Entertainment

Water Main Break Prompts Restrictions in Montgomery County

Monday, June 16th, 2008

People who live and work in upper Montgomery County should boil drinking water and limit water use because of a major pipe break that has disrupted service across a large portion of the county. The water advisory, issued by the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, covered all of Montgomery County outside the ...

3G iPhone may already be here

Monday, June 9th, 2008

Image by John Swords via Flickr THE iPhone rumour mill is in overdrive with speculation the hyped-up new model has already reached Australian shores ahead of its expected unveiling tomorrow. Apple chief executive officer Steve Jobs will announce a new product – widely rumoured to be a 3G-model iPhone – at the ...

135,000 without power; generators in demand

Monday, June 9th, 2008

More than 100,000 DTE Energy customers in metro Detroit remained without power this morning, sending some to hardware stores to buy generators. DTE Energy reported this morning that 135,000 customers still were without power. The Southfield Lowe’s on Telegraph is sold out of their supply of about 25 generators. An employee said ...

AOL’s Leaked Searches Get Turned Into Play: USER 927

Monday, June 9th, 2008

Remember when AOL released private search information back in August of 2006? Well, that story is now back in the news, after a two-year hiatus. Ars Technica reports that a play has been created around one of those searches, specifically searcher number 927. The play is named "USER ...

‘Wonder Woman’ Carter Finds Body Floating in River

Saturday, June 7th, 2008

Actress Lynda Carter wasn't expecting trouble, but she found it on the Potomac River in Washington. The "Wonder Woman" star was rowing on the river Wednesday when she spotted the body of a woman floating face down in the water, according to Starpulse.com. Carter immediately called 911 after her gruesome find, ...

10-Year-Old Dies From “Secondary Drowning

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

According to Berkeley County, South Carolina Coroner Glenn Rhoad the death of 10-year-old Johnny Jackson was the result of “secondary drowning,’ a phenomenon that results in asphyxiation up to three days after actually taking water into the lungs. Police in Goose Creek have said Jackson was swimming at a pool at ...

Ed McMahon fighting foreclosure on his Beverly Hills home

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

Image via WikipediaLOS ANGELES (AP) — Ed McMahon, who for decades appeared as Johnny Carson's sidekick on "The Tonight Show," is fighting to avoid foreclosure on his multimillion-dollar Beverly Hills home, according to published reports. The former "Star Search" host was $644,000 behind on payments on $4.8 million in mortgage loans ...

Wife of Bill Murray files for divorce

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The wife of entertainer Bill Murray has filed for divorce after nearly 11 years of marriage, alleging he abused her and is addicted to marijuana and alcohol. Jennifer Butler Murray filed divorce papers May 12 in Charleston County. She owns a home on Sullivans Island, S.C., where ...

Complete list of nominees for the 2008 Tony Awards

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

A complete list of nominations for the 62nd annual Tony Awards: Play (and playwrights): "August: Osage County" (Tracy Letts), "Rock 'n' Roll" (Tom Stoppard), "The Seafarer" (Conor McPherson), "The 39 Steps" (Patrick Barlow). Musical: "Cry-Baby," "In the Heights," "Passing Strange," "Xanadu." Book-Musical: "Cry-Baby" (Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan), "In the Heights" (Quiara Alegria ...

“The Bachelor” Matt Grant Proposed to Shayne Dahl Lamas

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

Matt Grant proposed to Shayne Dahl Lamas on the season finale of "The Bachelor: London Calling" on Monday night. Lamas accepted Grant's 2.85-carat Tacori platinum diamond as he knelt on bended knee for her hand in marriage. Lamas, the 22-year-old actress from Los Angeles and daughter of actor Lorenzo Lamas, told People Magazine that she is ...