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Not quite 'House of Wack'

By -Alec Toombs · Wednesday, May 11,2005 8:55 p.m.

House of Wax" marks Paris Hilton's first starring role in a feature film, and as such I'll save you folks some sense of mystery.

Austria passes EU constitution in bid to make 'stronger Europe'

By Abdullah AlShihri and Susanna Loof · Wednesday, May 11,2005 8:50 p.m.

VIENNA, Austria -- Austria's parliament overwhelmingly ratified the European Union's constitution Wednesday, the seventh nation to do so, setting aside fears that the small country would be overrun by bigger EU members once the document takes effect.

DA's investigator, family found slain inside California home

By Abdullah AlShihri and Ben Fox · Wednesday, May 11,2005 8:50 p.m.

GARNER VALLEY, Calif. -- The 911 dispatcher heard only the thud of a telephone hitting the wall and the sound of a gunshot -- and when police arrived at the sprawling ranch home, they discovered six bodies.

DVD extras help resurrect bad film

By Chris Wisner and compiled by Chris Wisner · Wednesday, May 11,2005 8:48 p.m.

So far in my life I have seen three versions of "The Phantom of the Opera" and none of them were on the stage.

Depressive sound not new for Eels

By Nate Gowdy · Wednesday, May 11,2005 8:46 p.m.

Just off the heels of Eels' first album Beautiful Freak and hit single "Novocaine for the Soul" in 1996, E, the group's singer, songwriter and guitarist, lost his mother to cancer and his sister to suicide -- not to mention more recently his cousin, a flight attendant on one of the 9/11 planes.

'Songs' don't save 'Silverman'

By -Alec Toombs · Wednesday, May 11,2005 8:44 p.m.

Let's get something straight right out of the gate: I love Ben Folds' music and have ever since I discovered Whatever and Ever Amen and its hit single "Brick" back in 1997.

Order returns with elevator music

By -Nate Bethea · Wednesday, May 11,2005 8:41 p.m.

It's relieving, I guess, that New Order hasn't taken the drastic departures that other 25-years-and-counting bands like U2 or Duran Duran have taken.

The Boss exorcizes his demons

By C. Warner Sills and John Barnett · Wednesday, May 11,2005 8:39 p.m.

Smack in the middle of his two biggest commercial triumphs, 1975's Born to Run and 1984's Born in the U.S.A., Bruce Springsteen released his single finest (and yet somehow most obscure) record.

Case closed, leave it alone

Wednesday, May 11,2005 8:39 p.m.

In 2000, the trustees met in two groups of four to determine the status of Bob Knight's employment at IU. With a successful effort to avoid breaking Indiana's Open Door Law, which states that board meetings must have at least 48 hours advance notice to the public and have a majority of the board members present, the trustees voted to have Knight fired and were seconded by then IU president Myles Brand.

North Korea readying to 'bolster its nuclear arsenal'

By Abdullah AlShihri and Burt Herman · Wednesday, May 11,2005 8:32 p.m.

SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea said Wednesday it has completed removing spent fuel rods from an atomic reactor, enabling it to harvest more weapons-grade plutonium.

'State' of emergency

By -Alec Toombs · Wednesday, May 11,2005 8:26 p.m.

Just when I thought action moviemaking couldn't get any lamer than the Vin Diesel vehicle "xXx" along comes "xXx: State of the Union."

Students have extra meal points at semester's end

By David A. Nosko · Wednesday, May 11,2005 8:25 p.m.

During the last couple of weeks of the school year, students with residential programs and services meal points flocked to the dining halls, "center" stores, and the Read McDonald's to spend the last of their meal points before they are gobbled up by Residential Programs and Services.

Upward Bound offers extra education

By Chelsey Wininger · Wednesday, May 11,2005 8:23 p.m.

With schools out of session, parents across America are sewing their children's names in their underwear in preparation for a summer away at camp.

Daniels signs bill to help northwest Indiana, build stadium

Wednesday, May 11,2005 8:23 p.m.

Gov. Mitch Daniels signed bills Wednesday that are designed to expand transportation and growth in northwest Indiana and finance a new stadium for the NFL's Colts and expansion of the convention center in downtown Indianapolis.

'Hitchhikers' hilariously hops onto big screen

By C. Warner Sills and Rob O'Connor · Wednesday, May 11,2005 8:23 p.m.

One night in 1971, Douglas Adams was lying in a field in Innsbruck, Austria staring up at the stars, and pouring over a borrowed copy of a travel book called "Hitch-hiker's Guide to Europe."

Pipe bomb found in Greensburg

Wednesday, May 11,2005 8:22 p.m.

GREENSBURG, Ind. -- A pipe bomb found at an electric substation might be linked to a teen charged with threatening to bomb the Indiana Statehouse, police said.

Death row inmate murder conviction overturned

By Alexandra R. Moses and Charles Wilson · Wednesday, May 11,2005 8:22 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- An Anderson man who has spent more than 20 years on Indiana's death row could be freed because polygraph test results were never admitted in court.

Classic photos tour small towns

By Ben Dobbin · Wednesday, May 11,2005 8:17 p.m.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Americans living far from big cities will get a close-up view of 300 classic photographs that reflect the nation's soul: Ansel Adams landscapes, battle scenes from Gettysburg to Omaha Beach, engaging portraits of Abraham Lincoln, Judy Garland, Babe Ruth.

Black out 'blue laws'

By Alyson Brodsy and Tony Sams · Wednesday, May 11,2005 8:13 p.m.

A few weeks after my 21st birthday, I thought it'd be nice to serve a bottle of wine with the Italian dinner I had intended to make that evening for some friends.

Time bill makes no sense

By Alyson Brodsy and Mark Taracuk · Wednesday, May 11,2005 8:12 p.m.

I applaud the Indiana legislature. It seems like they are one of the few states that actually passed legislation this year. However, I am amazed that this bill was deemed "heroic" by Brian Bosma, the Speaker of the House.

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