Archive for June, 2012



Jack Osbourne has multiple sclerosis

Jack Osbourne (the 26-year-old former reality star and son of Ozzy and Sharon) has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS). The former star of MTV’s “The Osbournes” told People magazine in an interview that he was diagnosed with the disease just two weeks after he welcomed the birth of his first child with fiancee Lisa […]

Father’s Day 2012

This Father’s Day, the most important thing to me is to celebrate it with my children. As a father of two, I know the struggles that many families face in this tough economy and share in the hopes and desires for a better future for all our kids. Almost all fathers share two big worries […]

Lindsay Lohan hospitalised‎ after car crash

Lindsay Lohan has been hospitalised after she was found unconscious in a California hotel – according to reports. Paramedics were called to the penthouse suite at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Marina del Rey on Friday to attend to “the Mean Girls” star (who had allegedly stopped breathing). No further details about the circumstances surrounding Lohan’s […]

Michael Thompson leads U.S. Open 2012

The first tee box at the hilly Olympic Club is a tabletop plateau perched 25 feet above a winding sidewalk. The customary way to reach the tee is a 15-step staircase. That is how Phil Mickelson and Bubba Watson found their way to the hole Thursday. They had begun their round on the ninth hole, […]

Henry Hill dead at 69

Henry Hill, the infamous mob informant whose life of crime was chronicled in the film classic “GoodFellas,” was the first to admit that he did “a lot of bad things back then.” “I shot at people. I busted a lot of heads, and I buried a lot of bodies” – he told the London-based Daily […]

Kevin Durant powers Thunder past Heat 105-94‎

Kevin Durant keeps insisting these NBA Finals are Thunder against Heat, not him against LeBron James. So far, his side is winning both matchups. Durant delivered the fourth quarter his counterpart never could last year, scoring 17 of his 36 points and leading a Thunder storm that overwhelmed Miami and gave Oklahoma City a 105-94 […]

Robin Roberts diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome

Good Morning America’s anchor beat breast cancer. But doctors knew that the treatments they used could increase her risk of other cancers down the road. “As many of you know, five years ago, I beat breast cancer” – said a shaky Robin Roberts on Good Morning America Monday morning. “Sometimes treatment for cancer can lead […]

Tony Awards 2012: winners

The musical “Once” (which tells the story of the love between a musician and an immigrant singer and pianist) was the big winner at this year’s Tony awards ceremony, scooping eight prizes. “Clybourne Park” by Bruce Norris won the Tony for best play, and Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman” won the awards for best […]

Timothy Bradley wins against Manny Pacquiao

Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines was stunned by American Timothy Bradley on Saturday, surrendering his WBO welterweight title on a controversial split decision at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. It was Pacquiao’s first defeat since he lost to Erik Morales in Las Vegas in March 2005, ending a run of 15 consecutive wins by the […]

Pastor Creflo Dollar arrested‎ for assaulting daughter

Megachurch pastor and televangelist Creflo Dollar – who has drawn scrutiny for his flashy lifestyle and preaching that prosperity is good – was arrested early Friday after authorities say he slightly hurt his 15-year-old daughter in a fight at his metro Atlanta home. Fayette County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call of domestic violence at […]