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Jim Packard, a Wisconsin Public Radio legend, died on Mon., June 18, after a yearlong battle with cardiopulmonary disease. He was 71. A staple of Wisconsin Public Radio, Packard wore multiple hats at the station, where he was often heard between shows and producing for Conversations with Larry Meiller. Most notably, Packard worked with Michael Feldman to produce Whad'Ya Know, an interview and quiz radio show.

Turkish President Abdullah Gul condemned Syria on Saturday for shooting down one of its military jets, soon after Syrian forces acknowledged they had downed an unarmed Turkish military plane that had entered the country's airspace on Friday.

A valuable Salvador Dali watercolor and ink painting was recently swiped off the wall of a New York City art gallery. The Associated Press is reporting that the painting, which is valued at around $150,000, was taken from a Madison Avenue Art Gallery on Tues., June 19, by a man posing as a customer.

In a spectacular photo posted on Facebook by one New Yorker, published in the New York Daily News, and credited to Keith Olbermann via MobyPicture, a thick lightning bolt struck the antenna perfectly on the tip of the Empire State Building, one of the most famous skyscrapers in both New York and the world.

New Orlando Magic general manager Rob Hennigan could be eager to move Dwight Howard.

Steve Nash has begun to speak about where he might like to play next season.

The former baseball MVP will appear on the next season of Survivor according to a report.

NBAPA won a big decision on Friday.

An arbitrator has sided with the National basketball Player's Association, granting early Bird rights to Jeremy Lin and Steve Novak.

As the much-anticipated Galaxy S3 phone is being rolled out, signs of Samsung's largest-ever marketing campaign are starting to appear in New York -- interactive signs.

Oscar Fuller has been sentenced to one year in prison for punching a woman during a dispute over a New York City parking space. Fuller received the maximum punishment for the misdemeanor assault, which ended up causing Lana Rosas serious brain damage.

Walgreen Co. (NYSE: WAG), the largest U.S. drugstore operator, is facing challenges it has never seen in its 111-year history, and this week it responded to those challenges with a high-stakes strategic move.

After allegations of racial profiling by Apple Inc. employees against Farsi-speaking customers at Apple stores, the company issued a statement Friday saying it doesn't discriminate against anyone, but it failed to address accusations of specific incidents at Atlanta-area stores.

The NHL draft gets underway at 7 p.m. ET from Pittsburgh, Penn.

The Bills spent major money and picks on improving the defense. Can it get them into the promised land.

Cyberdefense specialists in the U.S. and Israel collaborated on the so-called ?Flame? malware that caused havoc with Iran?s nuclear reactors, a top engineer has said.

Celebrity culture. Love it or hate it, it is here to stay. Paparazzi have made a multi-million dollar industry out of snapping the most intimate photographs of the rich and famous. Jennifer Aniston, Jennifer Lopez and other celebrities weigh in on the all-consuming celebrity culture and life in the limelight.

Members of the nation's largest public employees union cast their lot behind the man most likely to continue the policies of his predecessor, who stepped down after 31 years at the helm.

The students who bullied bus monitor Karen Klein have reportedly received death threats from viewers of the bullying video, which went viral this week. According to CBS News, the seventh grade boys in the video, Making The Bus Monitor Cry, and members of their families have all received death threats for bullying Klein, a 68-year-old bus monitor for Athena Middle School in New York near Rochester.

More than a month after the initial public offering of Facebook (Nasdaq: FB), the No. 1 social networking site, investors ought to be on the alert for several bullish signs.

In interviews with 700 adults with a drunk-driving conviction, researchers found that nearly half had either been drinking heavily for the long haul, or had fallen back into heavy drinking after trying to cut down for a time.