Thursday's eye-catchers
In L.A.'s Griffith Park, a helicopter crashed today but miraculously, no one was killed or seriously injured. All four of the passengers suffered injuries but only one was taken to the hospital. That passenger's injuries are not considered life-threatening.
Esther Williams, queen of the "aqua musical" has died at the age of 91. Over her 20 year career she made over two dozen films; and she and her films are given credit for synchronized swimming becoming an Olympic sport.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his wife of almost 30 years are divorcing. About the break-up Putin said, "We practically never saw each other. To each his own life."
The House voted against funding President Obama's program to delay the deportation of illegal immigrants who are attending college or served in the military.
There will be no bikini competition at the 2013 Miss World pageant, being held in Indonesia this year. This is due to "Muslim sensitivity".
Does anyone other than the Kardashian sycophants care that Bruce and Kris Jenner are living in separate homes now, at least part-time? I didn't think so.
In case you hadn't seen it, this is the IRS Star Trek parody video that cost $60,000 to make: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxU6n4pAnrU
Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick has fessed up to going to his rural home and getting "quite drunk" at a local restaurant, once the suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing was in custody. He was entitled, in my opinion.
The woman who let the winner of the $590 million Powerball jackpot go ahead of her in line to buy the winning ticket says she has "no regrets".
In Chicago, Philadelphia, Houston and elsewhere, thieves are targeting a new commodity. Remy hair extensions. One pack of the extensions sells for $100. This appears to be a growing problem.
The NBA's Denver Nuggest have fired their head coach, George Karl. Karl, who was named Coach of the Year for this season had a year left on his contract.
After many years of litigation, entertainer Wayne Newton and his wife have reached a settlement with investors who had purchased an interest in his very large Las Vegas estate. They have moved out and into another large home in the area. A spokesman for Newton says he is "busy touring". I checked. He has four shows (one a private event) scheduled for the rest of 2013, at this point.
Turns out that Rock Hudson's wife Phyllis secretly recorded her frank conversation with the actor about his homosexuality and his trysts with men, and there is a transcript of that tape that's been released.
An University of Alabama basketball player is facing 20 years, possibly life in prison after his mother allegedly involved him in the kidnapping of a 6 year old girl, supposedly over a land dispute between the player's mother and the little girl's mother.
An interesting study seems to indicate that relationships that begin online may last longer and/or be happier than those that began offline. The difference is slight, but significant, given most believe the exact opposite.
A lawsuit over a shirt? In Oklahoma, the football coach at Oklahoma State had hired a contractor to do roughly $80,000 worth of trim work on his house. Brent Loveland, the contractor got dressed in the dark the morning of the job's first day and didn't realize he'd donned an Oklahoma baseball shirt until Coach Mike Gundy fired him on arrival at Gundy's home. Gundy told Loveland that he was offending his wife with "that shirt you have on."
Esther Williams, queen of the "aqua musical" has died at the age of 91. Over her 20 year career she made over two dozen films; and she and her films are given credit for synchronized swimming becoming an Olympic sport.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his wife of almost 30 years are divorcing. About the break-up Putin said, "We practically never saw each other. To each his own life."
The House voted against funding President Obama's program to delay the deportation of illegal immigrants who are attending college or served in the military.
There will be no bikini competition at the 2013 Miss World pageant, being held in Indonesia this year. This is due to "Muslim sensitivity".
Does anyone other than the Kardashian sycophants care that Bruce and Kris Jenner are living in separate homes now, at least part-time? I didn't think so.
In case you hadn't seen it, this is the IRS Star Trek parody video that cost $60,000 to make: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxU6n4pAnrU
Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick has fessed up to going to his rural home and getting "quite drunk" at a local restaurant, once the suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing was in custody. He was entitled, in my opinion.
The woman who let the winner of the $590 million Powerball jackpot go ahead of her in line to buy the winning ticket says she has "no regrets".
In Chicago, Philadelphia, Houston and elsewhere, thieves are targeting a new commodity. Remy hair extensions. One pack of the extensions sells for $100. This appears to be a growing problem.
The NBA's Denver Nuggest have fired their head coach, George Karl. Karl, who was named Coach of the Year for this season had a year left on his contract.
After many years of litigation, entertainer Wayne Newton and his wife have reached a settlement with investors who had purchased an interest in his very large Las Vegas estate. They have moved out and into another large home in the area. A spokesman for Newton says he is "busy touring". I checked. He has four shows (one a private event) scheduled for the rest of 2013, at this point.
Turns out that Rock Hudson's wife Phyllis secretly recorded her frank conversation with the actor about his homosexuality and his trysts with men, and there is a transcript of that tape that's been released.
An University of Alabama basketball player is facing 20 years, possibly life in prison after his mother allegedly involved him in the kidnapping of a 6 year old girl, supposedly over a land dispute between the player's mother and the little girl's mother.
An interesting study seems to indicate that relationships that begin online may last longer and/or be happier than those that began offline. The difference is slight, but significant, given most believe the exact opposite.
A lawsuit over a shirt? In Oklahoma, the football coach at Oklahoma State had hired a contractor to do roughly $80,000 worth of trim work on his house. Brent Loveland, the contractor got dressed in the dark the morning of the job's first day and didn't realize he'd donned an Oklahoma baseball shirt until Coach Mike Gundy fired him on arrival at Gundy's home. Gundy told Loveland that he was offending his wife with "that
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