Teen Girl Killed by Amtrak Train

An Amtrak train traveling from New York to Washington D.C. struck and killed a 14-year-old girl early this morning. From CNN: Details on how the accident occurred were not immediately available, and the girl was not named. Baltimore County Police Lt. Robert McCullough said there were other children at the scene who knew the victim. [...]

Randy Johnson Retires

Pitching legend Randy Johnson has retired from baseball after 22 major-league seasons. I had the opportunity to watch him pitch, in person, twice in his career. He never disappointed. I only regret that I didn’t get to see him one last time while he was with the San Francisco Giants. One of the greatest ever! [...]

Casey Anthony: 3 Weeks Until Check Fraud Trial Begins

Casey Anthony is scheduled to stand trial for 13 check fraud counts starting on January 25. Get excited!!! From WESH: The felony charges stem from allegations she drained her friend Amy Huizenga’s bank account of several hundred dollars while her daughter, Caylee, was missing. Surveillance video appears to show Anthony on several shopping sprees at [...]

Gartner Acquires Burton Group

Gartner has  announced that it has acquired Burton Group, Inc. for approximately $56 million in cash.  The acquisition is expected to expand Gartner’s product and service offerings, and increase its IT research market opportunity. From the Wall Street Journal: Gartner made the purchase, expected to expand its product and service offerings and increase IT research-market [...]

Boise State Does it Again

Congrats once again to the “Little Agent That Could”. In a battle of non-BCS schools, the Boise State Broncos knocked off TCU 17-10 last night in the Fiesta Bowl. With the game tied at 10-10 in the 4th quarter, coach Chris Petersen dug into his bag of tricks and pulled out a fake punt on [...]

Double Agent Killed CIA Agents

It appears that Humam Khalil Abu-Mulal al-Balawi, a suicide bomber who attacked a CIA base in eastern Afghanistan last week, was a Jordanian citizen working as an Al Qaeda double agent. From the Wall Street Journal: The suicide bomber who killed seven Central Intelligence Agency employees and contractors and a Jordanian intelligence officer was a [...]

Dating Site Eliminates “Fatties”

A dating site that markets itself as a community for beautiful people has eliminated approximately 5,000 of its members for packing on a few pounds during the holiday season. WTF??? From CNN: The international site BeautifulPeople.com threw out members after they posted photos “revealing that they have let themselves go,” according to a company statement. [...]

Casey Anthony: Family Friend in Trouble With the Law

Well…it looks like the law is now after Holly Gagne, a family friend of the Anthony’s. Thanks to Hal Boedeker for the information! From the TV Guy: “Police say she attacked her husband with a bat,” WFTV-Channel 9 anchor Barbara West said tonight. “Gagne is accused of fighting with her husband over photographs that didn’t [...]

Casey Anthony: The Devil Delivers

Delivers devil’s food that is. As in, Devil’s Food cake for her dessert on New Year’s From Examiner.com: New Years Day appeared to be no different as the accused killer received a special holiday meal, along with the other inmates, according to WFTV. This time the holiday dinner consisted of glazed ham or turkey, au gratin [...]