Ohio city rocked by layoffs hands out tickets for Jay Leno’s free ‘Comedy Stimulus’ show

October 8th, 2009 Gloria Estefan buys concert tickets for PR joblessSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Thousands of laid-off government employees in Puerto Rico will be doing the conga for free, thanks to Gloria Estefan. The Cuban-born singer bought some 2,000 tickets for her weekend concert and they will distributed by raffle among the nearly 17,000 workers who learned last month that they will lose their jobs beginning Nov.

August 21st, 2009 Arlen Specter brings down house at Pa. comedy clubHOMESTEAD, Pa.

July 16th, 2009 ABX Air laying off 1,000 more workers in OhioWILMINGTON, Ohio — ABX Air says it plans to lay off an additional 1,000 workers at its operation in western Ohio by the end of August, reducing the air carrier's presence there to about 1,300 employees. ABX and other businesses at the Wilmington Air Park have been laying off workers since DHL Express announced in May 2008 it was pulling out.

July 5th, 2009 Jackson memorial gets 1.6 million ticket requestsLOS ANGELES — The more than 1.6 million fans who registered for tickets to Michael Jackson's memorial service will finally get word Sunday on whether they will be among the lucky few to get tickets for the ceremony. Fans had to register for free at the Staples Center Web site between 10 a.m.

July 4th, 2009 More than 1 million seek tix for Jackson memorialLOS ANGELES — More than 1.2 million people have now registered to get tickets for Michael Jackson's memorial service next week. Only 11,000 tickets will be given out for the Tuesday service at Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles.

June 25th, 2009 Fines paid for Ohioans ticketed in own drivewaysTOLEDO, Ohio — Officials say a person who wished to remain anonymous has paid the fines for some Ohio residents ticketed for parking in their own driveways. Community Relations Director Juanita Greene in Toledo says the man who paid $250 cash on Tuesday was concerned that the issue was dividing the community and said neither side in the dispute was wrong.

June 16th, 2009 Ohioans ticketed for parking in own drivewaysTOLEDO, Ohio — Residents of Toledo, Ohio, are complaining that they received $25 tickets for parking their vehicles in their own driveways. Mayor Carty Finkbeiner (FINK'-by-ner) says he stands by the citations handed out last week by the Division of Streets, Bridges and Harbor.

June 10th, 2009 Blagojevich to mock himself in improv comedy showCHICAGO — Ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, the target of comedians' jokes since his arrest and impeachment, is getting in on the laughs with Chicago's famed The Second City.

June 4th, 2009 Tickets suddenly get cheaper in NY as law expiresALBANY, N.Y. — Times just got tougher for ticket scalpers in New York, home to some of the world's biggest concerts and sports events.

May 2nd, 2009 3 Mega Millions tickets hit jackpotATLANTA — Lottery officials say three Mega Millions tickets matched all six numbers and will split the estimated $225 million jackpot. The tickets were sold in Virginia, Ohio and California and matched the winning numbers drawn Friday night.

April 28th, 2009 Ohio city hands out tickets for free Leno showsWILMINGTON, Ohio — Residents hoping that laughter is the best medicine for down times will have two chances to seek treatment from funnyman Jay Leno when he visits in May. About 4,000 tickets for a free show in Wilmington had been handed out Monday, and the comedian scheduled a second performance, said Suzy Kappaz, of Gail & Rice, the Southfield, Mich.-based entertainment production company distributing the tickets.

April 27th, 2009 LONDON - American talk show host Jay Leno has returned home after he was hospitalised for 24 hours, from suspected dehydration. Leno, 58, had to cancel a taping of the Tonight Show on April 23, and a scheduled interview with actor Ryan Reynolds as he was not feeling well, and later checked into a Los Angles hospital for suspected food poisoning.

April 21st, 2009 Jay Leno to give free show in hard-hit Ohio cityWILMINGTON, Ohio — Jay Leno is planning another free "Comedy Stimulus" show for people hurt by layoffs — this time in an Ohio community losing thousands of DHL shipping jobs. The NBC "Tonight" show host says he'll perform May 10 in Wilmington, about 30 miles southeast of Dayton.

April 9th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Joan Rivers will be the next comic to go through the hit 'Comedy Central Roast' session. Comedy Central is planning to comically assault Rivers during a July 26 taping on the Warner lot in Burbank.

April 1st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Actor Vin Diesel must be regretting his appearing on Jay Leno's show, for he was left red-faced after the talk show host grilled him on his marriage plans. The Hollywood hardman appeared on 'The Tonight Show' with Leno on March 30, and the witty anchor made him answer the most personal questions on his relationship with girlfriend Paloma Jimenez.