The sad, sad life of Mischa Barton continues to get sadder and sadder with these reports surfacing of attempted suicide. They are saying the attempt was spawned from her being fired from the show, The Beautiful Life. Her reps deny it. More from E!.
Also, the insider asserts, the attempt may have coincided with Mischa’s bosses [...]
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Space shuttle Endeavour and its seven astronauts returned to Earth on Friday, completing a long but successful construction job that boosted the size and power of the international space station.
They ended up swamped with sushi.
Endeavour’s smooth and punctual arrival, after more than two weeks in orbit, set off a steady stream [...]
WORCESTER, Mass. – Relatives of a man whose girlfriend is accused of kidnapping a baby girl who’d been cut from her mother’s womb thought they had a new member of the family. They even held a cookout to celebrate the birth.
Cindy Dion, the mother of Alex Dion, wept Friday as she recalled holding the tiny [...]
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras – Honduras’ coup-installed leader has dampened hopes for a negotiated solution to the country’s crisis, capping days of mixed signals by saying firmly that there’s no way the ousted president can return to power.
Also marking a tougher stance, riot police fired tear gas and arrested supporters of ousted President Manuel Zelaya who blocked [...]
SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq – The U.S. State Department says it’s investigating reports that three Americans have been detained by Iranians after wandering near the border in the self-ruled Kurdish region in northern Iraq.
Two Kurdish officials say the three Americans apparently were arrested after entering Iranian territory without permission.
One security official says the missing Americans were tourists [...]
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria – Five days of fighting between government forces and a radical Islamist sect left dirt roads soaked with blood, buildings scorched and dozens dead, including the group’s leader, but revenge attacks were feared even as the national police claimed victory.
Mohammed Yusuf, head of the Boko Haram sect, was killed on Thursday after he [...]
CHICAGO – Jake Peavy has finally agreed to pitch for the Chicago White Sox.
The San Diego Padres traded their ace to the White Sox on Friday shortly before the deadline for making deals without waivers.
The Padres got four young pitchers for Peavy — Clayton Richard, Aaron Poreda, Dexter Carter and Adam Russell.
In May, Padres and [...]
INDIANAPOLIS – Longtime Colts assistant coaches Tom Moore and Howard Mudd are returning from retirement.
Coach Jim Caldwell announced on Friday that Moore, the offensive coordinator, and Mudd, the offensive line coach, would be back with the team after saying they would retire because of changes to the NFL pension plan.
Both feared they would lose money [...]
CLEVELAND – The Boston Red Sox got the big bat they were looking for, acquiring All-Star slugger Victor Martinez from the Cleveland Indians on Friday.
The rebuilding Indians received right-hander Justin Masterson and minor league pitchers Nick Hagadone and Bryan Price. The trade came shortly before the 4 p.m. EDT deadline to complete deals without waivers.
The [...]
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