Sherwood Schwartz of Gilligan's Island and Brady Bunch Fame Gone at 94
LOS ANGELES-Sherwood Schwartz, writer and creator of shows such as the Brady Bunch and Gilligan's Island, passed away with his wife by his side today in Los Angeles. He was 94.
Doyon Corporation Launches Direct Deposit Drive
FAIRBANKS-Doyon, the for-profit corporation for Alaska Natives in the interior Alaska region, is the state's largest private land-owner with 12.5 million acres. The corporation serves 18,000 shareholders in Alaska. Doyon is in the top ten Alaskan owned businesses, and owns more than a dozen businesses in the state and across the nation.
Ahmed Karzai Gunned Down in Compound
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN-The powerful brother of Afghanistan's president, Ahmed Wali Karzai was shot down in the Karzai Compound, the most heavily guarded compound in all of Kandahar. Located in the center of Kandahar, the compound has high concrete barriers and several layers of guards and checkpoints.
Obama: It's Time to Pull Off the Band-aid and Eat the Peas
WASHINGTON D.C.-President Obama and congressional leaders met again Monday to try and hammer out a deal to raise the debt ceiling and reduce the nation's deficit. There was no breakthrough.