The Super Bowl surpassed the 1983 finale of "M-A-S-H" to become the most-watched TV show in history, according to the Nielsen Co. on Monday. The Nielsen Co. estimated that 106.5 million people watched the New Orleans Saints upset the Indianapolis Colts. That beats the "M-A-S-H" finale, which had 105.97 million viewers in an era when there were fewer television sets. The game also beat the ...

Aaron Brom reports on today's news including an upcoming Dist. 279 school board "Meet the Candidates" event. Also, find out who was nominated for the U.S. Presidential Scholars program from Maple Grove.

Television personality Phil Robertson, known on the Outdoor Channel as The Duck Commander, will speak at First Baptist Churchs first sportsmans banquet Thursday.

Mindy Mateuszczyk talks about today's weather, reports on tonights Osseo City Council meeting and tomorrows Osseo Book Club luncheon with author Christoper Valens.

NORMAN, Okla. Oklahomas first No. 1 NBA draft pick was back in the Lloyd Noble Center and even joked with the crowd that he was relishing a weekend upset over rival Texas.

Cat Lift Trucks Cat Lift Trucks will award two Houston-area high school students each with a $5,000 scholarship.

Investigators canvassing Riceville residents after vandalism at a cemetery and burglaries in the same neighborhood got an odd break. A burglary victim noticed that a passer-by being questioned was wearing his stolen pants and shoes.

The scientists now tell us that laughter heals, that people who laugh longer live longer. By that measure, long-time Main Line resident Thomas Jefferson Brookshier should still be with us and all of those he touched might live forever.

When the NBA All-Star Game first came to Dallas 24 years ago, the party went on all weekend long. And nobody had a better time than Pete Olenchek, a wide-eyed 20-year-old from Milwaukee.

Long lines of traffic backed up the Gulf Freeway feeder road during morning rush hour traffic near Grace Community Church, one of the sites for a high profile motivational seminar held Monday.

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Chelsea's John Terry has thanked the club's fans for their support after allegations about his private life that cost him the England captaincy. England manager Fabio Capello took a matter of minutes on Friday to tell Terry his time as captain of the national side was at an end following the central defender's alleged affair with Vanessa Perroncel, the ex-girlfriend of former Chelsea teammate ...

Three semi-trucks collided along Interstate 94 in Van Buren County early Wednesday, shutting down the highway for the second time in 24 hours.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Life has changed so much for Roger Federer since his teary finish in last years Australian Open final loss to Rafael Nadal.

LObservateur LAPLACE Sundays Super Bowl was the most-watched program in television history. It beat out the previous record-holder, the finale of the series M.A.S.H., by about a million viewers.

TEHRAN, Iran - Iranian nuclear technicians set dozens of centrifuges spinning Tuesday to begin enriching uranium stocks to a significantly higher level, prompting President Barack Obama to warn of a significant regime of sanctions."

SAN FRANCISCO Pac-10 commissioner Larry Scott said Tuesday that the window for expansion by the conference is open for the next year as the conference begins negotiations for a new television deal. Speaking on a conference call to introduce former Big 12 commissioner Kevin Weiberg as his new deputy,

Want to read about tall telly presenter Vernon Kays SEX WITH 5 GIRLS? You do. So do we. But the Suns headline promises TEXT SEX, which features no actual fluids, not even real ink.

WASHINGTON In public, Toyota is running apologetic TV ads and vowing to win back customers trust. Behind the scenes, the besieged carmaker is trying to learn all it can about congressional investigations, maybe even steer them if it can.

Seven Network's Ryan Stokes has welcomed the decision to give TV stations rebates on their licence fees.

ALL politics is local. This was how former United States Speaker of the House Thomas Tip ONeill described the process by which the problems and concerns of towns and cities around the country affected the actions of their representatives and senators in the capital.

The man who stalked ESPN reporter Erin Andrews and shot nude videos of her through a hotel room peephole videotaped 16 other women and ran background checks on 30 people, including female sports reporters and TV personalities, according to court documents.

A fire left a Warren County family homeless Monday. While the blaze was contained mostly to the living room and attic of the home at 1562 U.S. 80, smoke and flames caused damage throughout the residence, Culkin Volunteer Assistant Fire Chief Trey Smith said.

MADISON - Debra Petitti, director of the art gallery at the Creative Hands Art Studio at 14 Kings Road, is representing the artist David Ciampichini, with his work on view at the gallery.

KAANAPALI, Hawaii (AP) Old guys still rule on Maui.

ATHENS, Greece - Greece took further steps Tuesday to calm global markets spooked by its debt crisis, pledging to increase retirement ages, accelerate reforms and reform its ineffective tax system, on the eve of the first nationwide strike against new austerity measures.

Here's a look at weekend sports in brief around the world.

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For the first time, referees will be made publicly accountable for their decisions in the immediate wake of Super 14 matches this season.

KUALA LUMPUR - Organisers of the popular talent search contest Akademi Fantasia have ended speculations about who will head the academy for its eighth season, with the first concert kickimg off on March 13.