Joran van der Sloot pleaded guilty to the 2010 murder of a 21-year-old Peruvian woman he met at a Lima casino who was killed five years to the day of the unsolved disappearance in Aruba of an American teen in which he remains the main suspect. (Jan. 11)
Daily Archives: 11 January, 2012
Twinkies Maker Hostess Files for Chapter 11 Protection
AP NEW YORK (AP) — Twinkies maker Hostess Brands files for Ch. 11 reorganization to deal with high labor costs Link your account to your Twitter or Facebook account for easier login! Yes! Please send me exclusive discounts and special offers from
By JACQUELINE PALANK, MIKE SPECTOR and JULIE JARGON Hostess Brands Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Wednesday to confront burdensome debt and labor costs that the Twinkies and Wonder Bread baker says have left it fighting to compete.
Rob Speck: Addiction to prediction * MG Siegler: Why I hate Android * Rotten Twinkie: Hostess Brands plans bankruptcy filing * Morning Call: U.S. futures point higher on Alcoa results, London rises early, European shares
Hostess is getting ready to file for chapter 11 bankruptcy blaming high labor costs and rising prices of sugar and flower for putting the company in debt, farmers are suing former New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine for fraud, and TV networks fight the FCC
By JACQUELINE PALANK, MIKE SPECTOR and JULIE JARGON Hostess Brands Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Wednesday to confront burdensome debt and labor costs that the Twinkies and Wonder Bread baker says have left it fighting to compete.
Offbeat Video: iPad dropped 100,000 feet from space
Want to see an iPad dropped 18 miles from space? That’s four Mount Everests and about 8000 double decker buses! Watch to find out. Report by Lisa Snell.
Video: Today in History for January 11th
Highlights of this day in history: U.S. government warns of smoking risks, Amelia Earhart becomes first woman to fly solo across Pacific, Major League Baseball introduces designated hitter. (Jan. 11)




Los Angeles authorities have concluded that no new evidence has emerged connected to the 1981 death of actress Natalie Wood. Her drowning death off Catalina Island, near Los Angeles, has been ruled an accident. (Jan. 11)