursday after being arrested outside a Helsinki gay bar following a brawl with his Finnish boyfriend, local reality star Sauli Koskinen.

Finally, it appears, Washington is ready to scale back billions of dollars in wasteful farm subsidies.

Royal Dutch Shell, Europe's largest oil group, Thursday unveiled a 54% rise in full-year profits less than a month after shutting its final salary pension scheme to new employees in Britain, earning the ire of trade unions which accused it of "moral bankruptcy". The company reported global annual earnings of $28.6 billion , while paying out $10.5 ... (more)

Muskegon chamber President Cindy Larsen is interviewed Thursday by reporter Dave Alexander in the new MLive Media Group and Muskegon Chronicle news hub in downtown Muskegon.

Tunisian security forces have killed 2 members of an armed group and arrested a third near the southern city of Sfax.

SundayArts, THIRTEEN's weekly arts and culture showcase for the tri-state area, will be relaunched as a primetime series-now with multiple digital platforms-called NYC-ARTS, airing Thursday nights at 8 p.m. on THIRTEEN, beginning February 2, 2012.