Tuesday 26 February 2013

Sofia Vergara illness: cancels Oscar's plans after hospitalisation

Sofia Vergara illness
Sofia Vergara illness: cancels Oscar's plans after hospitalisation, Sofia Vergara has been forced to cancel her Oscar plans, including an appearance at Madonna's party because she's been admitted to hospital for an operation.

The nature of the 'Modern Family' star's condition is not yet known, the Daily Mail reported.

Wednesday 20 February 2013

Women Hid Boy For 8 Years

Women hid boy for 8 years, An East Texas jury on Tuesday convicted two women of kidnapping a Houston boy when he was 8 months old and hiding him for eight years before he was found.

Jurors deliberated for about two hours before finding Krystle Tanner and her mother, Gloria Walker, guilty of kidnapping in the 2004 disappearance of Miguel Morin, who is now 8. Walker also was found guilty of injury to a child, while the jury found Tanner guilty of a lesser charge of reckless injury to a child.

After the verdict, the same jury heard evidence for about 30 to 40 minutes in the trial's punishment phase before deciding their sentences. Walker faces up to life in prison, and Tanner could be sentenced up to 20 years.

Monday 18 February 2013

Khloe Kardashian Fired From The X Factor

Khloe Kardashian Fired From The X Factor, It was a big deal for the Kardashians - the moment one of their own made the leap from reality star to a TV personality with a real job.

But after just one season sources claim Khloe Kardashian has been fired as a host on the X Factor, following a disappointing reception.

'They are asking Mario [Lopez] to come back, but not Khloe,' an insider confirmed to the New York Post.

Sunday 17 February 2013

Facebook Says It Was Hacked

Facebook Says It Was Hacked, Facebook said on Friday that it was the subject of a "sophisticated attack" from hackers last month, but no user data was compromised.

Employees at the social network visited an infected site and its servers downloaded malicious software, or malware, from the mobile developer site.

Moon passing Jupiter Tonight and Monday

Moon passing Jupiter Tonight and Monday,  The moon will appear to sail past the bright planet Jupiter in the night sky tonight (Feb. 17) and Monday in the latest celestial encounter of Earth's natural satellite and the largest planet in the solar system.

Each month since November, as seen from North America, the moon and Jupiter have engaged in a series of conjunctions. Perhaps you saw the full moon snuggle close to Jupiter just before Thanksgiving, or on Christmas night? The most recent conjunction of Jupiter and the moon on Jan. 21 was the closest pairing of all, with the moon appearing to skim just below Jupiter.

Friday 15 February 2013

Mayor Lost $1 Billion: Ex-Mayor Maureen O'Connor Lost $1 Billion In Gambling Spree

Mayor Lost $1 Billion: Ex-Mayor Maureen O'Connor Lost $1 Billion In Gambling Spree, Maureen O'Connor was a physical education teacher who won a seat on the San Diego City Council when she was only 25 years old, later winning two terms as the city's first female mayor as she charmed voters with a populist flair.

But her rapid rise was matched by her fall, culminating Thursday when she acknowledged in federal court that she took $2.1 million from her late husband's charitable foundation during a decade-long gambling spree in which she won – and lost – more than $1 billion.

Bunnies Attacking Cars At Denver's International Airport

Bunnies Attacking Cars At Denver's International Airport, Adorable looking bunnies are being blamed for thousands of dollars worth of damages to vehicles parked at Denver’s International Airport.

The rabbits are accused of eating wires under the hood.

According to the CBS’s local affiliate, the USDA Wildfire Service removes around 100 bunnies a month from the airport vicinity, but the problem persists.

Thursday 14 February 2013

Jim Jones Arrested For Disorderly Conduct

Jim Jones Arrested For Disorderly Conduct, Rapper Jim Jones has been arrested after allegedly becoming belligerent with police in the New Jersey town where he lives.

Jones was charged Wednesday in Fair Lawn with disorderly conduct and hindering apprehension.

It's not clear if he has a lawyer.

Robert F Kennedy Jr. Arrested

Robert F Kennedy Jr. Arrested, Celebrities and environmental activists, including lawyer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and civil rights leader Julian Bond, were arrested Wednesday after tying themselves to the White House gate to protest the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada.

Sierra Club executive director Michael Brune also was arrested — the first time in the group's 120-year history that a club leader was arrested in an act of civil disobedience. The club's board of directors approved the action as a sign of its opposition to the $7 billion pipeline, which would carry oil derived from tar sands in western Canada to refineries along the Texas Gulf Coast.

Newborn 13-year-old Boy's Photo Goes Viral

Photo of “Newborn” 13-Year-Old Boy
Newborn 13-year-old Boy's Photo Goes Viral, When professional photographer Kelly Higgins' 13-year-old adopted son mentioned he wished he had baby photos, she ran with the idea, snapping some sweetly hilarious images that quickly went viral.

While talking about this one evening over dinner, one of Kelli Higgins' other kids argued that it might not be such a bad idea to piece together a photo session with Latrell, and make him act like a newborn.

Wednesday 13 February 2013

USC Fires Coach: Baseball coach Frank Cruz fired for for violating NCAA rules

USC Fires Coach: Baseball coach Frank Cruz fired for for violating NCAA rules, Southern California has fired baseball coach Frank Cruz for violating NCAA rules regarding limits on practice time and organized team activities.

Trojans athletic director Pat Haden announced Wednesday that Cruz has been dismissed and that the school has self-imposed a reduction in the number of practice hours for the baseball team this season and next.

"Adhering to all NCAA rules is paramount for each one of our coaches, student-athletes and staff members," Haden said. "Those who knowingly break NCAA rules are subject to termination."

Apple Cuts Prices of MacBook

Apple Cuts Prices of MacBook, Apple Inc cut the price on the base version of its 13-inch MacBook Pro laptop with "retina" display by $200 as it revamps its top-end laptops, weeks after the company reported a steep decline in Mac sales in the holiday quarter.

Investors have worried that Apple's iPad is cannibalizing its Mac range, but Chief Executive Tim Cook has brushed aside these concerns.

Radcliffe ‘Out’ Cover Released

Radcliffe ‘Out’ Cover Released
Radcliffe ‘Out’ Cover Released, "His new film "Kill Your Darlings" premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival in January, and now Daniel Radcliffe is rocking the cover of OUT magazine's March 2013 issue.

The "Harry Potter" actor donned a collection of designer duds from Bottega Veneta for the Kai Z Feng-shot front page while opening up about everything from the end of his breakout British wizardry series to expanding his career.

12 Cruises Canceled

12 Cruises Canceled, Carnival Cruise Lines has canceled a dozen more planned voyages aboard the Triumph and acknowledged that the crippled ship had been plagued by other mechanical problems in the weeks before an engine-room fire left it powerless in the Gulf of Mexico.

The company's announcement on Wednesday came as the Triumph was being towed to a port in Mobile, Alabama, with more than 4,000 people on board, some of whom have complained to relatives that conditions on the ship are dismal and that they have limited access to food and bathrooms.

Teen's Final Jeopardy answer [VIDEO]

Teen's Final Jeopardy answer [VIDEO]

Teen's Final Jeopardy answer [VIDEO] - With his towering afro and (ahem) informal attire, teen contestant Leonard Cooper didn't look the part of a "Jeopardy!" champion. But he parlayed one big Daily Double gamble into a Teen Tournament win last night, topping it off with what has to be considered the best Final Jeopardy! answer of all time.*

Leonard came into Final Jeopardy! with a total of $37,000 -- an impressive sum, though not enough to win outright. But that didn't stop Leonard from calling his shot. Faced with the clue, "On June 6, 1944, he said, 'The eyes of the world are upon you,'" Leonard wagered $0 and responded: "Who is some guy in Normandy, but I just won $75,000!"

Kurt Warner home auction

Kurt Warner home auction, Kurt Warner is putting his home up for auction.  According to the gossip website TMZ the 11,300 square foot home in Paradise Arizona is going to sale to the highest bidder after sitting on the open market since 2011.  It was originally listed at 5 million.  Homes that go to auction often get significantly less that the asking price.

Family Awarded $63M in Motrin Lawsuit

Family Awarded $63M in Motrin Lawsuit, Health care company Johnson & Johnson has been told to pay a teenager and her parents $63 million after she suffered a life-threatening drug reaction and lost most of her skin when she took a children's pain reliever nearly a decade ago.

Johnson & Johnson and its McNeil-PPC Inc. subsidiary should pay Samantha Reckis and her parents a total of $109 million, including interest, a Plymouth Superior Court jury decided on Wednesday.

Saturday 9 February 2013

YouTube Blocked in Egypt

YouTube Blocked in Egypt, A Cairo court on Saturday ordered the government to block access to the video-sharing website YouTube for 30 days for carrying an anti-Islam film that caused deadly riots across the world.

Judge Hassouna Tawfiq ordered YouTube blocked for carrying the film, which he described as "offensive to Islam and the Prophet (Muhammad)." He made the ruling in the Egyptian capital where the first protests against the film erupted last September before spreading to more than 20 countries, killing more than 50 people.

Thursday 7 February 2013

$200 to Quit Facebook: A Father is Paying his 14-year-old Daughter

$200 to Quit Facebook
$200 to Quit Facebook: A Father is Paying his 14-year-old Daughter, A Boston father is paying his 14-year-old daughter $200 to quit using the social site for almost five months, according to a post on his blog.

On Tuesday, Paul Baier, a research consultant from Boston, posted an image of a "Facebook Deactivation Agreement" with his daughter, Rachel.

"Her idea which I support fully," he wrote.

Wednesday 6 February 2013

Dog With Human Face Adoption

Dog With Human Face Adoption

Dog With Human Face Adoption, Gawker pointed out that Tonik, a poodle-Shih Tzu mix available for adoption from an Indiana animal welfare agency, actually has an "eerily humanoid" face.

Petfinder notes that the dog came to the Homeward Bound Animal Welfare Group from a kill shelter in Kentucky. The personable photos were taken by Renny Mills, a professional pet photographer.

Monday 4 February 2013

22 Killed In Collision In UAE

22 Killed In Collision In UAE, At least 22 people were killed when a truck laden with gravel collided with a bus carrying 46 Asian migrant workers in the oasis town of al-Ain in the United Arab Emirates, police said on Monday.

The truck driver lost control of his vehicle, causing it to land on top of the bus and trap its passengers under the cargo of gravel, police said of Sunday's incident.

Saturday 2 February 2013

Inmates Save Three Boys

 Washington Inmates Rescue 3 Boys From Drowning In Raging Creek
Inmates Save Three Boys, When three brothers fell into Salmon Creek in southwest Washington, inmates working nearby dove into the freezing water to save them Wednesday afternoon, The Columbian reports.

"Just cause we're incarcerated, doesn't mean we're bad people. We made some bad choices in our lives, but we're still, we're just like everybody else. We're just paying our debt for what we did wrong," Jon Fowler, 28, one of the inmates, told KPTV.

Dave Wannstedt hired

Dave Wannstedt hired, The Tampa Bay Buccaneers hired Dave Wannstedt as their special teams coordinator Friday, according to ESPN, citing a league source.

Wannstedt was the Buffalo Bills defensive coordinator for the past two seasons.

Oprah Hit With Lawsuit

Oprah Hit With Lawsuit, Pregnancy discrimination complaints have been soaring in recent years, but still, the sex discrimination lawsuit against Oprah Winfrey's cable network was stunning. Carolyn Hommel, a former senior director of scheduling and acquisitions at OWN, alleges that OWN committed "acts of oppression, fraud or malice," freezing her out of her job and not considering her for a promotion because of her pregnancy, according to the lawsuit filed Friday.

$14.3M Jackpot Abandoned

$14.3M Jackpot Abandoned, It is too late to collect on the $14.3 million Iowa Lotto ticket, but the state’s Division of Criminal Investigation is still trying to determine who owned the ticket that was claimed and then abandoned to make sure no one was killed or blackmailed, officials told ABC News.

The Lotto ticket was purchased in December 2010 at a Des Moines, Iowa, gas station, but a claim for it only emerged nearly a year later, just hours before the deadline to claim the jackpot expired.

Cruz Wants Big Raise

Cruz Wants Big Raise, New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz wants a big pay raise, but owner John Mara said those demands will not be met anytime soon, according to the New York Post.

Cruz, who will become a restricted free agent after the 2013 season, wants to be paid like a top receiver. He has performed like one the past two seasons. In 2012, he made 86 catches for 1,092 yards with 10 touchdowns. In 2011, he set the team's single-season receiving record with 1,536 yards.

"I think I have definitely proven myself to be one of the highest compensated receivers in the league," Cruz said. "That's kind of the way that I feel and my team feels, not only on the field, but as well as what I bring to the Giants as a brand and as an activist and person in the community. I think all of that taken into account; I'm definitely not asking for much as far as what's on the table."

Van Exel's son gets 60 years in prison

Van Exel's son gets 60 years in prison, A Texas jury sentenced the son of former NBA player Nick Van Exel to 60 years in prison Friday in the shooting death of a longtime friend.

Nickey Maxwell Van Exel, 22, received the punishment after his father wept on the witness stand and apologized to the family of the victim, Bradley Bassey Eyo. The same jury in Dallas County in North Texas found the younger Van Exel guilty of murder on Thursday.

Burger King admits to horse meat

Burger King admits horse meat in burgers
Burger King admits horse meat in burgers, Burger King has tonight admitted that it has been selling burgers and Whoppers containing horsemeat despite two weeks of denials.

The fast food chain, which has more than 500 UK outlets, had earlier given a series of ‘absolute assurances’ that its products were not involved.
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