News Archive for September 2007
09/03
Britney Spears Opens LAX In Las VegasUgh. We almost hate to post these pictures of Britney Spears crimes against fashion from the holiday weekend, but we must. Britney was a busy little mommy over the weekend making an opening appearance at the new LAX club at the Luxor in Las Vegas hanging with resident star-f*er Criss Angel and some unknown wannabe’s.
09/04
Halle Berry: 'I Am Three Months Pregnant!'Halle Berry has confirmed she's three months pregnant with her first child. The actress sent Nancy O'Dell, a TV news anchor, an email to confirm the good news she's expecting boyfriend Gabriel Aubry's child. [...] Read more!
09/05
Off the Charts: Fergie Moves On Up, 'High School Musical' Still TopsFiled under: Off the ChartsPopEater Music Blog: The soundtrack to Disney's 'High School Musical 2' took the top spot on the charts for the third week in a row -- the first album since Rascal Flatts' 2006 effort, 'Me and My Gang,' to do so. The soundtrack sold another 200,000 copies, bringing its... Read more
09/06
Bin Laden plans new video in advance of Sept. 11 anniversaryOsama bin Laden will release a new video in the coming days ahead of the sixth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks in what would be the first new images of the terror mastermind in nearly three years, al-Qaida's media arm announced today.
09/07
Foxy Brown Sentenced To One Year In JailPregnant rapper Foxy Brown has been sentenced to one year in jail by a New York City judge after violating her probation. [...] Read more!
09/08
New Bin Laden video appears on 9/11 anniversaryA new video purportedly featuring al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden has appeared on the Internet on the sixth anniversary of the September 11 attacks on the United States, CNN reports.The video shows a still image of Bin Laden with a voice identified as his praising September 11 hijacker Walid al-Shehri, who was aboard American Airlines Flight 11 which crashed into the World Trade Center, it said.
09/09
Israeli police bust local neo-Nazi gangTel Aviv - Israel police have arrested eight teenage immigrants from the former Soviet Union, who are suspected of running a neo-Nazi ring and attacking minorities, a police spokeswoman confirmed Sunday morning. The eight were arrested one month ago,...
09/10
Body Shop Founder Anita Roddick DiesDame Anita Roddick has died, aged 64, after suffering a major brain haemorrhage.
09/11
Bin Laden eulogises 9/11 hijacker in new tapeAl Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden eulogises a September 11 hijacker as a rare and magnificent man in a tape released on Tuesday to mark the sixth anniversary of the attacks on the United States.
09/12
Suspected New Foot And Mouth CaseA suspected further case of foot and mouth disease has been reported at a spot 30 miles from the last outbreak.
09/13
Bank of England to bail out Northern RockLONDON: The Bank of England has offered an emergency loan to Northern Rock after the mortgage lender became the biggest British casualty so far of the credit squeeze sparked by the crisis in U.S. subprime mortgage markets.
09/14
OJ Simpson questioned over armed robbery at Las Vegas casinoSan Francisco - Former American football star OJ Simpson was questioned by police in Las Vegas Friday in connection with an armed robbery reported at a hotel casino, police said. The alleged robbery involved sports memorabilia taken from a room at th...
09/15
Hillary Clinton to offer health care planDemocratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton is unveiling a sweeping health care proposal Monday that would require everyone to carry health insurance and offer federal subsidies to help reduce the cost of coverage. Fulfilling a pledge to bring health care to all, Clinton’s “American Health Choices Plan” has a price tag of about $110 billion per [...]
09/16
OJ Simpson arrested over Vegas robberyFormer football star OJ Simpson, who was acquitted in 1995 of murdering his ex-wife, has been arrested in connection with an alleged armed robbery last week in a hotel room in Las Vegas.
09/17
New suspected case of foot-and-mouth disease in BritainLondon - A new suspected case of foot-and-mouth disease has been found on a farm in Britain, where two cases of the infection have already been confirmed. The Agriculture Ministry, Defra, said Tuesday that initial blood tests on sheep on a farm in th...
09/18
Best Buy 2Q earnings up 8.7 percentBest Buy Co. Inc., the nation's largest consumer electronics retailer, said second-quarter profits rose 8.7 percent on strong international results and tighter spending controls.
09/19
Dan Rather files $70-million lawsuit against CBSLongtime CBS anchor Dan Rather filed a $70-million lawsuit today against his former employer, alleging that executives at the broadcast network broke the terms of his contract by marginalizing him in his final days at CBS News and forcing him to retire early.
09/20
Circuit City Slips To Loss In Q2; Sees Continued Weakness In Q3 - Update [CC]9/20/2007 10:51:10 AM Thursday morning, electronics retailer Circuit City Stores Inc. (CC) announced financial results for its second quarter, reporting a loss compared to a profit last year, hurt by sales across categories from digital imaging products, camcorders, tube televisions, and desktop computers. Quarterly net sales fell 6.2%, hurt by a comparable [...]
09/21
Two students shot at Delaware State UniversityPHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Two students were shot and wounded early on Friday on the Delaware State University campus and police were hunting for a sole gunman, the school said on its Web site.
09/22
Vic to get first shots of horse flu vaccineVictorian trainers have welcomed news that the Federal Government wants local horses to be the first to be vaccinated against equine influenza.
09/23
French mime artist Marcel Marceau diesMarcel Marceau, the world's best-known mime artist who for decades moved audiences across the globe without uttering a single word, has died aged 84.
09/24
Former Heavyweight Champion Mike Tyson Pleads Guilty To Drug, DUI Charges In ArizonaMESA, Ariz. (AP) - Former heavyweight champion Former boxer Mike Tyson pleaded guilty Monday to charges of drug possession and driving under the influence stemming from a traffic stop last year as he was leaving a nightclub.[...] Read more!
09/25
24 star Kiefer Sutherland arrested for DUIAward-winning Canadian actor Kiefer Sutherland, star of television anti-terrorism series 24, was arrested in Los Angeles early Tuesday on drunk driving charges.
09/26
Vietnam bridge collapse kills at least 27 workersHANOI (Reuters) - At least 27 workers were killed and about 100 others feared dead or missing after a bridge they were building in Vietnam's southern city of Can Tho collapsed on Wednesday, state-run media and police said.
09/27
Judge rules two provisions of USA Patriot Act unconstitutionalA federal judge ruled Wednesday that two provisions of the USA Patriot Act are unconstitutional because they allow search warrants to be...
09/28
US-Led Forces Kill Top al-Qaida LeaderUS Military Commander Says Forces Took Down One of al-Qaida's Top Leaders in Iraq
09/29
Britons injured in Maldives blastTwo Britons are believed to have been injured in a bomb blast in the Maldives that has wounded at least 12 tourists.
09/30
'Baywatch' Star Pamela Anderson, Rick Salomon Granted Marriage License In Las VegasLAS VEGAS (AP) - Wedding bells might not be far off for Pamela Anderson. The former 'Baywatch' star and Rick Salomon applied for - and were granted - a marriage license late Saturday in Las Vegas, according to the Clark County's Marriage License Bureau.[...] Read more!
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