News Archive for February 14 2008

Bai Ling arrested for shoplifting in LA

Chinese-born actress Bai Ling has been arrested for shoplifting at Los Angeles International Airport after a gift shop employee accused her of stealing two magazines and a pack of batteries.

Total lunar eclipse: Once in a red moon

If the Moon were made of cheese it would have been a Red Leicester last night for about 50 minutes. That was the time it took to complete a total lunar eclipse, when the Moon's ghostly-white colour turns to a deep orangey-red.

Jane Fonda says the C-word on Today Show

Jane Fonda said "cunt" this morning on The Today Show. The show was celebrating the 10th anniversary of The Vagina Monologues. Jane cracked a joke by saying she'd never seen the show because she was in Georgia performing in "Cunt." This video is uncensored and forgoes subtlety to make sure you catch the bomb Jane Fonda drops on network television. It [...]

CDC Study Warns Of Deaths Due To The "Choking Game"

At least 82 youth have died as a result of playing what has been called "the choking game," according to a study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in today's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The choking game involves intentionally trying to choke oneself or another in an effort to obtain a brief euphoric state or "high.

SIIA sues eBay-based software sellers

Because response by eBay to complaints about pirated software sales was too slow, the SIIA has filed charges against nine eBay-based software sellers

Ethics Panel Says Craig Acted Improperly

WASHINGTON — The Senate Ethics Committee said Wednesday that Idaho Sen. Larry Craig acted improperly in connection with a men's room sex sting last year and had brought discredit on the Senate. In a letter to the Republican senator, the ethics panel said Craig's attempt to withdraw his guilty plea after his arrest at a Minneapolis airport was an effort [...]

Girl convicted over 'happy slap' death

A teenage girl has admitted using a mobile phone to film a man being kicked and punched to death in a so-called "happy slapping" attack.

ADRIENNE SHELLY'S KILLER PLEADS GUILTY, GETS 25 YEARS

A construction worker admitted in chilling detail today that he strangled indie-actress Adrienne Shelly in her Greenwich Village apartment because she caught him trying to rob her.In his courtroom confession, Diego Pillco, an illegal immigrant from...

Gary Bennett says he regrets taking HGH (AP)

While catcher Gary Bennett was willing to try just about anything to help his aching right knee heal, he knew using human growth hormone during the 2003 season was a mistake. He did it anyway. Bennett, implicated in the Mitchell Report on drugs in baseball, spoke openly about his experience Thursday and acknowledged his regrets. Read [...]

Los Angeles Times Names New Top Editor

Russ Stanton, who has been running the newspaper’s Web site, was named to the post three weeks after the previous editor, James E. O’Shea, was forced out for resisting staff cuts.

New York Times to cut 100 newsroom jobs

NEW YORK -- The New York Times is cutting 100 jobs from its newsroom this year as financial pressures mount from a weak economy and competition from the Internet.

McNamee's lawyer predicts presidential pardon for Clemens

One of Brian McNamee's lawyers predicted that Roger Clemens will be pardoned by President Bush, saying some Republicans treated his client harshly because of the pitcher's friendship with the Bush family.

Dallas Shelter Takes in Chinese Acrobats

A team of 16 young Chinese acrobats arrived here ready to dazzle Americans with their backflips, cartwheels and human pyramids, but their U.S. tour began with two nights at a homeless shelter.