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John Lewis hails 'inspirational' sales effort in January sale - Times Online


John Lewis Partnership led the charge yesterday on a brighter day for some retailers. Sales at the employee-owned group's 27 department stores soared 27 per cent in the first week of the January sales. The performance of the bellwether was matched by ...


9 Jan 2009

Ex-"Sopranos" actor faces 15 for botched burglary - Boston Globe


New York (AP)— A former actor on "The Sopranos" faces up to 15 years in prison for a botched burglary in the Bronx in which an accomplice shot and killed a police officer. A jury acquitted Lillo Brancato Jr. in the death of the police officer, but ...


9 Jan 2009

Obama mother-in-law to join family in White House - News-Democrat


WASHINGTON -- Get ready for the in-law in chief. Transition officials said Friday that President-elect Barack Obama's mother-in-law, Marian Robinson, is moving into the White House to join Michelle Obama and their two children. It's not clear whether ...


9 Jan 2009

Illinois governor impeached in case of Obama's seat (2nd Roundup) - Monsters and Critics


Washington - The lower body of the Illinois state legislature voted overwhelmingly Friday to impeach Governor Rod Blagojevich, who was arrested last month for trying to sell president-elect Barack Obama's vacant US Senate seat. The House of ...


9 Jan 2009

More of John August’s Remnants , Please! - Newteevee.com


Ah, irony. When Hollywood’s film and TV writers went “pencils down” in last year’s strike over issues like a fair rate for Internet distribution, who knew that one of the byproducts of their newfound downtime would be great online video? We ...


9 Jan 2009

Israel, Hamas defy UN call for cease-fire in Gaza - Twin Falls Times-News


JERUSALEM - Israeli jets and helicopters bombarded Gaza Friday and Hamas responded with a barrage of rockets on at least two cities as both sides defied a U.N. call for an immediate cease-fire. One Israeli airstrike killed two Hamas militants and ...


9 Jan 2009

John Varvatos' iPod picks (Los Angeles Times)


YAHOO - John VarvatosWhat does a hard-core audiophile designer with a Rolodex full of rock 'n' rollers have on his iPod? We asked John Varvatos, who says he has about 35,000 albums prepped to 'Pod, what's currently in heavy rotation:


9 Jan 2009

Trader Joe’s Sues Gristede’s Foods Over Trader John’s (Update1) (Bloomberg)


YAHOO - Trader Joe’s Sues Gristede’s Foods Over Trader John’s (Update1) (Bloomberg)Jan. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Trader Joe’s Co., the operator of specialty grocery stores, sued Gristede’s Foods Inc. , alleging the supermarket chain committed trademark infringement by opening a food market in New York called Trader John’s.


9 Jan 2009

More John Wells at NBC (The Hollywood Reporter)


YAHOO - More John Wells at NBC (The Hollywood Reporter)NBC has ordered three more episodes of John Wells' medical drama "ER" as well as six episodes of his new cop drama "Police."


9 Jan 2009

Saint John man gets 8 months in jail for sex assault on 11-year-old girl (CBC New Brunswick)


YAHOO - Saint John man gets 8 months in jail for sex assault on 11-year-old girl (CBC New Brunswick)A 60-year-old Saint John man has been sentenced to eight months in jail after being found guilty of sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl in 2007.


9 Jan 2009

John Varvatos hopes to go global with rock-flavored menswear line. (Los Angeles Times)


YAHOO - John Varvatos hopes to go global with rock-flavored menswear line. (Los Angeles Times)There's a rock god inside every guy, John Varvatos says. His thriving lifestyle label taps the fantasy. Next week, when his men's collection hits the Milan runway, New York designer John Varvatos will be firing the opening salvo in a bid to make his rock-flavored label the next American lifestyle brand to go global. In nine years, he's managed to make fashion safe for men, invented the ...


9 Jan 2009

Director: John Travolta "Needs Some Time" (US Weekly)


YAHOO - Director: John Travolta "Needs Some Time" (US Weekly)John Travolta received words of support from the directors of his next movie, Bolt, the day of his son Jett's funeral. "Our hearts go out to him," Byron Howard told Usmagazine.com at the Critics Choice Awards on Thursday. "He has got such a soft heart, and is such a genuine guy. He loves his family obviously and we really feel for him." Added Chris Williams: "He spoke of his family quite ...


9 Jan 2009

John Doerr Offers Clues on Lithium Battery Investment - DealBook ...


John Doerr, the prominent cleantech venture capitalist for Kleiner Perkins Caufiled & Byers, gave his standard earnest speech before a Senate Committee hearing on how greentech investing can spur the economy on Wednesday morning, ...


9 Jan 2009

John Tory's political life saver | Christina Blizzard | Columnists ...


The worst kept secret in the Legislature will finally become official in Lindsay this morning.


9 Jan 2009

John 3:16 -- Latest Bible Verse to Be Featured On Tim Tebow's Eye ...


It's no secret that Tim Tebow is passionate about expressing his Christian faith. In fact, he's so passionate that he's used eye-black markings this s.


8 Jan 2009

GPB News: John Smoltz Leaving Braves


Thought by many Atlanta Braves fans, and many Braves players to be a day they'd never see, veteran pitcher John Smoltz is leaving the organization. Smoltz has agreed to a 1-year, $5.5 million contract to pitch for the Boston Red Sox in ...


8 Jan 2009

More John Wells at NBC


TV and "ER" executive producer John Wells, the network also has ordered six episodes of Wells' new cop drama "Police." NBC and WBTV have been in intense negotiations during the past few weeks for a "Police" series pickup. ...


8 Jan 2009

John McFall: Britain needs a state bank | Comment is free | The ...


John McFall: To avert depression, the the government itself must take on the task of getting credit flowing.


8 Jan 2009