News Archive for March 23 2008

Singer Corinne Bailey Rae's Husband Dies

The husband of singer Corinne Bailey Rae was found dead Saturday of a suspected drug overdose, according to Sky News sources.

Tejano Star Emilio Navaira Critical After Crash

Filed under: Music, Nurse!TMZ.com: Grammy-winning Tejano singer Emilio Navaira was critically injured after his band's bus crashed in Houston. Navaira and his band Rio had performed at a Houston nightclub on Saturday night. Cops say around 5:00 AM Sunday the band's bus slammed into... Read more

Al Copeland, flamboyant founder of Popeyes fried chicken chain, dies at 64

Al Copeland, who became rich selling spicy fried chicken and notorious for his flamboyant lifestyle, died today at a clinic near Munich, Germany. He was 64.

Cuban music icon 'Cachao' dies

Cuban bassist and composer Israel ""Cachao" Lopez, who is credited with pioneering the mambo style of music, died Saturday.

Tigers place OF Granderson on 15-day disabled list with broken finger (AP)

Detroit Tigers center fielder Curtis Granderson was placed on the 15-day disabled list Sunday and will miss opening day. A finger on his right hand was broken when he was hit by a pitch in the fourth inning of Saturday’s rain-shortened game against the Philadelphia Phillies. Granderson had a baseball-best 23 triples to go along [...]

Jared Leto And Lindsay Lohan's Film On Lennon's Assassin Gets One Star

Jared Leto put on some 60 pounds to play John Lennon assassin Mark David Chapman, a feat that some have likened to Robert De Niro's transformative weight gain for "Raging Bull." Well, there's nothing raging about "Chapter 27." The feature debut from writer-director Jarrett Schaefer is a lethargic, ponderous slog that feels much longer than its brief [...]

47 crew abandon fishing boat off Alaska

All 47 crew members of a Seattle-based fishing boat have abandoned ship after the vessel started sinking about 120 miles off Alaska.

Man killed over loaf of bread KFC plans rollout of grilled chicken to draw healthy eaters

What in the name of Colonel Harland Sanders is going on at KFC? The chain built by his secret recipe for fried chicken is about to give equal billing to, gulp, grilled chicken.