Zac Efron, stars in "The Lucky One," the newest film to be adapted from a Nicholas Sparks novel. He plays a Marine home from war searching for the woman he believes was his good luck charm.
Zac Efron, stars in "The Lucky One," the newest film to be adapted from a Nicholas Sparks novel. He plays a Marine home from war searching for the woman he believes was his good luck charm.
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Efron looks to shed Disney image

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Nation & World

A 15-year-old boy is charged with multiple counts of murder after he crashed this van Tuesday, killing nine suspected illegal immigrants inside.

Texas teen facing murder charges in van crash

Boy drove van that crashed, killing nine of the suspected illegal immigrants inside.

Money

The spread of smartphones has tied more workers to their jobs during off hours.

More American workers sue employers for overtime pay

Ever-connected employees are pushing back.

Sports

The Miami Heat's Dwayne Wade, left, sits beside New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebow during the New York Yankees baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels at Yankee Stadium in New York on Sunday.

Tebow, Wade hear the boos at Yankee Stadium

Boo birds came out when Tebow was shown on the giant video board, even though he was wearing a Yankees cap.

Life

Is it me you're looking for? Singer Lionel Richie owes $1.1 million in unpaid taxes to the IRS. "I was recently made aware of the situation by my new team and it is being handled immediately," he said in a statement.

Celebrities are often in debt to the tax man

USA TODAY research finds more than 50 prominent stars who owe significant amounts to the IRS.

Travel

Boeing's Next Generation 737 takes shape at the company's Renton, Wash., plant.

Boeing updates 737 for a new eraicons

With a new fuel-efficient makeover, Boeing extends the lifespan of the world's most popular passenger plane.

Health & Wellness

While steroids combat inflammation generally, etanercept targets the inflammatory molecules causing sciatica and other pain conditions, and stops them from binding to receptors in the central nervous system and preventing pain. Neither had a final edge at the the study's conclusion.

Back study deals blow to pain drug etanercept

The genetically engineered drug, hailed as a breakthrough, is no more effective in the long term than other treatments.

Tech

An iPad displaying Allscripts Sunrise Mobile MD, an iPad app for physicians in a hospital setting.

Hospitals try voice recognition for records

Developers are introducing products aimed at getting doctors to document patient information.

Opinion

Loving parting: Sgt. Carlane Birch says goodbye to her daughter Shirlane, 6, before being deployed April 7. After training at Fort Hood in Texas, Birch will leave for Afghanistan.

Stereotyping soldiers hurts military families

Katherine Chretien: Depictions of accused soldier threaten understanding of stress in combat and at home.

Markets

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