Jeff Conaway, Actor in ‘Taxi’ and ‘Grease,’ Dies at 60

Jeff Conaway, Actor in ‘Taxi’ and ‘Grease,’ Dies at 60


Jeff Conaway, Actor in ‘Taxi’ and ‘Grease,’ Dies at 60

Posted: 27 May 2011 01:16 PM PDT

Mr. Conaway, who earned praise as Kenickie, John Travolta's bad-boy sidekick in the film version of "Grease," was known to have an addiction to alcohol and drugs.


Syrian Protesters Defy Crackdown

Posted: 27 May 2011 01:05 PM PDT

Syrian security forces opened fire on anti-government demonstrations Friday, killing at least eight people as thousands took to the streets despite the near-certainty they would face gunfire.


Listing by MGM China Expected to Raised $1.5 Billion

Posted: 27 May 2011 12:37 PM PDT

MGM China said Friday that it had priced shares for its initial public offering at 15.34 Hong Kong dollars, or $1.97.


Nigerian youth to guard pipelines

Posted: 27 May 2011 12:34 PM PDT

Nigeria's government employs 12,000 young people to protect oil and gas pipelines in the Niger Delta from being vandalised, a minister announces.


Djokovic and Del Potro all square

Posted: 27 May 2011 12:21 PM PDT

Novak Djokovic will return to complete his third-round match at the French Open on Saturday with his six-month unbeaten run under serious threat from Juan Martin del Potro.


Africa questions drip treatment

Posted: 27 May 2011 12:20 PM PDT

A trial in East Africa raises questions about an accepted emergency treatment for children suffering from shock as a result of severe infections like malaria.


Dutch government to ban tourists from cannabis shops

Posted: 27 May 2011 12:37 PM PDT

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Dutch government on Friday said it would start banning tourists from buying cannabis from "coffee shops" and impose restrictions on Dutch customers by the end of the year.


Top-Seeded Wozniacki Is Out, Too

Posted: 27 May 2011 11:32 AM PDT

With Caroline Wozniacki's loss, the Nos. 1 and 2 women's seeds failed to reach the Round of 16 at a Grand Slam for the first time since the Open era began in 1968.


Storm in Toronto over baby with 'no gender'

Posted: 27 May 2011 12:02 PM PDT

A Toronto couple defend their decision to keep secret their baby's sex to allow the child to develop his or her own gender identity.


North Korea to free U.S. citizen held for six months

Posted: 27 May 2011 11:42 AM PDT

SEOUL (Reuters) - U.S. rights envoy Robert King on Friday won the release of an American citizen detained in North Korea on unspecified charges for the past six months, as he wrapped up a visit to the secretive state to assess its pleas for food aid.


Number of Missing From Tornado in Joplin Is Lowered to 156

Posted: 27 May 2011 11:31 AM PDT

Families of the victims received their first death notifications even as local and state authorities differed on the number of people who had died in Sunday's tornado.


VIDEO: US tries to soothe Pakistan relations

Posted: 27 May 2011 09:15 AM PDT

US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, is in Pakistan trying to patch up relations with Islamabad following the death of Osama bin Laden.


Another Cairo Protest, but Without the Muslim Brotherhood

Posted: 27 May 2011 11:14 AM PDT

For the first time since the Jan. 25 protest that kicked off the revolution, the Muslim Brotherhood did not participate in a street demonstration in Cairo.


Jayawardene makes England suffer

Posted: 27 May 2011 11:08 AM PDT

Prasanna Jayawardene hits 112 as Sri Lanka post 400 all out before reducing England to 47-1 after two days of the first Test in Cardiff.


Obama Poland visit to boost ties

Posted: 27 May 2011 11:15 AM PDT

US President Barack Obama arrives in the Polish capital Warsaw on the last stage of his six-day European tour.


VIDEO: Tornado filmed destroying truck

Posted: 27 May 2011 10:54 AM PDT

Footage has emerged of a tornado destroying a truck as it swept through the US Mid-West.


Connecticut May Limit 4-Year-Olds in Kindergarten

Posted: 27 May 2011 11:50 AM PDT

The state is considering holding back students born after Oct. 1, a process known as "redshirting," so they won't be overwhelmed by peers who have already turned 5.


City Room: Consultant on Payroll Project Is Arrested

Posted: 27 May 2011 08:30 AM PDT

Gerard Denault is accused of having received at least $5 million in illegal kickbacks.


A Quick Ascent for Broadway’s Newest Darling

Posted: 27 May 2011 09:54 AM PDT

Nina Arianda, nominated for a best actress Tony for "Born Yesterday," has screeched, pouted and purred her way to roles in film and on Broadway.


Cooper police contact new family

Posted: 27 May 2011 10:48 AM PDT

Detectives contact the family of an elderly woman who lived near multiple murderer John Cooper, and whose body was found in a bath.


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