Private detectives become key part of planning weddings (Chicago Tribune)

The Tribune's Kim Barker writes that for spouses-to-be in India, it pays to snoop around KOLKATA, India—The first step in planning a wedding in India is not necessarily the florist, the hotel or the guest list. It's the private detective, hired to find out whether a prospective spouse is all he or she claims to be.

Extra! Extra! Unionist Bombs Wreck The 'Times' (NPR)

Radical bombers battle strikebreaking capitalists while Clarence Darrow squares off against the "American Sherlock Holmes" in this very popular history of a trial that mixed murder, politics and celebrity in 1910 Los Angeles.

Here's some great news: Mystery tells riveting tale (Dayton Daily News)

Books can remind me of food. Some are fast food — quick, predictable, nothing special. Some books are like fine meals — readers become immersed in wonderful flavors and textures. We don't want these books to end, but when they do, we feel very good.

Police chief's widow says 'I forgive you' as inquest hears his last guilt-stricken moments on freezing mountainside (Daily Mail)

The widow of one of Britain's top police chiefs who died on a freezing mountainside wracked with grief over his extra-marital affairs said: 'I would have forgiven you.'

'Please forgive me': Last text message of 'love cheat' police chief (Daily Mail: World News)

The widow of one of Brtitain's top police chiefs who died on a freezing mountainside wracked with grief over his extra-marital affairs said: 'I would have forgiven you.'