Ramon Velez, a World War II veteran, activist and former New York City Councilman , who empowered a generation of Hispanic leaders, has died. He was 75. The Puerto Rican-born Velez was widely hailed in the New York metropolitan area as a spirited ...
4 Dec 2008
GM's Richard Wagoner, UAW's Ron Gettelfinger, Ford's Alan Mulally and Chrysler's Robert Nardelli (L to R) testify before the Senate Banking Housing and Urban Affairs committee about the state of the US automobile manufacturing industry on Capitol ...
4 Dec 2008
Resize WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top executives of the major U.S. automakers faced skeptical questioning on Capitol Hill as they pleaded for $34 billion in federal aid and warned of a possible collapse that would jeopardize millions of jobs. In a ...
4 Dec 2008
Former England international Darren Anderton has announced his retirement from football. The 36-year-old will play the final game of his professional career when Bournemouth take on Chester in League Two on Saturday. Anderton won 30 caps for England ...
4 Dec 2008
While not strong on athleticism, Stephen Curry's ability to play the point has helped his draft stock. We're two full weeks into the college basketball season, and NBA scouts are out in force, filling their databases with every detail about every top ...
4 Dec 2008
(The Politico) Chris Matthews is dead serious about running for the Senate in Pennsylvania - and shopping for a house in the state and privately discussing quitting MSNBC as proof of his intense interest, according to NBC colleagues, political ...
4 Dec 2008
The people of Kansas City thought they were getting a straight-shooter with financial smarts as their new mayor. What they got, critics say, is a henpecked husband who needs his wife to tell him what to do.
4 Dec 2008
"I think the breakout moment was this song," Rivers Cuomo tells SPIN.com of "My Brain Is Working Overtime," a slick pop tune off Alone II , his just-released second collection of rarities and demos. "It felt like the first important song I'd written after losing my way for a long period of time." Listen: More on SPIN.com: >> Review: Rivers Cuomo, Alone: The Home ...
4 Dec 2008
(By ANDALE GROSS, Associated Press Writer) The people of Kansas City thought they were getting a straight-shooter with financial smarts as their new mayor. What they got, critics say, is a henpecked husband who needs his wife to tell him what to do. In an era when politicians get in trouble for infidelity, Mayor Mark Funkhouser finds himself under fire for his devotion to his wife, a ...
4 Dec 2008
The people of Kansas City thought they were getting a straight-shooter with financial smarts as their new mayor. What they got, critics say, is a henpecked husband who needs his wife to tell him what to do. In an era when politicians get in trouble for infidelity, Mayor Mark Funkhouser finds himself under fire for his devotion to his wife, a sharp-elbowed New Yorker whose role as his closest ...
4 Dec 2008
Bun B, Chamillionaire, Slim Thug and others share their thoughts on Pimp C on the first anniversary of his death.
4 Dec 2008
September 26 marks a very special day for Burin Wongsanguan, as it's a double celebration of his birthday and wedding anniversary with famed Hong Kong actress, Kar Ling, or Patsy.
4 Dec 2008
For a full 12 months - even as Apple's (AAPL) share price fell and rose and fell again, from $202 last December to $80 last month - Piper Jaffray's Gene Munster stuck to his price target of $250 share. Until today. Citing the.
4 Dec 2008
Video description: Reese and Crews take a trip to an Indian reservation to find out who killed the last sheriff standing.
4 Dec 2008
SYDNEY: Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting said on Thursday that his troublesome wrist is fine and it won't stop him from leading the team in the Test series against South Africa starting December 17. ...
3 Dec 2008
Robb pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in November 2007 after admitting that he bludgeoned his wife to death with a chin-up bar in December 2006 after they got into an argument over Olivia's vacation plans. ...
3 Dec 2008
Houston oilman and philanthropist Oscar Wyatt remains hospitalized more than a week after suffering a stroke, but doctors are pleased with his recovery so far, his wife said through a spokeswoman Wednesday. ...
3 Dec 2008
Jean-Luc Picard, who ran the Enterprise not so much as his merry ship but as a cutting-edge corporate venture, which culled databases and held meetings to brainstorm possible responses to new challenges. (Note: when "Star Trek: The Next ...
3 Dec 2008