Author Archives: Syndicated Content
The Hardship of Being a Sequestered Juror
This is a partial transcript from "On the Record," November 4, 2004, that has been edited for clarity.Watch "On the Record" every weeknight at 10 p.m. ET!GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, HOST: If jurors in the Pet...
Jan 14, 2015
Dan Rather to Step Down as CBS Anchor
Veteran newsman Dan Rather (search) announced Tuesday that he would step down as anchor of "CBS Evening News" in March, the 24th anniversary of his taking over the job from Walter Cronkite.The move co...
Jan 14, 2015
Actor John D. Barrymore Dies at 72
Actor John D. Barrymore (search), the father of Drew Barrymore, died Monday, the actress said. He was 72."He was a cool cat. Please smile when you think of him," Drew Barrymore said in a statement iss...
Jan 14, 2015
Radio Host Calls Rice an 'Aunt Jemima'
A radio talk show host drew criticism Thursday after calling Condoleezza Rice (search) an "Aunt Jemima" and saying she isn't competent to be secretary of state.John Sylvester (search), the program dir...
Jan 14, 2015
Yushchenko Poisoning Sparks Criminal Probe
Ukrainian prosecutors Sunday reopened their investigation into allegations Viktor Yushchenko (search) was poisoned after doctors treating the opposition leader confirmed he had been slipped the toxic ...
Jan 14, 2015
Swing Era Bandleader Artie Shaw Dies at 94
Artie Shaw (search), the clarinetist and bandleader whose recording of "Begin the Beguine" epitomized the Big Band era, died Thursday at his home. He was 94.Shaw had long suffered from adult onset dia...
Jan 14, 2015
Interfaith Couples Celebrate 'Chrismukkah'
A remote barn in Livingston, Mont., serves as the worksite for a harmonious holiday quest.Ron and Michelle Gompertz, an interfaith couple, launched the greeting card company Chrismukkah.com this year ...
Jan 14, 2015
'Law & Order' Star Jerry Orbach Dies
Actor Jerry Orbach (search), who played a world-weary cop on TV's "Law & Order" and put Baby in the corner in "Dirty Dancing," has died of prostate cancer at 69, a representative of the show said ...
Jan 14, 2015
Powerball Winner's Wife Wishes He'd Torn Up Ticket
The world's first glimpse of Jack Whittaker (search), winner of the richest undivided lottery jackpot in U.S. history, was of a boisterous, happy-go-lucky guy in a big cowboy hat who loved his family,...
Jan 14, 2015
Linklater Classmates Sue Over 'Dazed and Confused'
Three former high school classmates of "Dazed and Confused" (search) director Richard Linklater have filed a lawsuit claiming they have suffered embarrassment and ridicule because of characters based ...
Jan 14, 2015