Staycation! Winter in the Big Apple Savvy city dwellers know there’s an upside to enduring cold winters in New York.
There may be a chill in your bones, but this time of year also brings the joy of walking the streets blissfully free of sidewalk-clogging tourists asking direction... 01-27-2012 by akymro Tags big apple, broadway week, new yorkers, world yacht
Texts 'could be the big key' for Greg Kelly accuser The paralegal who says TV host and top-cop son Greg Kelly raped her while she was drunk told cops she got pregnant and had an abortion as a result, NYPD sources said.
“Why’d you do that?” she says she angrily demanded in a call ... 01-27-2012 by akymro Tags greg kelly
Stars gone too soon 
Elvis Presley, 42 (1935-1977): From the King of Pop to the King of Rock: Elvis Presley’s health was rapidly deteriorating leading up to his eventual death, exacerbated by his drug habits. Presley holds the record... 01-27-2012 by akymro Tags elvis presley, lisa marie, lisa marie presley, michael jackson
Raymond Kelly nixes questions son Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly plans to dodge questions about the rape allegation involving his son when he meets with reporters Friday.
Kelly will appear at a promotion ceremony at Police Headquarters at 11 a.m. and typically fields inquiries... 01-27-2012 by akymro Tags commissioner kelly, greg kelly, nypd, raymond kelly
Sam Worthington in mullet mode For actor Sam Worthington, filming 220 feet above Madison Ave. is hairy experience.
The 35-year-old star of “Man on a Ledge,” in theaters on Friday, spent three weeks filming the movie on top of a Midtown Manhattan hotel all while sporting a ... 01-27-2012 by akymro Tags lethal weapon, mel gibson, nick cassidy, sam worthington
An Rx? Pay More to Family Doctors BY CHRISTOPHER WEAVER AND ANNA WILDE MATHEWS
The nation’s second-largest health insurer is shaking up its approach to paying doctors, putting a major investment behind the idea that spending more for better primary care can save ... 01-27-2012 by akymro Tags wsj
CT home invasion killer sentenced to die NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A Connecticut man expressed regret but steadfastly blamed his accomplice as he was sentenced to die Friday for a deadly home invasion that unsettled suburbia and halted momentum to abolish the state’s death penalty. T... 01-27-2012 by akymro Tags ct, cynthia hawke renn, hawke petit, william petit
Santorum backer has 'open checkbook' 


The wealthy mutual fund manager who is a prime donor to a super PAC backing Rick Santorum says he’ll be writing more checks to help the former Pennsylvania senator.
Foster Friess, a Wyoming man who ha... 01-27-2012 by akymro Tags foster friess, gop, pac, rick santorum
Study: College freshmen move left on issues 


The percentage of entering college freshmen who say they are liberal or conservative has not changed much over the past few years, but a growing number of this year’s first-year students describe the... 01-27-2012 by akymro Tags john pryor, story, study college, usatoday
Kentucky bridge hit by cargo ship, collapses By Greg Travis, AP
Pieces of the Eggner Ferry Bridge at Aurora, Ky., are strewn across the front of the motor vessel Delta Mariner as it sits at the site of a Thursday accident.
Kentucky bridge hit by cargo ship, collapsesArticle from USATODAY.com Fe... 01-27-2012 by akymro Tags delta mariner, usatoday
California passes auto emission, hybrid rules By Gary Reyes, AP
Traffic at the entrance of State Route 85 in San Jose, Calif. on Jan. 12. In 2025, one in seven new cars sold will have to be an electric or other zero-emission vehicle.
California passes auto emission, hybrid rulesArticle from USAT... 01-27-2012 by akymro Tags san jose, state route, usatoday
The CEO Bankruptcy Bonus BY MIKE SPECTOR AND TOM MCGINTY
On the way to bankruptcy court, Lear Corp., a car-parts supplier, closed 28 factories, cut more than 20,000 jobs and wiped out shareholders.
Still, Lear sought $20.6 million in bonuses for key executive... 01-27-2012 by akymro Tags lear corp, wsj
State agency investigating Cook Co. morgue The Illinois Department of Labor is investigating the Cook County morgue after the agency received an anonymous complaint about unsafe conditions, an official said today.
The labor department was contacted on F... 01-27-2012 by akymro Tags anjali julka, cook co, cook county
Orange juice flagged at border tests positive for fungicide FDA has taken samples from 80 shipments of orange juice or orange juice concentrate coming into the United States after the unapproved fungicide was found in Brazilian orange juice this month.
Eleven of the shipments tested positive, meaning each samp... 01-27-2012 by akymro Tags brazil, canada, fda, united states
MJ immortalized at Grauman's Chinese Theatre Michael Jackson was immortalized Thursday when his three children celebrated his life and career at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.
Fans gathered outside of the popular tourist attraction to watch the late pop icon’s three chi... 01-27-2012 by akymro Tags justin bieber, los angeles friday, mj, paris
Famous beach bods we never wanted to see 
When you think beach, you probably conjure up images of hot bodies tanned to perfection in itsy bitsy bikinis that show off their every flawless curve. Well, we hate to burst your bubble, but even the rich and famous h... 01-27-2012 by akymro Tags access hollywood, billy bush
Brewer releases letter to Obama “Dear Mr. President, Welcome to Arizona!”
So begins Arizona governor Jan Brewer’s private letter to President Obama, which she has now made public.
Brewer initially balked at releasing a copy of her hand-written note, the original of whic... 01-27-2012 by akymro Tags abc, diane sawyer, jan brewer, oval office
Carmelo to miss Knicks showdown against Miami Carmelo Anthony has been ruled out for Friday night’s game against the Miami Heat and will not play on Saturday in Houston due to lingering pain in his left wrist and right thumb.
Anthony has been playing in pain for the past two weeks afte... 01-27-2012 by akymro Tags miami, miami heat
Best celebrity Twitter photos 
Famous for racy Twitter photos like this, Wayne Gretzkys 22-year-old daughter, Paulina Gretzky, deleted her popular Twitter account, leaving her many 24,000 followers feeling a tad heartbroken. Luckily, she started i... 01-27-2012 by akymro Tags paulina gretzky, wayne gretzky
Woman corners, lectures suspected robber A woman chased down a robber more than twice her size and half her age, cornering him and even delivering a religious scolding, after he snatched her wallet on a CTA bus in the Loop early this morning, police s... 01-27-2012 by akymro Tags cta, jenar sanders, omni hotel
Poll: Toss everyone in Congress America wants to give all of Congress a pink slip.
The majority of registered voters — 56% — would vote out every single member of the House and Senate if there was a ballot measure to do so, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal po... 01-27-2012 by akymro Tags gop, poll toss
‘Fear’ contestants sip donkey semen “Fear Factor’s” latest stunt — serving contestants glasses of donkey semen, with a chaser of urine — had NBC executives living in terror, TMZ.com reported.
Sources close to the production told the gossip site that the network had severa... 01-27-2012 by akymro Tags fear factor, joe rogan, nbc, tmz
