Reps of Couple Who Crashed White House State Dinner Reportedly Contacting Networks to "Get Their Bids In" for Interview
Texans' turnovers, Peyton's passing help unbeaten Colts top Texans once again
Victory puts Cougars in C-USA title game vs. East Carolina
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration, battling a foreclosure crisis that shows no signs of relenting, will step up pressure on mortgage companies to do more to help people remain in their homes, officials said Saturday. The administration will announce its expanded program on Monday, Treasury spokeswoman Meg Reilly said. “We are taking additional steps to […]
Oprah Winfrey’s exit from daytime TV will mean more than just a studio scuffle for the time slot she mined for gold for TV stations. It also likely signals, many experts say, the beginning of an inexorable decline for the daytime syndicated talk show, which has occupied a central spot in mainstream culture ever since […]
More than 13 years ago, in August 1996, Tiger Woods turned pro at a news conference in Milwaukee, armed with a phenomenal amateur record, lucrative endorsements and endless hype. He introduced himself to sports fans with two carefully orchestrated words: “Hello, world!” Woods promptly went to work creating his own insular world. He churned out […]
Shoppers took advantage of Black Friday discounts to snap up televisions, laptop computers and robot hamsters at Best Buy Co., Target Corp. and Toys “R” Us Inc. stores from New Jersey to Texas. Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world’s largest retailer, drew crowds with $298 Hewlett-Packard laptop computers and other doorbuster specials that went on sale […]
Houston has not been this devastated since the Oilers left town. In the most important game in team history, the Texans blew a chance to force overtime on their last series for the fourth time this season. As a result of their 20-17 loss to the Tennessee Titans, the Texans are wallowing in a 5-5 […]
Words like “scam,” “fraud,” and “arrest” filled the air during a Senate hearing on Tuesday that focused on the controversial marketing companies that allegedly dupe consumers into paying monthly fees to join online loyalty programs. Vertrue, Webloyalty, and Affinion generated more than $1.4 billion by “misleading” Web shoppers, said members of the U.S. Senate Committee […]
This football season, the debate about head injuries has reached a critical mass. Startling research has been unveiled. Maudlin headlines have been written. Congress called a hearing on the subject last month. As obvious as the problem may seem (wait, you mean football is dangerous?), continuing revelations about the troubling mental declines of some retired […]
Source: Newsone.com WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats said they had clinched the votes needed on Saturday to propel major health care legislation to the floor for weeks of full debate, as the majority party’s two last hold-outs said that they would not block consideration of President Obama’s top domestic initiative. Both senators, Mary L. Landrieu of Louisiana and Blanche […]