Authorities say three visitors to Yosemite National Park in California are presumed dead after witnesses saw them climb over a guardrail on a popular hiking trail Tuesday afternoon and get swept over a 317-foot-high waterfall. Kari Cobb, a spokesperson for the park, said: “So far we have seen no clues or no evidence of any […]
Following the arrest of 16 suspected members of a hacker group in the United States, authorities arrested at least five more hackers in the United Kingdom and The Netherlands. Computer security firm Sophos reported Wednesday (Manila time) that one was arrested in the UK, while Dutch police arrested at least four more. “The UK’s PCeU […]
By passing over Elizabeth Warren as head of a new consumer financial protection agency, President Barack Obama has freed the Harvard Law professor to possibly run against U.S. Sen. Scott Brown. Liberals were hoping Obama would stick by Warren and appoint her to run the consumer protection agency she proposed and helped create, but now […]
Millions of South African schoolchildren have raised their voices in song to celebrate Nelson Mandela’s 93rd birthday, leading a worldwide chorus of birthday wishes for him. More than 12 million students sang a special version of Happy Birthday before lessons began on Monday. Mandela also received birthday wishes from South African leaders and from Barack […]
A massive lightning and thunder storm rolled through Orlando on the eve of Casey Anthony’s release, but it didn’t deter protestors from staking out the Orange County Jail. “We’re going to stay out here. We don’t care if it’s raining, where the thunder is, we’re out here” – said Lori Richards. Around 9pm, the crowd […]
Jennifer Lopez and her husband, Marc Anthony, have split up after seven years of marriage. The couple, who are parents to three-year-old twins Max and Emme, made the shock announcement in a joint statement yesterday. “We have decided to end our marriage” – they said. “This was a very difficult decision. We have come to […]
The Emmy nominations came out this morning, and once again, Community got screwed. The local college send-up has spent the last two years morphing into one of the sharpest, funniest and best written comedies on television, but still, many critics have been noticeably late to the party. Whether it be the subject matter or from […]
Hollywood celebs teamed up with America’s favorite athletes Wednesday night for the 2011 ESPY Awards in Los Angeles. The show, which aired on ESPN, celebrated the year’s best athletes and most memorable sports moments as voted upon by the fans. No fouls were called during the two and a half hour telecast, not even as […]
Lionsgate television has announced that they are committing to ten episodes for a new sitcom featuring Charlie Sheen. According to expressnightout.com the fired actor will be the star and have creative licence. Sources say that the show will be similar to Two and a Half Men and networks are scrambling to pick up the new […]
Russian salvage teams will begin an operation on July 16 to raise the wreck of the tour ship Bulgaria, which sank on Sunday in Russia’s Volga River leaving dozens dead – Russian Emergencies Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday. The latest casualty report says 205 people were onboard when the vessel capsized and sank in […]