A very sad Oscar De La Hoya took the stage at a press conference this afternoon in Los Angeles to announce that he is not going to box anymore. “Now I understand why athletes have such a tough time retiring,” he said explaining that he never wants to step in the ring and disappoint his [...]
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White House Officially Lifts Cuba Travel Ban For Family Members
By Cindy Casares at 5:00 PM.
In a historic bilingual press conference that surely has Tom Tancredo rolling over in his grave, (oh, he’s not dead?), the tag team of presidential spokesman Robert Gibbs and nerdy but cute Daniel Restrepo of the Center for American Progress gave the official word this aft that President Obama is opening travel to Cuba [...]
3 April 2009
Update: Binghamton Gunman Identified As Jiverly Voong
By Alex Alvarez at 4:18 PM.
Thirteen people, including gunman Jiverly Voong, are dead following the hostage situation at an immigration center in Binghamton, New York. Voong had used his car to block the back door of the building, then entered through the front entrance, firing a high-powered gun.
Gunman Kills Thirteen, Takes Hostages At Immigration Center In Binghamton, New York
By Alex Alvarez at 1:32 PM.
At least four people Thirteen people have been killed in a hostage situation at the American Civic Associations building in Binghamton, New York. The shooting was done by an Asian man in his 20s in possession of a high-powered rifle. The man is said to have blocked the building’s back door before opening fire.
21 March 2009
Friends and Family Gather For Natasha Richardson’s Funeral In New York City
By Daniel Mauser at 1:14 PM.
Friends and family of Natasha Richardson gathered this afternoon to say farewell to the actress at a private wake at the American Irish Historical Society in New York City. As reported last Wednesday, the 45 year-old actress died on Wednesday following a ski accident in Toronto Quebec, Canada two days earlier. Her husband actor Liam [...]
18 March 2009
Natasha Richardson Has Died
By Alex Alvarez at 8:42 PM.
Actress Natasha Richardson has died at the age of 45 after suffering brain damage due to a ski injury in Canada. Her publicist has released the following statement: “Liam Neeson, his sons, and the entire family are shocked and devastated by the tragic death of their beloved Natasha. They are profoundly grateful for the support, [...]
17 March 2009
UPDATE: Actress Natasha Richardson Suffers Brain Damage After Skiing Accident, Not Expected To Survive
By Alex Alvarez at 3:24 PM.
UPDATE (6:02 PM): The New York Post reports Natasha is being flown to New York so her family can say good-bye before she is taken off life support.
Our thoughts are with her loved ones, particularly her two young sons.
12 March 2009
Anna Nicole Smith’s Lover Howard Stern & Two Doctors Charged With Providing Drugs To Anna Nicole Smith
By Cindy Casares at 11:18 PM.
California Attorney General Jerry Brown has charged Anna Nicole Smith’s former doctors, Khristine Eroshevich and Sandeep Kapoor, and her former lawyer, Howard K. Stern, with “repeatedly and excessively” furnishing drugs to her.
20 January 2009
Teddy Kennedy Suffered Seizures At Obama Luncheon
By Cindy Casares at 3:22 PM.
Senator Ted Kennedy (D-Massachusetts) was rushed from Statuary Hall in the Capitol to the hospital during a Presidential inaugural luncheon with Congress this afternoon after reportedly suffering seizures. Emergency personnel wheeled the Senator off as, witnesses report, he was still convulsing.
15 January 2009
US Airways Plane Crash In Hudson River
By Cindy Casares at 4:06 PM.
US Airways Flight 1549, an Airbus A320, crashed in the Hudson River on the west side of Manhattan 30 mins ago on its way from LaGuardia Airport in Queens to Charlotte, North Carolina. Rescuers fear hypothermia for any survivors.
Update: In what New York governor David Paterson called a “miracle on the Hudson,” all 150 passengers [...]
