No class, no cash: “Slumdog” kids miss school MUMBAI, India – The slum kid stars of “Slumdog Millionaire” want a lot of things in life — new houses, a car, trips to London and Paris — but they aren’t too interested in school. Ten-year-old Rubina Ali has missed nearly 75 percent of her classes and […]
Sopranos Season 1 Episode Guide
Season 1 Season 1, Episode 1: Pilot Original Air Date—10 January 1999 A mobster passes out at a family barbecue and seeks therapy to understand why. Season 1, Episode 2: 46 Long Original Air Date—17 January 1999 Chris and his friend Brendan hijack a truck carrying DVD players, without realizing that Tony’s Uncle Junior has […]
Eugene Pontecorvo
“Boss or no, you don’t raise your hand to another made guy.” Eugene Pontecorvo was a member of the crew that was headed by Ralph Cifaretto, and was one of the few people who actually seemed to get along with the late capo. He was one of the newer made guys in New Jersey; he […]
Things Your Grocer Won’t Tell You
Get smarter about grocery shopping. These tips could change your family eating habits. 1. If you hate crowds and lines, shop at dinnertime (5 to 9 p.m.) or even later. Only 4 percent of shoppers hit the aisles between 9 p.m. and 8 a.m. Least-crowded day of the week? Wednesday. 2. Go ahead and reach […]
Gasoline heading above $3
NEW YORK (AP) — Retail gas prices likely bottomed out last week, and they’re again headed to above $3 a gallon this summer, experts said Monday. Although pump prices typically rise this time of year as refineries switch to a more expensive grade of gas, the increase likely will frustrate many motorists. Prices are climbing […]
‘Sheriff Joe’ defiant after immigration ruling
PHOENIX – Lost in the hoopla over Arizona’s immigration law is the fact that state and local authorities for years have been doing their own aggressive crackdowns in the busiest illegal gateway into the country. Nowhere in the U.S. is local enforcement more present than in metropolitan Phoenix, where Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio routinely […]
Volcano erupts after 400-year silence
Thousands of Indonesians were evacuated from the slopes of a volcano on Sunday after it erupted for the first time in more than 400 years, spewing out lava and sending smoke and dust 1,500 meters (5,000 feet) into the air. Mount Sinabung, in the north of the island of Sumatra, began erupting around midnight after […]
Voice Actors of Toy Story 3
The beloved “Toy Story” franchise releases its third (and supposedly final) chapter this weekend. The movie not only features many of the beloved characters from the previous two installments, but also a whole raft of new ones. Click ahead to see some characters from “Toy Story 3” — both new and old — along with […]