The Palins thought Levi Johnston was trouble … Now Bristol Palin has hooked up with new beau and “good guy” laborer Giacinto “Gino” Paoletti, who’s all pro “family” and Christian, according to Bristol. “We have all the same religious beliefs and our families both come first in our lives,” she tells…
Continue reading …A devastated Japan is reeling in the wake of one of the biggest earthquakes on record, with coastal towns ripped apart by tsunami waves as large as 20 feet, and a cracked and shaken Tokyo. The effects of the massive shaker aren’t over yet as sirens in Russian and Hawaii…
Continue reading …A mother and her four children were struck dead by lightning when a bolt struck their thatched home in South Africa. Busisiwe Mdluli, 36, dropped dead alongside her children ages 6 months to 12 years old. Three other children survived but were badly burned. The father was away at work…
Continue reading …The Obama administration is considering naming Google CEO Eric Schmidt as commerce secretary, sources tell Businessweek . Pfizer CEO Jeffrey Kindler as well as current US trade respresentative Ron Kirk are also reportedly in the running. Current Commerce Secretary Gary Locke is being nominated to be US ambassador to China. Presidents…
Continue reading …Police raided Charlie Sheen’s house last night after receiving an alarming tip that the troubled actor was armed and threatening to hurt himself, reports TMZ . Cops found a rifle from the 1800s and “a few bullets,” according to Sheen’s attorney, and left without arresting the actor. A restraining order obtained…
Continue reading …The police chief, mayor and other officials of the small New Mexico border town of Columbus have been charged with a plot to sell some 200 guns to Mexican drug cartels. The officials “increased the risk of harm that the people of Columbus face every day by allegedly using their…
Continue reading …A powerful 7.9 earthquake in Japan rattled buildings in Tokyo for several minutes today and sent panicked residents into the street. The extent of damage and injuries is not yet known, but TV cameras showed a powerful Pacific wave tumbling cars down a street in a coastal town. Officials…
Continue reading …A massive earthquake has hit the north-east of Japan, triggering a tsunami that has caused extensive damage. Japanese television showed cars, ships and even buildings being swept away by a vast wall of water after the 8.9-magnitude earthquake. The quake has sparked fires in several areas including Tokyo. At least 32 people were killed, officials said. It struck about 250 miles (400km) from the capital at a depth of 20 miles. There have been powerful aftershocks. The tremor, measured at 8.9 by the US Geological Survey, hit at 1446 local time (0546 GMT). Seismologists say it is one of the largest earthquakes to hit Japan for many years. ( Read Japan Tsunami more… ) Source : BBC News
Continue reading …Wire creator David Simon writes in Slate that he’s “certainly sad” over news that Felicia Pearson, who played the unforgettable hit woman Snoop on his show, has been arrested on drug charges. “This young lady has, from her earliest moments, had one of the hardest lives imaginable,” he writes (emphasizing…
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