Sunday, May 18, 2014

Conservative blogger arrested for taking photo and other eye-catching headlines

Clayton Kelly runs a blog called "Constitutional Clayton" and he faces charges of "exploitation of a vulnerable adult" after he allegedly snuck into a Mississippi nursing home where the wife of U. S. Senator Thad Cochran resides, and took photos of her.  Reporter's note:  If she were the wife of a movie star, TMZ.com or some other infotainment outlet would have paid big bucks for the photos.

California Chrome won the second leg of horse racing's Triple Crown on Saturday, keeping the dream of winning the crown alive.

Dennis Hopper has been dead for nearly four years now, but this weekend he is being honored at the "Easy Rider" film festival in New Mexico.

Donald Sterling is refusing to comment on allegations that he tried to "stiff" the winner of a $1,000 free-throw shooting prize from the early days of his ownership of the Clippers. 

A Beverly Hills dentist has paid $800,000 in restitution and in fines for failing to file tax returns and was also sentenced to one year in county jail and five years of probation.

More and more instances are coming to light where veterans were denied timely access to healthcare, but did not receive the required care.

MLB Network analyst Mitch Williams is taking a leave of absence from his position, following a series of troubling reports regarding his behavior at some youth baseball tournaments.

"Godzilla" ran away with the weekend box office title for this weekend, running up a total weekend box office of $93.2 million, more than the other nine films in the weekend top-ten combined.

84 year old Katharine Jackson took time out from her role as caretaker to her late son Michael's kids to help Jermaine Jackson promote one of his new business ventures as a Whole Foods Market in the Valley.

Karl Rove says he stands by his comments about Hillary Cinton having suffered brain injuries of some kind.  Reporter's note:  I nominate Rove for an unopposed term as the official javelin catcher of the United States.

Arthur Sulzberger Jr., is the publisher of the New York Times and he's the guy who had to make the decision regarding the firing of the newspapers first female executive editor..  He did so and is now saying her gender wasn't an issue in her termination.

A gold pocket watch that was once owned by Babe Ruth was sold for more than $650,000 at auction. 

53 year old Scott Brandsrud remains sedated and in critical condition nearly two weeks after he was stuck by a car while riding his bicycle.  Police and the family are frustrated by the lack of progress in the investigation into the incident.

Disneyland's Matterhorn ride was closed after a park employee fell off the loading platform.  The ride has since reopened.  On an unrelated note, the park has raised its admission prices again.

California's Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Kamala Harris are considered to be virtually unbeatable in their 2014 reelection campaigns.  As a result, both are already laying the groundwork to run for governor in 2018, when Governor Moonbeam will finally be termed out once and for all.

Speaking of Governor Moonbeam, he's worried that the predictions of scientists regarding coastal area submersion due to polar cap melting will cause LAX to be underwater at some point in the next 200 years.

Domino's Pizza is the brand of pizza that consumers are most loyal to.  Reporter's note:  That's frightening.

Ocean Spray may have "no added sugar" in its commercials, but its 100% cranberry juice does have grape and apple juice concentrates which do add sugar.  More and more I'm tempted to buy one of those Montel mixer/masher machines to make my own fruit juices from fresh fruits and vegetables.

The hero cat who saved a kid from a dog is taking a stand.  No one will sell thongs using her name.

A teacher at Serra High in San Mateo has filed a lawsuit claiming that students play a game where they take up-skirt photos of the female teachers.