12-12-12: Petition to build a ‘Death Star’ garners 17,000 signatures

Petition to build a ‘Death Star’ garners 17,000 ...
More than 17,000 people have signed a petition asking the U.S. government to create a "Death Star." A petition on the White House website calling for the government ...

America Demands: Obama, Build Us a Death Star
A petition demanding the President Barack Obama administration build a Death Star like the one in Star Wars reached 25,000-plus signatures Thursday, a threshold ...

#UP Jesus lookalike kicked out of TV darts tourney for distracting players

Jesus look-alike kicked out: A 'distraction' to darts ...
A Jesus look-alike kicked out of a darts tournament? Honest to God; this actually happened. When Nathan Grindal showed up to the Cash Converters Players ...

Jesus lookalike kicked out of TV darts tourney for distracting players' on Yahoo! News A man from Oxford, who looks like Jesus, was ...

Church Explodes on Thieves During Break-in

Church Explodes on Would-Be Thieves
Whether it was negative karma, divine intervention or just god-awful luck, a couple of would-be thieves learned a painful lesson while trying to rob a Houston church ...

Church Explodes on Thieves During Break-in | Black America Web
Two thieves got a lesson in reaping and sowing while trying to steal from a Houston Church. The thieves broke into the Westway Baptist Church building attempting to ...

Virgin Mary statue unearthed outside Boston

Virgin Mary statue unearthed outside Boston - CBS News
Residents of a Boston suburb assisted living facility were thrilled to learn a construction crew unearthed a Virgin Mary statue out of the ground, just in ...

Virgin Mary statue unearthed during excavation
HOPKINTON, Mass. (WHDH) -- Are you looking for a miracle this holiday season? The residents at the Golden Pond Assisted Living Facility think they have unearthed it ...

Lindsey Vonn Wins World Cup Super-G

Lindsey Vonn Wins World Cup Super-G
- CBS Denver
Lindsey Vonn's rivalry with World Cup leader Tina Maze heated up and threatened to boil over Saturday, when the Slovenian's coaches accused the American defending...

Skier Lindsey Vonn reveals she's battling depression
- USA Today
Champion skier Lindsey Vonn vows to fight on in bid to race the men
- CNN

Chavez suffered complications in cancer surgery

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VENEZUELAN President Hugo Chavez suffered bleeding during his cancer surgery in Cuba that required "corrective measures" to stanch the flow, his government said Thursday.

Rice pulls out of Secretary of State race

Rice pulls out of Secretary of State race
USA TODAY
Susan Rice has withdrawn as nominee for Secretary of State -- does this open the door for John Kerry?

Opinion:Should Susan Rice Have Withdrawn From Secretary of State Consideration?

#RIP 'Gangnam Style' death from heart attack prompts warning to middle-aged men

Eamonn Kilbride, British Dad, Dies After Dancing 'Gangnam Style'
There are certain things that middle-aged men should probably steer clear of: buying a flashy sports car, dating a barely-legal hottie, succumbing to the ...

'Gangnam Style' death prompts warning to middle-aged men not ...
The death of a father-of-three who collapsed while dancing to Gangnam Style has prompted a warning to middle-aged men not to attempt the vigorous dance from the hit ...

#UP 170 tremors hit town: Chilean Town Shaken by Reminders of Deadly Quake

Chilean Town Shaken by Reminders of Deadly Quake - ABC News
One jolt hit in the middle of the night. Another caught fishermen at a nearby beach. Then the ground shook at supper. And then again, and again: More than 170 tremors ...

Anxieties rise as surge of tremors makes Chilean town a shaky ...
One jolt hit in the middle of the night. Another caught fishermen at a nearby beach. Then the ground shook at supper. And then again, and again: More than 170 tremors ...

#UP Former NFL Chiefs cheerleader Rachel Wray pursuing career in MMA

Video: Cheerleader-turned-MMA-fighter making a name for ...
It’s hard to picture a cheerleader throwing punches and kicks inside the octagon and it’s even harder to picture MMA fighters in cheerleader costumes on the ...

Former Chiefs cheerleader Rachel Wray pursuing career in MMA ...
Mixed martial arts is one of the fastest growing sports in the world and it has generated interest from men and women of all ages. ... NFL Cheerleaders: Week 14.

#UP Russian spy, Alexander Litvinenko, killed by radiation poisoning worked for UK

Litvinenko inquest: Russia responsible for spy killed in U.K ...
LONDON—A lawyer has told a British inquest into the poisoning death of former Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko that an initial assessment of evidence showed that ...

Russian spy killed by radiation poisoning worked for UK’s ...
LONDON - Russian Alexander Litvinenko was a “registered and paid” agent working for Britain’s foreign intelligence agency when he died after being mysteriously ...

Skier Bode Miller Hits Wife in Face With a Golf Shot

Bode Miller Hits Wife in Face With a Golf Shot, Sends Her to ...
Bode Miller had “just another one of those days” on the golf course. No, he didn’t miss a handful of birdie putts or lose a few balls in the woods — he ...

Bode Miller hits wife with errant golf shot | Yardbarker.com
Bode Miller is married to professional volleyball player Morgan Miller and somehow their marriage is not on the rocks following a recent golf outing.

#UP Police suspect L.A. man was lured into NYC ambush; Someone wanted Brandon Lincoln Woodard dead

Police suspect LA man was lured into NYC ambush
NEW YORK (AP) — Someone wanted Brandon Lincoln Woodard dead — bad enough to apparently lure him to a midtown Manhattan block for what looked like a professional ...

Police suspect L.A. man was lured into NYC ambush
Police investigate the scene where a man was fatally shot in the back of the head in New York on Monday.

#UP Cops Bust 'Bad Barbies,' All-Female Gang in the Bronx

Feds bust 40 members of all-female Bronx gang called the 'Bad ...
There are "Bad Barbies" in the Bronx, but they aren't playing around. The Feds busted 40 accused Bronx Trinitarios gang members — including the leader of the all ...

Cops Bust 'Bad Barbies,' All-Female Gang in the Bronx - ABC News
They may be dolls, but these women don't play around. On Wednesday, federal and local authorities busted 40 alleged members of one of the Bronx's most ...

Census: Whites no longer a majority in US by 2043

U.S. will have a majority-minority population by 2043, Census predicts
- The Lookout
The Census Bureau's newly released population projections predict that non-Hispanic, white Americans will cease to compose a majority of the population in 2043, two...

Census: Whites no longer a majority in US by 2043
- Associated Press

#UP McKayla Maroney turned her 'not impressed' moment into a positive for gymnasts

McKayla Maroney turned her 'not impressed' moment into a ...
McKayla Maroney won both gold and silver medals in London, but her greatest gymnastic feat in London was flipping the world's perception of her.

McKayla Maroney Not Impressed Moment Becomes A Positive For Gymnast The Inquisitr

#UP Did Katie Holmes and Suri Cruise Switch Bodies at a Party Last Night?

Did Katie Holmes and Suri Cruise Switch Bodies at a Party Last Night?
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# katieholmes Did anyone notice the moon flicker a deep blood red for, like, half a second last night? No big deal. That was just Katie Holmes switching bodies with...

Why So Sad Suri? Cruise Sobs With Katie Holmes
- RadarOnline.com
Suri Cruise and Honor Warren Wear the Same $315 Shoes
- US Weekly

#UP Paul McCartney replaces Kurt Cobain in Nirvana reunion at the 12.12.12 concert

Paul McCartney replaces Kurt Cobain in Nirvana reunion
Paul McCartney will fill the role of Kurt Cobain when he plays with the surviving members of Nirvana at the 12.12.12 concert for victims of Superstorm Sandy on ...

Watch Paul McCartney play with Nirvana's surviving members at 12-12-12 concert The Guardian
Clips of Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, Bon Jovi, the Who, Eric Clapton, Roger Waters, Chris Martin and Billy Joel at the 12.12.12 gig Link to this video · The 12-12-12 concert also featured appearances by the Rolling Stones, Kanye West, the Who ...

Aspirin: The 2,000-Year-Old Wonder Drug

The 2,000-Year-Old Wonder Drug - NYTimes.com
THE inexorable rise in health care spending, as all of us know, is a problem. But what’s truly infuriating, as we watch America’s medical bill soar, is ...

Aspirin: The 2,000-Year-Old Wonder Drug | Yahoo! Health
Move over apples, there’s a new sheriff in town. It seems that aspirin, the pain reliever relied on the ease a throbbing headache or aching back, taken once a day ...

Casey Anthony Spotted Dining at Florda Steakhouse

Casey Anthony Spotted Dining at Florda Steakhouse
- Vibe Magazine
It's been over a year since anyone has spotted Casey Anthony in public. After the troubled woman was acquitted for the death of her daughter in July of 2011, she...

Casey Anthony Comes Out Of Hiding
- WebProNews
VIDEO: Casey Anthony spotted eating chicken in Florida
- UPI

'Fat soldiers' booted: 1,625 dismissed over weight

'Fat soldiers' booted: 1,625 dismissed over weight - National ...
Excess body fat among soldiers caused 1,625 to be booted from the U.S. Army in 2012. A Thursday report said the military dismissals over failed health and ...

1,625 Fat Soldiers Booted from the U.S. Army in 2012
As many Army recruits do not pass fitness standards, seasoned soldiers are also being booted off over weight issues. There have been 1,625 dismissals on grounds of ...

Kim Basinger Rejects Botox, Daughter Ireland Says

Kim Basinger, Ireland Baldwin Wear Matching White Tees on Kim's 59th ...
- US Weekly
Kim Basinger Rejects Botox, Daughter Ireland Says
- The Inquisitr
Celebs Who Say No to Botox
- ABC News

Texas Tech bringing back former Red Raiders quarterback Kliff Kingsbury to become the head coach

'Charismatic' Kliff Kingsbury might be the most popular hire possible for ...Dallas Morning News
New Texas Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury talks with reporters at Lubbock International Airport in Lubbock, Texas, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. Kingsbury was announced as the new Texas Tech head football coach on Wednesday. (Stephen Spillman/AP) ...

Texas Tech hires Kliff Kingsbury as new football coach Tulsa World
LUBBOCK, Texas - Texas Tech hired one of its own Wednesday, bringing back former Red Raiders quarterback Kliff Kingsbury to become the head coach. Kingsbury was offered the job in the afternoon and Texas Tech athletic director Kirby Hocutt ...