A woman who authorities said once tried to become a contestant on American Idol was found dead outside the Sherman Oaks home of “Idol” judge Paula Abdul in a case police are investigating as a possible suicide.
Does anyone know the whereabouts of Simon?
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Lindsay Lohan recently referred to president-elect Barack Obama as colored while promoting her latest talking picture.
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Actor Jesse Metcalfe of Desperate Housewives fame was knocked unconscious when he fell from a second-story balcony in Monaco where he was helping host the World Music Awards.
I can’t wait to hear about the after party!
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Police are investigating battery allegations against Emmy-winning actor Brad Garrett in an incident involving a photographer in West Hollywood.
Everybody loves Raymond but Robert not so much.
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The Treasury Dept is now steering away from the original plan of buying questionable mortgage-related securities to throwing money out the window in hopes it will help someone somewhere sometime.
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The House will convene next week to vote on a plan to provide emergency cash to the nation’s battered automobile industry because the idiots failed to realize no one really needs a 5,000-pound SUV to shop at the mall.
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Crude oil fell to a 21-month low on speculation that the International Energy Agency will cut its global demand estimate and the US will report that stockpiles gained. Who needs gas when you don’t have a job?
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US Representative Henry Waxman plans to question the world’s richest hedge-fund managers about their role in the global markets selloff, which is akin to quizzing the foxes about their role in chicken slaughters.
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JP Morgan Chase says the US recession “could be worse” than the credit-market crisis that brought lending to a standstill.
Gee, you think?
What good is all that Treasury money if no one is willing to borrow or lend!
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IBM says it reached a deal to provide high-speed Internet service to rural areas using exiting power lines, string, and two tin cans.