Friday, April 04, 2014

Crash News Network (CNN) continues to keep Flight MH-370 as its top story

While they aren't "all crash, all the time", CNN continues to keep flight MH-370 at the very top of their newsgathering, labeling each new development as "breaking news."

Chris Brown is traveling to D. C. via Con Air after all.  It may be days before he gets there, with multiple jail layovers along the way.

A NBA player took a first date to Target.

David Letterman has announced his retirement.  He says his last show will be in 2015.  Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti is trying to get CBS head honcho Les Moonves to move "The Late Show" to Los Angeles when whoever will follow Letterman takes over.

In L. A. County men having sex with other men are apparently at greater risk of being infected by meningitis. 

Uncle Bubba's Seafood and Oyster House is the restaurant owned by Paula Deen where the racism allegations against her began.  Workers showed up there Thursday morning to find locked doors and severance checks.  No word from Deen thus far on the abrupt closing.

Former pro football star Boomer Esiason has apologized for saying that the wife of a MLB player should have had a C-section scheduled before the season began so her husband wouldn't miss opening day.

The co-founder of Mozilla has resigned after furor caused by the revelation that in 2008 he gave $1,000 in support of California's Prop 8.

Dodgers star Yasiel Puig showed up late for Friday's home opener at Chavez Ravine and was pulled from the starting lineup by manager Don Mattingly.  Matt Kemp will get the start.

Aerosmith's Rod Perry was photographed tagging a wall in Los Angeles with the band's logo as part of a guerilla marketing campaign.

IRS data shows that in 2011 a taxpayer had to earn $389,000 to be in that famed "1%" club. 

The search is on in Mt. Pleasant, SC for what authorities believe to be a Gaboon Viper.  This particular snake is extremely lethal and known for being aggressive.

Fast food workers held a protest inside an Atlanta McDonald's location, calling for higher wages.

The headline read "Masseuse accused of hiding stolen, $35K Rolex in vagina" and the incident happened in a Las Vegas hotel.  The woman, Christine LaFave met the alleged victim in a bar at the Wynn Casino.  She told him she performs private massages for $300 and they adjourned to his room.  After she refused to perform a sex act without use of a condom he got upset and eventually she was arrested.  Reporter's Note:  She shouldn't have rubbed him the wrong way.

While the numbers may be shrinking, the Social Security Administration continues to classify people as deceased in error, wreaking havoc on their lives.

There's a sign hanging on the gate to the Kailua District Park's pool in Hawaii that reads "Closed due to duck feces."

Danny Pinaturo, who was a child star on the TV sitcom "Who's The Boss" married his partner, Wil Tabares.  No word on whether Judith Light, Tony Danza, Alyssa Milano or Katherine Helmond were in attendance. 

The IRS has a Whistleblower program and it paid out $53 million to those who informed on others during 2013.  The program collected $367 million during that same period.  Both numbers were down from the previous year.

Valerie Bertinelli is talking about how she feels ashamed of having re-gained some of the 40 pounds she lost on the Jenny Craig program.  She says people shouldn't be subjected to "fat-shaming."

The Russian soldiers in the Crimea who love McDonald's food will have to find another source for fast food, as the company has closed up shop in the region.