Dec 29, 2011
Simon Cowell predicts a ‘bloodbath’ for ‘X Factor’ season two
Simon Cowell isn’t stupid. He certainly was aware of the criticisms of the show. He told People magazine: “Can we make the show better? Yes. I will never ever go into anything going forward unless I can believe I can make it better. Next year will be a…
Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog) • December 29, 2011, 2:52 AM (PST)
Post Chronicle
Cheetah the chimp from 1930s Tarzan flicks dies
PALM HARBOR, Florida – Cheetah, the chimpanzee sidekick in the Tarzan movies of the early 1930s, has died at age 80 a Florida animal sanctuary said. The Suncoast Primate Sanctuary in Palm Harbor announced that Cheetah died Dec. 24 of kidney failure. …
Boston Herald • December 29, 2011, 1:48 AM (PST)
Boston Herald
TreeTime? and The Salvation Army’s Annual Artificial Christmas Trees Charity Drive Brought Holiday Cheer to Hundreds
In a first-of-its-kind charity event, TreeTime? Artificial Christmas Trees partnered with the Salvation Army to promote the donation of gently-used artificial Christmas trees by local Illinois residents. Hundreds of Christmas trees were collected and …
YAHOO! • December 29, 2011, 12:15 AM (PST)
Wall Street Journal
Sinead O’Connor Reveals What Killed Her 16-Day Marriage
It looks like Sinead O’Connor is walking away from her 16-day marriage bolder but wiser. The “Nothing Compares 2 U” singer, 45, announced her split from fourth husband, Barry Herridge, on Monday, 18 days after the two tied the knot in a …
People • December 29, 2011, 3:57 AM (PST)
Boston Herald
Heavy D died from blood clot, coroner finds
Rapper Heavy D died last month of a blood clot in his lung that was likely formed during a long flight home from London, where he had performed a tribute to Michael Jackson, according to the L.A. County coroner’s office. Although some had speculated …
Los Angeles Times • December 29, 2011, 12:00 AM (PST)
CNN