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22 Jan 2009 09:08

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U.S.: Passengers of the Hudson River crash make bank

  • $5,000 for NYC jet crash passengers source

22 Jan 2009 09:01

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Culture: Other top Oscar nod-getters: “Slumdog,” “Dark Knight,” “Milk”

  • 10 Oscar nominations for Slumdog Millionaire, the previous frontrunner (well, before today) source

22 Jan 2009 08:57

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Culture: The curious case of way too many Oscar nominations

  • 13 Oscar nominations for “Benjamin Button.” Really? How? source

22 Jan 2009 08:45

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Offbeat: Know that stupid hat Aretha Franklin wore at the inauguration?

Here’s some details on that jerk who made it. Fashion crime! source

22 Jan 2009 08:33

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Sports: How’s Tom Brady doing with that knee injury?

  • Anyone who’s come back from injuries that require surgery, it’s just a process. There’s some good days, some bad days, and you just got to keep plugging through them. That’s life.
  • Tom Brady • The New England Patriots’ star quarterback, on his recovery from season-ending knee surgery. The Patriots have missed him; after an undefeated 2007 regular season, they went 11-5 in 2008 but missed the playoffs. • source

22 Jan 2009 08:27

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Music: Taylor Swift, a familiar face at No. 1

  • 7 weeks atop the album charts for Taylor Swift’s “Fearless” source