News Archive for December 2007
12/02
Zhang Zilin Miss China Crowned Miss World 2007In front of an audience of two billion people on the Chinese island of Hainan twenty three year-old Miss China Zhang Zilin was crowned Miss World 2007. There is a lot happening in China right now, including the upcoming Olympics. This would be a good time to visit China. Click below to see one more [...]
12/03
Singer Scott Weiland arrested after accidentScott Weiland was arrested for driving under the influence of a drug after he crashed his car, but his publicist says it was a minor accident...
12/04
Yahoo Japan, eBay to link up auction servicesTOKYO (Reuters) - Yahoo Japan and U.S. rival eBay Inc said on Tuesday they would link up their auction sites to make cross-border bidding easier.
12/05
Teri Hatcher sued by lip gloss makerLOS ANGELES Teri Hatcher is being told to pucker up and pay $2.4 million to a skin-care products company that says she promoted the wrong lip gloss.
12/06
CIA destroyed tapes of harsh interrogations - SummaryWashington - The Central Intelligence Agency revealed Friday that in 2005 it destroyed video tapes of officers subjecting two al- Qaeda terrorist suspects to harsh interrogation techniques. CIA Director Michael Hayden said the tapes were destroyed be...
12/07
German composer Stockhausen dead at 79Acclaimed German composer Karlheinz Stockhausen, seen here in 1984, has died at the age of 79 at his home in Kuerten in western Germany.
12/08
Warrant Issued For Daniel Baldwin's ArrestA judge has issued a warrant for Daniel Baldwin’s arrest after the actor failed to appear at a court hearing on Friday. The 47-year-old was due to be at Los Angeles County Superior Court at 10 a.m. to discuss his probation progress after he was found guilty of having a cocaine ingesting device on his person and of being under the influence last year. [...] Read more!
12/09
'Legendary' TV exec Roger King dies at 63Roger M. King, the CBS and King World Productions executive who helped bring stars including Oprah Winfrey, Alex Trebek and "Dr. Phil" McGraw to television, died Saturday of a stroke. He was 63.
12/10
"Scooter" Libby drops appeal in CIA leak caseFormer top aide to Vice President Dick Cheney, Lewis "Scooter" Libby, dropped his appeal in a perjury case that fueled debate over the Iraq war, his attorney said on Monday.
12/11
Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek has minor heart attackLongtime "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek was hospitalized Tuesday after a minor heart attack, a spokesman for the game show said.
12/12
OBIT: Rock legend Ike Turner dies at age 76Los Angeles - The American musician Ike Turner, who reached fame with his former wife Tina Turner through hit songs like A Fool For Love and River Deep, Mountain High, has died, an internet news service reported Wednesday. The rock'n'roll pioneer...
12/13
Liza Minnelli collapses on stageLiza Minnelli collapsed on stage during a performance in Sweden and was rushed back to the United States for medical treatment, a concert spokesman said this morning. The singer was performing in a Christmas show Wednesday in Goteborg, Sweden's second biggest city.
12/14
Deep Impact Spacecraft Heads For Comet Hartley 2NASA has given a University of Maryland-led team of scientists the green light to fly the Deep Impact spacecraft to Comet Hartley 2 on a two-part extended mission known as EPOXI. The spacecraft will fly by Earth on New Year's Eve at the beginning of a more than two-and-a-half-year journey to Hartley 2.
12/15
Plane plot suspect escapes in Pakistan (AP)AP - A British suspect in an alleged plot to blow up trans-Atlantic jetliners escaped from police custody in Pakistan on Saturday, officials said. Rashid Rauf fled after appearing before a judge at a court in the capital, Islamabad, said Khalid Pervez, a city police official.
12/16
After 5-Year Engagement, Celine Dion Takes A Final Bow At Caesars PalaceLAS VEGAS (AP) - Celine Dion called it a wrap at Caesars Palace, acknowledging in her final show that pregnancy and poor early reviews almost sank her titanic five-year engagement.[...] Read more!
12/17
Study sees progress in filling Big Dig leaksConstruction crews have plugged hundreds of Big Dig leaks, but the tunnel system is still on pace to collect and pump out the same amount of water this year as it did in 2006, according to a study presented to the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority board yesterday.
12/18
Castro hints at 'retirement'Cuban leader Fidel Castro has indicated he may be willing to formally give up his role as the leader of the island nation.
12/19
Putin Is Named Time 'Person of the Year'Time magazine on Wednesday named Russian President Vladimir Putin its 2007 "Person of the Year."
12/20
Apple, blog settle suit; Think Secret closes, but won't name sourceA popular blog about Apple Inc. is shutting down after it settled a trade secret lawsuit with the Cupertino technology company.
12/21
Seven Medical Myths Even Doctors BelieveReading in dim light won't damage your eyes, you don't need eight glasses of water a day to stay healthy and shaving your legs won't make the hair grow back faster. These well-worn theories are among seven "medical myths" exposed in a paper published in the British Medical Journal, which traditionally carries light-hearted features in its Christmas edition.
12/22
Former British PM Blair converts to CatholicismFormer British prime minister Tony Blair has converted to Catholicism. Observers had long suspected he would switch faiths after leaving office.
12/23
India's Zapak set to buy Sony Online - ReportMUMBAI - India's Zapak Digital Entertainment Ltd, part of the Anil Ambani-led ADAG group, is set to acquire Sony Online Entertainment for about $300 million, the Economic Times newspaper said on Sunday quoting unnamed sources.
12/24
Canadian jazz great Oscar Peterson diesThe jazz odyssey is over for Oscar Peterson: the Canadian known globally as one of the most spectacularly talented musicians ever to play jazz piano has died at age 82.
12/25
Toby Keith And Family Win Wrongful Death SuitToby Keith and his family won a $2.8 million judgment in a wrongful death suit filed after an accident in which his father, Hubert “H.K.” Covel was killed, according to The Tennessean.
12/26
Tigers escape cages in San Francisco ZooFour tigers escaped their cages at the San Francisco Zoo on Tuesday, killing one person and injuring two others, a newspaper reported.
12/27
Mischa Barton Arrested & Released on DUIFormer O.C. star Mischa Barton was arrested for DUI, possession of illegal narcotics and driving without a valid license around 2:45 AM this morning.
12/28
Child's MP3 Gift Preloaded With PornThe family of a 10-year-old girl who received an MP3 video player for Christmas was shocked when it found the player was loaded with explicit songs and pornographic movie clips.
12/29
Judge places Oregon domestic partnership law on holdA federal judge on Friday placed on hold a state domestic partnership law that was set to take effect in Oregon on Jan. 1, pending a February hearing.
12/30
World's oldest Sumatran orangutan dies at age 55MIAMI -- A 55-year-old Sumatran orangutan, believed to be the world's oldest, has died, a Miami zoo spokesman said.
12/31
Robert Frost Home Vandalized in VermontA former home of poet Robert Frost has been vandalized, with intruders destroying dozens of items and setting fire to furniture in what police say was an underage-drinking party. Homer Noble Farm was ransacked late Friday night during a party attended by as many as 50 people, Sgt. Lee Hodsden said Monday.