LOS ANGELES – A screenwriter’s lawsuit seeking higher payments from Mel Gibson and others for “The Passion of the Christ” has just completed its first edit. The suit was originally filed in February. A judge ordered attorneys for screenwriter Benedict Fitzgerald to rewrite the complaint last month, saying it lacked …
Read More »Man Wins Divorce From Angry Wife in YouTube Video
NEW YORK – A Broadway mogul whose wife trashed him in a widely viewed Internet video was granted a divorce from her Monday. A Manhattan judge gave Philip Smith a divorce from Tricia Walsh-Smith on the grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment. Walsh-Smith lashes out against Smith in the tearful …
Read More »Former Air Force Sergeant Sentenced for Killing Pregnant Wife With Hammer
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A former Travis Air Force Base sergeant has been sentenced to 10 years in military prison for killing his pregnant wife with a hammer in 1994. Col. William Burd found Saner Wonggoun guilty of voluntary manslaughter Wednesday at the Northern California air base, which is located between …
Read More »Police Catch Crook Hiding in Garbage-Filled Trash Can
KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Authorities in Kalamazoo say they only had to look in the trash to nab a man who fled police. Kalamazoo Public Safety says in a statement that officers were called early Monday about a man reportedly carrying a gun in a street. Officers say the man fled …
Read More »Russian Teen Burnt Over 98 Percent of His Body Defies Odds
A Russian teen, who doctors said had little chance of surviving after being burned over 98 percent of his body, has defied the odds. With the help of inner strength, courage and new technologies, there is hope Jasur Khamdamov can have all of his skin restored, according to a report …
Read More »Perez Hilton Wins $85,000 in Defamation Suit Brought by Lohan's Friend
LOS ANGELES – Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton is entitled to nearly $85,000 to pay his legal costs in a defamation lawsuit brought by a friend of actress Lindsay Lohan, a judge ruled Wednesday. Hilton, whose real name is Mario Lavandeira, also can receive an additional $2,000 if he requests it, …
Read More »New Twist in Madeleine McCann Mystery
This is a rush transcript from “The Big Story With John Gibson and Heather Nauert,” January 21, 2008. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. ALISYN CAMEROTA, GUEST CO-HOST: A brand new twist in a big mystery. There is a new suspect in the …
Read More »Man Goes to Court to Become 'Mr. Experience'
AKRON, Ohio – You can refer to him officially now as Mr. Experience. Daniel Michael Miller II is history. The former Miller, 24, has legally changed his name to “The” Dan Miller Experience. His first name is “The” Dan, with the quote marks. His middle name is Miller and his …
Read More »Marx or Madison: Which Revolutionary Do You Stand With?
This is a rush transcript from “Glenn Beck,” January 4, 2010. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. GLENN BECK, HOST: We’re kicking off the new year, 2010, with final arguments on all the big issues that we laid out the case last year. …
Read More »Sticker Shock: Experts Say World Food Program's Afghan Relief Effort Overpriced
The United Nations’ World Food Program, or WFP, is preparing to launch a mammoth, three-year relief operation in Afghanistan this year for 7.4 million people at a cost of $1.2 billion — but less than half of that amount will actually go to purchasing food for the war-ravaged country. The …
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