'Slumdog' hits the jackpot at the Golden Globes
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Heath Ledger was honored with a Golden Globe, and Kate Winslet came away with two. But the top dog was "Slumdog Millionaire," the Bollywood fantasy that took four awards, including best drama.
Nations:India People:Leonardo DiCaprio Sally Hawkins Bruce Springsteen Christopher Nolan Mickey Rourke Sam Mendes Activities:2009 Golden Globe Awards
2009-01-12
Madoff 'victims' do math, realize they profited
NEW YORK - The many Bernard Madoff investors who withdrew money from their accounts over the years are now wrestling with an ethical and legal quandary. What they thought were profits was likely money stolen from other clients in what prosecutors are calling the largest Ponzi scheme in history. Now, they are confronting the possibility they may have to pay some of it back.
Nations:U.S. U.K. Activities:Madoff Fraud Case Source:(AP)
2009-01-08
Airlines fly into new year with wave of fare sales
ATLANTA - A wave of fare sales has spread across the airline industry in the early days of the new year as the weak economy continues to put pressure on carriers to fill seats even after they drastically reduced capacity and some expressed willingness to cut more.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2008 Airlines Downturn
2009-01-06
Former newspaper rivals cooperate as jobs are cut
NEW YORK - Just a dozen years ago, newspapers on either side of Arlington, Texas, fought fiercely for every reader in the fast-growing city, spending millions of dollars to expand their staffs and cover the smallest meetings and sporting events.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-01-04
Texas jail closes after recliners found in cells
FORT WORTH, Texas - A jail in northern Texas has been closed and its nearly 60 inmates transferred as authorities investigate what they call dangerous conditions for jailers and those behind bars -- including cells that locked from the inside or contained recliners. Five inmates had already been moved from the Montague County jail to one in a nearby county this month after an FBI raid, said Jack McGaughey, district attorney for Montague, Clay and Archer counties.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-01-03
New laws in 5 states call for fire-safe cigarettes
FORT WORTH, Texas - Laws mandating stores only sell cigarettes that are slow-burning and fire-safe went into effect in five states on New Year's Day.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-01-02
Airlines close the books on turbulent 2008
ATLANTA - The meteoric rise and fall of the price of oil was the story for the airline industry for much of 2008, but as the year that brought big losses and hefty stock declines for many carriers drew to a close the erosion of demand for seats due to the recession was the main headline.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2008 Airlines Downturn 2008 Global Oil Crisis
2009-01-01
Plant shutdowns give autoworkers holiday blues
TWINSBURG, Ohio - The auto industry's enviable tradition of holiday breaks has lost its luster with extended shutdowns that leave workers and car dealers wondering what's ahead in 2009.
Nations:U.S. People:Brian Williams Activities:2008 U.S. Automaker Crisis
2008-12-18
'Christmases' repeats at No. 1 with $18.2M take
LOS ANGELES - Movie crowds kept up their holiday spirit as Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn's comedy "Four Christmases" rang up $18.2 million to lead the box office for a second-straight weekend.
Nations:Australia People:Beyonce Knowles Richard Nixon Ron Howard Adrien Brody Vince Vaughn Reese Witherspoon
2008-12-07
New home sales fall to slowest pace since 1991
WASHINGTON - Sales of new homes fell in October to the lowest point in nearly 18 years while the median price of a new home dropped to the lowest level since 2004.
Nations:U.S. People:Barack Obama Activities:2008 U.S. Real Estate Crisis Source:(AP)
2008-11-26
Charter bus crash north of Dallas kills 13
SHERMAN, Texas - A charter bus ran off a highway overpass north of Dallas and crashed onto its side on a roadway below, killing at least 13 and sending at least 24 people to hospitals.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2008-08-08
Inspections force flight cancellations
American Airlines and Delta Air Lines canceled dozens of flights Thursday as they continue their inspections of wiring bundles on some of their planes.
Nations:U.S.
2008-03-27
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