Chicago, Oct 26 : While Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin has given no indication that she is considering a career outside politics, Hollywood bigwigs are convening strategy sessions of their own.

They are finding the ideal on-air vehicle for the Alaska governor if and when she exits politics.

Friday brought horror and tragedy for actress Jennifer Hudson, 27, seen to be the embodiment of American dreams after she won an Oscar for her role in the 2006 musical Dreamgirls, even after having failed the American Idol acid test. 

Chicago, Aug. 30 : Former presidential candidate John Edwards has reportedly not shied away from public speaking engagements, and according to his agent, his fee has gone up.

Edwards is due to speak at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on October 14.

Tickets are free, but the student group is paying him 65,000 dollars.

Kaler said the student group gave Edwards the opportunity to back out of the speech in light of his admission to having an extra-marital affair.

Chicago  - European Airbus is facing the loss of a 2.2- billion-dollar contract with United Airlines amidst plunging airline revenues, the airline said Thursday.

The airlines mother company, UAL, referred to the possibility in a filing with the US stock oversight agency, the Security Exchange commission.

UAL said it was highly possible it would not uphold its order for aircraft of type A319 and A320. United Airlines would lose the 91 million dollars downpayment if it cancels the contract.

Washington, Feb.3: FIVE women were shot dead at a suburban clothing shop in Chicago on Saturday.

Chicago: Diabetes risk increases with lack of sleep, according a new study.

US researchers said that deep, restful sleep is good for keeping Type 2 diabetes at bay.    

In study findings, the researchers observed that slim, healthy young adults who do not experience the deepest stage of sleep known as slow-wave sleep developed insulin resistance- linked to Type 2 diabetes just after three nights.

Eve Van Cauter, a professor of medicine at the University of Chicago, said, “It demonstrates the importance of deep sleep not only for the brain, but for the rest of the body.”