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Thursday, September 17, 2009

Mary Travers

Mary Travers, one-third of the popular 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary who were perhaps best known for their hit "Puff (The Magic Dragon)," died in a Connecticut hospital after battling leukemia for several years. She was 72.

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Mary Travers

Mary Travers, whose earnest vocals were elemental to the 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, has died at 72.

Traumatic Asphyxiation

Yale graduate student Annie Le died from traumatic asphyxiation due to neck compression, the office of the chief state's medical examiner said Wednesday.

Mitch Fatel

The first pop superstar, Mitch Wash-Your-Mouth-Out Fatel and a fight between beer and wine: stay classy this Thursday, DFW.

Raymond Clark Iii

New Haven Police officers say while they have not made an arrest in the murder of Yale graduate student Annie Le of Placerville, they confirm that a judge did sign a search warrant for a "person of interest".

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Body Bug

GRANGER â€" Nillie O'Nair visited Kryder Veterinary clinic for her scheduled check-up and vaccination boost Tuesday morning. The 14-month-old Great Dane is lactose intolerant, but otherwise healthy. But Nillie's vet says there's another thing her owners should watch out for this time of year.

Kanye West Taylor Swift Incident

Kanye West called Taylor Swift on Tuesday to personally apologize for disrupting her speech at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. She has reportedly accepted his apology.

Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum

Patrick Swayze Died

There have been reports that American actor Patrick Swayze has died

Monday, September 14, 2009

Patrick Swayze Died

There have been reports that American actor Patrick Swayze has died

Fan Check Application Virus

Last week Facebook users flocked to download the new "Facebook Fan Check" app, which creates a list of top friends based on how much friends write on walls, comment on photos and more. But many are worried that the app is a virus.

Serena Williams Outburst Video

Nothing has people talking on the Web this morning like Serena Williams' tirade against a U.S. Open lineswoman who called a foot fault, giving Kim Clijsters two match points in their semifinal match.

Kanye West Vma

Kelly Clarkson, Kellie Pickler, Mary-Kate Olsen and "The Hills" star Spencer Pratt came to Taylor Swift's defense after Kanye West's VMA outburst.

Sunday, September 13, 2009

Kanye West Vma

Wale predicts a VMA tie for Eminem and Kanye West. "They'll go two-two," the house-band MC guesses â€" tune in Sunday at 9 p.m. to see for yourself!

Nfl Field Pass

More than 135 youth took part in the NFL Pepsi Punt, Pass and Kick competition hosted by the Casper Recreation Division, Community Recreation Foundation and Natrona County High School Mustangs on Aug. 22 at Natrona County High School’s Cheney Alumni Field.

Us Open Serena Foot Fault

Serena Williams' US Open title defence ended in bizarre, ugly fashion Saturday night, when she was penalised a point on match point after yelling and shaking her racket in the direction of an official who called a foot fault.

What Did Serena Williams Say

Serena Williams has refused to apologise for her verbal tirade at a lineswoman during the US Open semi-final against Kim Clijsters in New York.

Saturday, September 12, 2009

What Is A Buckeye

Daily headlines, notes and errata in anticipation of the Intersectional Game of the Decade of the Year. If we understood him correctly last night -- and this is always debatable -- Lou Holtz was once an assistant coach at Ohio State under the borderline physically abusive tutelage of Woody Hayes. Still, something is not right about this : I don't know that Ohio State fans should be concerned ...

Troy University

Troy University has been named among the top 15 percent of colleges and universities nationwide as being a military friendly campus.

Erin Andrews Peeping Tom Video

ESPN commentator Erin Andrews tells Oprah Winfrey that one of the hardest moments of a traumatic summer - during which she was videotaped nude in her hotel room by a peeping tom who posted the footage to the Internet - was having to tell her parents.

Erin Andrews Peeping Tom Video

ESPN commentator Erin Andrews tells Oprah Winfrey that one of the hardest moments of a traumatic summer - during which she was videotaped nude in her hotel room by a peeping tom who posted the footage to the Internet - was having to tell her parents.

Friday, September 11, 2009

Live Free Or Die

All week we’ve been wallowing in Sega-soaked self pity, lamenting the Dreamcast’s tragically short lifespan. From 1999 to 2001 it managed to go from “Sega’s big comeback” to “whoops, out of business” despite a strong, diverse lineup of first and third party titles.

Cheronda Guyton

A Wells Fargo executive who oversees foreclosed properties hosted parties and spent long summer weekends in a $12 million Malibu beach house, moving into the home just after it had been surrendered to Wells Fargo to satisfy debts, neighbors told The Associated Press.

9 11 Quotes

NEW YORK - A museum dedicated to the Sept. 11 attacks will display written quotations drawn from "martyrdom" videos made by the hijackers, along with witness testimonials that will be screened to prevent sympathizers from praising the perpetrators, museum officials said on Thursday.

Sidehack

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Sidehack

Hoki

Ä' ngā iwi, Ä" ngāreo, Ä" ngā mana rangatira ō te motu, he mihi maioha tÄ"nei ki ā koutou katoa. He mihi hoki ki ō tātau tÅ«puna, ki ngā tāongā tuku iho, i whakarÄ"rea mai Ä" rātau, hei tauira, hei korowai manāaki mai i a tātau i ngā wā katoa.

Big Government

MUSKEGON COUNTY -- Not so long ago, Matthew Joseph Crehan Jr. of Roosevelt Park was a highly visible political activist, often crusading against alleged government waste and big spending. On Wednesday, one of his former political colleagues sentenced him to...

Joe Wilson

That the health-care debate in this country has crossed the line far too many times goes without saying. But what Republican congressman Joe Wilson of...

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Joe Wilson

Republican Rep. Joe Wilson shouted "Lie! You lie," at President Barack Obama during Wednesday's address to a joint session of Congress, earning repudiations from his own party and from Democrats.

Breitbart Tv

ANALYSIS/OPINION: With the deaths of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy and Michael Jackson, the summer of '09 marked the merciful ends to Camelot and Neverland, iconic American fairy tales whose story lines should have come to merciful ends long ago when their charismatic protagonists took dark and irredeemable turns. Our country was not built to support blood dynasties or to elevate the rich and famous to ...

Cass Sunstein

As he makes a real impact in pushing conservative fringe attacks on Obama administration officials into the mainstream, Glenn Beck's Twitter feed has become a must-read. In a message from last night, Beck told his followers to "FIND EVERYTHING YOU CAN ON CASS SUNSTEIN, MARK LLOYD AND CAROL BROWNER."

Palm Pixie

TechCrunch hears that Palm's going to reveal Pixie (aka Eos), its second WebOS phone that's supposedly gonna be small, skinny and cheap, sometime this week, for Fashion Week. Sorta surprising, since...

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Hungarian Rhapsody

Tickets are now on sale for the Colorado River Concert Association's 2009/2010 season. Again this year, association members have selected a musical lineup offering something for everyone.

Obama School Speech Video

Former Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich spoke out Tuesday in support of President Obama's "back-to-school speech" delivered to school children across the country.

Obama Speech To Kids

A Chicago high school senior is set to be mentioned in President Barack Obama's back-to-school speech Tuesday. Shantell Steve, who attends Percy Julian High School, is among three students Obama will highlight as examples of how youngsters can "write your own destiny." Steve said she has overcome years of being in the foster care system. She works with young kids to keep them out of gangs and is ...

Jaebum

Monday, September 7, 2009

Nikki Catsouras Car Crash Photos

David Thompson

Former North Carolina basketball great Michael Jordan will be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Friday, and who better to present him than ... David Thompson.

Blue Ridge Log Cabins

Published: Sunday, August 23, 2009 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, August 22, 2009 at 5:36 p.m. In order to avoid a panic, Milton "Chip" Smith never says the word "fire" while he's at work.

Watch Entourage Season 6 Episode 9

Washington, D.C. (August 23, 2009) -- High-Definition TVs are now in more than 30 million U.S. homes and there are scores of high-def programming choices.

Sunday, September 6, 2009

Where Is Malta

The small town of Malta got its centennial off to a big start. In July, the town of less than 2,000 welcomed more than 1,000 graduates and their spouses back to town for an all-class reunion.

Shawne Merriman

SAN DIEGO (AP) â€" San Diego Chargers linebacker Shawne Merriman was arrested Sunday and accused of choking and restraining his girlfriend, reality TV star Tila Tequila, as she tried to leave his Southern California home.

Van Jones Resigns

WASHINGTON - Obama aide Van Jones resigns as environmental adviser amid controversy over past statements. State budget summit to be a private affair - Next week's legislative summit to address Minnesota's ongoing financial crisis, which includes three former governors, will be held behind closed doors, organizers announced Thursday.

Van Jones Resigns

WASHINGTON - Obama aide Van Jones resigns as environmental adviser amid controversy over past statements. State budget summit to be a private affair - Next week's legislative summit to address Minnesota's ongoing financial crisis, which includes three former governors, will be held behind closed doors, organizers announced Thursday.

Saturday, September 5, 2009

Honduras Vs Trinidad Y Tobago En Vivo

Stefanie Spielman

Unexplained Phenomenon

The fact the Guardian's Bad Science column has now surpassed 300 articles may indicate that the public's interest in debunking myths is nearly as voracious as their appetite for the paranormal and unexplained - the subject of a special edition Google logo today.

Unexplained Phenomenon

Calvino Inman had just stepped out of the shower one evening in May when a glimpse of his reflection in the mirror caused him to panic. "I looked up and saw myself, and I thought I was going to die," says the 15-year-old from Rockwood, Tennessee. His eyes were streaming tears of blood.

Friday, September 4, 2009

Taylor Dent

FLUSHING MEADOWS, N.Y., Sept. 3 -- When it reached the point that a chore as simple as hanging a painting in his living room caused so much pain that he had to lie down for three hours, Taylor Dent decided to go ahead with the back surgery he'd tried for years to avoid.

Lance Cpl. Joshua M. Bernard

Excerpts from AP Photographer Julie Jacobson's journal while she was embedded with Marines in Afghanistan's Helmand province details events before and after the death of Lance Cpl. Joshua Bernard.

World S Longest Golf Course

As the world gets ready to tee off at the PGA Championship at Hazeltine National, this much already is certain: The golf course will be L-O-N-G. “Music to my ears,” said Padraig Harrington, the defending champion, via telephone.

Legarrette Blount

No sooner had Boise State won the game than Oregon's LeGarrette Blount lost it, his fist entering the frame on ESPN in a punch across the jaw of BSU defensive end Byron Hout (94). What do you think of the punch?

Thursday, September 3, 2009

Gonzales Cantata

You’d be hard pressed to find anyone that would call Senate Judiciary Committee hearings entertaining. And for very, very good reasons â€" they tend to be dry, boring and repetitive. Senators ask questions and they’re answered.

Maia Campbell

State College Area High School announces its high honor roll for the fourth marking period: Grade

Caretaker Gazette

From Tom Brady to Eli Manning to Philip Rivers, the league is brimming with talent under center. And the position only gets deeper with the return of Brett Favre and Michael Vick. Down . . . Set . . . Glut!

Cj Koegel

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Jaycee Dugard Daughters Pictures

JAYCEE Lee Dugard - Anorak's look at Jaycee Dugard in the news: the zombie daughters of a fiend, the pictures of Jaycee's room, the weird daughters, Manuel Garrido speaks and the psychic...

Whitney Houston Good Morning America

Whitney Houston was fierce and a bit flaky during her "Good Morning America" taping. The singer performed two new songs and the classics "My Love Is Your Love" and "I'm Every Woman."

Candice Crawford

Today's must-see content delivered straight to you. Tony Romo has reportedly scored himself a new girlfriend. The Dallas Cowboys quarterback who dumped Jessica Simpson shortly before her 29th birthday in July is dating Candice Crawford - the sister of Gossip Girl star Chace Crawford!

Demi Moore Bush

Ringleader of wide-ranging conspiracy swiped prescription pad from his stepfather, prosecutors claim

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Gulbis Tennis

Chances are, if you are like most East Coast tennis fans, you didn't see Andy Roddick's first-round U.S. Open victory over Bjorn Phau.

Gmail Down

What do you do when you work in the cloud and all of the sudden your Gmail or other Google service is down? The first thing you probably do is check with a friend to see if he/she is experiencing the same issue. The second thing you probably do is check twitter.com. Well, now there’s a [...]

Jaycee Dugard Daughters Photos

Anorak’s look at Jaycee Dugard in the news: Nancy Garrido And Phillip Garrido's wedding photographs, a bone found, Jaycee's secret emails and brainwashed by rape...

Jim Thome

The White Sox reportedly traded Jim Thome to the Dodgers and Jose Contreras to the Rockies on Monday.