Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords Shot

At least 12 people have been shot this morning at a Tucson grocery store. Included in the wounded are Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. The Associated Press is reporting that Giffords has been shot in the head and NPR is reporting that she has died. Until I have a definitive statement, I will assume that Giffords is [...]

Casey Anthony: Jose Baez Fined

Jose Baez has been fined just under $600 for failing to turn over information about expert witnesses. From the Associated Press: Circuit Judge Belvin Perry said in an order released Thursday that the $583.73 fine is the cost prosecutors spent in filing a motion about the matter. Earlier this week, the judge found that defense [...]

Andrew Luck to Return to Stanford

Great news for Pac 10 and Stanford Cardinal fans! ESPN is reporting that Andrew Luck will return to Palo Alto for his Junior year in 2011. Can you say Heisman? National Championship? Maybe! I bet the Carolina Panthers are a little upset right now… From ESPN: Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck, the odds-on favorite to be [...]

Casey Anthony: Judge Denies Defense Motion for Subpoena

Judge Belvin Perry has denied a defense motion that requested that a blogger hand over photographs he took of an area near Casey Anthony’s home. From the Orlando Sentinel: Judge Belvin Perry this afternoon denied a defense motion to subpoena searcher Joe Jordan’s blog and internet photos, finding no factual basis to compel those items [...]

Singer Gerry Rafferty Dies

Singer Gerry Rafferty, famous for his hits “Baker Street” and “Stuck in the Middle With You,” has died at the age of 63. From CNN: Rafferty was born in 1947 in Paisley, Scotland, near Glasgow, the son of an Irish-born miner, according to Michael Gray, his manager in the late 1970s. Gray wrote Rafferty’s obituary [...]

ESPN Announcer Fired Over Innapropriate Comments

ESPN has fired announcer Ron Franklin after he allegedly made an insulting comment to a female, sideline colleague. From CNN: “Based on what occurred last week, we have ended our relationship” with announcer Ron Franklin, ESPN spokesman Mike Soltys said Tuesday night in an e-mail. He would not elaborate on the decision. Franklin apologized Monday [...]

Alec Baldwin Interested in Political Run

Actor Alec Baldwin says he is interested in running for political office in the future but the thought of leaving his acting career is “extremely painful.” From CNN: The “30 Rock” star made the comments in an interview to air Wednesday on CNN’s “Parker Spitzer.” Knowing Baldwin’s long-running interest in politics, Eliot Spitzer asked him [...]

Casey Anthony: Yet Another Hearing Today…

The Casey Anthony case heads back to court today for another hearing. In case you’re wondering…Anthony is not expected to be in the courtroom for the hearing. From the Orlando Sentinel: The hearing, set for 1:30 p.m., will deal with the defense team’s motion to subpoena photos of Suburban Drive related to the murder case [...]

Macaulay Culkin Left “Home Alone” After Split with Mila Kunis

I guess some romances aren’t meant to last forever! Who knew??? It seems that Macaulay Culkin and Mila Kunis actually ended their relationship months ago, but kept it quiet. From CNN: An insider recently told In Touch Weekly that the pair hit a rough patch because of Kunis’s skyrocketing career and the fact that she [...]

Ten Year Old Girl Discovers Supernova

Pretty cool! A 10-year-old girl from Canada has became the youngest person to discover a supernova. From CNN: Kathryn Aurora Gray of Fredericton, New Brunswick, spotted the exploding star, dubbed supernova 2010lt, on Monday from an image taken on New Year’s Eve by a telescope belonging to amateur astronomer David Lane in Stillwater Lake, Nova [...]