Here's a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:
John Lithgow
Age: 67
Occupation: Actor and Author
Known For: Playing Dick Solomon on the NBC sitcom '3rd Rock from the Sun,' Oscar nominations for his roles in 'The World According to Garp' and 'Terms of Endearment,' winning a Tony Award for his performance in 'Sweet Smell of Success,' and writing several books of poetry and children's literature
In not-so-stunning news, it appears that every sick day taken by employees may not be due to genuine illness. The latest survey by CareerBuilder found that about a third of all call-ins last year were made by workers who simply opted to take the day off rather than save their sick time for when they actually needed it.
However, the most interesting attribute of calling in sick is the excuses that people make for not coming into work. Sure, there are the standard lines that most managers hear repeatedly, but some employees get creative with their excuses.
October chills are in the air this week, with spooks and thrills and plenty more to keep you entertained. We've got a look at this weekend's releases that are sure to keep you on the edge of your seat.
In these days of 30 being the new 20 and 40 being the new 30 it can be a little difficult to derive at what age we cease being considered young. So the folks at the dating site Seeking Arrangement surveyed 1,000 of their members to get a better sense of when they think youth ends.
Week 7 of the 2012 NFL season features a meeting between the teams with the two best records in the AFC (the only two above-.500 teams, in fact), plus numerous divisional battles. Here's a preview this week's action:
For most teams, we’ve reached the halfway point of the regular season and the conference title races are starting to take shape. Last week gave us exciting finishes and monster upsets, and we’ve got another good slate of games this week with three big games between ranked teams and 11 ranked teams playing on the road.
Here is what to watch for this week in college football:
Here's a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:
Chuck Berry
Age: 86
Occupation: Singer, Songwriter, and Musician
Known For: Being one of the pioneers of rock and roll with songs like 'Maybellene,' 'Roll Over Beethoven,' 'Rock and Roll Music' and 'Johnny B. Goode,' and in the first group of artists inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1469: Ferdinand of Aragon marries Isabella of Castile in Valladolid, beginning a cooperative reign that would unite Spain and elevate the nation to a dominant world power (more info)
1648: Boston Shoemakers form the first US labor organization (more info)
A man drove from Long Island, New York, into Lower Manhattan earlier today in a van he thought was filled with explosives. He parked the van close to the Federal Reserve building, just a few blocks from the World Trade Center, and planned to detonate it using a cell phone from a nearby hotel.
The explosives, however, were fake.
