Archive for February, 2010

VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Former “Growing Pains” actor Andrew Koenig was found dead Thursday in a wooded area of a sprawling downtown park where he enjoyed spending time, apparently after committing suicide. The actor’s father,...

VANCOUVER – The U.S. women’s hockey team was hoping the pressure of playing at home would weigh too heavily on its Canadian opponents in Thursday’s gold-medal game. Instead, a capacity crowd at Canada Hockey Place that included Wayne...

The buzz in Florida political circles today has been centered around the revelation that former House Speaker Marco Rubio, now a candidate for U.S. Senate, made extensive use of a controversial American Express card provided by the Republican Party of...

Florida Republican Party officials tried to steer clear Thursday of American Express charges rang up by former House Speaker Marco Rubio, but disclosure of the reports sparked an angry exchange with Gov. Charlie Crist, his U.S. Senate rival. The Miami...

A decade ago, Oldsmobile went. Last year, Pontiac. Saturn, Saab and Hummer were discontinued. A thousand GM dealerships shut down. To those who grew up in a “GM family,” where buying a Chrysler was like converting to Islam, what happened to...

Ricky Schroder admits he’s feeling pretty homesick these days, as he’s learning to adjust to life half a world away. “I moved to Barcelona, Spain six months ago with my wife and four kids. It was my wife’s dream to live abroad...

Lily Tomlin is heading to New York to shoot the 11th episode of this season’s “Damages,” and says, “I can’t wait to learn what my character is up to.” As fans of the hit FX series know, Tomlin is playing the wife of...

“Nurse Jackie” series star Edie Falco acknowledges that “I have flirted with guilt” about being a single working mother, but notes, “I’ve been in therapy since the beginning of time, so I found a place where I can talk...

Guy Fieri — who shot like a bolt of lightening from college hospitality courses to host of several Food Network Shows to emcee of NBC’s March 14-debuting “Minute to Win It” game show” — heads to the White House next month,...

With MLB teams reporting for spring training last week, I reflected on my love interest – baseball.  Baseball had my heart from the beginning.  I remember the early days of playing tee ball as a youngster and being quite horrendous.  I tested the...