Archive for: May, 2011

Elizabeth Smart story comes to a close as justice is served

Elizabeth Smart

  Elizabeth Smart can finally end a dark chapter in her young life with the sentencing of her abductor on Wednesday. Brian David Mitchell was sentenced to life in prison for abducting, raping and holding her hostage for nine months in 2002. Elizabeth Smart was only 14 years old when Mitchell took her at knifepoint […]

Oprah Winfrey steps away from limelight with fan appreciation

Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey has been a fixture on America’s television experience for the last 25 years that it’s hard to imagine for fans that it is all over. Nevertheless, the finale of the hugely popular Oprah Winfrey show was aired Wednesday, a fitting tribute not only of Winfrey but to her connection with fans. “Something in […]

Patriot Act extension mulled over by U.S. lawmakers

Patriot Act

Patriot Act extension on some of the law’s key provisions is up for a vote in the U.S. Congress as lawmakers tiptoe the fine line between upholding privacy rights and meeting anti-terror goals. Wiretaps to spy on communication devices, access to business documents and surveillance of co-called “Lone Wolf” terror suspects were all meant to […]

Suicide Bomber destroys Police building in Pakistan

Officials said a police building was destroyed by a bomb early Wednesday killing two people and at least 22 were wounded in the latest attack since the United States raid that killed Osama bin Laden.   No groups claimed the responsibility of the bombing. It will be a bloody summer as the Pakistani Taliban and […]

Pervasive developmental disorders often seen in poor boys

Pervasive Developmental Disorders

Pervasive developmental disorders such as autism were most prevalent among boys than girls who mostly belong to low-income families, a new report shows. A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention survey published today in the medical journal Pediatrics revealed that there are now 10 million children with pervasive developmental disorders in the United States in […]

Doomsday clock rescheduled by Harold Camping after blunder

Doomsday

Doomsday was supposed to happen last Saturday according to Harold Camping but the apocalypse never came to pass. Now, the Christian radio preacher says a merciful God and a slight miscalculation on his part was the reason. Family Radio evangelist Harold Camping now says doomsday really happened on May 21, 2011, albeit a spiritual one. […]

Staples Center Arena faces massive lawsuit after toddler plunges to his death

Staples Center

Staples Center Arena was slapped with a lawsuit today stemming from an incident in which toddler fell from a luxury box following a 2010 Laker’s match-up. In the wrongful death action, the child’s family is seeking compensation from the owner of the Staples Center, Anshutz Entertainment Group (AEG). The pleadings also name L.A. Arena Company […]

Missouri Tornado: Deadliest Tornado since 1950

According to National Weather Service, the deadliest twister in the past 60 years was the tornado that killed 117 people in Missouri. Tuesday morning, Sam Murphey, Gov. Jay Nixon’s spokesman said that the amount of deaths in Joplin had risen to 117. In the past six years, the single deadliest tornado on record with the […]

President Obama Meets the Royal Couple

As the US leader makes a state visit to Britain, the newlywed Prince William and his new wife Catherine Middleton will meet President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama at Buckinghum Palace Tuesday, the palace said. The visit was announced using the royal couple’s official titles, a spokeswoman said: “We can confirm that President […]

Rachel McAdams – not exactly a newbie but Tinseltown’s hot new star

Rachel McAdams

Rachel McAdams has been around for a while in Hollywood and has starred in “The Notebook”, “Wedding Crashers” and “Sherlock Holmes” (opposite Robert Downey Jr.). But lately the 32-year old actress is stepping up her stature in Tinseltown with a hot makeover, a new beau and two film projects with notable directors. At this year’s […]

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