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Anyone who’s seen My Cousin Vinny, which opened 25 years ago, on March 13, 1992, can probably quote at least one of Marisa Tomei’s Brooklyn-accented lines * snip * So it’s mind-boggling that 20th Century Fox initially wanted to take Mona Lisa out of My Cousin Vinny entirely, in order to give more of the spotlight to Pesci.

ALBION, Ind. (WANE) - A Fort Wayne man died Monday while participating in a reduction hunt at Chain O'Lakes State Park. Officials say he suffered an injury to his liver that possibly happened during an encounter he had with a deer he shot. Indiana Conservation Officers have closed the investigation into the death of Paul J. Smith, 62, after the Noble County Coroner’s office ruled it was due to a lacerated liver. According to the Department of Natural Resources, Smith called his son shortly after 9 a.m. and left a message that he'd shot a buck. When Smith’s son returned...

Maury Chaykin, a prolific and award-winning actor ... has died. The veteran actor died in Toronto early Tuesday, his 61st birthday... Other prominent appearances include ... Dances with Wolves ... He played the titular detective in a Nero Wolfe series...

LUBBOCK — An investigator's description of two suspects in the 1996 armed robbery and murder of a convenience store clerk differed in several ways from that provided by the officer who interviewed the dying victim, according to court testimony Thursday. "If the investigators do not give you useful information, wrong decisions could be made, innocent people could be arrested," defense attorney Barry McNeil said while questioning the district attorney who received the report from the investigator, a Texas Ranger. "Could it happen?" District Attorney Mark Yarbrough asked McNeil. "Sure." The hearing for Jesus Ramirez, 56, and Alberto Sifuentes, 32, both...