SANTA YNEZ, Calif. (AP) — A recording of an anguished 911 call from David Crosby shows the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer repeatedly asking how soon an ambulance will arrive to help a pedestrian he just hit with his car. Crosby was driving on a highway near his Santa Barbara County home on Sunday … Continue reading
BOSTON (AP) — Three women who allege Bill Cosby sexually assaulted them decades ago say in a court filing that he doesn’t have a right to lie and hide behind the statements of his representatives to have their defamation lawsuit dismissed. “Cosby claims a privilege to defame where none exists; tries to shield himself from … Continue reading
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — After nearly a week in a prison’s mental health unit, millionaire Robert Durst — accused of killing a female friend in California 15 years ago — appeared in court Monday in New Orleans for a bond hearing on weapons charges. Durst, 71, was seated next to his lawyers, his hands shackled … Continue reading
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — With measured remarks and a conciliatory tone, police, political leaders and civil-rights activists on Thursday, March 12 sought to tamp down tensions after two police officers were shot in front of the Ferguson Police Department during a protest. The officers were quickly released from the hospital, but St. Louis County Police … Continue reading
LOS ANGELES (AP) — HBO says “Scandal” star Kerry Washington will play Anita Hill in a film about Clarence Thomas’ 1991 Supreme Court confirmation hearings. The film will be titled “Confirmation,” and Washington is also among its executive producers. Hill’s sexual harassment allegations against Thomas put the issue at the center of a fierce national … Continue reading
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Neil Moffitt wants everyone — and he means everyone — to have a good view of his new 75,000-square-foot megaclub inside Las Vegas’ Caesars Palace that includes an open-air deck, LED screens rigged with motion sensors and cocktail waitresses who descend from the ceiling to deliver some patrons’ drinks. He hopes … Continue reading
MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Telling everyone “I’m a five-tool guy,” Will Ferrell was off on his barnstorming tour Thursday, March 12 through five Arizona spring training games. Wearing No. 19 for every team, the star of “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy,” ”Elf” and many other movies played shortstop for the Oakland Athletics, second base … Continue reading
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Just like Tony “Iron Man” Stark, Robert Downey Jr. is a part-time superhero — at least in the eyes of one seven-year-old boy. In a video posted online Thursday,March 12 the actor, dressed as Stark, who becomes Iron Man in the movies, presents a working bionic prosthesis to seven-year-old Alex, who … Continue reading
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A judge set bail at $2 million on Thursday, March 12 for an Idaho man who prosecutors said was arrested with credit cards linked to a former Arizona power company executive, his wife and their adult son who were found slain in a home in the foothills outside Boise. Adam … Continue reading
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