St. Paul Pioneer Press - St. Paul MN, Mar 09, 2010/ On a night when Al Jefferson had a season-high 36 points and 13 rebounds, the Timberwolves had too many ball-handling issues and defensive breakdowns to cause concern for the high-flying Dallas Mavericks.

The San Diego Union Tribune - San Diego CA, 13 minutes ago/ Michael "Big Mike" Lynche made Kara DioGuardi cry and turned the rest of the "American Idol" judges giddy with a moving performance of "This Woman's Work." Lynche, a mountain of a guy who lives up to his nickname, performed last among the eight male semifinalists Wednesday and emerged as the star of the Fox TV show.

The Kansas City Star - Kansas City MO, 5 minutes ago/ A teen talent who discovered drugs as he tasted his first success and whose personal problems increased as his star-power faded.Haim died Wednesday at 38, another chapter in Hollywood's tragic history of careers ravaged by drugs.Brittany Murphy's career was rebounding when she died at 31 in December from pneumonia and prescription drugs.River Phoenix was 16 when he starred in "Stand By Me" and 23 when he died of a drug overdose outside a Hollywood nightclub.Haim died at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, His mother called paramedics after he collapsed while getting out of bed at his apartment.Haim started working in TV commercials at 10 and was a big-screen heartthrob at 15.

China Daily, 3 hours 37 minutes ago/ The stronger-than-expected 46 percent year-on-year growth in exports during February this year has sparked speculation that the nation may start revaluing the yuan later this month.