5 children die in wreck, Five young siblings and one adult died early Saturday when a sport utility vehicle went off an eastern Mississippi road and plunged into a rain-swollen creek, authorities said.
Neshoba County Sheriff Tommy Waddell said the victims appear to have drowned after their Dodge Durango left a county road 20 miles southeast of Philadelphia just after midnight Saturday.
Deputy County Coroner Marshall Prince identified the five children who died as 9-year-old Dasyanna John, 8-year-old Duane John, 7-year-old Bobby John, 4-year-old Quinton John, and 18-month-old Kekaimeas John. Family friend Diane Chickaway, 37, also died. The sheriff said all were members of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians and lived in the Pearl River community east of Philadelphia, where the tribe operates a large casino complex.
The father of the children, Dewayne John, escaped the vehicle and remains hospitalized for hypothermia and water inhalation. The children's mother, Deanna Jim, and Chickaway's husband, Dale Chickaway, also survived. The group was traveling to Conehatta, another Choctaw community, with Dewayne John driving. Waddell said he has been tested to see if he was under the influence of alcohol, though he said official results aren't in. If officials decide to file charges, Waddell said they probably wouldn't act until Wednesday.
It appears none of the nine occupants of the vehicle were wearing seat belts or were in child restraints, the sheriff said.
"It's always sad to hear of the death of a tribal member, but today our tribe experienced a great tragedy with the loss of six beautiful Choctaw souls. I cannot begin to imagine what the friends, relatives and loved ones are feeling," Tribal Chief Phyliss J. Anderson said in a statement. "There are no words that can express our sincere condolences to such a horrific accident. I join many of you in the outpouring display of love and support shown to the families during this difficult time. Our thoughts and prayers are with them."
Roberto Clemente death, Hall of Fame slugger Roberto Clemente died 40 years ago on New Year's Eve, and MLB Network is running a video to help us remember his impact. You can watch it above. You probably already know a lot of the background. Clemente was killed with four others in a plane crash as they tried to get food and other supplies from his native Puerto Rico to earthquake-ravaged Nicaragua. He was just 38 years old and finished with exactly 3,000 hits in his Major League Baseball career.
Clemente's premature end is sort of the "Day the Music Died" for baseball fans. Even if you didn't have a chance to see Clemente play, it chokes you up. It certainly makes you wonder what might have been, if he had lived. The Hall of Fame waved its five-year waiting period — something it had done only for Lou Gehrig — and Clemente was admitted to Cooperstown the summer following his death. The first big baseball star from Latin America, Clemente is considered a Jackie Robinson-type figure to many.
But did you also know that Neil Walker, the Pirates second baseman today, might not be here if not for Clemente?
Among those interviewed in the video — along with the likes of countryman Orlando Cepeda and teammate Steve Blass — was Tom Walker, a friend of Clemente's who played with him in winter ball, and who wanted to help Clemente get supplies to Nicaragua on New Year's Eve 1972:
"Forty years later, I think of a man that, probably, saved my life," Tom Walker said. "He said, ‘No, you need to go back and enjoy the evening.’ And I can’t help but think about that now. I’ve had four wonderful children and, it turns out that one of them is the second baseman for the Pittsburgh Pirates. And if you look at the right-field wall (at PNC Park), it’s the Clemente Wall. It’s got his number, 21, and I’m sure that my son Neil comes out of the dugout and goes out to second base … he’s got to see that wall everyday."
Queens AK-47, 17-year-old boy dies after being shot in head in Queens AK-47 shell casings found...AK-47 shell casings were found at the scene of a teen boy's death early today, police sources said.
Xavier Granville, 17, had been hanging out with friends on Beach 15th Street near Heyson Road after leaving a party when two men in ski masks approached them and began firing into the group about 12:30 a.m., sources said. NY POST Reported...
Granville was hit in the head and died shortly after, authorities said
Police found both shell casings from an AK-47 and 45-caliber pistol at the scene of the murder, sources added.
Investigators believe Granville may have been part of a gang, but it was not immediately clear what sparked the violence.
J.R. Ewing Funeral to Air, J.R. Ewing will be laid to rest on the TNT “Dallas” reboot of the iconic 1980s show, but the network is keeping quiet on exactly how Ewing, played by the late Larry Hagman, will die Us Weekly reported on Wednesday, Dec. 12.
TNT has confirmed that the scenes involving J.R. Ewing’s funeral have not yet been filmed, reportedly Ewing will be laid to rest on the eighth episode of season two slated to air on March 11. Examiner Reported...
Larry Hagman, who died on Nov. 23 from throat cancer, had filmed six episodes of remake’s second season prior to his death. Hagman played the dastardly, conniving J.R. Ewing on the original “Dallas,” which aired from 1979 until 1991. Larry also appeared as Major Anthony Nelson on “I Dream of Jeannie,” which co-stared Barbara Eden, in the 1960s.
Hagman is remembered by his “Dallas” co-stars as a “giant, a larger-than-life personality whose iconic performance as J.R. Ewing will endure as one of the most indelible in entertainment history. He truly loved portraying this globally recognized character, and he leaves a legacy of entertainment, generosity and grace.”
Larry Hagman was the son of Broadway legend Mary Martin. Hagman is survived by his wife of nearly 60 years, Maj Axelsson Hagman, a daughter Heidi and a son Preston.
Splits of 2012: Biggest divorces/splits of the year---This year, we saw some new couples get together (hello, Haylor!), but we also saw a bunch of them split. The stories behind Hollywood's biggest breakups of 2012.
Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes
Katie shocked the world when she filed for divorce in June. But perhaps no one was more surprised than her hubby of five years, Tom, who never saw it coming. Suri cruise primary custody, Katie Holmes' dad helped plan tom cruise split, Tom Cruise Katie Holmes.
Heidi Klum and Seal
We felt totally tricked when this Halloween-loving couple split in January, but Heidi indeed said auf wiedersehen to her hubby of seven years at the beginning of the year. Heidi Klum divorces seal over his temper, Heidi Klum dating bodyguard martin Kirsten, Heidi Klum seal kids.
Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis
Formerly one of Hollywood's longtime couples, Johnny and Vanessa were together for 14 years before they announced their breakup in June. Johnny Depp bored with Vanessa Paradis, Johnny Depp dating amber heard, Lily And Jack Depp.
Will Arnett and Amy Poehler
It was no laughing matter when this comedic couple called it quits after nine years of marriage in September. Will Arnett and Amy Poehler romance fizzled out, Amy Poehler will Arnett sons abel and archie,Blades of Glory.
Clone perfect Christmas tree, The hunt for the perfect Christmas tree may soon become a lot easier: just pick a nice clone.
That's what German scientists are now working on: They are searching a way to ensure that the sensitive saplings of the popular Nordmann fir species grow into impressive specimens.
The fir is native to the Caucasus, but is often cultivated on massive plantations in Germany.
Biologist Kurt Zoglauer of Berlin's Humboldt University said Friday 40 percent of trees don't make the cut when they mature after 10 to 14 years. Some are stunted by frost, while others turn out the wrong shade of green.
Zoglauer's team therefore hopes to refine a method to clone particularly hardy and beautiful trees by 2016.
The project is supported by a German government grant.
Stranger picks up Iowa family's $211 bill, An Iowa family steps forward to pay another family's $211 grocery bill just days before Christmas.
Tom Cruise girlfriend,From the silver screen to the dating scene, it looks like Tom Cruise may be back in action.
Just six months after his divorce from Katie Holmes, the “Jack Reacher” star has reportedly been on the lookout for ladies. Among them is 26-year-old restaurant manager Cynthia Jorge.
ALSO READ: Katie Holmes Never Mentioned Tom Cruise in Interview Day Before Divorce Filing
According to the New York Post, Jorge, a Queens, N.Y., native, was seen dirty dancing with Cruise at a night club, after reportedly slipping him her business card earlier this week.
“Tom Cruise is somebody who has been obviously in the past very open about his relationships,” said People magazine staff writer Kristen Mascia. “He loves being in love. He’s declared that in the past and when the time comes, maybe he’ll tell that to us, but for now he’s just getting used to single life.”
But Jorge isn’t the only rumored love interest in Cruise’s life. The 50-year-old star was reportedly seen in Sweden last week getting cozy with Jennifer Akerman, whose sister, Malin, starred opposite Cruise in “Rock of Ages.”
“Good Morning America” reached out to Cruise’s reps, who deny he’s dating either beauty.
“All sources are telling us that he is single. He’s continuing to prioritize his family and his work. He’s certainly been social. That’s the way he is and he likes being out and about,” Mascia said.
As for his ex-wife, Holmes, she seems to be leading a much quieter existence. The only love she’s been spotted with lately is her and Cruise’s 6-year-old daughter, Suri.
Gang-rape victim dies, Police in the Indian capital were bracing for fresh demonstrations after doctors from Singapore’s Mount Elizabeth hospital where the 23-year-old victim was being treated said she “passed away peacefully” on Saturday morning local time.
“Her family and officials from the High Commission of India were by her side. The Mount Elizabeth Hospital team of doctors, nurses and staff join her family in mourning her loss,” said Kelvin Loh, the chief executive of the hospital.
Mr Loh said that despite all efforts from a team of eight specialists at the hospital, she “suffered from severe organ failure” following the injuries to her body and brain.
“She was courageous in fighting for her life for so long against the odds but the trauma to her body was too severe for her to overcome,” he said.
“We are humbled by the privilege of being tasked to care for her in her final struggle.”
New protests are expected in the Indian capital on Saturday over the government's handling of the issue despite appeals for calm and constructive mourning from the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh.
Harry Carey Jr. dies, a venerable character actor who was believed to be the last surviving member of director John Ford's legendary western stock company, died Thursday. He was 91.
Carey, whose career spanned more than 50 years and included such Ford classics as "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon" and "The Searchers," died of natural causes in Santa Barbara, said Melinda Carey, a daughter.
"In recent years, he became kind of the living historian of the modern era," film critic Leonard Maltin told The Times on Friday. "He would get hired on films by young directors who just wanted to work with him, to be one step away from the legends. Some hired him to just hear his stories between takes."
Director Joe Dante, who used Carey in his 1984 comic-fantasy "Gremlins," told The Times in 2003: "You got a lot of free movie history when you cast him."
The son of silent-film western star Harry Carey Sr. and his actress wife, Olive, Carey made more than 100 films. They included "Red River," "Beneath the 12-Mile Reef," "Big Jake," "Cahill U.S. Marshal," "The Long Riders," "The Whales of August" and 1993's "Tombstone."
The boyishly handsome Carey lacked the screen-dominating star quality of his longtime pal and frequent co-star, John Wayne. Instead, Carey brought a rare authenticity to his westerns as one of Hollywood's best horsemen.
That was amply illustrated in 1950's "Rio Grande," for which he and cowboy-turned-character actorBen Johnson learned to ride two horses while standing up, with one foot on the back of each horse.
Family two consecutive Christmas babies,The Houston family has more ways to celebrate on December 25 than they can count.
Monique and Jeremy Houston Sr. decided Christmas Day was the perfect time to get married in 2010.
Exactly one year later, they welcomed their first child into the world, Jeremy Jr.
And you guessed it -- on Tuesday, another Christmas baby, Jeremiah Anthony Houston, was born at 8:36 a.m. at MetroSouth Medical Center.
"I feel like I won the lottery," mother Dominique Houston said.
"I just can't escape Christmas. I love Christmas."
The couple says they didn't do anything special to be blessed with two Christmas babies -- it just turned out that way.
"It did change my perspective on Christmas," the proud dad said. "I've got something I can cherish for the rest of my life."
"I say it was all in the plan. God knew what he was gonna do for us before we even knew what he was gonna do," grandmother Belinda Biloche said.
It obviously runs in the family. The newborns' paternal grandfather was also born on Christmas Day.
Source: http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Family-Welcomes-Two-Consecutive-Christmas-Babies-184770631.html#ixzz2GU2lTZhj
Now, based on multiple reports, it sounds like the Disney icon has been working up a sweat with the Australian actor - if you know what we mean!
We mean this: the pair has been spotted kissing... off camera!
Both The New York Daily News and People quote witnesses that say Cyrus and Hemsworth played an intense game of tonsil hockey at the Nashville airport on Wednesday.
In fact, actor Alex Emanuel was standing a few feet away and said the rumored couple was "full-on making out." He told People:
"[Miley] jumped into his arms and threw her arms around his neck and kissed him and leaned back and he was dipping her. It was like a scene out of an old movie where the guy's getting on a train and they're saying their goodbyes."
Hero lifeguard drowns, A 23-year-old lifeguard dubbed a hero after Hurricane Sandy drowned this weekend while surfing in Puerto Rico.
Dylan Smith, a 23-year-old lifeguard who was named one of People Magazine’s Heroes of the Year for his actions during Hurricane Sandy, was found dead on Sunday morning near Maria’s Beach in Rincon.
According to CBS, Smith’s body was spotted by local residents. He was rushed back to shore but doctors were not able to resuscitate him.
Smith was included in PEOPLE’s Heroes of the Year this year for saving several people during Hurricane Sandy. The magazine reports that Smith, along with 51-year-old Michael McDonnell, saved six people during the storm with a surfboard and a homemade rope bridge.
Katie Cregg, one of the people who was saved by Smith and 51-year-old Michael McDonnell, said:
“Michael just took charge. He looked me straight in the eye, and I knew then and there we were going to be okay. And then the kid with the surfboard arrived like an angel, and everyone’s spirits lifted.”
FDNY Chief Michael Light, a friend of the hero lifeguard, told the magazine:
“The same sport – the sport of surfing – that he used to save all those people, it’s so shocking that he perished that way.”
Friday night, an undercover investigator with the Osceola County Sheriff's Narcotics Enforcement Team made a visit to the Sausage Castle, located down a dirt road in the 3800 block of Hickory Tree Road.
After paying the $20 cover charge for "Mike Busey's End of the World Sexy Santa Holiday B-Day" party, the deputy stopped by the bar and bought a $3 Bud Light, according to Ward's arrest report.
The report said Ward, 32, was standing next to the unlicensed bar but made no effort to stop the bartender from making the illegal sale to the deputy and other party guests.
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Sandy family miracle, 'Miracle' for Sandy family, The text from Sister Diane at St. Ignatius Martyr church was as odd as it was urgent: "A man is going to call. You must answer the phone."Kerry Ann Troy had just finished her daily "cry time" — that half-hour between dropping the kids off at school and driving back to her gutted house on New York's Long Island, or to the hurricane relief center, or to wherever she was headed in those desperate days after Sandy, when life seemed an endless blur of hopelessness and worry..................sfgate.
Cellphone reception was sporadic, so even if the stranger called, she would likely miss him. Besides, she had so many other things on her mind.
After spending the first week with relatives in Connecticut, Troy, a part-time events planner for the city, and her husband, Chris, a firefighter, had managed to find a hotel room for a week in Garden City. The couple had no idea where they and their three children — Ryan, 13, Connor, 12, and Katie, 4 — would go next. Hotels were full. Rentals were gone. Their modest raised ranch, a few blocks from the beach, was unlivable.
But the Troys faced another dilemma.
The family had been looking forward to a weeklong, post-Thanksgiving trip to Disney World, paid for by the Make-A-Wish-Foundation to benefit Connor, who suffers from a life-threatening, neuromuscular disease. He had lost one wheelchair to the storm. His oxygen equipment and other medical supplies were damaged by water. He was disoriented and confused.
How could they tell their sick child that the storm that had disrupted his life might also cost him his dream — to meet Kermit the Frog?
Yet Chris Troy felt he couldn't leave. And Kerry Ann said she wouldn't go without him.
The London area has received about a metre of snow since the weekend, with five to 10 centimetres in the forecast for Wednesday.
Kanye west 12 12 12, Kanye West is clearly in touch with his feminine side. He designs a high-end women's clothing collection, single handedly transformed his girlfriend Kim Kardashian's wardrobe and enjoys rocking a skirt every now and then. And that's exactly what Kanye did last night when he hit the stage for the 12-12-12 benefit concert in New York City.
The outspoken rapper performed in a black leather Givenchy skirt layered over a pair of tight leather pants (or perhaps, meggings?) for the event that benefited the Robin Hood Fund for Hurricane Sandy victims. Although this isn't the first time Kayne has donned the womenswear staple, the nationally televised concert helped share his unique sartorial pick with a reported 2 billion people.
In fact, NASA is so confident that it recently published a video that appears as if it were intended to be aired on Dec. 22. Titled "The World Didn't End Yesterday," the four-minute clip explains how the idea of the Mayan apocalypse was a huge hoax and how the rumors began. A commenter on YouTubejokes, "The correct title for this video: Told ya so!—Love, NASA."
Romney attends fight, Defeated presidential candidate Mitt Romney was a guest ringside Saturday night at the fourth fight between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez.
Romney also visited with Pacquiao in his dressing room before the fight, wishing him well in the bout.
''Hello Manny. I ran for president. I lost,'' Romney told the fighter, according to Pacquiao publicist Fred Sternburg.
Pacquiao is a congressman in the Philippines, and has said previously he might run one day for the president of his country.
Romney and his wife, Ann, were guests of Nevada State Athletic Commission chairman Bill Brady at the fight at the MGM Grand hotel arena. Brady hosted a fundraiser for Romney during the presidential campaign.
The Romneys arrived during the undercard, drawing little reaction from the crowd.
Saul Steinberg dies,who led massive takeovers of companies before the titans of private equity popularized leveraged buyouts, and became one of the first personalities in finance to be dubbed a corporate raider, has died at the age of 73.
A lover of dealmaking, Steinberg rose to Wall Street prominence in the 1960s but ran into health and financial difficulties by 2000. His death was announced on Friday by CNBC, where his daughter-in-law Maria Bartiromo is a presenter.
Steinberg is survived by a wife and six children, including Bartiromo's husband Jonathan, the CEO of asset management firm WisdomTree Investments Inc . Steinberg gradually moved into obscurity after he suffered a stroke in 1995 and the conglomerate he created filed for bankruptcy in 2001.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1939, Steinberg graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia at the age of 20 with an idea to lease IBM computers. The company he set up for this purpose, Leasco, made him a millionaire by the age of 24.
In 1968, in a move more akin to the large deals seen today by the likes of buyouts firms such as Blackstone Group LP and KKR & Co LP , he took over Reliance, a Philadelphia insurance company 10 times the size of Leasco.
Kardashian's cat dies, Kim Kardashian's cat died, according to multiple reports. It's always very sad when a pet dies since they are often like members of the family, but it wasn't technically her cat anymore. Mercy the kitten was a gift from the reality television star's rapper boyfriend Kanye West. However, the buxom brunette discovered she was allergic to the pretty kitty shortly after receiving it, and she had to find the little furball a new home.
Kim Kardashian alerted her fans to the cat's death in a blog post called "Rest In Peace, Little Mercy" dated Dec. 7, 2012. She wrote, "It is with deep sadness that I have to tell you all that my kitten, Mercy, has passed away. My heart is completely broken. . . . It broke not only my heart that little Mercy died at only four months old, but Sydney’s too. Mercy was a gentle and loving kitten and we are all going to miss her so much. Thanks to Sydney for making Mercy’s short life one filled with love."
Sydney Hitchcock is Khloe Kardashian's assistant and the new owner of the Persian teacup kitten. It was Hitchcock's boyfriend who discovered that Mercy was in distress and the couple who sought medical treatment for the feline, reported The Huffington Post. "Hitchcock's boyfriend called to tell her [Sydney] Mercy was limp and not moving. They rushed her to an animal hospital where veterinarians made the terrible diagnosis -- a fatal virus, which acts like a cancer, had attacked Mercy's stomach."
Thanks to Sydney Hitchcock, Kim Kardashian's cat died surrounded by loving and caring owners. Maybe the reality starlet will get her sister's assistant another kitten to help ease her loss.
Secret files on aliens, "Men in Black" agents K and J may be about to recruit a new Russian assistant: Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.
Medvedev has spoken about top secret files on aliens that may have landed in Russia.
In footage recorded Friday after a television interview, the former president joked that each Russian leader gets two folders with information about extraterrestrials that visited our planet — and stayed here.
Unseen on camera footage, he is heard telling a Ren TV journalist he could not tell "how many of them are among us, because it may cause panic." He said more details could be found in Barry Sonnenfeld's "Men in Black" films.
During his 2008-2012 presidency, Medvedev showed a sense of humor slightly more subtle than Putin's sometimes brutal jokes.
Boy, 7, killed at gun store, A 7-year-old boy whose identity has not been released by the police was shot in the chest and killed in the parking lot of a gun store in Pennsylvania, it has emerged.
Details about the tragedy are still scarce at this time, with police refusing to offer more to the press.
Even so, the boy’s tragic death has already gotten international media attention and, for many, re-opened the conversation on guns and safety measures required when handling them.
“The boy was killed in the gun store’s parking lot, and scant details about the way the scene unfolded have been released. The 7-year-old was strapped in a booster seat at the time of the presumably accidental shooting,” the Inquisitr writes.
“According to local news sources, the boy, 7, was killed in the gun store parking lot as his father backed out of a space at Twig’s Reloading Den, located at 8388 Sharon Mercer Road in East Lackawannock Township,” adds the same media outlet.
It also quotes a CBS affiliate in Pittsburgh as having learned from sources on the scene that it was the father’s gun which had misfired and killed the boy.
Jennie Garth admits pain, Jennie Garth admitted it ''stings'' to see Peter Facinelli with his new girlfriend.
The 'Beverly Hills 90210' actress announced in March that she and her 'Twilight Saga' star husband Peter were splitting after 11 years of marriage and while she is also dating, Jennie revealed seeing Peter and Jaimie Alexander together hurts.
She told People magazine: ''I think there will come a time when it won't sting so bad. But I'm not quite there yet.
''You know, I am happy that he is happy, though.
''I'm dating one guy right now.''
Jennie, 40, and Peter have remained friendly for the sake of their three daughters, Luca, 15 Lola, nine, and Fiona, five, and Jennie revealed they have worked out an agreement for sharing custody over the festive season.
She added: ''We are co-parenting and getting the hang of it.''We will celebrate really quietly at home this year and then travel to see a friend in Virginia. Then their dad is picking them up and taking them skiing, so they have a lot of exciting things going on.'' (C) BANG Media International
Marquez-Pacquiao: KO in 6th, Juan Manuel Marquez Knocked Out Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas on Saturday, December 8, 2012. Here is the Marquez-Pacquiao Knockout Video
Juan Manuel Marquez knocked out Manny Pacquiao in dramatic fashion in their fourth match-up. The 2012 edition of Pacquiao vs Marquez was one of the most entertaining fights in years with both men trading power shots and knocking their opponent to the ground.
Pacquiao appeared to be winning the fight (of course, after the Bradley decision, who's to say what judges were thinking), but then got knocked out cold by a vicious right hand that left Manny face down on the canvas.
No doubt, the Marquez KO of Pacquiao is one for the ages. Here is a link to the Marquez-Pacquiao knockout video.
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Gwyneth Paltrow Baby News, Actress Gwyneth Paltrow says she would like to have another baby even though she knows it wouldn't be sensible at her age. The 40-year-old has children Apple, eight, and six-year-old Moses with Coldplay frontman Chris Martin. "My brain says, 'Oh, I think I'm done, the kids are big now and I don't want to go back to changing diapers'. But a part of me would love to have another. Of course, I'm old now," contactmusic.com quoted Paltrow as saying.
Cadet Quits Over Religion,A cadet is reportedly quitting West Point over religion less than six months before he is scheduled to graduate, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
Blake Page explained that his clinical depression played a role in decision to quit the military academy. He went on to say the unconstitutional focus of religion in the military was also instrumental in his decision to leave West Point behind.
“I’ve been trying since I found that out: What can I do? What can I possibly do to initiate the change that I want to see and so many other people want to see?” the cadet explained to The Associated Press. “I realized that this is one way I can make that change happen.”
Page explained that cadets who don’t put an emphasis on religion were deemed “heathens” by instructors. One individual reportedly told Page that he would never be an officer until he “filled the hole in his heart.” West Point Spokeswoman Theresa Brinkerhoff insists that prayer and religious activities are voluntary.
“I don’t want to be a part of West Point knowing that the leadership here is OK with just shrugging off and shirking off respect and good order and discipline and obeying the law and defending the Constitution and doing their job,” Page explained.
Space Spider Dies in D.C. Nefertiti, A so-called space spider has died in Washington D.C. According to reports the famous spider named "Nefertiti" has died at the Smithsonian Museum on Monday, Dec. 3.
The spider was sent into space earlier this year, orbiting the cosmos for 100 days.The spider successfully survived the entire journey and time in space, and when it returned to Earth was placed in the Smithsonian "InsectZoo" exhibit, where it lived out its final days.
The Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History wrote on itsofficial Facebook page this week: "It is with sadness that we announce the death of Nefertiti, the 'Spidernaut.'
This morning [Dec. 3], before museum hours, a member of the Insect Zoo staff discovered Neffi had died of natural causes. Neffi lived for 10 months. The lifespan of the species ... can typically reach up to one year."
Nefertiti in fact only managed to live a few days in the Insect Zoo exhibit before dying this week.
The death was unexpected but was not a major surprise, according to those in the know. As the Facebook announcement explained, the spider's average life span was only expected to be about 12 months, and
Nefertiti was already 10 months old. It is not thought that the space travel had any detrimental affect on the spider's health and was not the reason for its death.
The cuts amount to about 4 percent of Citi's workforce. The bulk of them, about 6,200 jobs, will come from Citi's consumer banking unit, which handles everyday functions like branches and checking accounts.
Ki-Suck Han of Queens was apparently trying to break up a fight when he landed on the tracks Monday. The New York Post published a photo on its front page Tuesday of Han with his head turned toward the train, his arms reaching up but unable to climb off the tracks.
Han's only child, 20-year-old Ashley, said Wednesday that he was always willing to help others.
A pastor says Han's family was so distraught after seeing the Post's photo that they had to stay with him.
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Real Snake On A Plane Landing, A snake was found on a commercial flight which forced pilots to make an emergency landing. An EgyptAir flight from Cairo to Kuwait had an unexpected surprise when a passenger was bit by a snake.
The reptile was smuggled on board by Akram Abdul Latif, a 48-year-old reptile shop owner from Jordan. Latif apparently had put the snake in his carry-on luggage to bypass security.
Passengers became terrified after they saw the snake. Latif was trying to keep the snake calm in his bag when it bit his finger and started to crawl under the seats of other passengers.
When the pilots were alerted that one of the 90 passengers had been bit, they decided to land at a nearby airport to get the victim treated, according to CNN.
The snake turned out to be an Egyptian cobra which has deadly venom that can kill a full-grown man in less than 15 minutes. The venom causes paralysis and nerve tissue damage with death resulting from a shutdown on the victim'srespiratory system.
Holly Madison Pregnan-Holly Madison hospitalized with extreme morning sickness, Holly Madison, the blonde burlesque star, ex-girlfriend of Hugh Hefner and one of the centers of the reality series "The Girls Next Door," will be adding the new role of mother to her resume now that she is now pregnant with her first child.
Madison, the 33-year-old star of "Peepshow," a burlesque show on the Las Vegas strip, confirmed on her Twitter account Wednesday that she and her boyfriend Pasquale Rotella are expecting a baby.
"It's true!" Hunter tweeted, having retweeted a post from gossip reporter Perez Hilton, who had tweeted "Congrats!!!!! RT OMG!! Holly Madison Is Pregnant!!! "
The former Playboy model and employee, who has been with Rotella for nine months, announced in May that she will end her run in the lead "Bo Peep" role in "Peepshow" at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino on Dec. 30.
Rotella, 38, is the CEO of Insomniac Events, a concert and event production company. Insomniac is the organizer of the Electric Daisy Carnival rave, an international annual electronic dance music festival.
An hour after Madison made the announcement on Twitter, Rotella confirmed the news, posting, "Yes the rumors are true...," with a Photoshopped Instagram image of him holding a very pregnant belly.
"My better half and I really appreciate all the love and congratulations! Thank you! We can't wait to meet our beautiful baby," he posted later.
Merriam Webster Words Of The Year,At first blush, the late North Korean leader Kim Jong-il would appear to have little in common with Keith Olbermann, Steve Jobs and Moammar Gadhafi. (Well, maybe a little in common with Gadhafi. But stay with us here for a minute.)
Despite their distinct characters and contributions to the larger world, however, all four men earned the label "mercurial" in such numbers as to send online dictionary searches for the word through Merriam Webster's virtual roof in the days following their newsmaking.
"The word had four huge spikes this year and it's been fascinating to connect it with the news," says Peter Sokolowski, editor at large at Merriam Webster. "Mercurial as perfectionist for Steve Jobs, as performer for Olbermann, as madman for Gadhafi and as dictator for Kim Jong-il."
Sokolowski and his Merriam Webster colleagues track which words generate the most user lookups by the hour, day, month and year. As the year winds to a close, they compile an annual top 10 list of words most frequently queried (merriam-webster.com/info/2011words.htm).
Real-Life Popeye Arms, Massachusetts bodybuilder Moustafa Ismail, nicknamed the real-life Popeye, has the world's biggest arms - and he insists those things are all-natural.
As natural as anything bolstered by seven pounds of protein, nine pounds of carbohydrates and three gallons of water each day can be, at least.
Skeptics say there must also be steroids or some other artificial means behind Ismail's beyond-bulging biceps and triceps, which measure 31 inches around.
The Guinness World Records is waffling on whether to recognize him.
Moustafa Ismail swears he's legit, though, and that his arms are the result of a punishing workout regimen he started because of a guest at his uncle's wedding.
At the event, in his native Egypt, his overweight frame was mocked.
"They call me Popeye, the Egyptian Popeye," Ismail, 24, said, but unlike the cartoon character's love for veggies, "I like chicken, beef, anything but spinach."
It's not easy having the world's biggest arms. He also takes mineral and vitamin supplements and drinks plenty of water to flush out his system.
The controversy that ensued when Guinness decided to recognize his world's biggest arms - and critics alleged steroid use - has dogged him since, he admits.
Clothes shopping is also a chore. The rest of Ismail is average, so it's touch finding shirts that fit without making him look like a little kid playing dress-up.
Pitt Jolie Simple Wedding,Brad Pitt has revealed that he and Angelina Jolie are planning a "simple" wedding.
The Hollywood A-listers got engaged in April and Brad has now opened up about what they would like for their ceremony, which he recently hinted would be in the very near future, hinting they are unlikely to have a lavish celebrity-packed affair.
He told People: "Just family. Keep it simple. Keep it simple - really."
Brad - who has a brood of six children with Angelina - also said he's loved having "a family type of year, a down-home type of year".
"Mama's worked more. And quite frankly I've really enjoyed it," he said.
Earlier this week Brad suggested the couple's nuptials might take place soon, saying their kids would like to see them tie the knot.
"The time is nigh," he said. "It's soon. I got a good feeling about it."
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Kanye West Deposed,Kanye West Deposed In Kim Kardashian / Kris Humphries Divorce ,Kanye West gets deposed for his involvement with Kim Kardashian in a divorce proceeding with Kris Humphries, and it’s been difficult for the singer and his reality star girlfriend to move on as the NBA player tries to fight the annulment.
Superior Court Judge Stephen Moloney told attorneys for Kardashian and Humphries to return to court in mid-February to set a trial date to either dissolve or annul the couple’s 72-day marriage. He didn’t set a deadline for depositions and other pre-trial investigation to be completed, but indicated a trial could be held early next year if it is ready by Feb. 15.
Humphries, a power forward for the Brooklyn Nets, is seeking an annulment based on fraud, but his attorney says he needs more time to collect documents from companies that handle Kardashian’s reality shows.
Kardashian is seeking a traditional divorce and her attorney Laura Wasser has cited both the marriage’s short duration and a prenuptial agreement as reasons for why it should be quickly resolved.
“I don’t think his client has a fraud case,” Wasser said in court of Humphries’ attorney. “I think there’s a fishing expedition going on here.”
Humphries’ attorney Marshall Waller said he needed to be sure he had documents from E! Entertainment and NBC Universal before deciding the scope of his case, but that he was narrowing it down.
Man charged with pretending to do witchcraft, Toronto police have charged a man with pretending to practise witchcraft after they say a woman paid thousands of dollars for help with various ailments.
It is alleged that a man advertised his services as a "healer" in radio and print ads and that a 56-year-old woman contacted him for help with her ongoing physical problems.
Police say the man used spells and rituals to convince the woman that she and her family were cursed and that he could remove the curse for a sum of money.
They say the woman paid about $14,000 for what they called "various services."
Gustavo Valencia Gomez, 40, of Mississauga, Ont., is charged with fraud over $5,000, false pretences over $5,000 and possession of the proceeds of crime, as well as pretending to practise witchcraft.
Police say Gomez publishes a Spanish language newspaper called "el Negocia Redondo” which advertises his services in Toronto, London, Ont., and Montreal, and they believe there may be more victims in Ontario and Quebec.
Gomez is scheduled to appear in a Toronto court on Dec. 28.
Bigfoot DNA, Genetic testing confirms the legendary Bigfoot is a human relative that arose some 15,000 years ago — at least according to a press release issued by a company called DNA Diagnostics detailing supposed work by a Texas veterinarian.
The release and alleged study by Melba S. Ketchum also suggests such cryptids had sex with modern human females that resulted in hairy hominin hybrids -- but the scientific community is dubious about her claim.
"A team of scientists can verify that their five-year long DNA study, currently under peer-review, confirms the existence of a novel hominin hybrid species, commonly called 'Bigfoot' or 'Sasquatch,' living in North America," the release reads.
"Researchers' extensive DNA sequencing suggests that the legendary Sasquatch is a human relative that arose approximately 15,000 years ago."
For her study, Ketchum obtained three "whole nuclear genomes from purported Sasquatch samples.
The genome sequencing shows that Sasquatch mtDNA is identical to modern Homo sapiens, but Sasquatch nuDNA is a novel, unknown hominin related to Homo sapiens and other primate species."
(Mitochondrial DNA, or mtDNA, is the DNA that resides in the cell's energy-producing structures, and is typically passed down from mothers, while nuclear DNA, nuDNA, resides in the cells' nuclei and is passed down from both parents to offspring.)
So where's the evidence? Well, there is none. Not yet, anyway: Ketchum's research has not appeared in any peer-reviewed scientific journal, and there's no indication when that might happen.