2010 Tour Dates

By Cristy Lenz, CNN
(CNN) — Noted author and social activist Howard Zinn died of a heart attack Wednesday while traveling, his daughter, Myla Kabat-Zinn, said.
Zinn, author of “A People’s History of the United States,” was 89. Kabat-Zinn said her father, who lived in Auburndale, Massachusetts,” died while traveling in Santa Monica, California.

By Blake Ellis
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Nearly a week after the devastating earthquake struck near Haiti’s capital, donations for relief efforts are still pouring in — in excess of $200 million.
Charities, companies, individuals and celebrities across the U.S. have been rallying together in the aftermath of the 7.0-magnitude quake last Tuesday, and their efforts are [...]

LOS ANGELES– An immigrant rights group has asked Target stores to stop selling an illegal alien costume they describe as “offensive” to immigrants and “ignorant.”
The costume, sold on Target’s web site, features a mask of an extraterrestrial being, wearing an orange jumpsuit with “illegal Alien” written on it, and a “green card” accessory.
Angelica Salas, executive [...]

By LYNN ELBER, AP Entertainment Writer Lynn Elber, Ap Entertainment Writer
GLENDALE, Calif. – One month after a lavish public memorial for Michael Jackson, the pop singer’s family prepared to inter him privately Thursday in a mausoleum filled with legendary entertainers.
On Wednesday, a judge said Jackson’s estate will bear the funeral costs, which were [...]