It’s confirmed: Elena Kagan will be the 112th justice of the Supreme Court making her the fourth woman ever sit on the high court. Solicitor Elena Kagan was president Obama’s nominee for replacing Justice John Paul Stevens and on a 63-37 vote, she’s been elected for the next justice of the court. The vote was [...]
Good news for people with diabetes – unforunately not a cure – but University of California has teamed up with GlySens Incorporated to make life easier for those living with diabetes. A sensor has been created and tested that will give a constant stream accurate readings of the glucose level in the blood. This sensor [...]
Sir Paul McCartney invited the Jonas Brothers to perform with him at the White House, to play for President Obama’s daughters Malia and Sasha. The former beatle said that “I know my six-year-old and the kids in her class are more likely to be excited by the Jonas guys”, and added he is “a very [...]
Are you collecting receipts from fast-food outlets or groceries? If yes then next time be careful, because a new study claims the receipts contain high levels of the endocrine-disrupting chemical bisphenol A. Environmental Working Group’s study showed plastic component BPA on 40 per cent of receipts from McDonald’s, CVS, KFC, Whole Foods, Wal-Mart, Safeway and other [...]
Less than a week after getting a 90-day jail term, Lindsay Lohan could be freed today. Lohan was expected to serve two weeks after being jailed on Tuesday for failing to attend alcohol education lessons, but now it seems due to her model behavior, she could be out from jail. Other sources say that Lindsay [...]
Kristina Hagan, a former extra on the show Bones, announced that she’s suing David Boreanaz for sexual harassment. Hagan, who has hired the celebrity lawyer Gloria Allred, is suing both Boreanaz and 20th Century Fox for more than $25,000. According to her lawsuit, Boreanaz repeatedly tried to kiss and fondle her on the show last [...]
Guillermo del Toro made a surprise appearance at Comic Con to announce his next project: “The Haunted Mansion.” It means Toro will direct the film for Disney, which is based on the amusement park ride. Haunted Mansion will be frightening, definitely not a PG-13 movie – don’t take the kids, Toro warned the audience. This [...]
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and his administration made a decision about reducing the state workers’ hourly wage to the federal minimum wage, which is $7.25/hour. The cause of this pay cut is related to the lack of state budget in place. Two courts have agreed, that state laws require the reductions of pay checks, but John [...]
BP placed a cap on the oil well, which has caused tremendous amount of damage for the Gulf of Mexico in the last few months. The cap seems to be working now and Gulf residents are anxiously watching whether the cap will stay there and collect the oil, or not. The oil spill started after [...]
Javier Bardem who won an Oscar in 2007 for “No Country for Old Men” and Penelope Cruz got married at one of their friends’ house in the Bahamas. The manager of Penelope Cruz, has confirmed the news, he also told some bits of information about the ceremony. According to the manager only the close friends [...]
