Childress has different side this year (The Bismarck Tribune) EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. - The everlasting image from Brad Childress's first season coaching the Minnesota Vikings featured a stone face, a laminated chart and a low number next to Minnesota's name on the mini-scoreboard in the upper corner of the television screen.
Club's treasurer accused of theft (The Flint Journal) A Clio woman is charged with stealing cash from a Mt. Morris youth wrestling program and is expected to surrender for arraignment, said Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton.
Down to the last Potter page (Sarasota Herald-Tribune) Muggles and wizards alike around the world camped outside bookstores Friday and celebrated with parties through the evening, awaiting the stroke of 12:01 a.m. and the release of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
Fans ride Hogwarts Express (AP via Yahoo! News) Harry Potter fans, some wearing black cloaks and witches' hats, rode the Hogwarts Express into King's Cross Station on Friday, kicking off a 12-hour Mugglefest to celebrate the release of the seventh and final book in the best-selling series.
Wanted: Gunman In Deadly Hollywood Store Robbery (CBS 2 Los Angeles) Security video was released Friday of a gunman who killed a Hollywood liquor store clerk and wounded a second clerk during a failed robbery attempt. SLIDESHOWS: View The Day's Top Photos VIDEO: Watch The Latest News
Midnight madness (New Orleans Times-Picayune) In the French Quarter Friday night, Harry Potter met Mardi Gras. Grown-ups and children walked the streets of Exchange Alley costumed as characters from J.K. Rowling's boy-wizard books. Dog owners walked poodles and golden retrievers dressed up as wizards.