Archive for May, 2011
Streisand OK with Calif. selling donated estate
MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — Barbra Streisand says she understands that California has to sell her donated 22-acre Malibu ranch to help balance the state budget but hopes the buyer will preserve its “special habitat.” The singer released a statement last week about Gov. Jerry Brown’s decision to put Ramirez Canyon and other state-owned properties up for sale.
NY rep hires lawyer after lewd photo posted online
WASHINGTON (AP) — New York Congressman Anthony Weiner has hired a lawyer to help him figure out how to handle the spectacle that has surrounded him since a lewd photo was sent from his Twitter account. Weiner spokesman Dave Arnold said the Democrat believes it was a prank.
NY rep hires lawyer after lewd photo posted online
WASHINGTON (AP) — New York Congressman Anthony Weiner has hired a lawyer to help him figure out how to handle the spectacle that has surrounded him since a lewd photo was sent from his Twitter account. Weiner spokesman Dave Arnold said the Democrat believes it was a prank. But he’s retained a lawyer to advise him on what civil or criminal actions should be taken
Tribeca, ESPN launch on-demand sports film fest
NEW YORK (AP) — Tribeca Film and ESPN are establishing a video-on-demand sports film festival. Tribeca and ESPN announced Tuesday that the Tribeca/ESPN Sports Film Festival will debut June 23 and run through Aug. 25.
UK delays release of anti-terror cartoon movie
LONDON (AP) — It was supposed to be a warning about the perils of joining the international jihad. But those behind “Wish You Waziristan” – a cartoon take on two young Britons’ tortured journey to the heart of the Taliban insurgency – say officials have put the brakes on their government-funded counter-extremism project after being spooked by negative press.
Space Shuttle Landing: Space Shuttle Endeavour’s Final Landing
The space shuttle Endeavour will land for the final time early Wednesday. NASA’s second-to-last space shuttle flight is set to end at 2:35 a.m. “Endeavour’s…
