Archive for June, 2011
‘Virtually Raising the Titanic’: New 3-D images
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Scientists showed some never-before-seen images of the Titanic in a Virginia courtroom Thursday, unveiling dramatic three-dimensional views of the rusting hulk and the ghostly images of the sea floor where the ship sank almost a century ago. The Titanic struck ice while making its maiden voyage on April 12, 1912, about 400 miles off Newfoundland, Canada
Was woman’s body left in Mass. pool for 2 days?
FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) — A woman’s body might have been left in the cloudy water of a public swimming pool for more than two days, without lifeguards, health inspectors or other swimmers noticing it, officials said Thursday. Investigators were poring over surveillance video and conducting interviews as they tried to figure out what happened to 36-year-old Marie Joseph
Germany WCup is ‘home’ game for USA’s Krieger
HEIDELBERG, Germany (AP) — Ali Krieger didn’t know anyone in Germany, didn’t speak a word of the language. But Germany had a professional women’s soccer league and the U.S.
Edith Fellows, child actress of 1930s, dies at 88
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Edith Fellows, a child actress who was the subject of a famous 1936 custody case, has died. She was 88.
Here’s a late royal wedding gift: A pay cut
LONDON (AP) — After the pricey glitz of Britain’s royal wedding celebrations, Queen Elizabeth II must prepare for a pay cut under the country’s austerity measures, lawmakers warned Thursday. Treasury chief George Osborne said plans being put for approval to lawmakers would see public funding to the royal family fall by about 9 percent by 2015. Under the government’s plan, the queen’s household would receive an estimated 34 million pounds ($55 million) in the financial year 2013-2014
Justin Timberlake Invests in Myspace
It looks like Justin Timberlake was inspired by his role in the Facebook movie “The Social Network.” Timberlake is now branching out to the social…
