News Archive for January 18 2008

Former chess champion Bobby Fischer dies (Reuters)

Reuters - Former world chess champion Bobby Fischer has died of an unspecified illness, a spokesman for the late champion said on Friday. He was 64.

Lily Allen suffers miscarriage

British pop star Lily Allen, who tamed her party girl ways after finding out she was pregnant, has suffered a miscarriage.

Richard Knerr: Toymaker behind the Hula Hoop

"This country gave us more than we gave it," Richard Knerr once said, echoing the words of successful American entrepreneurs throughout the ages. But America ? and the rest of the world too ? didn't do badly in return. It got, among other things, the Hula Hoop, the Frisbee and the Superball ? all crazes launched by Wham-O, the toy company set up in [...]

Senate To Consider Bill That Would Reauthorize Indian Health Care Improvement Act

The Senate on Jan. 22 will consider a bill (S 1200) that would reauthorize the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, Indian Country Today reports (Reynolds, Indian Country Today, 1/17). The legislation, sponsored by Senate Indian Affairs Committee Chair Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.

Ex-Cook County Board President John Stroger dies Dana Stubblefield Charged in BALCO Case

Former NFL defensive lineman Dana Stubblefield was charged Friday with perjury, becoming the first football player accused in the BALCO federal steroids investigation.

Personal Information Lost on 650,000 Credit Card Holders

Personal information on about 650,000 customers of J.C. Penney and up to 100 other retailers could be compromised after a computer tape went missing.

Child thrown to death on Hawaii freeway (AP)

AP - The man in hospital scrubs threw the toddler like a doll from a pedestrian overpass to the freeway humming with traffic. The 2 1/2-year-old boy fell 30 feet to the asphalt and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Braves deal troubled INF Aybar to Tampa Bay for LHP Ridgway (AP)

The Braves sent troubled infielder Willy Aybar to Tampa Bay in a three-player trade Thursday that brought left-hander Jeff Ridgway to Atlanta. The Rays also received minor league infielder Chase Fontaine from Atlanta. The 24-year-old Aybar was expected to be a key backup for the Braves last season, but he injured his right hand, reportedly [...]

Matthews: I wronged Clinton with remark

With protests rumbling, MSNBC's Chris Matthews said Thursday that he was wrong to say last week that the reason Hillary Clinton ...

Performance Food Agrees to $1.3B Buyout

Food distributor Performance Food Group Co. said Friday it agreed to be acquired for about $1.3 billion by an affiliate of private equity firm Blackstone Group and Wellspring Capital Management, a private investment company.