Schwarzenegger says state worker layoffs looming

Faced with a projected $42 billion deficit, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger warned Tuesday that 20,000 state workers will lose their jobs if a budget deal isn’t reached by the end of the week. The governor and the legislature are “making progress” in talks, said Schwarzenegger’s press secretary, Aaron McLear.

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Dressing the stars is other fierce Oscar race

On Academy Awards night, the biggest speculation is still about whose name is in the envelope. But the most-asked question has become, "Who are you wearing?" From the moment a star like Kate Winslet steps onto the red carpet leading to the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, she will answer the question countless times — often before a live television audience — as she negotiates the media frenzy beaming her images all over the world

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Coldplay wins song of the year

Coldplay won the first of the Grammy Awards’ big three honors Sunday evening, taking home song of the year — a songwriters’ honor — for "Viva La Vida," from the band’s album of the same name. “Thank you and sorry to Sir Paul McCartney for blatantly recycling the ‘Sgt

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