RENO, Nev. (AP) — Jack Hanlon, who had roles in the 1926 silent classic "The General" and in two 1927 "Our Gang" comedies, died Thursday in Las Vegas at the age of 96.His niece, Wendy Putnam Park of Las Vegas, says the precocious, freckle-faced Hanlon was a natural as a child actor from 1926 to 1933.After a small role with Buster Keaton in "The General," he played mischievous kids in two of Hal Roach's...
Mislabeled Foods Find Their Way to Diners’ Tables
Label: HealthATLANTA — The menu offered fried catfish. But Freddie Washington, a pastor in Tuscaloosa, Ala., who sometimes eats out five nights a week and was raised on Gulf Coast seafood, was served tilapia. Dustin Chambers for The New York TimesConsumers are misled most frequently when they buy fish, investigators say, because diners have such limited knowledge about seafood. ...
Don't impoverish yourself to pay kids' student loans
Label: Business Dear Liz: I'm in my 50s. My kids have college loan debts that might total more than $200,000. I allowed them to take out loans because I expected to inherit $300,000 to help them pay off the debt. Now that inheritance will not happen.I have $250,000 saved for retirement. When I'm 58 1/2 years old, I would like to pull that money out and pay some...
Dec
15
Apple takes investors on a wild ride
Label: World SAN FRANCISCO — With only modest expectations, Robert Leitao of Santa Clarita made a decision in 1994 that would change his...
As Conn. story unfolds, media struggle with facts
Label: LifestyleNEW YORK (AP) — The scope and senselessness of the Newtown, Conn., school shooting challenged journalists' ability to do much more than lend, or impose, their presence on the scene.Pressed with the awful urgency of the story, television, along with other media, fell prey to reporting "facts" that were often in conflict or wrong.How many people were killed? Which Lanza brother was the shooter: Adam...
School Yoga Class Draws Religious Protest From Christians
Label: HealthT. Lynne Pixley for The New York TimesMiriam Ruiz during a yoga class last week at Paul Ecke Central Elementary School in Encinitas, Calif. A few dozen parents are protesting that the program amounts to religious indoctrination. More Photos »ENCINITAS, Calif. — By 9:30 a.m. at Paul Ecke Central Elementary School, tiny feet were shifting from downward dog pose to chair pose to warrior pose in surprisingly...
United Airlines pilots ratify new labor contract
Label: Business CHICAGO — After years of divisive negotiations between United Airlines and its pilots, union members on Saturday ratified a...
Dec
14
Gunman kills 20 kids, 6 adults at Connecticut elementary school
Label: World NEWTOWN, Conn. — A gunman massacred 20 children and six adults at a suburban elementary school here Friday morning before killing...
Owner of Rivera plane being investigated by DEA
Label: LifestylePHOENIX (AP) — The company that owns a luxury jet that crashed and killed Latin music star Jenni Rivera is under investigation by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, and the agency seized two of its planes earlier this year as part of the ongoing probe.DEA spokeswoman Lisa Webb Johnson confirmed Thursday the planes owned by Las Vegas-based Starwood Management were seized in Texas and Arizona,...
Life Expectancy Rises Around World, Study Finds
Label: HealthA sharp decline in deaths from malnutrition and infectious diseases like measles and tuberculosis has caused a shift in global mortality patterns over the past 20 years, according to a report published on Thursday, with far more of the world’s population now living into old age and dying from diseases mostly associated with rich countries, like cancer and heart disease. Tony Karumba/Agence...
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
Copyright © Good News. All rights reserved.
Design 
And Business Directories
