6 die in family murder-suicide in upscale LA home
LOS ANGELES - An unemployed man with an advanced finance degree who was despondent over his own financial problems shot and killed his wife, three children, mother-in-law and then himself in an upscale home in a gated community, police said Monday.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2008-10-06
Scarlett Johansson, Ryan Reynolds marry in Canada
LOS ANGELES - Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds did a little rushing into it after all.
People:Ryan Reynolds Woody Allen Scarlett Johansson Source:(AP)
2008-09-28
Robert Redford mourns loss of 'real friend' Newman
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Robert Redford mourned the death of Paul Newman, describing his former co-star as "a real friend" whose life had left the world a better place, in comments reported Saturday.
People:Paul Newman Robert Redford Activities:Sundance Film Festival Source:(AFP)
2008-09-27
Paul Newman, actor who personified cool, dies
WESTPORT, Conn. - Paul Newman, the Oscar-winning superstar who personified cool as the anti-hero of such films as "Hud," "Cool Hand Luke" and "The Color of Money" -- followed by a second act as an activist, race car driver and popcorn impresario -- has died. He was 83.
Nations:U.S. People:Paul Newman Jackie Gleason John Huston Lauren Bacall Sally Field Robert Altman Activities:Cannes Film Festival Sundance Film Festival
2008-09-27
WaMu is largest U.S. bank failure
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington Mutual Inc was closed by the U.S. government in by far the largest failure of a U.S. bank, and its banking assets were sold to JPMorgan Chase & Co for $1.9 billion. The rescue marks a historic step to clean up a U.S. financial system littered with toxic mortgage debt.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2008 WaMu Failure
2008-09-25
Wall Street awakes to 2 storied firms falling
NEW YORK - When Wall Street woke up Monday morning, two more of its storied firms had fallen.
Nations:India Japan U.S. France Germany People:Ben Bernanke Barack Obama John McCain Activities:Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy Merrill Lynch Sales U.S. Markets
2008-09-15
Bank of America to buy Merrill for $29 a share: report
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp (BAC.N) will acquire Merrill Lynch & Co Inc (MER.N) for $29 a share, a deal that will give the bank the world's largest brokerage and a sizable investment bank, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday
Activities:Merrill Lynch Sales
2008-09-14
Lehman rescue fails, BofA seen buying Merrill
NEW YORK - A failed plan to rescue Lehman Brothers was followed Sunday by more seismic shocks from Wall Street, including an apparent government-brokered takeover of Merrill Lynch by the Bank of America.
Nations:U.S. People:Ben Bernanke Barack Obama John McCain Activities:Merrill Lynch Sales Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy
2008-09-14
SoCal train wreck toll rises to 17, with 135 hurt
LOS ANGELES - Emergency crews found more victims early Saturday, boosting the death toll to 17, as they delicately picked apart the mangled wreckage of a commuter train that collided head-on with a freight train on the same track.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2008-09-13
Nicole Kidman tops Hollywood overpaid list
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Nicole Kidman was named the most overpaid celebrity in Hollywood in the second annual list of least bankable stars by U.S. magazine Forbes, taking the top slot from fellow Australian Russell Crowe.
People:Nicole Kidman Will Ferrell Cate Blanchett Jennifer Garner Denzel Washington Drew Barrymore
2008-09-11
Nicolas Cage bombs at box office with "Bangkok"
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Less than a year after starring in the biggest movie of his volatile career, Nicolas Cage led the North American box office to its worst weekend in five years on Sunday with one of his weakest.
People:Nicolas Cage David Spade
2008-09-07
GOP's celeb-Obama message gains traction
span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1217511149_0">Barack Obama's critics laid down the foundations of the strategy months ago: The Republican National Committee started the “Audacity Watch" back in April, and Karl Rove later fueled the attack by describing the first-term Illinois senator as “coolly arrogant."
Nations:Israel U.S. People:Barack Obama Jon Stewart John McCain Karl Rove Ronald Reagan Paris Hilton Activities:US Election 2008
2008-07-31
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