Studios and actors remain at odds in labor talks
April 30, 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - With two days left before a self-imposed deadline in contract talks with actors, major Hollywood studios said on Wednesday the two sides remained far from a deal and that excessive union demands were to blame.
New York hopes cards for inmates will solve crimes
April 30, 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Inmates in 58 county jails across New York are getting playing cards with the pictures of missing persons in hopes the photos will jog memories and help solve cold cases.
Love, not politics, tops Nicholson’s "bucket list"
April 30, 2008
TOKYO (Reuters) - Standing in the shower before the Tokyo premiere of his movie “The Bucket List,” Jack Nicholson contemplated his own “bucket list” of last great goals, the three-time Oscar winner said on Wednesday.
Nine Inch Nails hammers scalpers with new policy
April 30, 2008
NEW YORK (Billboard) - In a move meant to get fans into premium seats and bypass ticket brokers and scalpers, industrial-rock band Nine Inch Nails has reserved tickets to each of its upcoming summer tour dates for registered users of its Web site, NIN.com.
Golf courses, developers nibble at Asia’s rice paddies
April 30, 2008
TANAH LOT, Indonesia (Reuters) - The tourists who tee off at this golf course on Bali’s west coast are probably unaware that the ground beneath their feet is connected to a global panic over rice supplies.
Vets’ attorney asks judge to help stem suicides
April 30, 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Saying 18 U.S. veterans commit suicide every day, a lawyer representing veterans’ groups asked a federal judge on Wednesday to order the government to provide better mental health care.
U.S. trip helped pope, Catholic Church image: poll
April 30, 2008
ROME (Reuters) - Americans have a more favorable view of Pope Benedict and the Catholic Church after his U.S. trip but many believe more must be done to avoid a repetition of a sexual abuse scandal that rocked the Church, a poll showed on Wednesday.
Big Brown starts outside in Kentucky Derby
April 30, 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Favorite Big Brown, unbeaten in three career starts, faces a tough test in the Kentucky Derby after drawing the 20th post position on Wednesday for Saturday’s opening Triple Crown race for three-year-olds.
Big Brown starts outside in Kentucky Derby
April 30, 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Favorite Big Brown, unbeaten in three career starts, faces a tough test in the Kentucky Derby after drawing the 20th post position on Wednesday for Saturday’s opening Triple Crown race for three-year-olds.
De La Hoya seeks spectacular ending against Forbes
April 30, 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oscar De La Hoya wants to be the first man to knock out Steve Forbes when the two men meet in Los Angeles on Saturday.
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