Monday, March 1, 2010

Drug tests pending in Marie Osmond son's LA death (AP)

Drug tests pending in Marie Osmond son's LA death (AP)


Drug tests pending in Marie Osmond son's LA death (AP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2010 08:35 AM PST

AP - Toxicology tests will determine whether drugs or alcohol played a role in the death of Marie Osmond's 18-year-old son, who police said jumped to his death from a downtown apartment building, a coroner's official said Monday.


Jennifer Lopez Mocks Rihanna on Saturday Night Live

Posted: 01 Mar 2010 05:56 AM PST

Jenny takes a swing at comedy. Jennifer Lopez returned to the SNL block this weekend, and she brought the funny with her. The singer and actress hosted Saturday Night Live, participating in skits that spoofed the Olympics, the reality show Undercover Boss, and the song "We Are The World."


Mystery glitch cripples PlayStation network

Posted: 01 Mar 2010 07:46 AM PST

Millions of Playstation 3 owners find themselves suddenly unable to play online.


Tiger Woods' Wife is Back in Orlando with Kids

Posted: 01 Mar 2010 09:51 AM PST

Elin Nordegren and her children returned to Orlando on Saturday, reportedly without Tiger.


Dubai to use profiling to detect Israeli arrivals (AP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2010 06:53 AM PST

AP - Following the assassination of a Hamas operative, Dubai police will use voice and face profiling to detect Israelis arriving on foreign passports, the police chief said Monday.


Tsunami sweeps away entire towns on Chilean coast (AP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2010 04:16 PM PST

AP - When the shaking stopped, Marioli Gatica and her extended family huddled in a circle on the floor of their seaside wooden home in this gritty port town, listening to the radio by a lantern's light.


Obama announces get-tough strategy for struggling schools

Posted: 01 Mar 2010 06:21 AM PST

President Obama outlined Monday a get-tough strategy for turning around persistently struggling schools, offering an unprecedented increase in federal funding for local school systems that shake up their lowest-achieving campuses.


'Avatar's' global reign ending

Posted: 01 Mar 2010 11:06 AM PST

After 11 consecutive weeks atop the worldwide box office, the sci-fi epic will be dethroned.


Buffett says health care costs hurt US economy (AP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2010 06:00 AM PST

Billionaire Warren Buffett says health care costs are a major drain on U.S. businesses and act like an "economic tape worm."


Sony: Don't turn on your Playstation 3

Posted: 01 Mar 2010 11:02 AM PST

A bug in the Playstation 3's clock functionality has caused Sony to recommend owners of many Playstation 3 consoles avoid turning on their machines until further notice.


Group: China preparing for Arctic melt commercial opportunities

Posted: 01 Mar 2010 02:35 AM PST

China is starting to prepare for the commercial and strategic opportunities arising as global warming melts the polar ice cover ...


Michael Kieschnick: Republicans Use Jim Bunning to say Tough s*** to America

Posted: 01 Mar 2010 02:43 PM PST

Sen. Jim Bunning is the worst person in the Senate. Yes, I know there is a lot of competition. But I have to admit, I give bonus points simply for being crude. When asked by Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon to stop his one man crusade against extending unemployment benefits, Sen. Bunning replied "tough s*** . And, I suppose, he was right for the several million unemployed hoping that he would relent. Or the construction workers laid off from highway projects. And, by the way, Sen. Merkley once ran Habitat for Humanity in Portland, while Sen. Bunning pays himself a large salary through his person


JFK runway closure to rattle nerves, wallets

Posted: 01 Mar 2010 06:00 AM PST

NEW YORK – One runway, a whole lot of problems. The main runway at New York's John F. Kennedy International will be closed for four months starting March 1. Millions of travelers will experience delays — including some not flying anywhere near the Big Apple.


States may ban credit checks on job applicants

Posted: 01 Mar 2010 11:59 AM PST

It's hard enough to find a job in this economy, and now some people are facing another hurdle: Potential employers are holding ...


Suspect in Elizabeth Smart case deemed competent (AP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2010 11:27 AM PST

AP - Brian David Mitchell, the man charged with snatching Elizabeth Smart nearly eight years ago, could finally face a jury after a federal judge ruled Monday that Mitchell was faking mental illness and is competent to stand trial.


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