Date of Birth : 9 January 1978 (33 years old) Place of Birth : Florida, USA Dated : Marisa Jackson, Amanda Latona Claim to fame: A.J. McLean is an American musician and a member of the boy band Backstreet Boys. The group is a worldwide known band and has sold millions of records. AJ McLean has over 35 tattoos and he has also battled alcohol problems. AJ had a modelling career when he was a child. A.J. McLean Photo’s :
Continue reading …Assateague Island National Seashore: home to stunning vistas, vacationing campers, and wild horses that hustle visitors for their marshmallows, potato chips, and watermelon? An island famous for its untamed horses is feeling the pains of heightened human-equine interactions taking place on its 48,000-acre seashore south of Ocean City,…
Continue reading …Tennessee cops are learning an unusual skill in the name of cost-cutting: how to clean up a meth lab. The state was the nation’s leader in meth lab busts in 2010, with 2,000, and the cost of bringing in certified contractors to deal with the highly toxic and dangerous…
Continue reading …It’s no great shock that Derek Jeter got his 3,000th hit today, but this part of the story is a nice surprise: The fan who got the home-run ball gave it back, no questions asked. “I’m not going to be the one to take this away from (Jeter),” Christian…
Continue reading …A new report warns that climate change could drastically shake up California’s wine country in the next 30 years. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change predicts that Napa Valley will eventually see 10 more days with grape-scorching temperatures of at least 95 degrees, the Los Angeles Times reports. If the…
Continue reading …It couldn’t have been scripted better: With 2,999 hits under his belt, Derek Jeter homered to left in front of the hometown fans today. Jeter becomes the first player to reach the 3,000-hit mark with the New York Yankees, notes the New York Post . The hit came against…
Continue reading …A Philadelphia family is going head-to-head with the US government in a legal battle over ownership of 10 rare “double-eagle” coins worth $20 each when minted, and now valued in the millions. The coins were first produced by the US Mint in 1933 but never distributed. All but two were…
Continue reading …Today’s global hotspot: Malaysia. At least 20,000 demonstrators jammed the main city of Kuala Lumpur to demand electoral reform, reports AP . Prime Minister Najib Razak sent out riot police who fired tear gas and detained about 1,600 people during the five-hour standoff, including several senior opposition figures. At…
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In 1998, aged 17, my son John Walker Lindh travelled to Yemen to study Islam and learn Arabic. In April 2001 he went to Afghanistan. Then 9/11 happened. He was captured by US troops, tortured, and jailed for 20 years, an innocent victim of America’s ‘war on terror’ John Phillip Walker Lindh, my son, was raised a Roman Catholic, but converted to Islam when he was 16 years old. He has an older brother and a younger sister. John is
Continue reading …Raise your hand if you were shocked to read that Harry Potter—er, Daniel Radcliffe— had a drinking problem . Well, you weren’t the only one. The Frisky rounds up seven more celebs whose addictions surprised the world: Demi Moore : She was addicted to cocaine in the ’80s, but cleaned up…
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