Packers sign Rodgers to long term deal
October 31, 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Green Bay Packers signed quarterback Aaron Rodgers to a long-term contract extension on Friday.
One in five homeowners with mortgages under water
October 31, 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nearly one in five U.S. mortgage borrowers owe more to lenders than their homes are worth, and the rate may soon approach one in four as housing prices fall and the economy weakens, a report on Friday shows.
Three die off Miami on migrant voyage
October 31, 2008
MIAMI (Reuters) - Three migrants died and 26 others were captured when a fishing boat trying to reach Florida ran aground on Friday at one of America’s wealthiest locales, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
Radcliffe seeks another New York marathon revival
October 31, 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - World record holder Paula Radcliffe loves autumn in New York and said on Friday it was the perfect stage for another racing revival when she defends her New York City Marathon title on Sunday.
U.S. border police arrest Mexican troops
October 31, 2008
PHOENIX (Reuters) - U.S. border police arrested seven Mexican soldiers after they accidentally strayed over the international boundary into Arizona, authorities said.
MTV and Activision face off in battle of the brands
October 31, 2008
DENVER (Billboard) - Now that “Rock Band” publisher MTV Networks just scored the Beatles catalog for a new videogame, announced days after the October 26 release of Activision’s “Guitar Hero World Tour,” the stage is set for another battle of the bands between the two music-based game franchises.
Aguilera reinvents old hits on new collection
October 31, 2008
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Whether she’s exposing her erotic side on the 2002 “Stripped” album or emulating pinup dolls in videos like “Candy Man” and “Ain’t No Other Man” from “Back to Basics” in 2006, Christina Aguilera has continually reinvented herself.
Palmer edges in front at Ginn sun Mer Classic
October 31, 2008
MIAMI (Reuters) - American Ryan Palmer fired a tidy one-under 71 in difficult scoring conditions to grab a one-shot lead at the midway point of the Ginn sur Mer Classic on Friday.
"Law and Order" gripped by murder on Wall Street
October 31, 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In a story seemingly ripped from current headlines, “Law & Order” begins a new season next week with an episode featuring a New York stockbroker who is beaten to death in broad daylight.
Nielsen finds strong TV-Internet usage overlap
October 31, 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Nearly a third of all U.S. household Internet activity takes place while the user watches television, suggesting new and old media often share rather than compete for attention, the Nielsen Company said in a report on Friday.
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