Actor Michael McKean, star of Best In Show and perhaps more notably the lead singer in the movie This is Spinal Tap, was hit by a car in New York City.
His spokeswoman, Harriet Sternberg, said the actor suffered a broken leg.
Emergency officials say McKean was struck at West 86th Street and Broadway in Manhattan just before 3 p.m. Tuesday and rushed to St. Luke’s hospital.
Police said he was in stable condition. They had no further details.
McKean also played Lenny on the hit show Laverne & Shirley. He is currently starring in the Broadway production of Gore Vidal’s political drama. BYMedia Social Gossip
Track star Lolo Jones bared all during a recent documentary
aired on ESPN (media social gossip), and the athlete discussed in depth the frustrations of
growing up poor and her struggles to remain a virgin before marriage.
Now 29, Jones talks about growing up in a family of six raised mostly by a
single mom. Living at the Salvation Army, she speaks of shame when interacting
with her peers, waking up early in order to avoid friends at day camp learning
she slept in the same building’s basement.
Of her struggles to avoid others noticing how poor her family was, Lolo
Jones says she became adept at stealing from grocery stores. She explains:
“I definitely would say, by sixth grade, I was a professional shoplifter-
and not because I wanted to. I’m not going out to shoplift earrings or clothes
or shoes like the average teenager… I was shoplifting frozen dinners at a
grocery store. I could shoplift four frozen dinners, easily.”
Lolo Jones suffered a devastating setback at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, but her reaction
to the upset endeared her to fans as she prepares for the upcoming games. But
while training for the Olympics is hard, Jones also says that it’s not the
hardest thing she’s done- citing abstaining from sex as a larger challenge.
LOS ANGELES — He already has a Super Bowl ring, and now football star Donald
Driver can add the "Dancing With the Stars" mirrorball trophy to his
awards collection.
The Green Bay Packers receiver won the ABC dance show Tuesday after wowing
audiences and judges with his kickin' country-themed freestyle routine. He and
partner Peta Murgatroyd hoisted the glittery prize above their heads after
being named the new "Dancing" champs.
Streamers and confetti rained down from the ceiling, filling the ballroom as
they celebrated. Driver's wife and children joined him on the dance floor.
With just one point separating the three finalists, it was up to the viewers
to pick the winner.
He and his fellow finalists, Welsh singer Katherine Jenkins and Cuban actor
William Levy, each earned perfect scores for their last performances Tuesday.
Jenkins came into the final contest with a perfect 60 points; Driver and Levy
each had 59.
Judges' scores combined with viewer votes determined the result.
Contestants eliminated throughout the show's 10-week season reunited for the
two-hour finale. Martina Navratilova, Gavin DeGraw, Jack Wagner, Jaleel White,
Sherri Shepherd, Melissa Gilbert, Roshon Fegan, Maria Menounos and Gladys
Knight all donned costumes Tuesday for one last dance.
Knight did double performance duty, also singing "The Way We
Were." Kelly Clarkson also performed on the show.
The next round of "Dancing With the Stars" will feature
contestants from past seasons.
More than two months after Bay Area teenager Sierra LaMar disappeared
on her way to school, investigators said they have “a lot of physical evidence”
linking her to a man arrested on suspicion of murder and kidnapping.
Antolin Garcia-Torres, 21, was taken into custody Monday at a Safeway in Morgan Hill, Santa Clara
Sheriff Laurie Smith told reporters.
“We believe we have probable cause that he committed the kidnapping and
murder of Sierra LaMar,” Smith said.
Garcia-Torres owns the red Volkswagen Jetta previously sought by authorities
in connection to the case, the San Joes Murcury news reported. The car was found May 8.
Smith said Garcia-Torres had been under surveillance but did not elaborate.
More information about the case is expected to be revealed at a Tuesday morning
news conference.
Sierra was last seen heading to school the
morning of March 16. The next day, investigators found the high school
cheerleader’s cellphone a few blocks away from her school. A day later, her
pink Juicy-brand bag was found with a T-shirt and pants neatly folded inside.
The case drew significant attention as volunteers combed the area near
Sierra’s home and school. Marc Klaas, whose 12-year-old daughter was kidnapped
from their Petaluma
home in 1993, helped organize some of those searches.
He told the Mercury News that until Sierra’s body was found, his volunteers
would continue looking this week "in hopes of still finding Sierra
alive."
On Monday afternoon, a New Jersey judge sentenced former Rutgers student Dharun
Ravi to 30 days jail time for spying on his roommate Tyler
Clementi‘s homosexual affairs. Several days after the spying, Clementi
committed suicide by jumping off the GeorgeWashingtonBridge.
In March, Ravi was found guilty of a bias
crime for using the webcam to spy on Clemente. He must report to MiddlesexAdultCorrectionalCenter on May 31 at 9:00
a.m. for a probationary sentence.
“I do not believe [Ravi] hated Tyler
Clementi,” Judge Glenn Berman reportedly told the court. “He
had no reason to, but I do believe he acted out of colossal insensitivity.”
Judge Berman also noted Ravi’s seeming lack
of remorse. “I heard this jury say, ‘guilty’ 288 times–24 questions, 12 jurors.
That’s the multiplication,” Berman said. “I haven’t heard you apologize once.”
In addition to jail time, Reuters’ Matthew Keys reports via Twitter that the judge ordered Ravi to 300 hours of
community service, to pay a $10,000 assessment to probation department, and to
attend counseling.
If you were lucky enough to live in Asia or the western United States
or anywhere in between, you would've been graced with the clear sight of what
looked like a ring of fire in the sky. Or more specifically, an
annular eclipse. If you missed the eclipse, don't worry, we
got you. Here are the best pictures we've seen.
But why does an annular eclilpse happen, and why is it so rare?
The answer is tied to the
supermoon from a few weeks ago. That giant—although sometimes
deflated—lunar spectacle occurred because the moon was at its fullest when
it was also the closest to Earth it will be all year. The astrophysical term
for the latter is perigee, which is greek for GIANT WOLFMAN MOON.
But because the moon's orbit follows an ellipse, if it's closer than usual
to the Earth in one cycle that means it will also end up being further away.
That was last night: A moon so tiny that it failed to block out the sun when
their paths crossed.
The picture
above was taken in Japan
by Joseph Tame. He actually has video of the
raw footage of the eclipse, if
you fancy a look. Looking at all of the pictures of the eclipse, the sky
looked like it held a suspended icy ring of fire. Or maybe even a halo. Either
way, they're amazing.
If you missed out last night, don't fret. The next annular is expected May
10, 2013, and even if it skips your corner of the Earth again you should be
able to watch online. Who knows? Maybe
our post-apocalyptic war lords will make a holiday out of it.
Seen from Pyramid
Lake, NV 6:30PM PST
May 20th, 2012,had to drive there to avoid high cirrus coming in from front
approaching from coast
Photo by Stacey Watts
