News Archive for March 2008
03/01
British airman killed in rocket attack in Basra namedThe British airman who died in a rocket attack on a military base in Basra, southern Iraq, has been named by the Ministry of Defence (MoD).
03/02
Japan's Mitsubishi Electric to exit cell phone handset ops - reportTOKYO (Thomson Financial) - Japanese electronics giant Mitsubishi Electric Corp has decided to withdraw from the cellular phone business, even cancelling models it was scheduled to supply this spring to NTT DoCoMo Inc, the Nikkei reported on Monday, without citing sources.
03/03
Guitarist Jeff Healey dies of cancer at 41Blind rock and jazz musician Jeff Healey has died after a lifelong battle against cancer. He was 41.
03/04
Dungeons & Dragons co-creator Gary Gygax dies at 69; mapped out role-playing game in 1974MILWAUKEE - Gary Gygax, who co-created the fantasy game Dungeons & Dragons and helped start the role-playing phenomenon, died this morning at his home in Lake Geneva.
03/05
Patrick Swayze cancer reports confirmedLATEST: Dirty Dancing star Patrick Swayze has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and might have just weeks to live, a representative for the actor has confirmed.
03/06
Crews to move 9/11 survivors staircaseTom Canavan saw the stairs through the smoke after tunneling out of debris that buried him when the World Trade Center's south tower collapsed. The sun fell on a section of gold awning that led him down the stairs to safety on a nearby street.
03/07
Lisa Marie Presley pregnant with twins - reportLisa Marie Presley - the daughter of late music legend Elvis Presley - is pregnant with twins, it has been claimed.
03/08
Sun: We'll put Java on the iPhoneSun Microsystems is developing a Java Virtual Machine for Apple's iPhone and plans to release the JVM some time after June, enabling Java applications to run on the popular mobile device.
03/09
Jaime Pressly - Premiere of "Horton Hears A Who" in Westwood03/10
NY governor Eliot Spitzer 'linked to prostitution'Eliot Spitzer, the governor of New York, told senior members of his administration that he was involved in a prostitution ring, the New York Times has reported on its web site, citing an administration official.
03/11
Mary Ann -- More Like Mary Jane!!Filed under: Celebrity JusticeTMZ.com: Dawn Wells, the actress that played Mary Ann on "Gilligan's Island," was busted with marijuana in her car after driving home from her birthday party in Idaho -- and she's 69!Wells was pulled over on October 18 after a Teton County sheriff noticed her... Read more
03/12
Jack Kevorkian Plans Run for Congress in MichiganAssisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian is planning a run for Congress.
03/13
Former Ohio Sen. Howard Metzenbaum DiesFormer Ohio senator who fought big business dies at 90.
03/14
Actress Minnie Driver confirms pregnancyActress Minnie Driver appeared on "The Tonight Show" with Jay Leno and confirmed her rumored pregnancy.
03/15
Professor Joseph Weizenbaum: Creator of the 'Eliza' programIn 1966 Joseph Weizenbaum, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), published one of the most celebrated computer programs of all time. The program interacted with a user sitting at an electric typewriter, in English, in the manner of a Rogerian psychotherapist. Weizenbaum called the program "Eliza" because "like the Eliza of [...]
03/16
5 Dead in Northern Ohio Car AccidentA car drove off a hilly state highway in northern Ohio, overturned, struck several trees and caught fire _ killing the three men and two women inside, authorities said.
03/17
Body of former ABBA drummer found on Spanish islandMADRID, Spain---- A former drummer for the Swedish pop band ABBA has been found dead with cuts on his neck on the Spanish island of Mallorca, police said Monday. Foul play is not suspected.
03/18
Sci-Fi Writer Arthur C. Clarke Dies At 90An aide says science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke has died.
03/19
Robin Williams Returns To TV With 'Law & Order' RoleLOS ANGELES (AP) - Robin Williams will guest star on ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,'' but don't expect him to bring laughs to the NBC crime drama.[...] Read more!
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03/20
'Man For All Seasons' Actor Paul Scofield Dies At 86LONDON (AP) - Paul Scofield, the towering British stage actor who won international fame and an Academy Award for the film ''A Man for All Seasons,'' has died. He was 86. Scofield died Wednesday in a hospital near his home in southern England, agent Rosalind Chatto said. He had been suffering from leukemia.[...] Read more!
03/21
State Department fires 2 for looking at Obama's passport fileWASHINGTON -- Two contract employees for the State Department have been fired and a third disciplined for inappropriately looking at the passport file of Democratic Sen. Barack Obama's passport file, a spokesman said Thursday. Spokesman Sean McCormack said the...
03/22
Three treated for suspected toxic honey poisoningA 32-year-old man is in a satisfactory condition in Thames Hospital after being one of three people to be treated for symptoms of toxic honey poisioning in the Coromandel.
03/23
Singer Corinne Bailey Rae's Husband DiesThe husband of singer Corinne Bailey Rae was found dead Saturday of a suspected drug overdose, according to Sky News sources.
03/24
Beatles' friend Neil Aspinall diesNeil Aspinall, a close friend and former road manager of The Beatles who was sometimes referred to as the fifth member of the band, died in New York of lung cancer, former band members said on Monday.
03/25
Smashing Pumpkins sue Virgin over Pepsi promoAlternative-rock band Smashing Pumpkins has sued Virgin Records, saying their former record label damaged the Grammy-winning ...
03/26
Richard Widmark, Actor, Dies at 93Richard Widmark created a villain in his first movie role who was so repellent and frightening that the actor became a star overnight.
03/27
Finn who chipped ear off Easter Island statue is fined $17,000A Finnish tourist who chipped an ear off an Easter Island statue is fined $17,000 and told to stay away for three years.
03/28
Poison drummer arrested on rape warrantPoison drummer Rikki Rockett was arrested on a rape warrant and his case was turned over to the district attorney's office for possible grand jury consideration, officials said Friday.
03/29
E Guinea seeks Thatcher's arrestEquatorial Guinea issues an arrest warrant for Sir Mark Thatcher over his alleged role in a 2004 failed coup.
03/30
Cambodian Killing Fields survivor Dith Pran dies of cancerCambodian-born journalist Dith Pran, famous for his tale of surviving his country's murderous Khmer Rouge revolutionaries, died of cancer on Sunday.
03/31
Singer Sean Levert Dies At 39 After One Week In JailFiled under: BV BuzzBlack Voices Blogs: By Jawn Murray, BlackVoices.com One third of the R&B trio LeVert, singer Sean Levert has died. The 39-year-old crooner, son of O'Jays lead singer Eddie Levert and younger brother to the late Gerald Levert, died after a... Read more