Posted in Baseball, Caught, Entertainment, Impressive, Sports, Wow on Saturday, 26 July, 2008 | No Comments »
NEW YORK (AP) - Joba Chamberlain and the New York Yankees picked up a big win against the Boston Red Sox and then got some help for the pennant race.
Cleveland Indians ace Cliff Lee also had a nice day at work.
Chamberlain took another big step in his transition from the bullpen to the rotation with [...]
Posted in Astonishing, Caught, Crime, Emergency, Entertainment, Investigation, Law Enforcement, Life & Death, Media, Morons, Ranting, Shocking, Terrible, Weird, Wow, You've GOT to be Kidding on Friday, 25 July, 2008 | No Comments »
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — A man who had threatened a Christian radio station was shot and killed by police Friday after he fired at officers with a rifle and tried to run them over with his sport utility vehicle, authorities said.
WTLR station manager Mark VanOuse said the station received a tip around 10 a.m. that [...]
Posted in Astonishing, Entertainment, Impressive, Investigation, Lost & Found, NASA, Nature, Science, Space Exploration, To Ponder, Wow, Writings on Friday, 25 July, 2008 | No Comments »
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Scientists have exposed some of the mystery behind the northern lights. On Thursday, NASA released findings that indicate magnetic explosions about one-third of the way to the moon cause the northern lights, or aurora borealis, to burst in spectacular shapes and colors, and dance across the sky.
The findings should help [...]
Posted in Broadcast, Business, Celebrities, Decision, Entertainment, Media, Television, Time on Tuesday, 22 July, 2008 | 1 Comment »
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Conan O’Brien will take over the “Tonight” show next June - and what happens to deposed host Jay Leno after that is anybody’s guess.
Leno’s last show will be Friday, May 29, and O’Brien will start the following Monday, June 1, NBC executives told a Television Critics Association meeting Monday.
NBC is [...]
Posted in Astonishing, Awards, Britney Spears, Caught, Celebrities, Children, Decision, Entertainment, Family, Wow on Friday, 18 July, 2008 | 1 Comment »
LOS ANGELES - Britney Spears has agreed to hand the parenting reins over to Kevin Federline.
K-Fed’s longtime attorney, Mark Vincent Kaplan, exclusively tells E! News the divorced duo have reached a settlement in their long-gestating custody case.
According to the agreement signed by all parties, Federline gets sole legal and physical custody of sons Sean Preston [...]
Posted in Beauty & Fashion, Broadcast, Caught, Celebrities, Decision, Entertainment, International, Television on Monday, 14 July, 2008 | No Comments »
NHA TRANG, Vietnam (AP) — Miss Venezuela was crowned Miss Universe 2008 on Monday in a contest marked by the spectacle of Miss USA falling down during the evening gown competition for the second year in a row.
An elated Dayana Mendoza received the crown from her predecessor, Riyo Mori of Japan, and then prepared to [...]
Posted in Alert, Caught, Celebrities, Children, Entertainment, Family, Life & Death, Medical, Relationships, Wellness, Wow on Sunday, 13 July, 2008 | No Comments »
NICE, France (AP) — Brad Pitt was emotional but calm, Angelina Jolie laughed and chatted. The world’s most famous celebrity couple were joined in emotion during the birth of their twins - a boy and a girl - and all “are doing marvelously well,” the doctor who delivered the babies in a seaside hospital [...]
Posted in Alert, Astonishing, Bad Business, Boats, Planes, Trains & Autos, Business, Caught, Computers & Technology, Decision, Entertainment, Media, Morons, Oddly, Photography, Ranting, Shocking, Signs of the Times, Terrible, To Ponder, WWW, Wow, You've GOT to be Kidding on Friday, 11 July, 2008 | No Comments »
LONDON - Plans by Google to photograph millions of British homes and publish them online have been condemned as a ‘gross invasion of privacy’.
The internet giant’s StreetView website will allow anyone in the world to type in a UK address or postcode and instantly see a 360-degree picture of the street.
It will include close-ups of [...]
Posted in Astonishing, Entertainment, Impressive, Marriage & Divorce, Money, Wow on Friday, 11 July, 2008 | No Comments »
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Guests at an Israeli wedding hall can now insert a credit card into a machine at its entrance, tap in a sum and leave a gift for the bride and groom.
“It’s new in Israel and the world,” Aya Alon Kaufman of the Gan Oranim hall in Tel Aviv said on Israel’s Channel [...]
Posted in Alert, Business, Caught, Decision, Entertainment, Food & Beverage, Money, Wow on Tuesday, 1 July, 2008 | No Comments »
SEATTLE — Starbucks Corp. said Tuesday it will close 600 company-operated stores in the next year, up dramatically from its previous plan for 100 closures, a sign the coffee shop operator is still feeling the pain from the faltering U.S. economy.
Starbucks said in a statement that 70 percent of the stores to be closed were [...]
Posted in Entertainment, Impressive, Medical, Nature, Psychological, Science, To Ponder, Wow, Writings on Sunday, 29 June, 2008 | No Comments »
It’s the end of the date, and he leans in for a kiss. In an instant, your lips meet his, and exciting chemical changes in your brain begin.
by Erina Lee, Ph.D.
He walks you to your door, wondering how things will end. You fumble for your keys, hidden by lipstick, a wallet, and the various [...]
Posted in Celebrities, Entertainment, Impressive, Marriage & Divorce, Relationships, Wow on Saturday, 28 June, 2008 | No Comments »
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — He won the affection of millions of people on “American Idol,” but this weekend, Ruben Studdard is giving his heart to one woman.
A representative for the former “Idol” confirmed to The Associated Press on Tuesday that Studdard, 29, plans a Saturday wedding. He and Surata Zuri McCants, 30, took out a marriage [...]
Posted in Alert, Business, Communication, Decision, Entertainment, In Their Own Words, WWW, Writings on Friday, 27 June, 2008 | 1 Comment »
NEW YORK (AP) — The online hangout Facebook is getting more serious about grammar. No more should users see jarringly incorrect declarations such as “Debbie changed their profile picture.”
Users who haven’t specified their gender in their Facebook profiles will be asked to do so in the coming weeks. That way, Facebook doesn’t have to default [...]
Posted in Celebrities, Entertainment, Life & Death, Shocking, Wellness on Monday, 23 June, 2008 | No Comments »
LOS ANGELES — George Carlin, the dean of counterculture comedians whose biting insights on life and language were immortalized in his “Seven Words You Can Never Say On TV” routine, died of heart failure Sunday. He was 71.
Carlin, who had a history of heart trouble, went into St. John’s Health Center in Santa Monica on [...]
Posted in Aviation, Bad Celebrities, Boats, Planes, Trains & Autos, Caught, Celebrities, Crime, Entertainment, Law Enforcement, Morons, Ranting, Time, Transportation on Friday, 20 June, 2008 | No Comments »
LONDON (AP) — Temperamental model Naomi Campbell was sentenced to 200 hours of community service Friday after pleading guilty to assaulting two police officers after an “air rage” incident at Heathrow Airport.
She was also ordered to pay 200 pounds ($400) to each of the police officers she attacked and 150 pounds ($300) to Miles Sutherland, [...]
Posted in Celebrities, Entertainment, Family, Life & Death on Thursday, 19 June, 2008 | No Comments »
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Jamie Lynn Spears gave birth to a baby girl Thursday morning at a south Mississippi hospital, according to a person close to the Spears family.
The person confirmed the baby’s birth to The Associated Press. The person asked not to be identified because the family had not yet announced the baby’s birth.
The [...]
Posted in Alert, Caught, Crime, Entertainment, Europe, Funny, Lost & Found, Morons, Oddly, WWW, Water, You've GOT to be Kidding on Wednesday, 18 June, 2008 | No Comments »
LONDON - Would-be revellers are using satellite images on the internet to find houses with swimming pools - and then turning up uninvited for an impromptu dip.
The craze involves using the Google Earth programme, which provides high-quality aerial photos of Britain and other countries.
Once a target is chosen, the organisers use social networking sites such [...]
Posted in Caught, Entertainment, Impressive, Sports, Wow on Wednesday, 18 June, 2008 | No Comments »
BOSTON (AP) — On a new parquet floor below aging championship banners, the Boston Celtics won their 17th NBA title and a first one - at last - for Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen - their Big Three for a new generation.
After 22 long years, the NBA has gone green.
Carried by ear-splitting chants [...]
Posted in Caught, Entertainment, Impressive, Sports, Wow on Monday, 16 June, 2008 | No Comments »
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pack up the championship trophy and book a flight back to Boston, the NBA finals aren’t over yet.
The Los Angeles Lakers are headed East to try a historic comeback of their own.
Kobe Bryant scored 25 points, including a decisive dunk in the final minute - and Lamar [...]
Posted in Astonishing, Bad Celebrities, Caught, Celebrities, Crime, Decision, Entertainment, Legal, Lost & Found, Morons, Sexual, Shocking, Terrible, WWW, You've GOT to be Kidding on Friday, 13 June, 2008 | 1 Comment »
CHICAGO — R. Kelly was acquitted of all charges Friday after less than a day of deliberations in his child pornography trial, ending a six-year ordeal for the R&B superstar.
Kelly dabbed his face with a handkerchief and hugged each of his four attorneys after the verdict — not guilty on all 14 counts — was [...]
Posted in Caught, Entertainment, Flip-Flop, Impressive, Sports, Wow on Friday, 13 June, 2008 | No Comments »
LOS ANGELES (AP) — In their comeback season, the Celtics saved the biggest one of all for the NBA finals.
Boston rallied from a 24-point deficit and beat the Los Angeles Lakers 97-91 on Thursday night to take a commanding 3-1 lead in this history-rich series and move within one victory of [...]
Posted in Astonishing, Awards, Celebrities, Decision, Entertainment, Media, Money, Wealth, Wow on Thursday, 12 June, 2008 | No Comments »
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Talk show host Oprah Winfrey is the world’s most powerful celebrity for the second straight year and for the fifth time ever, according to the 2008 Forbes Celebrity 100 Power List released on Wednesday.
The annual list also included two couples among its top 10. Actress Angelina Jolie came in at No. [...]
Posted in Beauty & Fashion, Caught, Celebrities, Children, Entertainment, Family, Life & Death, Marriage & Divorce, Relationships, Wow on Tuesday, 10 June, 2008 | No Comments »
LOS ANGELES — Jessica Alba, who married her long-time boyfriend Cash Warren three weeks ago, has given birth to baby girl, according to US Weekly magazine.
Alba, 27, best-known for her roles in the TV drama “Dark Angel” and the movie “Fantastic Four,” announced last December that she was pregnant and engaged to Warren.
Alba met Warren, [...]
Posted in Astonishing, Caught, Entertainment, Funny, Military, Oddly, To Ponder, Wow on Monday, 9 June, 2008 | No Comments »
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - One of the last shipments to a U.S. research base in Antarctica before the onset of winter darkness was a year’s supply of condoms, a New Zealand newspaper reported Monday.
Bill Henriksen, the manager of the McMurdo base station, said nearly 16,500 condoms were delivered last month and would be made available, free [...]
Posted in Caught, Entertainment, Homosexuality, Investigation, Law Enforcement, Morons, Oddly, Shocking, You've GOT to be Kidding on Friday, 6 June, 2008 | No Comments »
SEATTLE — Most of the time, a kiss is just a kiss in the stands at Seattle Mariners games. The crowd hardly even pays attention when fans smooch.
But then last week, a lesbian complained that an usher at Safeco Field asked her to stop kissing her date because it was making another fan uncomfortable.
The incident [...]
