World & Nation
The giant oil slick that has disrupted life along the Ohio River since Jan. 2, when an Ashland Oil storage tank collapsed in Pennsylvania, continued its slow flow through West Virginia.
Jan. 17, 1988
California
A Huntington Beach woman died today after she drove through a lane closure and crashed into a portable oil tank, police said.
Feb. 20, 1990
Television
Tyler Perry’s last film, “The Single Moms Club,” was an all-around disaster — the film, greeted by scathing reviews, marked his worst showing ever at the box office and even tanked with his core audience.
June 5, 2014
An embarrassed German government admitted Monday that the country’s intelligence service had tried to secretly ship several Soviet-made tanks to Israel but claimed that the vehicles were for “testing purposes” only.
Oct. 29, 1991
Art Imitating Life: Mary Tyler Moore plays herself in an upcoming episode of ABC’s “Ellen,” with the story line mirroring her real-life efforts to save an octogenarian lobster.
Feb. 10, 1996
Tyler Perry’s “The Single Moms Club” was greeted over the weekend with disastrous box office and horrible reviews.
March 17, 2014
OWN still bets on Tyler Perry’s ‘Single Moms Club’ after film bombs
Technology and the Internet
If you’ve ever seen something in a movie you really wanted but didn’t know where to buy — Jennifer Lawrence’s outfits in “The Hunger Games,” Vin Diesel’s tank tops in “Fast and Furious 6” — TheTake might be able to help.
Dec. 4, 2014
Sports
Kings right winger Tyler Toffoli found the back of the net with just eight seconds left in the third period to force overtime. But the Kings didn’t have enough in the tank to steal a win as well.
Nov. 7, 2019
An American think tank suggests infusions of funds and lesser role for resented U.S. troops.
Sept. 8, 2004