The Weekend Eye-Catching Headlines
At least a dozen people were injured and one was killed when a driver mowed them down on the Venice Boardwalk. Some estimates put the speed of the vehicle at more than 50 mph.
Sally Struthers is pleading not guilty to DUI and the case will go to trial in Alfred, Maine just over a year after she was arrested in a nearby town. She was in the area performing in a play.
Students taking part in extracurricular activities in the Lodi School District are being required to sign a contract regarding their social media activity. Should they engage in "cyber-bullying", even something as small as just 'liking' something deemed inappropriate, they face disciplinary action. The students are saying the new rules violated their First Amendment Rights.
CNN has done an excellent investigative story about fraud in California's MediCal program involving "ghost patients" at rehab programs, along with the state being billed for treatments allegedly performed on days these rehab facilities were actually closed. Now the investigative journalism may have forced the state's Secretary of Health and Human Services to investigate.
We have a fascination with watching buildings being imploded and that fascination cost a man one of his legs. A power plant in Bakersfield was brought down at 6:00 a.m. but debris flew more than 1,000 feet, injuring spectators.
Peter Capaldi has been revealed to be the new "Doctor Who."
As the 30th anniversary of the release of "Risky Business" comes up tomorrow, it's finally been revealed why Tom Cruise was wearing no shoes. He couldn't make the entrance with them on, while the socks only allowed him to glide on the highly waxed floor.
The Powerball jackpot has soared and it will be at least $400 million when the next drawing takes place on Wednesday.
Tomorrow is the day that Major League Baseball will announce how many games a number of players involved in a performance-enhancing drug scandal will receive. The Yankees have reportedly been advised that A-Roid will definitely be suspended, but the length of the suspension has not been revealed.
An eighth grader who misspelled the right answer to the Final Jeopardy question, and had Alex Trebek say it was wrong, is claiming he was cheated.
Lady Gaga and Madonna have run afoul of Russia's new anti-gay propaganda law, and now the Russian government is saying they also violated the terms of their visas by holding concerts while they were there.
New releases "Two Guns" and "Smurfs 2" took the 1st and 3rd spots respectively in this weekend's box office battle. Last week's #1, "The Wolverine" only fell one spot, to 2nd. "The Conjuring" broke through the $100 million barrier to finish 4th while "Despicable Me 2" came in 5th. Woody Allen's "Blue Jasmine" raised its screen count from 6 to 50 this weekend and still pulled in over $40,000 per screen, but it was a critically acclaimed "The Spectacular Now" that won the per screen average, with $50,000 on four screens.
Aaron Hernandez is apparently missing his internet access badly as he sits in jail with no bail.
Sally Struthers is pleading not guilty to DUI and the case will go to trial in Alfred, Maine just over a year after she was arrested in a nearby town. She was in the area performing in a play.
Students taking part in extracurricular activities in the Lodi School District are being required to sign a contract regarding their social media activity. Should they engage in "cyber-bullying", even something as small as just 'liking' something deemed inappropriate, they face disciplinary action. The students are saying the new rules violated their First Amendment Rights.
CNN has done an excellent investigative story about fraud in California's MediCal program involving "ghost patients" at rehab programs, along with the state being billed for treatments allegedly performed on days these rehab facilities were actually closed. Now the investigative journalism may have forced the state's Secretary of Health and Human Services to investigate.
We have a fascination with watching buildings being imploded and that fascination cost a man one of his legs. A power plant in Bakersfield was brought down at 6:00 a.m. but debris flew more than 1,000 feet, injuring spectators.
Peter Capaldi has been revealed to be the new "Doctor Who."
As the 30th anniversary of the release of "Risky Business" comes up tomorrow, it's finally been revealed why Tom Cruise was wearing no shoes. He couldn't make the entrance with them on, while the socks only allowed him to glide on the highly waxed floor.
The Powerball jackpot has soared and it will be at least $400 million when the next drawing takes place on Wednesday.
Tomorrow is the day that Major League Baseball will announce how many games a number of players involved in a performance-enhancing drug scandal will receive. The Yankees have reportedly been advised that A-Roid will definitely be suspended, but the length of the suspension has not been revealed.
An eighth grader who misspelled the right answer to the Final Jeopardy question, and had Alex Trebek say it was wrong, is claiming he was cheated.
Lady Gaga and Madonna have run afoul of Russia's new anti-gay propaganda law, and now the Russian government is saying they also violated the terms of their visas by holding concerts while they were there.
New releases "Two Guns" and "Smurfs 2" took the 1st and 3rd spots respectively in this weekend's box office battle. Last week's #1, "The Wolverine" only fell one spot, to 2nd. "The Conjuring" broke through the $100 million barrier to finish 4th while "Despicable Me 2" came in 5th. Woody Allen's "Blue Jasmine" raised its screen count from 6 to 50 this weekend and still pulled in over $40,000 per screen, but it was a critically acclaimed "The Spectacular Now" that won the per screen average, with $50,000 on four screens.
Aaron Hernandez is apparently missing his internet access badly as he sits in jail with no bail.
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