3/7/2013 1:14 AM
ACM Awards performers announced
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Already busy co-hosts Blake Shelton and Luke Bryan also will perform during this year's Academy of Country Music Awards.

3/7/2013 1:14 AM
‘Duck Dynasty’ flies high on A&E
NEW YORK — When Duck Dynasty returned for its third season last week, it was greeted by an audience of 8.6 million viewers. Pretty good for an A&E reality series about bearded bayou brethren who manufacture duck calls and love to go bird hunting.

3/6/2013 12:00 AM
Maumee teens tackling teen issues
Students at Maumee Valley Country Day School on Friday will tackle some of the most pressing issues teens face during the school's annual Issue Day.

3/5/2013 12:15 AM
Summer concerts scheduled
A pair of concerts have been added to the Centennial Terrace summer music scene, with tickets going on sale Saturday at 10 a.m. for the Doobie Brothers and the Happy Together show.

3/6/2013 3:18 AM
Comet dresses up night skies
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., — The first of two comets heading toward the sun this year made its closest approach to Earth today and will be visible in the Northern Hemisphere beginning on Thursday.

3/6/2013 3:18 AM
Playboy launches Hebrew edition
JERUSALEM — Israelis can now read Playboy ‘for the articles’ as a Hebrew language edition came to the holy land today.

3/5/2013 12:17 PM
Online trade threatens elephants
BANGKOK  — Conservationists say there's a new threat to the survival of Africa's endangered elephants that may be just as deadly as poachers’ bullets: the black-market trade of ivory in cyberspace.

3/6/2013 3:19 AM
UK court rejects Tesla, BBC lawsuit
LONDON  — Britain's Court of Appeal today threw out a lawsuit against the BBC by electric car maker Tesla Motors over a program that criticized its Roadster vehicle.

3/5/2013 12:15 AM
Authors! Authors! lineup complete
An American historian who writes about U.S. presidents will be the third speaker in this spring’s Authors! Authors! series, the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library announced Monday. The series is presented by The Blade and arranged by the library.

3/6/2013 3:18 AM
Bieber late to London show
LONDON — Justin Bieber apologized today to his young fans — and their outraged, overtired parents — after they accused him of taking the stage almost two hours late for a concert in London.