For the jobless, Labor Day is hardly a holiday WASHINGTON - Every day it's a battle. Kris Allen takes the 'American Idol' title LOS ANGELES - Kris Allen's smooth vocals and boy-next-door image propelled him to "American Idol" victory Wednesday, turning the theatrical powerhouse Adam Lambert into the most unlikely of also-rans. Chrysler targets 800 dealers in reorganization DETROIT - In tiny Millerstown, Pa., the owner of the only car dealership in town found out Thursday he was on Chrysler's hit list -- one of 789 across the nation that the troubled automaker wants to eliminate.
Heath Ledger found dead in NYC at age 28 Heath Ledger, the talented 28-year-old actor who gravitated toward dark, brooding roles that defied his leading-man looks, was found dead Tuesday in a Manhattan apartment, facedown at the foot of his bed with prescription sleeping pills nearby, police said.