News Archive for January 22 2008

Actor Heath Ledger found dead

Brad Loper / DMN A New York Police Department spokesman says actor Heath Ledger has been found dead at a downtown Manhattan residence. NYPD spokesman Paul Browne said Ledger had an appointment for a massage at the Manhattan apartment believed to be his home. The housekeeper who went to let him know the masseuse had arrived found him dead at 3:26 p.m. [...]

Rumor: eBay CEO Meg Whitman to Retire

The Wall Street Journal is citing as their source “those familiar with the matter” that eBay CEO Meg Whitman is planning an exit within the next few weeks.

Google and Publicis Groupe Buddy Up...

to Improve Advertising. In an announcement on Wednesday Google Inc. and Publicis Groupe have made known their collaboration...

Apple adds pink to the iPod nano lineup

Apple today announced that it is adding a new pink iPod nano to the lineup of its popular music player. The much-requested pink iPod nano is available immediately in an 8GB model for US$199. iPod nano features a two-inch display which lets users watch the brand new iTunes Movie Rentals, or TV shows and music videos purchased from the iTunes Store. iPod [...]

AP IMPACT: Folk medicines contain lead

Maria didn't mean to poison her children. Quite the opposite. Worried about her daughters' lack of appetite, the young Houston mother was merely following her grandmother's advice when she gave the two girls and a niece a dose of "greta" -- a Mexican folk medicine used to treat children's stomach ailments.

Sarah Michelle Gellar Bares All in Vaseline Ad

The 30-year-old Buffy the Vampire Slayer actress, who reportedly has had no nudity clauses written into film contracts, shows off her flawless skin in the ad, but not her face.

Army Gets Fewer High School Grads in '07

WASHINGTON — The percent of Army recruits with a high school diploma dropped last year, continuing a trend that has worsened since the start of the Iraq war, according to a report released Tuesday. National Priorities Project, a research group that analyzes federal data, found that nearly 71 percent of Army recruits graduated from high school in the [...]

Wis. man has items stolen, returned

Perhaps it was a case of robber's remorse. Frederick Meyer reported a laptop, a Palm pilot, a GPS unit and a digital camera stolen from his home -- only to have most the items left in front of his house a few days later, according to a subpoena filed in court Monday.

Former Titans DT Rien Long critical after car crash

Former Tennessee Titans defensive tackle Rien Long was in critical condition Tuesday after he crashed his sports car into a rock wall while driving onto an interstate.