George Zimmerman posts bail and other eye-catching headlines
A Florida judge ordered bail be set at $9,000 for George Zimmerman following his arrest on several charges involving a domestic dispute. The judge ordered him to stay away from the woman who has accused him of pointing a shotgun at her, from another address in Florida, to wear an electronic monitoring device, and to stay within the state of Florida. Oh, he's also not allowed to possess firearms. He is being represented by public defenders as he claims he can't afford to hire his own attorney. Update: Zimmerman is now free on bond.
The man who claims to be the biological father of Brittany Murphy is suggesting that her death wasn't accidental. Based on findings from an independent lab, he is alleging that she was poisoned.
The devastation in the Philippines highlights the fact that November 19th is World Toilet Day, held to remind us that over 2.5 billion of our fellow inhabitants of the planet are without access to a toilet or suitable sanitation facilities.
Paul Anthony Ciancia, the man who is charged with the murder of a federal officer in the recent LAX shooting rampage has been released from a hospital and moved to an undisclosed federal facility. He faces the death penalty or life without parole if he is convicted.
This was an answer on Jeopardy during their recent kids tournament: "The large valve used to control wellbore fluids on oil rigs is this "preventer "; the Astros could have used one" A fifth-grader knew the correct question is "What is a blowout-preventer?"
A group of high school cheerleaders wanted to take a shot at their football team's opponent, and chose their mascot, the Indian. But when their banner was unfurled and it mentioned they would be going home on a "trail of tears", people were outraged (and rightly so).
Actress Elizabeth Banks says some of her costumes for "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" were so elaborate, she had to be carried by helpers to move around on the set.
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is once again threatening to use the "nuclear option" to remove the ability of Republicans to filibuster in the Senate. There is speculation he's gained more support for the idea since the last time he discussed it, because it appears unlikely the Republicans will gain a majority in the Senate anytime soon.
A study of hundreds of students in Bangalore, India by researchers from two U.S. universities revealed that those students who cheated on a simple task were much more likely to want government jobs.
Yes residents of Huntington Beach, that was a bear sticking its head out of the window of a Lamborghini near Main Street. Okay, it wasn't really a bear but it looked like one. It was part of a prank to generate publicity for a new channel on YouTube.
Don't normally do PSAs here, but if you're in the Southern California area tomorrow night and have no plans, you may want to head over to The Comedy Store.
Casey Kasem's children lost their bid to establish a conservatorship for the ailing DJ and voice actor, but the judge who denied the request told lawyers for both sides to try to work out an arrangement so the children can visit their father.
Young Conservatives of Texas, a conservative group at the University of Texas at Austin has cancelled their plans to hold a game they were calling "Catch an Illegal Immigrant". The university's vice-president for diversity said that had the game been held, the students involved would have violated the school's honor code.
Former presidential candidate and U. S. Senator John Edwards is back, but not exactly in politics. He and his daughter Cate are opening a law firm in D.C.
There's a new way to stop the bickering over putting the seat down in the bathroom. Buy a new bidet from Kohler. It automatically senses a user and opens/closes the lid automatically. It's just under $6,700.
Justin Bieber was either punked or the President of Mexico is lying when el Presidente disputes Bieber's Twitter claim that he'd met Enrique Nena Pieto.
Peter Dante, who you may remember as the weed dealer in "Grandma's Boy", allegedly got into it with employees at the Santa Monica J.W. Marriott and dropped a number of f-bombs and other epithets, along with racist and homophobic slurs.
The man who claims to be the biological father of Brittany Murphy is suggesting that her death wasn't accidental. Based on findings from an independent lab, he is alleging that she was poisoned.
The devastation in the Philippines highlights the fact that November 19th is World Toilet Day, held to remind us that over 2.5 billion of our fellow inhabitants of the planet are without access to a toilet or suitable sanitation facilities.
Paul Anthony Ciancia, the man who is charged with the murder of a federal officer in the recent LAX shooting rampage has been released from a hospital and moved to an undisclosed federal facility. He faces the death penalty or life without parole if he is convicted.
This was an answer on Jeopardy during their recent kids tournament: "The large valve used to control wellbore fluids on oil rigs is this "preventer "; the Astros could have used one" A fifth-grader knew the correct question is "What is a blowout-preventer?"
A group of high school cheerleaders wanted to take a shot at their football team's opponent, and chose their mascot, the Indian. But when their banner was unfurled and it mentioned they would be going home on a "trail of tears", people were outraged (and rightly so).
Actress Elizabeth Banks says some of her costumes for "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" were so elaborate, she had to be carried by helpers to move around on the set.
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is once again threatening to use the "nuclear option" to remove the ability of Republicans to filibuster in the Senate. There is speculation he's gained more support for the idea since the last time he discussed it, because it appears unlikely the Republicans will gain a majority in the Senate anytime soon.
A study of hundreds of students in Bangalore, India by researchers from two U.S. universities revealed that those students who cheated on a simple task were much more likely to want government jobs.
Yes residents of Huntington Beach, that was a bear sticking its head out of the window of a Lamborghini near Main Street. Okay, it wasn't really a bear but it looked like one. It was part of a prank to generate publicity for a new channel on YouTube.
Don't normally do PSAs here, but if you're in the Southern California area tomorrow night and have no plans, you may want to head over to The Comedy Store.
Casey Kasem's children lost their bid to establish a conservatorship for the ailing DJ and voice actor, but the judge who denied the request told lawyers for both sides to try to work out an arrangement so the children can visit their father.
Young Conservatives of Texas, a conservative group at the University of Texas at Austin has cancelled their plans to hold a game they were calling "Catch an Illegal Immigrant". The university's vice-president for diversity said that had the game been held, the students involved would have violated the school's honor code.
Former presidential candidate and U. S. Senator John Edwards is back, but not exactly in politics. He and his daughter Cate are opening a law firm in D.C.
There's a new way to stop the bickering over putting the seat down in the bathroom. Buy a new bidet from Kohler. It automatically senses a user and opens/closes the lid automatically. It's just under $6,700.
Justin Bieber was either punked or the President of Mexico is lying when el Presidente disputes Bieber's Twitter claim that he'd met Enrique Nena Pieto.
Peter Dante, who you may remember as the weed dealer in "Grandma's Boy", allegedly got into it with employees at the Santa Monica J.W. Marriott and dropped a number of f-bombs and other epithets, along with racist and homophobic slurs.
posted by me at 6:34 PM
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