PASADENA, Calif. — Oprah Winfrey says she’s “grateful that we weren’t embarrassed” during the much-anticipated first weekend that her new OWN network was on the air.
WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke sketched a more optimistic view of the economy on Friday, but said the Fed’s $600 billion bond-buying program is needed because unemployment is likely to stay elevated for up to five more years. Bernanke told the Senate Budget Committee that there’s increasing evidence that a “self-sustaining” recovery is taking hold. He said he expects stronger economic growth because consumers and businesses will boost spending this year.
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Jim McCullar arrived at Washington state’s lottery headquarters with $8 in his pocket – all singles. He left a multimillionaire, with the promise to manage the money for his family’s future. “The legacy is going to go generation, after generation, after generation,” said McCullar, flanked by his wife Carolyn and two of the couple’s adult children. “We’re not going to blow this.” Whoever is holding the other winning ticket, purchased in neighboring Idaho, remained a mystery.
DREW CAREY’S IMPROV-A-GANZA: Each performance begins with Carey’s stand-up, followed by off-the-cuff sketches with familiar friends including Ryan Stiles, Kathy Kinney and Colin Mochrie, at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Thursday through Jan. 16 and Jan. 20-22 in the Hollywood Theatre at the MGM Grand, 3799 Las Vegas Blvd. South. Tickets are $47.90-$69.90; call 891-7777.
Because the Clark County School District faces a severe decline in state funding, new Superintendent Dwight Jones has rescinded the pay hikes his predecessor approved on his way out for his executive assistant and six administrators.
There’s no doubt that Aaseem Dixon is the go-to player for Centennial’s boys basketball team.
It must be nice to be Jim Harbaugh. The bidding for his services has reached the point of absurdity, with the Miami Dolphins reportedly offering him $8 million per year.
Life would be radically different without the variety of advancements in consumer technology in past decades, all of which were introduced at the annual International Consumer Electronics Show. Thousands of products will be unveiled at this year’s convention, which runs through Sunday at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Too late to re-edit “Vertigo”? Pity. Soon as someone stops this art gallery from spinning, we’ll explain.
