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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Poor health hasnt robbed Gregg Allman of his sense of humor.

Just as it seemed the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member was finally over the effects of his liver transplant two years ago, hes been forced to delay his upcoming book tour to promote his new memoir, My Cross to Bear, for heart tests.

But in a phone interview Thursday afternoon he seemed in good spirits as he described his latest health problem.

Its just one of those make-sure tests, you know, Allman said. My heart goes into A Fib (atrial fibrillation) and does those beats — you know, instead of going du-dun, du-dun, du-dun, it goes ta-da-dat-ta-da-doot-doot. Theres a little reggae...

Fans of American Idols Elise Testone, take heart: the freshly booted finalist promises to rock you all summer on the just-announced season-11 tour.

BUNNELL, Fla. Authorities say a woman has been hospitalized after her boyfriend accidentally shot her in the legs during a hog-hunting trip in north Florida.

The Flagler County Sheriffs office says Steven Egan was in a tent with Lisa Simmons when he saw a hog nearby and shot at it Saturday evening. The Daytona Beach News-Journal (http://bit.ly/I5Ap0L ) reported Egan told authorities he thought he hit the hog and left the tent to search for it. The sheriffs statement said he heard a noise, thought it was the hog and fired in that direction.

Deputies say Simmons was hit in both legs by a bullet and was in serious condition after surgery. Egan told authorities he didnt know Simmons...

Welcome to House Hunting. Here, we will take you on a tour, inside and outside, of an area house for sale. And we promise these won’t be ordinary houses. In addition to lots of photos and a written description of each house, our house-hunting team, Kevin Prior, marketing director for the Daily News, and Lori Qualls, Accent editor of the Daily News, will share what they like about each place.

Located in the desirable country club neighborhood filled with homes loaded with character, this home located at 1005 Holyrood is no exception. This house, priced at $178,000, is picture perfect from the curb, and gets even better working your way through the home and finishing with...

CHICAGO — Philadelphia coach Doug Collins said Friday he wasnt concerned with what 76ers guard Evan Turner recently said about the Chicago Bulls being a better matchup than the Miami Heat in the first round of the playoffs.

I didnt look at any comments like that, said Collins, whose 76ers open their series against the Bulls at noon Saturday in Chicago. You know what? Ive never gotten into the comments. Ive said at this point and time, guys are great, great players. Ive never been one for bulletin board material. I just havent. I dont know what he said.

Ive usually been pretty quiet. I let sleeping giants rest a little bit. I dont like to get them all fired up.

The eighth annual Stanford Historical Society House and Garden Tour showcased an interesting mix of vintage campus homes and gardens designed by prominent Bay Area architects.

Tour co-chairwoman Susan Sweeney said, This years tour celebrates our newest book, and features houses and gardens profiled in the book.

About 500 people visited five residences and two Stanford-owned properties on the April 22 tour that included two English Tudors, a pair of Spanish revivals and early homes in the lower San Juan area of the campus.

It was the second time professor emeritus John Harbaughs Henry C. Collins 1929 Tudor style home was on the tour. It is a favorite with its large living...

MIAMI — With the Miami Heat and New York Knicks set to start the most highly anticipated first-round series of the NBA playoffs Saturday, it could only mean one thing.

Its now officially hunting season in South Florida.

At least according to Amare Stoudemires calendar. It was five months ago inside a festive New York locker room after a preseason game when Stoudemire jokingly declared during a candid conversation with a teammate that the Knicks would eventually go big-game hunting in Miami.

You know what were going to hunt down there, right? Stoudemire reportedly told rookie Josh Harrellson, an avid outdoorsman. Were going to hunt LeBron...

BEIJING, April 28 (Xinhua) — Premier Wen Jiabaos just concluded Europe tour is a very important mission this year in improving Chinas relations with the countries of Europe, Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said Saturday.

Yang, who accompanied Wen on the tour that included stops in Iceland, Sweden, Germany and Poland, elaborated on the visits outcome with reporters before returning to Beijing early Saturday.

The four countries the premier visited, Yang said, are all important nations that have potential in promoting cooperation with China.

During the eight-day trip, Yang said, Wen attended more than 70 activities in a bid to advance the friendly and cooperative relations...

Tuesday night, when the Warriors dug down deep to drop a must-lose game, there was one honest man in the building.

As the horn sounded ending the Warriors dramatic 81-83 come-from-ahead loss to the New Orleans Hornets, somebody near the Warriors bench set off a confetti bomb.

Sure, it could have been a New Orleans fan. But who would waste a cool confetti bomb celebrating a win that was meaningless to the Hornets?

It had to be a Warriors fan whooping it up over a clutch loss that kept his team in contention to finish in the leagues bottom seven and up its chances of hanging onto its first-round draft pick.

At least one person, Confetti Man, had the presence of mind...

Over the past decade, Ive travelled a great deal; most of the time I plan my own trips which involve a great deal of time online and studying guide books like the Lonely Planet series. The planning can be enjoyable; but often the results can be mixed.

This is because guide books are generally out of date as soon as theyre printed – at least in terms of accommodations and restaurants; most dont give information on local tours – you have to show up to many attractions and hope they have tours in English. Also theres always the unexpected – things you cant plan for.

If youre a single traveller there is always the loneliness factor. Most single travellers agree...