Eddie Murphy confirmed as Oscars host
Eddie Murphy has been confirmed as the host of the 2012 Oscars. Telecast producers Brett Ratner and Don Mischer made the official announcement on Tuesday just days after the Rush Hour director made More...
NYPD forms new social media unit
The NYPD has formed a new unit to track troublemakers who announce plans or brag about their crimes on Twitter, MySpace and Facebook. Newly named Assistant Commissioner Kevin O’Connor, one of More...
All New Charlie´s Angels Coming to E4
Channel 4 has today announced it has acquired the UK premiere broadcast rights to Charlie’s Angels from Sony Pictures Television. The series will receive its UK premiere on E4. The announcement was made by More...
Driverless Cars Brought Closer to Reality
There’s really not a whole lot in Nevada besides long highways and oil fields. But they do have Vegas, that desert oasis of high-density excess that puts Nevada on the map many times over. The state’s governor More...
Desperate Housewives suit going to trial
Nicolette Sheridan’s lawsuit against DESPERATE HOUSEVIVES bosses will go to trial, a Los Angeles judge ruled on Tuesday. The actress filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit against the show’s More...
Teen suicide more likely in conservative towns
Suicide attempts by gay teens – and even straight kids – are more common in politically conservative areas where schools don’t have programs supporting gay rights, a study involving nearly 32,000 More...
Johnson & Johnson fined for bribing doctors
US authorities fined cosmetics and drugs giant Johnson & Johnson $70 million on Friday for bribing doctors in Europe and paying kickbacks for contracts under a UN relief program in Iraq. The Department More...
McDonald’s on a 50,000-job hiring spree
Fast-food chain McDonald’s Corp announced a one-day spring hiring spree aimed at fighting the use of the term “McJob” as shorthand for describing low-wage, dead-end work. The global restaurant More...
Man Complains About Lap Dancers
A US man complained to the police after two lap dancers broke a promise to visit him in his hotel room. The 37-year-old Illinois man met the girls at the On The Border gentleman’s club during More...
Swear-free King’s Speech for Americans
The King’s Speech is set to be released in the US in a swearing-free version to open it up to younger audiences, its director Tom Hooper has confirmed. The film was given an R rating last year More...
What´s killing the dolphins?
At least 43 dolphins have now been found dead along the Gulf Coast, (Hmmm, I´m sure I read something about the Gulf Coast recently?????) many of them baby dolphins. Louisiana Wildlife & Fisheries agents say More...
Kylie eyeing Vegas residency
Kylie Minogue is one step closer to a residency in Las Vegas, insisting her latest arena concert would “definitely” translate to a Sin City stage spectacular. The Australian singer was in Denmark on More...
Lady Gaga’s surprise show
Lady Gaga thrilled revellers in her native New York City on Wednesday night by putting on a surprise show at an intimate venue in Manhattan. The Poker Face hitmaker took to the microphone at the Plaza Hotel’s More...
Actress Jaime Pressly arrested
Actress Jaime Pressly has been arrested on suspicion of DUI. The My Name Is Earl star was driving through Santa Monica, California on Wednesday night when cops pulled over her car on suspicion of a traffic violation. She More...
Restaurant offers free food for fat diners
Overweight diners at a US restaurant can now eat for free – if they weigh more than 25 stone. The unusual promotion takes place at the appropriately-named Heart Attack Grill, in Chandler, Arizona. Managers More...
Singer Faith Evans on drink-driving charge
Grammy-winning singer Faith Evans has been arrested on suspicion of drink-driving in Los Angeles. Police said the 37-year-old showed signs of being under the influence of alcohol when she was pulled over at a checkpoint. The More...
School bus crashed after vomiting driver fell out
A US school bus company is being sued after a driver allegedly fell out of a moving bus when he leant out to vomit. The driver-less bus full of schoolchildren ended up crashing into a nearby ditch, reports the More...
Apartment ban hits budget travel in New York
Budget travellers to New York are set to see prices increase dramatically next year as a ban on the short-term rental of apartments comes into force. Under a law signed by New York governor David Paterson, visitors More...
A cross between a zebra and a donkey
In a natural reserve of the United States a zebra / donkey cross has been born. The animal has all the appearance of a donkey, but it has black stripes on stripe on the legs like a zebra. “Donkeys and zebras More...
Record: American eats 54 hot dogs in 10 minutes
Joey Chestnut tried to beat his own record this Sunday in New York during the celebrations of the Independence Day in United States. He ate 54 hot dogs in 10 minutes. Joey “Jaws” Chestnut, 26, was born in California, More...
