Headlines for Monday 3/25

In the headlines, actress Karen Black has disclosed that she is suffering from cancer.  Her husband has posted a request for donations on GoFundMe.com in an effort to raise the money to take her to Europe for treatment that isn’t available in the U.S.

There are reports that NBC refused to allow Ann Curry to send a tweet in support of Robin Roberts while Curry was still part of the Today show.  I guess they didn’t want to look like they condoned “aiding the enemy”.

UCLA men’s basketball coach Ben Howland has been fired.  The university is seeking to hire Shaka Smart, currently the head coach at VCU.

President Obama tried to push the stalled talks on immigration reform forward, but his efforts may be in vain.

Former President Bill Clinton has endorsed Wendy Gruel in the L.A. mayoral race.

A man who was found dead early this morning at the “Grove” shopping center in L.A. apparently committed suicide.

A woman lost all of her teeth due to her overdosing on tea.  Tea contains fluoride and apparently she was drinking the equivalent of 100 cups of tea a day for roughly 17 years.

Boeing has announced that 800 machinists will lose their jobs by the end of 2013.

A Massachusetts man found a kidney for himself, on-line.  He will receive it on April 2^nd.

Sandra Bullock’s ex-husband, Jesse James has married for the 4^th time.

The bad news is that fewer people are expecting tax refunds this year, according to a recent survey.  But the good news is that the reason is likely an improving economy.

A 22 year old thrill-seeker died at the famed Corona Arch.  The world’s largest rope swing proved fatal for Kyle Lee Stocking, because of a miscalculation in the length of the rope.

A t-shirt at Hérmes has a price-tag of $91,500 on it.  Worse yet, it’s a guy’s t-shirt.

If you’re in Shanghai and you’re shopping at the Vera Wang boutique for a wedding dress, be prepared to spend $500 just to try the dress on.  The fee is deducted from the purchase price if you buy, if you don’t, it’s just gone.  Oh, and you only get 90 minutes to try it on and no photos are allowed.

Jerry Sandusky continues to maintain his innocence.