Two female suicide bombers blew themselves up on Moscow Metro trains in the morning rush hour, killing at least 36 people. The BBC reports that 24 died in the first blast as a train stood at the central Lubyanka station, beneath the offices of the FSB intelligence agency. About 40 minutes later, a second explosion ripped... »
The murder of five teenage boys in 1978 has remained a mystery for 32 years. But this week, police and prosecutors announced the arrests of Lee Anthony Evans, 56, and his cousin, Philander Hampton, 53, who have been charged with five counts of murder, as well as arson. Both have pleaded not guilty. According... »
Rumor has it that R&B superstar Beyoncé and her Husband JayZ are reportedly expecting their first child. Mediatakeout claims to have, , “learned from a ROCK SOLID source,” that she’s expecting, and “is doing fine and resting (for now).” The site also reported that Jay Z is “EXTREMELY happy to be having his first child... »
This year, the system will pay out more in benefits than it receives in payroll taxes, an important threshold it was not expected to cross until at least 2016, according to the Congressional Budget Office. Stephen C. Goss, chief actuary of the Social Security Administration, said that while the Congressional projection would probably... »
Move over Tiger, there’s a new serial cheater in town! In what seems to be shaping up as another Tiger Woods-like scandal, multiple Jesse James mistresses are crawling out from under their rocks. And, speaking of rocks, that must be the only thing that Jesse James, husband of America’s sweetheart Sandra Bullock, has between his ears! Last week,... »
It probably shouldn’t came as any surprise – his ex-wife says he is a chronic cheater – now a second woman claims she had an affair with Sandra Bullock’s husband, Jesse James. Tattoo-covered stripper Michelle Smith told Star Magazine that she and James had a two-year relationship during his marriage to the Oscar-winning actress.... »
It’s called K2 or Spice and its growing popularity is causing increasing alarm among health care professionals, law enforcement authorities and lawmakers. Its users consider it to be a safe and legally accessible synthetic marijuana and dissmiss any potential danger relating to its inhalation. A Drug Enforcement Agency official labels its use as the... »
In 2005, Cynthia Shackelford discovered her husband Allan Shackelford – a Greensboro, North Carolina attorney – was having an affair with Anne Lundquist, currently the Dean of Students at Wells College. “She set her sights on him. … She knew he was married,” Shackelford said of Lundquist. “You don’t go after married men and... »
Michael Jackson’s doctor allegedly quit administering CPR and delayed calling paramedics so that he could collect drug vials. Jackson’s logistics director Alberto Alvarez told investigators he was summoned to the dying pop star’s side as he was dying on June 25. Alvarez said he rushed to Jackson’s room and saw Jackson lying in his... »
According to ABC News, just moments after health-care reform passed the House, Rep. Michelle Bachmann, R-Minn., stepped outside of the US Capitol to address a crowd of about 100 conservative demonstrators who have been urging members of Congress to “kill the bill” for the past several hours. “Just remember who caused the bill to... »
In the latest Fox News poll, 68% of those responding favor getting rid of all current Confressional office holders. Only 20% favored retaining incumbents. According to Fox, this “throw the bums out” sentiment reflects what the poll also found about voters’ perception of Congress: just 18 percent approve of the job Congress is doing,... »
Add a Kucinich, subtract a Kaptur. Does Pelosi or doesn’t she have the votes to pass the Obamacare disaster? Every tough vote has its arithmetic, and health reform is no different. Get to 216, score a win. But to make it, Speaker Nancy Pelosi has to minimize the defections among “yes” votes and flip a... »
Tattoo model Michelle ‘Bombshell’ McGee claims Jesse James carried on an 11-month affair with her while married to Academy Award winning actress Sandra Bullock. Bullock abruptly pulled out of a London premiere with this statement released by Warner Bros: “Due to unforeseen personal reasons a trip abroad to support “The Blind Side” has... »
Michael David Barrett was sentenced to two and a half years in prison Monday for taping ESPN sports reporter Erin Andrews in the nude. According to CNN, Barret pleaded guilty to a federal stalking charge in December after prosecutors accused him of altering hotel peepholes so he could shoot video of Andrews while she... »
Charlie Sheen will stand trial in July after pleading not guilty to three domestic violence charges stemming from a Christmas Day fight with his wife Brooke Mueller. The “Two And A Half Men” actor was arrested in Aspen Colorado after police responded to a 911 call. Sheen reportedly choked Brooke and threatened her with... »
Google appears certain to exit China as a search engine. Google has drawn up detailed plans for the closure of its Chinese search engine and is now “99.9 per cent” certain to go ahead as talks over censorship with the Chinese authorities have reached an apparent impasse, according to England’s Financial Times. While Google... »
Karl Rove, who was known as “Bush’s brain” and his “campaign architect,” defended tough interrogation techniques such as waterboarding, saying their use helped prevent terrorist attacks. “I’m proud that we used techniques that broke the will of these terrorists and gave us valuable information that allowed us to foil plots such as flying airplanes... »
Congressional Democrats embarked on the final push for an historic health care bill on Thursday with no guarantee that they have the votes to pass it. And they made their task even more difficult by moving toward writing off anti-abortion members who voted for the bill the first time in the House. House leaders... »
Actor Corey Haim, 38, died this morning of an apparent overdose of prescription medications. The Canadian actor reportedly collapsed in a bathroom and was discovered unresponsive by his mother Judy, who telephoned 911 at 12:53 a.m. from his Southern California apartment. He was pronounced dead at 2:15 a.m. at a Burbank hospital. Police officers... »
A new poll finds young Republicans are more politically energized than young Democrats, and they’re more likely to say they will “definitely be voting” in this November’s midterm elections. Forty-one percent of 18- to 29-year-old Republicans say they plan to vote in November, compared with 35 percent of Democrats and 13 percent of Independents,... »
Andrew ‘Randy’ Kwasniewski, President and Chief Operating Officer of the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, was found dead today, with an apparent self-inflicted gun wound to the head. Kwasniewski, 55, was discovered in their Las Vegas home by his wife around 9:50 a.m. The Las Vegas Metro police have launched an... »
Wisconsin State Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced that Maria Miles, Kevin Clancy and three other Wisconsin residents were charged Monday with election fraud relating to the 2008 presidential election. Miles and Clancy worked for the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) and are accused of submitting multiple voter registration applications for... »
“The Cove” tells the amazing true story of how Louie Psihoyos, Richard O’Barry and an elite team of activists, filmmakers and freedivers embarked on a covert mission to penetrate a hidden cove in Japan, shining light on a dark and deadly secret. The mysteries they uncovered were only the tip of the iceberg. In the... »
The ever-controversial comedienne Roseanne Barr is using her blog to trash Marie Osmond’s parenting skills and bash the Mormon faith. Barr claims that Osmond’s son Michael Blosil committed suicide because he was gay and received condemnation from the Mormon Church. Barr writes, “Marie Osmond’s poor gay son killed himself. He had been told how wrong and how sick... »
The iPad will hit U.S. stores on April 3. This event may top Apple’s previous blockbuster launch of the iPhone in 2007. The 9.7-inch touchscreen iPad, which is designed to surf the Web, play video and games, and read digital books, is expected to sell 4 million to 5 million units in the first... »
Democratic Rep. Eric Massa will resign from Congress on Monday, only days after reports first surfaced that the freshman New York lawmaker was under investigation by the House ethics committee for allegedly sexually harassing a male staffer. Massa was preparing the news in the Corning Leader, his local newspaper, but several media outlets were... »
Grace Groner was orphaned when she was 12 and lived simply until passing away at age 100 in January. Grace left the world a better place, at least her little corner of it. Groner, a secret millionaire, left her entire estate worth $7-million-dollars to her alma mater, Lake Forest College in Illinois. In 1935, Groner purchased $180 stock in Abbott... »
Disgraced golfer Tiger Woods has lost millions in endorsements since his multiple-affairs scandal captivated the world and tarnished his once-stellar reputation. Advertising giants Gatorade, AT&T, Gillette and Swiss watch-maker Tag Heuer have cancelled contracts with Woods, costing the cheating golfer enough money to fill a sand trap. But despite the huge losses, Woods, 34,... »
A gunman, who has been identified as John Patrick Bedell, 36, coolly drew a weapon from his pocket and opened fire at the teeming subway entrance to the Pentagon complex Thursday evening, wounding two police officers before being shot and critically wounded, officials said. The two officers suffered grazing wounds that were not... »
According to comments made on ABC’s Good Morning America, Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Mich., maintains that he and 11 other House members will not vote for the health care bill unless it includes more stringent language to prevent federal funding from going toward abortion services. “We’re not going to vote for this bill with that... »
