Archive for April, 2012
Mike Wallace (who spent four decades as a hard-hitting) provocative news correspondent on “60 Minutes,” has died, CBS reported Sunday. He was 93. Wallace died Saturday night “peacefully surrounded by family members at Waveny Care Center in New Caanan, Connecticut, where he spent the past few years” – CBS said in a statement. “For half […]
April 9th, 2012 | Posted in Tragedy | Comments Off
Thomas Kinkade, the “Painter of Light” and one of the most popular artists in America, died suddenly Friday at his Los Gatos home. He was 54. His family said in a statement that his death appeared to be from natural causes. “Thom provided a wonderful life for his family” – his wife, Nanette, said in […]
April 8th, 2012 | Posted in Tragedy | Comments Off
Amanda Bynes was arrested Friday in West Hollywood on suspicion of driving under the influence and side-swiping a police car – according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. The 26-year-old ‘Easy A’ star tried to pass a marked police car in her BMW at the intersection of Robertson and Santa Monica boulevards about 3 […]
April 7th, 2012 | Posted in Celebrities | Comments Off
Kim Kardashian is technically still a married woman, but it looks as if she’s rebounding from her 72-day fling with wedded bliss by spending some time with the one and only Kanye West. A report Thursday at www.tmz.com revealed that the ‘Keeping Up with the Kardashians’ star and spotlight-craving hip-hop artist spent Wednesday evening together […]
April 6th, 2012 | Posted in Celebrities | Comments Off
Keith Olbermann said he “screwed up” by taking a job with Current TV, but he plans to make the channel pay for firing him. In Olbermann’s first TV interview since he was dismissed last week by Current, he was asked by David Letterman to assess his chances of getting any money due him. After reportedly […]
April 5th, 2012 | Posted in Politics | Comments Off
Tornadoes have been violently spinning in the Dallas-Forth Worth area are collapsing roofs, ripping down power lines and tossing trailers around like toys – authorities say. Weather service advisories issued Tuesday said storm spotters and radar shows separate “large and extremely dangerous” tornadoes south of Dallas and Fort Worth. The National Weather Service reported that […]
April 4th, 2012 | Posted in Catastrophes | Comments Off
They could have started to play ‘My Old Kentucky Home’ way early last night. Ashley Judd could have turned to Jay-Z and planned the after-party in the first half. What Kentucky did not dunk, it blocked. What the Wildcats did not affect, they at least sent a signal that trouble was looming. Kansas coach Bill […]
April 3rd, 2012 | Posted in Sports | Comments Off
There was little surprise when Taylor Swift won entertainer of the year at The Academy of Country Awards on Sunday night — except maybe in how little surprise the 22-year-old sensation showed when her name was called. Swift displayed none of her normal expressions of astonishment after winning the academy’s top honor for the second […]
April 2nd, 2012 | Posted in Celebrities | Comments Off
Will Smith kicked off the 2012 Kids’ Choice Awards by parachuting onto the stage as First Lady Michelle Obama applauded in the audience. The annual KCAs featured performances by boy band One Direction and singer Katy Perry who sang ‘Part of Me.’ Perry said that she was there because she has ‘never grown up.’ Other […]
April 1st, 2012 | Posted in Celebrities | Comments Off