Hall of Fame jockey Bill Hartack, one of only two jockeys to have won the Kentucky Derby five times, died Monday at age 74. picked by punthe 11 months ago

Everyone's a winner after a direct-mail marketing company hired by a local car dealership mistakenly sent out 50,000 scratch-off tickets to residents _ all of them declaring the ticket-holder the $1,000 grand prize winner. Just one of the tickets was supposed to be the grand prize winner. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Words to live by, from a warning label on a small tractor: "Danger: Avoid Death." That warning was selected Wednesday as the winner of the 11th annual "Wacky Warning Label Contest," sponsored by Michigan Lawsuit Abuse Watch. The contest is part of an effort to show the effects of lawsuits on warning labels. picked by AutumnLotus 10 months ago

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) has been recognised by the European Imaging and Sound Association (EISA) for the very first time, with PLAYSTATION 3 (PS3) receiving the award for home entertainment. picked by punthe 1 year ago

A release from the ''Paul Harvey News'' office says Lynne Harvey died early Saturday at their home in suburban River Forest after a yearlong battle with leukemia. Her age was not immediately available.

Update: She was 92

-Good day. picked by punthe 5 months ago

Played serene mom Margaret Anderson on ‘Father Knows Best’ and as Spock's mom in Star Trek picked by tlovesd 2 years ago

A Lottery winner who blew a £5.1 million jackpot he won three years ago is being hunted by bailiffs chasing more than £370,000 of debt. picked by topofall 6 months ago

Davis Lassman took chapters from three of Jane Austen’s books, Northanger Abbey, Pride and Prejudice, and Persuasion, and sent them to 18 different literary agents and publishers."Rejected" picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

Oscar Peterson, whose early talent, speedy fingers and musical genius made him one of the world's best known jazz pianists, has died. He was 82. picked by deaddonkeysrule 10 months ago

Fanny and Alexander (1984) was his last major feature, and is regarded as one of his best. He kept working well into old age, producing his last television series, Saraband, in 2003. picked by hisidea 1 year ago

With the world's biggest gong show going on tonight, take a moment to reflect on some of the more dubious choices the Academy has made in the past.

All of these films were nominated for Best Picture, and all lost out to other, generally lesser films picked by pocksucket 8 months ago

Claiborne died Tuesday at the New York Presbyterian Hospital after suffering from cancer for a number of years. picked by punthe 1 year ago

He was 85 and never changed his lifestyle even after winning. Son says that he hopes the money doesn't cause friction between his father's survivors, including two ex-wives and five other children. Yes, I'm SURE that won't be a problem at all... picked by moe 7 months ago

Anita Rodd**k, who pioneered cruelty-free beauty products with her Body Shop stores, died today of a massive brain hemorrhage in London. picked by punthe 1 year ago

Jim Dooley, who succeeded George Halas as head coach of the Bears, died Tuesday, his daughter said. He was 77. Dooley coached the Bears from 1968-71. picked by punthe 9 months ago

George McCorkle, a founding member of the Marshall Tucker Band and author of Southern rock anthem “Fire on the Mountain,” died this morning in a Nashville-area hospital of complications from cancer. picked by punthe 1 year ago

Seventy-one year old Oscar winner Morgan Freeman and his wife Myrna, 67, are divorcing after 24 years of marriage. picked by qazwer00 2 months ago

The Jack Adams Award is an annual award presented by the National Hockey League Broadcasters' Association to the NHL coach adjudged to have contributed the most to his team's success. The winner is selected in a poll among members of the NHL Broadcasters' Association at the end of the regular season. picked by punthe 1 year ago

Car-building legend Boyd Coddington, whose testosterone-injected cable TV reality show "American Hot Rod" introduced the nation to the West Coast hot rod guru, has died. He was 63. picked by punthe 8 months ago

Longtime ABC movie critic Joel Siegel has died at the age of 63. picked by punthe 1 year ago