What Happened on May 29

Ald. Carothers reveals that he's been wearing a wire, cooperating with Feds for over a year

Federal court documents unsealed Thursday as Ald. Isaac Carothers (29th) was indicted on corruption charges suggest Carothers himself has been... Read more

Auto-Tune the News Episode 4 - "spa regulation. serbians. sotomayor" Released

Auto-Tune the News features political pundits, news anchors, and politicians digitally manipulated to conform to a melody, making the figures... Read more

Baltimore Orioles defeat Detroit Tigers, 7-2

When he was at the plate in the fifth inning, Orioles catcher Matt Wieters stepped out of the batter's box to allow the applause from the frenzied... Read more

Chicago Cubs defeat Los Angeles Dodgers, 2-1

CHICAGO — Instead of pointing a finger of blame at the umpires, Juan Pierre pointed one back at himself and chuckled. Instead of bemoaning his... Read more

Game 49: Red Sox lose to Blue Jays 6 - 3

For just a moment on Friday night, it looked like the Red Sox were going to have a rousing start to their weekend in Toronto. With the bases loaded... Read more

Limp Bizkit in Moscow

Milwaukee Brewers defeat Cincinnati Reds, 3-2

Braden Looper had incentive to win this game unlike any he's ever had in his career. His grandfather, LaVerne, the man who gave him his first... Read more

The Jonas Brothers Appear In "Un-broke: What You Need To Know About Money"

On May 29, 2009, the Jonas Brothers were involved in a television special on ABC called Un-broke: What You Need to Know About Money, where they... Read more

Toronto Blue Jays defeat Boston Red Sox, 6-3

TORONTO - Traditionally, Tim Wakefield has performed well in domed stadiums. Wakefield carried a .618 winning percentage in domes into last night's... Read more

Up (film) released

Up is a 2009 American computer-animated comedy-adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios about a cranky old man and an overeager... Read more

Actor Dennis Hopper Dies at 74

Dennis Hopper, the maverick director and costar of the landmark 1969 counterculture film classic "Easy Rider" whose drug- and alcohol-fueled... Read more

BP Abandons 'Top Kill' Oil Containment Strategy

BP will now try anew by cutting the pipe that lies deep underwater and fitting a containment valve over the leak, an effort expected to take four... Read more

Milwaukee Brewers defeat New York Mets, 8-6

Chris Capuano thought he would be more emotional upon donning a Milwaukee uniform again. Maybe it hadn't set in yet. Maybe the sense of immense... Read more

Minnesota Twins defeat Texas Rangers, 8-3

J.J. Hardy, the Twins shortstop who returned to the lineup this past week after missing 18 games because of a left wrist injury, is not fully... Read more

Roy Halladay Pitches Perfect Game in Philadelphia's 1-0 Victory Over Florida

Yeah, its one of those moments in life, you can always pull up the memories and remember a lot of things about it. Read more

Tropical Storm Agatha

A powerful tropical storm in Central America has left at least 99 people dead in floods and mudslides. The worst-hit country was Guatemala,... Read more

Wallow Fire Begins

Since May 29, when the fire began, efforts to contain it have failed due to high heat and strong winds, at times up to 35 mph, that carried flames... Read more