As thousands of little ghouls and goblins and pirates and princesses head to the streets tonight for Halloween, authorities are asking parents and drivers to be extra cautious to prevent the night having a tragic ending. The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office reminds parents to be prepared and consider safety when planning trick-or-treating routes and […]
Google and LG confirmed today the long leaked Nexus 4 smartphone, which will run on Android 4.2. The Nexus 4 marks the first Nexus device built by LG, with Google looking to expand its partnerships and keep some of its partners thriving in the brutally competitive smartphone business. “This is the first time we collaborated […]
As mammoth storm system Hurricane Sandy conspired to assault the most populous part of the United States, hundreds of thousands of people moved to higher ground and cities announced shutdowns that typically occur after several feet of snow. The Washington region’s entire public transit system (Metro, Virginia Railway Express and the Maryland Transportation System) ceased […]
Oops. The internet pranksters at the 4chan message boards schemed up an elaborate hoax to fool Justin Bieber fans into thinking that their idol has cancer, which he certainly doesn’t. Not cool, 4chan. The tricksters faked a tweet from Entertainment Tonight’s official account, reading “Pop star Justin Bieber was diagnosed with cancer earlier this morning. […]
Emanuel Steward (owner of Detroit’s legendary Kronk Gym and a standout trainer for boxers including Thomas Hearns, Evander Holyfield and Oscar De La Hoya) died Thursday. He was 68. Victoria Kirton (Mr. Steward’s executive assistant) said Mr. Steward died at a Chicago hospital. She did not disclose the cause of death. Mr. Steward trained, helped […]
dActor/singer Justin Timberlake and new bride Jessica Biel wrote their own wedding vows to keep the ceremony light and personal. The couple was married by Hollywood director Bill Purple on Friday in Savelletri di Fasano, Italy, in front of family and friends including: Jimmy Fallon, music producer Timbaland and Biel’s former “7th Heaven” co-star Beverley […]
Apple’s move to price the iPad Mini at a starting price of $329 may preserve profit margins, but ultimately may cede some of the tablet market to the likes of Amazon and Google’s Android army. The $329 price tag was viewed as a negative development among a few analysts and tech observers on Twitter. Indeed […]
The Pittsburgh Steelers have gotten really good at making people who count them out look really bad in recent seasons. If Sunday night is any indication, they’re getting ready to do it again. Behind a smothering defense and revitalized running game, the Steelers overpowered the Cincinnati Bengals in a 24:17 win at Paul Brown Stadium. […]
Sylvia Kristel, the actress who brought erotica into the mainstream as the star of Emmanuelle but found herself unable to escape its tawdry associations, has died of cancer at the age of 60. Kristel became a global sensation in 1974 when, as a convent-educated ingenue, she appeared in the French film about a diplomat’s wife […]
Megan Fox has become a mother to son Noah Shannon Green. “The Transformers” actress and her husband Brian Austin Green became parents last month, but have waited until Wednesday to reveal their first son together to the world. The 26-year-old star and her husband (whom she married in Hawaii in 2010) have kept the happy […]