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Sony to offer slimmer, lighter PlayStation 3 home video-game console ahead of holidays
TOKYO – Sony Corp. is introducing a smaller, slimmer and lighter version of its PlayStation 3 home console ahead of the year-end holidays as it gears up for growing competition in games from smartphones.
Helicopter carrying film crew crashes in Mexico; music video director dies, 4 others injured
MORELIA, Mexico – Mexican authorities say a government helicopter carrying a crew making a tourism video has crashed into a lake in western Mexico. The video director drowned, while three crew members and a state employee escaped.
Carter’s grandson gives Obama a gift after tracking down damning Romney video
WASHINGTON – It’s been said that U.S. President Barack Obama has long bristled at suggestions he’s another Jimmy Carter.
Prison abuse videos set off protests in Georgia ahead of parliamentary election
TBILISI, Georgia – Videos showing the abuse of prisoners in Georgia have led to streets protests and government claims of a political provocation ahead of parliamentary elections.
YouTube video prompts police search for remains at decades-old crash site
PITT MEADOWS, B.C. – The 60-year-old wreckage of a Second World War-era bomber in the mountains above Metro Vancouver prompted a search by RCMP for human remains.
Environment Canada launches project to capture snowflake on high-speed video
OTTAWA – This is one flaky project.
Viral video creators ride wave of online success into publishing
TORONTO – It started as an off-the-cuff remark between two guys, morphed into a joke-a-day Twitter page, exploded as a viral video and became a bona fide industry player with a red carpet premiere at the recent celeb-studded Toronto International Film Festival.
DiCaprio, Maguire lead all-star cast in new video urging voter expression through social media
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire lead a cast of stars in a new public service announcement urging young voters to use social media to express the issues most important to them in the upcoming election.
Alabama man pleads guilty to obscenity for sexually taunting LSU fan in video
NEW ORLEANS – An Alabama man has pleaded guilty to two counts of obscenity for sexually taunting an unconscious LSU fan in a Bourbon Street restaurant after the BCS national title game in January.
No Doubt, Activision settle lawsuit over ‘Band Hero’ video game, use of musicians’ likenesses
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – No Doubt has settled its lawsuit against gaming giant Activision over the use of band members’ likenesses in the video game “Band Hero,” court records state.
Videos look to help police nationwide curb dog shootings that can lead to distrust, lawsuits
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The majority of shootings in most U.S. police departments involve animals, usually dogs, and experts say a new series of videos can help change often quick-trigger decisions fueled by fear.
Video game simulation predicts Germany wins World Cup over Brazil after extra time
TORONTO – Germany will emerge victorious from the World Cup by defeating host Brazil 2-1 in extra time on a goal by substitute Miroslav Klose, according to an EA Sports simulation of the tournament.
AP Exclusive: : Videos show couple who disappeared in Afghanistan appealing to US for help
WASHINGTON – An American woman, then pregnant, went missing in Afghanistan in late 2012 with her Canadian husband. Then her family received videos last summer showing the couple in captivity. The videos now have been provided to The Associated Press.
Video from South African cyclist’s helmet cam leads police to suspected robbers who stole bike
JOHANNESBURG – South African police say video footage from a camera mounted on a cyclist’s helmet helped them track and arrest three alleged thieves who accosted the man.
First video from polar bear neck camera shows life on ice, eating seal, meeting potential mate
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The first video of life on Arctic sea ice from a polar bear point of view has been released by the U.S. Geological Survey.
Mounties seek photos, videos of Moncton shooting as part of investigation
MONCTON, N.B. – The New Brunswick RCMP are asking the public for any videos or photos they have of the shooting in Moncton that killed three Mounties and injured two others.
Police: People watching video of woman playing online game saw and reported home invasion
TEMPE, Ariz. – People watching a video feed of a woman playing an online game called authorities to report seeing a home invasion taking place in the woman’s apartment, police said Monday.
NHL competition committee: video review unlikely to include goalie interference
NEW YORK, N.Y. – The NHL’s competition committee says expanded video review is unlikely to solve problems with goaltender interference.
Netflix backing off campaign that linked video problems to Verizon, other Internet providers
SAN FRANCISCO – Netflix will ease up a finger-pointing campaign that blamed Verizon and other Internet service providers for problems with its video subscription service.
Nintendo reveals ‘Skylanders’-like toy line at E3 to work with various video games
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Nintendo is taking a cue from “Skylanders” and “Disney Infinity.”
Video shows dramatic helicopter rescue at Yosemite National Park
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. – Park officials say a backpacker who narrowly avoided plunging to his death from a waterfall at Yosemite National Park was hoisted to safety by a helicopter rescue crew in an operation that was captured on video.
Despite more leaks and teases, E3 still surprises with new video games
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The jaws aren’t dropping at E3.
Coach’s challenge system, video review dominate NHL general managers meeting
NEW YORK, N.Y. – NHL general managers discussed a coach’s challenge system, expanded video review and other rule changes at their annual Stanley Cup final meeting but could not come up with any final resolutions.
Prosecutor: Bills’ stadium video caught fan sliding down railing 4 times before 25-foot fall
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. – The Buffalo Bills’ stadium video system captured a fan sliding down an upper deck railing four times before he fell on the fifth try and landed on another fan in the seating area below, a prosecutor said Thursday as the railing-riding fan went on trial on charges of reckless endangerment and assault.