HACKENSACK, N.J. — Robert Hegyes, the New Jersey-born actor who played Jewish Puerto-Rican wheeler-dealer Juan Luis Pedro Phillipo de Huevos Epstein on the 1970s classic “Welcome Back Kotter,” died after an apparent heart attack in his Metuchen, N.J., home Thursday morning. He was 60. Hegyes, who also co-starred on “Cagney and Lacey” and taught occasional [...]
STATE – If you have a family member who has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia disorder, an Alzheimer’s Association Support Group can offer you an opportunity to find out more about available community resources, learn from others who are going through similar experiences and obtain additional educational materials. The support groups [...]
Matthew Broderick resurrects Ferris Bueller for a Honda commercial. Everyone’s favorite slacker teen is coming back — for a Honda commercial. A 10-second clip circulating on the Web shows Matthew Broderick pulling back the curtains in his bedroom and quipping “How can I handle work on a day like today?”, a play off of his [...]
Rumors got going Thursday night (Jan. 26) and into Friday morning, mostly on Twitter, where “RIP Cher” became a trending topic. The kerfuffle may have started with user Lorraine Star, who “retweeted” an obviously fake CNN tweet: “RT @CNN: American recording artist Cher dies at 65 years old. Found dead in Malibu home.” This Lorraine [...]
Davos, Switzerland (CNN) — Prime Minister David Cameron acknowledged Thursday there had been no movement on renegotiating Britain’s inclusion in a treaty thrashed out by European leaders last month in a bid to stave off a debt crisis. Britain was alone among the 27 European Union nations in refusing point-blank to sign the European deal, [...]
(CNN) — World No. 1 Novak Djokovic survived an enthralling marathon clash with Andy Murray on Friday to earn an Australian Open final showdown with Rafael Nadal. The Serbian thrashed Murray in straight sets in last year’s final to launch an incredible year in which he won three of the four grand slams and toppled [...]
PUNTA GORDA, Fla. — Rick Santorum is tired, almost broke – and going home. The former Pennsylvania senator is taking a pause from Florida campaigning just days before the Tuesday primary that even he expects to deal him a third consecutive loss. Santorum says he would rather spend his Saturday sitting at his kitchen table [...]
SAN FRANCISCO – Tech stocks opened to gains Thursday morning, led by strong upticks by Netflix Inc. and LSI Corp. , both of which surged upwards following earnings reports on Wednesday afternoon. SanDisk shares fell more than 10% after the company issued disappointing projections for the current quarter and fiscal year. The Nasdaq Composite was [...]
(CNN) — Online social networking site Twitter said Thursday it will begin deleting users’ tweets in countries that require it — but it will still keep those deleted tweets visible to the rest of the world. The move is significant because, until now, the only way Twitter could comply with countries’ limits was to remove [...]
Michael Robinson wouldn’t miss being in State College yesterday for anything in the world. He wouldn’t even allow the more than 5,500 miles that stand between Honolulu, Hawaii and State College, Pa. from him being at the Bryce Jordan Center on Thursday. Robinson was asked by the Paterno family to represent the players that played [...]