Linda Bem had a bad feeling. Erik Scott stood before her at the membership desk in Costco. She noticed his bleeding knuckles and unusual confusion as he stared at the one-page application form.
WASHINGTON — Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius will be in Henderson on Monday to promote heath care reform alongside the state’s two Democratic House members.
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Actress Lindsay Lohan is headed back to jail after a failed drug test. A judge ordered the starlet jailed during a court hearing Friday. Her next court appearance was set for Oct. 22. No bail was set and Lohan will be jailed immediately.
CHICAGO — Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has announced a $100 million donation to Newark public schools. Zuckerberg told talk show host Oprah Winfrey on Friday that he picked Newark for the gift “because I believe in these guys.” “These guys” are Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Newark Mayor Cory Booker, a Democrat. They appeared with Zuckerberg on a live episode of the “The Oprah Winfrey Show.”
LOS ANGELES — Pop singer Eddie Fisher, whose clear voice brought him a devoted following of teenage girls in the early 1950s before marriage scandals overshadowed his fame, has died at age 82. He passed away Wednesday night at his home in Berkeley of complications from hip surgery. In the early 50s, Fisher sold millions of records with 32 hit songs including “Thinking of You,” “Any Time,” “Oh, My Pa-pa,” “I’m Yours,” “Wish You Were Here,” “Lady of Spain” and “Count Your Blessings.”