Sunday's eye-catching headlines
It looks like it was a feud between two Mississippi men and not some political thing that led to the sending of three ricin-laced letters to the President, a U.S. Senator and a sitting judge.
"Pain & Gain", the new film from Michael Bay that stars Mark Wahlberg and Dwayne Johnson won the weekend box office wars domestically with a gross of $20 million (actually, a somewhat disappointing number). "Oblivion", "42", "The Big Wedding" and "The Croods" make up the rest of the top 5. "The Big Wedding", with a star-studded cast that includes Robert De Niro, Katherine Heigl, Diane Keaton, Robin Williams, Amanda Seyfried and Topher Grace is the bad news of the weekend. The good news is that "Iron Man 3" opened huge overseas, bringing in nearly $200 in its first weekend of release outside the U.S. It will undoubtedly dominate the domestic market when it opens next Friday.
The Lakers are, at this hour, losing Game 4 of their playoff series to the San Antonio Spurs. Perhaps it is fitting that someone who works for them made an unintentional gaffe today; as they gave away towels with the team's logo on them to the fans entering the Staples Center. Great idea, except they were made to match today's team uniforms. On Sundays at home, the Lakers wear white uniforms, so fans are waving the white towel. Ooops.
Michael Jordan married his long-time girlfriend and then entertained 2,000 guests at the reception afterward. Tiger Woods was among the guests. Would you invite that man to your wedding?
Alan Wood has died. The career Navy officer was a veteran of WWII and is credited with having provided the flag that five Marines and a Navy corpsman raised on Mt. Surabachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima.
The Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer had a little problem before yesterday's game with DC United. The big scoreboard at their home stadium caught fire. Now we know they're trying to fire up their fans, but that's going a bit far, isn't it? (it was an accident, not planned)
The Mayor of San Diego wants to get Mitt Romney to take over the helm of the group that represents the city in its attempt to bid for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games. One of the unique features of the San Diego bid is that events would be held in San Diego and Tiajuana, the first ever cross-border Summer Games.
A ballboy for the Oklahoma City Thunder reportedly tweeted death threats against Patrick Beverley after Beverley ran into Russell Westbrook and Westbrook suffered a season-ending injury. Now the ballboy is claiming his account was hacked and he did not post the tweets. Meanwhile, Jeremy Lin, a teammate of Beverley's was injured in today's game with the Thunder.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is now behind a solid steel door at the Federal Prison Medical Center at Devens, MA.
When you buy a car in the U.S., it's the pricetag for the vehicle and not the license plate that you worry about, and may have to finance. In Shanghai, it's the opposite. A new Z100 Minicar from Zotye Holdings is around $4,000 fully loaded, while a license plate sold for $14,530 in the city's most recent license plate auction.
Residents of Morrison, CO, are concerned about a local elk that has an automobile tire stuck around its neck. Officials are afraid to tranquilize the animal to remove the tire as they fear the elk may be pregnant. Maybe it's just tired.
A brother and sister who were aboard a fishing boat near Saint Lucia when the boat sank. They swam for hours and hours before reaching a beach. They are recovering from their ordeal.
A Utah man won't sell his 14 year old McDonald's burger, even when offered $5,000 for it. It is perfectly preserved, with no mold, mildew or odor. But I wouldn't eat it.
A North Carolina 19 year old is walking "patrol" in his neighborhood with a WWII rifle slung over his shoulder. Police say he is not violating any laws, because he doesn't point his gun at anyone.
The wife of a US Army soldier who appears to be suffering from PTSD without getting any help from the Army is making a public statement, by putting all of the couple's belongings in their front yard, to sell them. She says she needs the money, as the rage from his PTSD has resulted in three back to back demotions and that his May 1 paycheck will be only $349. He has been on six combat deployments to Iran, Afghanistan and elsewhere.
A family in Indiana got an unwelcome surprise in their green beans from a can, they found a dead frog among the beans. Health department officials are investigating.
"Gossip" media is all abuzz about Clint Eastwood stepping out without his wedding ring on, while his wife is in rehab and rumors abound that their marriage is in trouble.
The mother of Jermaine Jackson's two teen children is saying he is over $30,000 behind in child support payments, and her lawyers are seeking to have him jailed if he doesn't pay up. Then again, is this really newsworthy?
Singer Fantasia Barrino has skipped foreclosure and just signed her house over to the bank.
"Pain & Gain", the new film from Michael Bay that stars Mark Wahlberg and Dwayne Johnson won the weekend box office wars domestically with a gross of $20 million (actually, a somewhat disappointing number). "Oblivion", "42", "The Big Wedding" and "The Croods" make up the rest of the top 5. "The Big Wedding", with a star-studded cast that includes Robert De Niro, Katherine Heigl, Diane Keaton, Robin Williams, Amanda Seyfried and Topher Grace is the bad news of the weekend. The good news is that "Iron Man 3" opened huge overseas, bringing in nearly $200 in its first weekend of release outside the U.S. It will undoubtedly dominate the domestic market when it opens next Friday.
The Lakers are, at this hour, losing Game 4 of their playoff series to the San Antonio Spurs. Perhaps it is fitting that someone who works for them made an unintentional gaffe today; as they gave away towels with the team's logo on them to the fans entering the Staples Center. Great idea, except they were made to match today's team uniforms. On Sundays at home, the Lakers wear white uniforms, so fans are waving the white towel. Ooops.
Michael Jordan married his long-time girlfriend and then entertained 2,000 guests at the reception afterward. Tiger Woods was among the guests. Would you invite that man to your wedding?
Alan Wood has died. The career Navy officer was a veteran of WWII and is credited with having provided the flag that five Marines and a Navy corpsman raised on Mt. Surabachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima.
The Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer had a little problem before yesterday's game with DC United. The big scoreboard at their home stadium caught fire. Now we know they're trying to fire up their fans, but that's going a bit far, isn't it? (it was an accident, not planned)
The Mayor of San Diego wants to get Mitt Romney to take over the helm of the group that represents the city in its attempt to bid for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games. One of the unique features of the San Diego bid is that events would be held in San Diego and Tiajuana, the first ever cross-border Summer Games.
A ballboy for the Oklahoma City Thunder reportedly tweeted death threats against Patrick Beverley after Beverley ran into Russell Westbrook and Westbrook suffered a season-ending injury. Now the ballboy is claiming his account was hacked and he did not post the tweets. Meanwhile, Jeremy Lin, a teammate of Beverley's was injured in today's game with the Thunder.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is now behind a solid steel door at the Federal Prison Medical Center at Devens, MA.
When you buy a car in the U.S., it's the pricetag for the vehicle and not the license plate that you worry about, and may have to finance. In Shanghai, it's the opposite. A new Z100 Minicar from Zotye Holdings is around $4,000 fully loaded, while a license plate sold for $14,530 in the city's most recent license plate auction.
Residents of Morrison, CO, are concerned about a local elk that has an automobile tire stuck around its neck. Officials are afraid to tranquilize the animal to remove the tire as they fear the elk may be pregnant. Maybe it's just tired.
A brother and sister who were aboard a fishing boat near Saint Lucia when the boat sank. They swam for hours and hours before reaching a beach. They are recovering from their ordeal.
A Utah man won't sell his 14 year old McDonald's burger, even when offered $5,000 for it. It is perfectly preserved, with no mold, mildew or odor. But I wouldn't eat it.
A North Carolina 19 year old is walking "patrol" in his neighborhood with a WWII rifle slung over his shoulder. Police say he is not violating any laws, because he doesn't point his gun at anyone.
The wife of a US Army soldier who appears to be suffering from PTSD without getting any help from the Army is making a public statement, by putting all of the couple's belongings in their front yard, to sell them. She says she needs the money, as the rage from his PTSD has resulted in three back to back demotions and that his May 1 paycheck will be only $349. He has been on six combat deployments to Iran, Afghanistan and elsewhere.
A family in Indiana got an unwelcome surprise in their green beans from a can, they found a dead frog among the beans. Health department officials are investigating.
"Gossip" media is all abuzz about Clint Eastwood stepping out without his wedding ring on, while his wife is in rehab and rumors abound that their marriage is in trouble.
The mother of Jermaine Jackson's two teen children is saying he is over $30,000 behind in child support payments, and her lawyers are seeking to have him jailed if he doesn't pay up. Then again, is this really newsworthy?
Singer Fantasia Barrino has skipped foreclosure and just signed her house over to the bank.
posted by me at 6:54 PM
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