Adam Yauch, who performed under the stage name MCA, is dead after losing a long battle with cancer, according to reports from Global Grind and TMZ. The 47-year-old member of the Beastie Boys announced he would be receiving treatment for a cancerous tumor in his salivary gland in July 2009, and that as a […]
Former NFL player Junior Seau dead of apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound
(CNN) — Former NFL linebacker Junior Seau died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound Wednesday, according to police. He was 43. A handgun was found near his body in a bedroom of his Oceanside, California, home by officers responding to an emergency call from Seau’s girlfriend Wednesday morning, Oceanside Police Chief Frank McCoy said. Seau, […]
Dick Clark, Entertainment Icon Nicknamed ‘America’s Oldest Teenager,’ Dies at 82
Dick Clark, the music industry maverick, longtime TV host and powerhouse producer who changed the way we listened to pop music with American Bandstand, and whose trademark Rockin’ Eve became a fixture of New Year’s celebrations, died today at the age of 82, ABC News has learned. Clark, who suffered a serious stroke in […]
Rick Santorum Suspending His Campaign (Quitting The Race)
Rick Santorum Suspending His Campaign (Quitting The Race). We all knew the inevitable would come. The fall campaign has started in the spring. Santorum was helpful in pulling Mitt Romney much further to the right than he wanted to and thus has made an re-electing President Obama a far gone conclusion. They have just about […]
CBS Broadcasting Legend Mike & 60 Minutes Host Mike Wallace Dead At 93
Broadcasting legend Mike Wallace has died, CBS News announced on Sunday. He was 93. Host Charles Osgood broke the news on "CBS News Sunday Morning." The network did not announce when or where he died. Developing. Mike Wallace Dead At 93
California Teacher Who Went Public With Student Relationship Charged With Sexual Assault – ABC News
A high school teacher who left his family to date a former student was arrested today on charges of sexually assaulting a different student years ago. James Hooker, 41, was arrested in Modesto, Calif., after police discovered he had an an alleged sexual relationship with a 17-year-old student in 1998. Hooker has been under investigation […]
Amanda Bynes Arrested on DUI Charge – ABC News
Amanda Bynes Arrested on DUI Charge Image credit: Los Angeles Sheriff Dept. Actress Amanda Bynes was arrested in West Hollywood early this morning on DUI charges. Bynes, 26, was pulled over after sideswiping a deputy. She was attempting to pass the police car in her black BMW, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s […]
Navy Jet Crashes in Virginia – NYTimes.com
Navy Jet Crashes in Virginia By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: April 6, 2012 at 1:53 PM ET Officials said at least two apartment buildings were on fire but there were no immediate reports of injuries on the ground. TV footage showed black smoke billowing from near some buildings and local TV stations said the […]
Son of rap producer Dr. Dre found dead; Andre Young Jr. was 20
Son of rap producer Dr. Dre found dead; Andre Young Jr. was 20 Young had been out with friends the night before his mother found him unresponsive. Determination of the cause of death has been deferred until test results are in. By Andrew Blankstein and Chris Lee Los Angeles Times Staff Writers August 26, […]
Leaving Goldman Sachs’ Makes Greg Smith No Hero–He Represented The Problem
I must confess I did not read the op-ed by Greg Smith published in the New York Times on March 14, 2012 titled “Why I am Leaving Goldman Sachs” until this morning. I did not pay much attention to it because of my basic lack of respect for most in the investment banking sector anyway. […]