"The Dark Knight", the latest film in the hugely successful Batman franchise has set a new record for the best-ever opening weekend box office draw, earning more than $155 million. Having seen the film last Friday...
Rising fuel costs have forced Midwest Air to reduce air service considerably. The airline had served 47 cities in January, and is now down to 32, grounding a third of its fleet."The Midwest Air Group will cut daily...
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" "Hidden in plain sight" is theme of displays in San Diego and six other U.S. cities SAN DIEGO - As part of it's ongoing effort to raise public awareness about the plight of human trafficking victims in the United...
Non stop drug traffic, now they're using submarines with a colombian threatened crew. Its detention by Semar, Secretary of Marine was something without precedent in Mexico. Meaning the arrest. How long have...
"Hideo Nomo, who pitched a pair of no-hitters and led a rush of Japanese players to the major leagues, is finished.Nomo announced his retirement Thursday, agent Don Nomura said. Once known for a deceptive delivery...
Nominees for this year's primetime Emmy Awards were announced this morning -- and Tina Fey's hit NBC comedy 30 Rock is the clear favourite with nods in multiple categories including best Comedy Series. The 2008...
Jesse Jackson from Ranbow Push has some colorful langurage of his own. Bill O'Reilly held back and important section the the Jesse Jackson tape as he thought it was un-necessary to the story. What...
" The FBI is asking for help catching two wily thieves it has dubbed the "backpack bomber bandits," believed to have orchestrated seven robberies of six banks in the Los Angeles area. The men, one white and one...
Two elderly women were sentenced to life in prison without parole Tuesday for murdering two indigent men to collect insurance policies taken out on their lives. "Helen Golay of
Sharon Tate's killer was denied compassionate release.Her request for mercy after she didn't show any mercy during her participation in the brutal Manson Crimes was rejected. "Atkins, 60, played a...
L.A. Foreclosures, pools breed mosquitoes Environmental factors favorable to mosquito breeding also play a role, according to Kluh. With so many foreclosed homes, there are a number of stagnant swimming pools in the...
" What's the difference between Sam Zell's Los Angeles Times and Sam's Bagels on Los Angeles' Larchmont Boulevard? None, if you take Mr. Zell's words to heart. He told his Tribune Co. employees in June that...
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" NEW YORK — The Los Angeles Times says publisher David Hiller has resigned after 21 months at the helm of Tribune Co.'s largest paper. The news comes the same day Chicago Tribune editor Ann Marie Lipinski...
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A few years ago I wrote a series of columns for AbsoluteWrite.com about How to Sell Your TV Show based on my own experiences as a television writer. I still get e-mail, questions and even some job offers from those columns. To my great shock, my articles rank on the first...