What's news on Tuesday
The Los Angeles City Council, on an 11-1 vote, passed a ban on plastic bags being used by supermarkets and other retail outlets that sell food (restaurants were exempted). If the mayor signs the ban, it means you won't hear "paper or plastic" within the city limits after 1/1/2014.
Meanwhile, L.A. mayor Anthony Villaraigosa, who leaves office on June 30th of this year, finally said what everyone's known all along. He intends to run for governor of California, someday. I'll bet on anyone running against him, right this minute.
The Transportation Security Administration is investigating allegations that one of their agents tried to shame a 15 year old girl going through security at LAX.
Another case of a woman being held captive in Ohio is breaking. The woman, identified only as S.E., is mentally disabled; and she and her daughter were kept as virtual slaves for more than two years by three people. The two men and one woman who imprisoned her have been arrested.
Did the failure of a medical examiner in a North Carolina town to inform police that two people who died in a hotel room were killed by carbon monoxide poisoning in a timely fashion, result in the death of a third victim? ME Brent Hall discovered on June 1st that the two deaths involved a high concentration of carbon monoxide in the blood of the victims, but he didn't tell police until June 8th. That was the day that 11 year old Jeffrey Williams died. The ME has since resigned.
The Florida legislature has passed a bill that would prevent cities and counties throughout the state from passing laws requiring local businesses to offer sick-pay. Orlando was close to allowing a vote on such a measure, but Disney World was among the businesses who lobbied for a state-wide ban.
A Puyallup, WA man bought a $55,555 winning scratch off ticket last Friday. The next morning, he happened to buy three more tickets, one of which was a $200,000 winner. He said he plans to use the money to pay off his debts.
Singer Melissa Etheridge has clarified earlier comments she made about the choice of Angelina Jolie to have a double mastectomy after discovering she had the gene that made her much more likely to get cancer. Etheridge had said "I wouldn't call it the brave choice. I actually think it's the most fearful choice you can make..." and later said "I don't have any opinion about what she should have done. I only objected to the use of the word brave."
The mother of a disabled 5 year old in Rhode Island is not happy that a local theater forced her and her daughter to leave during a performance of "Beauty and the Beast". Her daughter can't speak, and makes giggling and humming noises when she is happy. She was making those noises when they were told to leave.
In Virginia, a 14 year old boy was arrested and suspended from classes after he refused a teacher's order to remove a shirt with an NRA logo and a hunting rifle. His father is vowing to fight any attempt to punish his son and preserve his "freedom of expression" rights.
Two Sofia Vergara factoids are out there, now that she's tweeted a pic of her very shapely rear end and discussed her body. 1. She looks awesome for 40. 2. She says she has a 32F chest.
If you like Oreos, you may want to head over to Target. That's the only place you can get a bag of their limited edition watermelon flavored edition Oreos. $3.00 per bag and 150 calories in just two cookies.
Sharon Stone isn't usually one to pose for photos with fans while she's travelling, but she made an exception in Israel...because the man was a big fan of hers. She knew it right away, as he was wearing a t-shirt with an image of her iconic scene in "Basic Instinct", where she is about to uncross her legs.
Has John Mayer turned the tables on ex-girlfriend Taylor Swift? Listen to his new song, watch the video for it and decide for youself.
If you have a problem with your order at a drive-thru, don't go ballistic on the person working the window. At least not if you don't want to wind up being shown on "The View", which is what happened to an unhappy man at a Wendy's.
Wendy Kaufman gained fame in the early 1990s, as the "Snapple Lady", answering customer letters in commercials. Now she's hoping to become the new spokesperson for Twinkies, when they relaunch later this summer.
Diane Warren is a legend among songwriters, and now she may have a new following. She wrote Snoop Dogg's new song and told TMZ that the two of them got "high as kites" while recording the song.
A porn star is suing the porn man known as "Buttman", saying he failed to disclose that he is HIV positive before they made "Buttman's Stretch Class #4".
Meanwhile, L.A. mayor Anthony Villaraigosa, who leaves office on June 30th of this year, finally said what everyone's known all along. He intends to run for governor of California, someday. I'll bet on anyone running against him, right this minute.
The Transportation Security Administration is investigating allegations that one of their agents tried to shame a 15 year old girl going through security at LAX.
Another case of a woman being held captive in Ohio is breaking. The woman, identified only as S.E., is mentally disabled; and she and her daughter were kept as virtual slaves for more than two years by three people. The two men and one woman who imprisoned her have been arrested.
Did the failure of a medical examiner in a North Carolina town to inform police that two people who died in a hotel room were killed by carbon monoxide poisoning in a timely fashion, result in the death of a third victim? ME Brent Hall discovered on June 1st that the two deaths involved a high concentration of carbon monoxide in the blood of the victims, but he didn't tell police until June 8th. That was the day that 11 year old Jeffrey Williams died. The ME has since resigned.
The Florida legislature has passed a bill that would prevent cities and counties throughout the state from passing laws requiring local businesses to offer sick-pay. Orlando was close to allowing a vote on such a measure, but Disney World was among the businesses who lobbied for a state-wide ban.
A Puyallup, WA man bought a $55,555 winning scratch off ticket last Friday. The next morning, he happened to buy three more tickets, one of which was a $200,000 winner. He said he plans to use the money to pay off his debts.
Singer Melissa Etheridge has clarified earlier comments she made about the choice of Angelina Jolie to have a double mastectomy after discovering she had the gene that made her much more likely to get cancer. Etheridge had said "I wouldn't call it the brave choice. I actually think it's the most fearful choice you can make..." and later said "I don't have any opinion about what she should have done. I only objected to the use of the word brave."
The mother of a disabled 5 year old in Rhode Island is not happy that a local theater forced her and her daughter to leave during a performance of "Beauty and the Beast". Her daughter can't speak, and makes giggling and humming noises when she is happy. She was making those noises when they were told to leave.
In Virginia, a 14 year old boy was arrested and suspended from classes after he refused a teacher's order to remove a shirt with an NRA logo and a hunting rifle. His father is vowing to fight any attempt to punish his son and preserve his "freedom of expression" rights.
Two Sofia Vergara factoids are out there, now that she's tweeted a pic of her very shapely rear end and discussed her body. 1. She looks awesome for 40. 2. She says she has a 32F chest.
If you like Oreos, you may want to head over to Target. That's the only place you can get a bag of their limited edition watermelon flavored edition Oreos. $3.00 per bag and 150 calories in just two cookies.
Sharon Stone isn't usually one to pose for photos with fans while she's travelling, but she made an exception in Israel...because the man was a big fan of hers. She knew it right away, as he was wearing a t-shirt with an image of her iconic scene in "Basic Instinct", where she is about to uncross her legs.
Has John Mayer turned the tables on ex-girlfriend Taylor Swift? Listen to his new song, watch the video for it and decide for youself.
If you have a problem with your order at a drive-thru, don't go ballistic on the person working the window. At least not if you don't want to wind up being shown on "The View", which is what happened to an unhappy man at a Wendy's.
Wendy Kaufman gained fame in the early 1990s, as the "Snapple Lady", answering customer letters in commercials. Now she's hoping to become the new spokesperson for Twinkies, when they relaunch later this summer.
Diane Warren is a legend among songwriters, and now she may have a new following. She wrote Snoop Dogg's new song and told TMZ that the two of them got "high as kites" while recording the song.
A porn star is suing the porn man known as "Buttman", saying he failed to disclose that he is HIV positive before they made "Buttman's Stretch Class #4".
posted by me at 4:07 PM
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