L. A. to pay another $6 million in illegal ticket quota lawsuits and other news
The Los Angeles City Council has approved a settlement of $5.9 million in yet another lawsuit over illegally imposed ticket quotas on the Westside. The city has now paid out more than $10 million and there is still one more lawsuit pending. The captain who was in charge of the traffic unit where the suits originated was subsequently promoted.
Elian Gonzalez is speaking out about what he describes as the "unjust" embargo the U.S. continues to impose when it comes to Cuba; blaming it for the economic woes of his country. He's at a youth leadership conference in Ecuador.
There's a private international airport up for sale in Spain, and you might be able to buy it for as little as $150 million. The catch? It's 200 kilometers away from Madrid, in an area that is not a tourist destination.
Among all the other legislation winding its ways through the convoluted process of our federal government is a proposed amendment to the Higher Education Act that would require colleges and universities to "develop a plan to assist homeless and foster youth to access housing resources during and between academic terms." Currently homeless students who have a place to live during times school is in session have nowhere to go during the various breaks throughout the year.
The operator of a "revenge porn" website is in jail in San Diego after being arrested for his activities. Kevin Bollaert ran a website ugotposted.com which hosted videos provided by angry exes (mostly men) and then started a second site, changemyreputation.com where the victims of this could spend $350 to have the images of them removed from the first site. He's being held in lieu of $50,000 bail.
The funeral for Paul Walker will be private, by invitation only, and will include the cast and crew of Fast and Furious are on the guest list.
Amanda Bynes spent some of her time away from the treatment facility visiting Disneyland.
Octo-Mom Nadya Suleman is once again facing eviction from the home she rents as the holidays approach.
The SAG award nominations are out and as the L.A. Times described it, "12 Years a Slave" and "Lee Daniels' The Butler" are "...hallmarks of an extraordinary year for black cinema. The acting nominees include two actors making their feature film debut, and a woman who has been working in the industry for six decades receiving her first SAG nomination. The awards ceremony, a strong predictor of who will carry home Oscar gold next year, will be held on January 18th, 2014.
Sources are claiming that the family of Paul Walker is blaming his death on Botts' dots, those plastic lane markers that warn you you're drifting out of your lane. Experts say this theory is very plausible, particularly if speeds above 60 mph are involved.
Yes, there is video of some Victoria's Secret models twerking backstage at their recent show.
A 7 year old girl from Orange County who is undergoing chemotherapy for a brain tumor had her spirits lifted by the recovery of her family's dog "Meko" went missing over a year ago in Arizona, but he is now back home.
28 years after her wedding, a woman went to open the box her dress had been stored in and found that the dry cleaners had given her someone else's dress. That cleaners is long-closed and there is little chance that Tiffany Kittel will get to use her mother's dress as part of her own wedding ensemble.
Danica Patrick's escapade as a showgirl went on without any wardrobe malfunctions, but as she pointed out, there wasn't much to malfunction.
Fans of Seinfeld have a new excuse to go visit Florida. There is a Festivus pole that was built next to the first-ever nativity scene at the Florida Capitol building. The pole is made of used Pabst Blue Ribbon beer cans.
The teen who sold his company to Yahoo for $30 million is completing high school while he continues to work at the Yahoo campus as often as he can.
Lamar Alexander, senior United States senator from Tennessee has placed his Chief of Staff on leave after learning that the staffer's home had been searched as part of an investigation into child pornography. Ryan Loskarn, who works in Alexander's office in Washington, D.C. will remain on leave without pay while the investigation is ongoing.
Elian Gonzalez is speaking out about what he describes as the "unjust" embargo the U.S. continues to impose when it comes to Cuba; blaming it for the economic woes of his country. He's at a youth leadership conference in Ecuador.
There's a private international airport up for sale in Spain, and you might be able to buy it for as little as $150 million. The catch? It's 200 kilometers away from Madrid, in an area that is not a tourist destination.
Among all the other legislation winding its ways through the convoluted process of our federal government is a proposed amendment to the Higher Education Act that would require colleges and universities to "develop a plan to assist homeless and foster youth to access housing resources during and between academic terms." Currently homeless students who have a place to live during times school is in session have nowhere to go during the various breaks throughout the year.
The operator of a "revenge porn" website is in jail in San Diego after being arrested for his activities. Kevin Bollaert ran a website ugotposted.com which hosted videos provided by angry exes (mostly men) and then started a second site, changemyreputation.com where the victims of this could spend $350 to have the images of them removed from the first site. He's being held in lieu of $50,000 bail.
The funeral for Paul Walker will be private, by invitation only, and will include the cast and crew of Fast and Furious are on the guest list.
Amanda Bynes spent some of her time away from the treatment facility visiting Disneyland.
Octo-Mom Nadya Suleman is once again facing eviction from the home she rents as the holidays approach.
The SAG award nominations are out and as the L.A. Times described it, "12 Years a Slave" and "Lee Daniels' The Butler" are "...hallmarks of an extraordinary year for black cinema. The acting nominees include two actors making their feature film debut, and a woman who has been working in the industry for six decades receiving her first SAG nomination. The awards ceremony, a strong predictor of who will carry home Oscar gold next year, will be held on January 18th, 2014.
Sources are claiming that the family of Paul Walker is blaming his death on Botts' dots, those plastic lane markers that warn you you're drifting out of your lane. Experts say this theory is very plausible, particularly if speeds above 60 mph are involved.
Yes, there is video of some Victoria's Secret models twerking backstage at their recent show.
A 7 year old girl from Orange County who is undergoing chemotherapy for a brain tumor had her spirits lifted by the recovery of her family's dog "Meko" went missing over a year ago in Arizona, but he is now back home.
28 years after her wedding, a woman went to open the box her dress had been stored in and found that the dry cleaners had given her someone else's dress. That cleaners is long-closed and there is little chance that Tiffany Kittel will get to use her mother's dress as part of her own wedding ensemble.
Danica Patrick's escapade as a showgirl went on without any wardrobe malfunctions, but as she pointed out, there wasn't much to malfunction.
Fans of Seinfeld have a new excuse to go visit Florida. There is a Festivus pole that was built next to the first-ever nativity scene at the Florida Capitol building. The pole is made of used Pabst Blue Ribbon beer cans.
The teen who sold his company to Yahoo for $30 million is completing high school while he continues to work at the Yahoo campus as often as he can.
Lamar Alexander, senior United States senator from Tennessee has placed his Chief of Staff on leave after learning that the staffer's home had been searched as part of an investigation into child pornography. Ryan Loskarn, who works in Alexander's office in Washington, D.C. will remain on leave without pay while the investigation is ongoing.
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