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Was 'Gladiator' Crowea kidnap target?
LOS ANGELES -- The FBI is investigating a plot to kidnap "Gladiator" star Russell Crowe.
The agency became aware of the plot several weeks ago and has monitored the Australian-born actor during appearances in the United States, FBI spokeswoman Laura Bosley said Tuesday.
The FBI would not release any other details.
Jamie Lee Curtis considers retirement
NEW YORK -- She's adding "The Tailor of Panama" to her list of film credits, but Jamie Lee Curtis is thinking about giving up her work on the silver screen to spend more time with her children.
Curtis, daughter of actor Tony Curtis ("Some Like it Hot") and actress Janet Leigh ("Psycho"), has starred in "True Lies," "A Fish Called Wanda," "Trading Places" and three "Halloween" films.
She's married to Christopher Guest, and they are the parents of Annie, 14, and Tom, 5.
"We are raising generations of motherless children," she says in the March issue of More magazine, making it clear that she means upper middle-class mothers "who have chosen careers that demand they hand over the child-rearing to other people."
Delaney has new show
LOS ANGELES -- Kim Delaney will exit her role as New York police Detective Diane Russell on ABC's popular "NYPD Blue" at the end of this season.
If her new series doesn't fly, Delaney has a safety net because there's no melodrama planned for her finale. She's not going to die, like Russell's lover, played by Jimmy Smits, so she could always return.
"I go out standing," Delaney told The Associated Press. She'll play Philadelphia lawyer Kathleen Maguire in "Philly," produced by Steven Bochco.
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Continuing education
YOUNGSTOWN -- Park Vista and its Senior Independence program are offering a free workshop on "Dealing with Emotional Behavior" at noon March 20. The program offers one continuing education credit for nurses and social workers. Make reservations by Friday by calling (330) 746-2944, Ext. 1553.
Families federation
AUSTINTOWN -- Steven Mickel, assistant executive director of Associated Neighborhood Centers, will speak at a parent leadership training institute from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at D & amp;E Counseling Center, 142 Javit Court. The institute, which will focus on how to access children's services, is presented by the Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health. For more information, call (330) 538-0184.
Sign language
YOUNGSTOWN -- The Community Center for the Deaf will offer three levels of beginner classes in American Sign Language as well as specialty classes during April. All classes cost $40.
Specialty classes include religious signing, beginning signing for kids and "A Sure Sign," a free nature adventure.
For more information, call (330) 726-8391 or TTY (330) 726-8686.