Earnings roundup: Levi Strauss profit drops 41 pct, Bassett Furniture posts $3.4M loss in 3QOctober 8th, 2009 Earnings roundup: Levi Strauss, Bassett FurnitureAmong the earnings stories for Thursday, Oct. 8, from AP Financial News:
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Levi Strauss & Co.
Scripps Networks to rebrand Fine Living as Cooking Channel in NYC's Chelsea MarketOctober 8th, 2009 Scripps turns Fine Living into Cooking ChannelKNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Scripps Networks Interactive Inc.
Attorney says Playgirl shoot next up for teenage father of Sarah Palin's grandsonOctober 7th, 2009 Father of Palin's grandson to pose for PlaygirlANCHORAGE, Alaska — Levi Johnston is going for the ultimate exposure — the 19-year-old father of Sarah Palin's grandchild will pose nude for Playgirl, his attorney said Wednesday. To get ready for his close-up, Johnston is training three hours a day, six nights a week at an Anchorage gym with a local body builder.
GOP senator says Obama is everywhere except cooking shows pitching health care overhaulSeptember 20th, 2009 GOP senator: Obama's big media blitz too muchWASHINGTON — One GOP senator says it seems the only place on TV that President Barack Obama hasn't been seen is on cooking shows. Interviews of the president were broadcast Sunday on ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC and Univision — and health care was a top topic.
Levi Johnston: Palin wanted to adopt grandchild so people wouldn't know daughter was pregnantSeptember 2nd, 2009 Levi Johnston: Palin wanted to adopt grandchildANCHORAGE, Alaska — Levi Johnston, the father of Sarah Palin's grandchild, said the former Republican vice presidential candidate wanted to adopt his child so that people wouldn't know her 17-year-old daughter was pregnant. In an interview with Vanity Fair, Johnston said Palin had a plan to deal with Bristol's pregnancy.
RI mom find her child locked inside closed daycare; workers apparently forgot he was thereAugust 13th, 2009 Mom finds her baby alone, locked inside RI daycareJOHNSTON, R.I. — A 9-month-old baby was left alone at a locked Rhode Island daycare center for nearly an hour when workers shut the place down for the night, apparently forgetting the child was there.
Daughter of slain Fla. couple says she plans to take care of 13 adopted special needs childrenJuly 19th, 2009 Slain couple's daughter to care for 13 childrenPENSACOLA, Fla. — The adult daughter of a slain Florida couple known for adopting 13 special needs children said she is planning to move into her parents' home and raise the children as her own.
Palin tweet: Family packing up at governor's mansion a week before resignationJuly 19th, 2009 Palin gears up to leave Alaska governor's mansionANCHORAGE, Alaska — Resigning Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says she and her husband are packing their family's possessions at the governor's mansion in Juneau, the state capital.
Bristol Palin's former fiance talks about Gov. Palin's resignationJuly 10th, 2009 Levi Johnston talks about Palin's resignationANCHORAGE, Alaska — The former fiance of Gov. Sarah Palin's 18-year-old daughter says he thinks he knows why the Alaska governor is resigning — concerns over money.
Bristol Palin's former fiance speculates Gov. Palin's resignation prompted by money offersJuly 10th, 2009 Levi Johnston: Palin resigned to cash in on fameANCHORAGE, Alaska — A spokeswoman for Gov. Sarah Palin is scoffing at comments by Bristol Palin's former fiance, who says he thinks Palin resigned to cash in on her fame.
Procter & Gamble testing cheaper version of Tide detergentJuly 1st, 2009 P&G testing cheaper TideCINCINNATI — The Procter & Gamble Co. said Wednesday it has begun trying out a lower-cost version of Tide laundry detergent in a bid to churn up new sales in the recession.
Ark. man sentenced for killing grandmother; had confessed during prison counseling sessionJune 19th, 2009 Prison therapy session leads to man's confessionEL DORADO, Ark. — An Arkansas man who confessed in a prison counseling session that he killed his grandmother has pleaded guilty and is to serve 25 years in prison.
2 convicted in 'At Close Range' killings in Pa. say new book entitles them to retrialJune 9th, 2009 2 killers in 'At Close Range' case seek new trialWEST CHESTER, Pa. — Two brothers convicted of a quadruple killing that inspired a Sean Penn film want a new trial because of a recent book about the case.
Official: 27 children killed in fire at day care in northern MexicoJune 6th, 2009 Official: 27 children die in Mexico day care fireMEXICO CITY — A Mexican official says at least 27 children have been killed in a fire that spread from a warehouse to a day care in the northern city of Hermosillo. Prosecutors spokesman Jose Larrinaga told the Televisa television network that dozens more have been hospitalized.
Levi Johnston says court fight might be needed for custody of son with Bristol PalinApril 23rd, 2009 Bristol Palin's ex: Court fight possible over sonANCHORAGE, Alaska — The father of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's grandson said Wednesday he would be willing to go to court for custody of the child, but he hoped it wouldn't come to that.