News Archive for January 12 2008

Founder of Carl's Jr. chain dies at 90

Carl Karcher, founder of the Carl's Jr. chain of fast-food restaurants, died Friday in California at 90. A spokeswoman for CKE Restaurants told The Los Angeles Times the cause was pneumonia related to Parkinson's disease. Karcher died at St. Jude Medical ...

ICE will no longer sedate deportees

U.S. immigration agents must not sedate deportees without a judge's permission, according to a policy change issued this week.

Study: Northeast winters warming fast

Earlier blooms. Less snow to shovel. Unseasonable warm spells. Signs that winters in the Northeast are losing their bite have been abundant in recent years and now researchers have nailed down numbers to show just how big the changes have been.

PEGGY SUE WROTE A BOOK NOT LONG AGO

Buddy Holly's widow is trying to keep the woman whose name was made famous by the hit song "Peggy Sue" from selling a book about her friendship with the late rock 'n' roll star. Maria Elena Holly said Friday that Peggy Sue Gerron's "Whatever...

Carmen Electra Heads to 'Mardi Gras'

Filed under: Comedy, Deals, Sony, DIY/FilmmakingWell, I guess you have to admire a gal who has relatively 'meager' talents, but has managed to survive long enough to actually maintain a movie career. Although, when your movie is made by T&A monthly (A.K.A Maxim), I guess it's not like you will be headed for that Oscar podium any time soon. Variety reports [...]