New York Woman Arrested In Newtown Fundraising Scam

Woman arrested for lying about Newtown shooting scam - TODAY News
Nouel Alba, 37, of the Bronx, N.Y., was arrested Thursday on a federal criminal complaint charging her with lying to FBI agents in connection with their ...

New York Woman Arrested In Newtown Fundraising Scam « CBS ...
The FBI has arrested a New York woman on charges of lying to investigators during their investigation of a fundraising scam after the Sandy Hook school ...

2,750-year-old temple discovered near Jerusalem

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2,750-Year-Old Temple Discovered, This past Wednesday, Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs made it public news that a team of archaeologists working at ...

2,750-year-old temple discovered near Jerusalem, ancient ...
A 2,750-year-old temple was recently discovered in Israel, near Jerusalem by archaeologists connected to the Israeli Antiquities Authority (IAA),

#UP Japanese man Jiroemon Kimura to become World's oldest man ever ...

World’s Oldest Man Ever: Jiroemon Kimura Is 115 Years And 252 Days Old - The Inquisitr
Japanese man Jiroemon Kimura to become oldest living man... Daily Telegraph

#UP Mayan temple damaged in tourist 'apocalypse' frenzy

Mayan Temple Damaged by ‘End-of-World’ Parties - ABC News
An ancient stone temple in Guatemala suffered significant damage from “end of the word” party goers earlier this month. Tikal, where ...

Mayan temple damaged in tourist 'apocalypse' frenzy - NY ...
Tourists flocking to Guatemala for "end of the world" parties have damaged an ancient stone temple at Tikal,

#RIP Retired Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf dies at 78

Retired Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, known to many as 'Stormin' Norman,' dead ...
Washington Post
WASHINGTON - Truth is, retired Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf didn't care much for his popular “Stormin' Norman” nickname.

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Retired Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, who commanded the U.S.-led international coalition that drove Saddam Hussein ...

#RIP Ray Collins, Early Mothers of Invention member Ray Collins dies

Ray Collins, early Zappa collaborator, Mothers of Invention ...
CLAREMONT, Calif. — Ray Collins, who invited guitarist Frank Zappa to join the band that eventually became the Mothers of Invention, has died at age 75. Collins ...

Early Mothers of Invention member Ray Collins dies - Yahoo! News
CLAREMONT, Calif. (AP) — Ray Collins, who invited guitarist Frank Zappa to join the band that eventually became the Mothers of Invention, has died at age 75 ...

Hideki Matsui: Japanese Newspaper Announces Slugger May Be Retiring

Hideki Matsui: Japanese Newspaper Announces Slugger May Be ...
According to the Japanese news outlet Sanspo.com, Hideki Matsui is seriously considering retiring and staying in his native Japan. After being cut by the Tampa Bay ...

Hideki Matsui: Will Retire Thursday - Yahoo! Sports
Update: Matsui will announce his retirement Thursday, Jack Curry of the YES Network reports. Recommendation: Matsui drew minor interest in free agency, but with him ...

Hideki Matsui announces his retirement | HardballTalk
Not necessarily a surprise, but Hideki Matsui has announced that he is retiring. He will hold a press conference in New York to make it official.

#UP Bernie Madoff writes Christmas letter from his prison cell

Bernie Madoff Bemoans The Ills Of Modern Finance In CNBC Letter
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Bernie Madoff's primary occupation of being a prison inmate has apparently lost its thrill because he's taken up a new hobby: opining on the state of ...

Scrooge Bernie Madoff writes Christmas letter from his prison cell complaining about the state of modern finance. Wrote letter from his medium security federal prison ...

Avery Johnson fired by Brooklyn Nets

Avery Johnson fired as Brooklyn Nets head coach - NY Daily News
Avery Johnson was fired as Nets head coach Thursday afternoon, the team announced, and P.J. Carlesimo will take over as interim coach. “The Nets ownership would ...

Avery Johnson fired by Nets - Chicago Sun-Times
NEW YORK — Avery Johnson has been fired as coach of the Brooklyn Nets, who have lost 10 of 13 games to drop to .500. General manager Billy King announced the move ...

Mob hitman Frank Calabrese Sr. dies in prison

Mob hitman Frank Calabrese Sr. dies in prison ...
Convicted mob hitman Frank Calabrese Sr. has died in a federal prison in North Carolina. Calabrese died on Christmas at the Butner Federal Correctional ...

Notorious Chicago mobster Frank Calabrese Sr. dies in prison ...
A 1983 file photo released by the Chicago Crime Commission, shows reputed mobster Frank Calabrese Sr.

#UP First 'Alien Earth' Will Be Found in 2013

Exoplanets ...
The first truly Earth-like alien planet is likely to be spotted next year, an epic discovery that would cause humanity to reassess its place in the universe. While ...

First 'Alien Earth' Will Be Found in 2013, Experts Say - I4U News
More exoplanets than expected in the first year of the Habitable Exoplanets Catalog.

#RIP Man eats 28 raw eggs to win bet; dies

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DEATH by egg. It isn't the most glamourous way to shuffle off this mortal coil but that's how it ended for one man after he ate 28 of them - raw. The young Tunisian ...
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Man dies after eating 28 raw eggs for bet | Fox News
A young Tunisian man has reportedly died after winning a bet to eat 28 raw eggs in one go. Dhaou Fatnassi, 20, from the town of Kairouan, swallowed the ...

#UP Sharks Escape Into Chinese Mall After Their Tank Shatters

Looking at sharks is fine, as long as they're behind a glass wall. Looking at sharks gets a little too real when that wall breaks, like at a mall in China, and the ...

Sharks Escape Into Chinese Mall After Their Tank Shatters ...
Court date. Chris Brown and Rihanna made sweet music yesterday in their own version of...

#RIP 'Rescue Me' Singer Fontella Bass Dies

'Rescue Me' Singer Fontella Bass Dies - ABC News
Fontella Bass, a St. Louis-born soul singer who hit the top of the R&B charts with "Rescue Me" in 1965, has died. The singer's daughter, Neuka Mitchell, says Bass ...

St. Louis singer Fontella Bass, known for 'Rescue Me,' dies at the age of 72...
Fontella Bass, the St. Louis-born gospel and R&B singer famous for her 1965 hit ...

Bush family confident ex-president will be released soon

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Houston (CNN) - The family of George H.W. Bush expressed confidence Thursday that the former president will be released shortly from an intensive care unit at a Houston hospital, where he is being treated for an elevated fever.

Harry Reid: Fiscal cliff failure looks likely due to Boehner's House 'dictatorship'

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The Senate's top Democrat said Thursday that he was pessimistic that Washington could avoid the impending fiscal cliff, accusing House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, of running the House like a dictator ...

In Depth:Finger-pointing begins as Reid says 'we're headed' to fiscal crisis

Most pirated TV shows 2012: ‘Game of Thrones,’ ...

Entertainment Weekly
Congratulations HBO and Showtime! Game of Thrones and Dexter have topped yet another honorary year-end list.

Game of Thrones, Dexter Most Pirated TV Shows of ...
E! Online
No one can stay away from the Seven Kingdoms—even those who don't have HBO! For that reason, Game of Thrones was the most pirated TV show of 2012, according to...

#UP Drake calls out Macy’s on Instagram for YOLO apparel

Drake Calls Out Macy’s, Wallgreens for Using “YOLO ...
Drake is calling out Macy’s and Wallgreens for using “YOLO,” which stands for “you only live once,” on their products, Billboard can confirm. The rapper ...

Drake calls out Macy’s on Instagram for YOLO apparel ...
Drake has called out Macy’s and Walgreens for stocking YOLO apparel without his express written consent. In a couple posts to Instagram that can either ...

#UP Jennifer Aniston rocks bikini body in Cabo with Justin Theroux

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What does Jennifer Aniston get Justin Theroux, the screenwriter/actor with all the break-dancing shoes and motorcycle jackets the eccentric Hollywood guy could want, for the holidays?

Jets' Tim Tebow says he's not a quitter

Tim Tebow “disappointed” at being called a quitter
Remember when Tim Tebow was “excited” to be joining the New York Jets and kept using that word that over and over and over? As has been the case his entire NFL ...

Here are seven notes and observations about Week 16 in the AFC East: Did the New York Jets quit on Tim Tebow or did Tebow quit on the Jets?