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Yale lab tech due in court to face murder charge

2009-10-04T23:27:00.000-04:00

Visit us today:http://www.jakxxx.comA former Yale University lab technician is due in court this week on charges that he strangled a graduate student and stuffed her body inside a wall.Raymond Clark III is due in New Haven Superior Court on Tuesday. He has yet to enter a plea for the murder of 24-year-old Annie Le (LAY) of Placerville, Calif.Le, a pharmacology graduate student, vanished Sept. 8

Greenspan says unemployment will top 10 percent

2009-10-04T16:05:00.001-04:00

Visit us today:http://www.jakxxx.comFormer Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan predicted on Sunday that the jobless rate will pass 10 percent and stay there for a while, and a second stimulus plan is not needed now.He spoke favorably of extending unemployment benefits and tax credits for health insurance, options the Obama administration is considering for helping people laid off during the

Latest typhoon kills 16 in northern Philippines

2009-10-04T13:54:00.000-04:00

Visit us today:http://www.jakxxx.comTyphoon Parma caused widespread flooding and landslides that buried at least two families in the Philippines, then hung threateningly off the coast Sunday drenching the country's north as well as Taiwan.At least 16 people died when Parma hit the main island of Luzon on Saturday, though the capital, Manila — still awash in floodwaters from a storm barely a week

Report: 13 million babies worldwide born premature

2009-10-04T10:12:00.000-04:00

Visit us today:http://www.jakxxx.comThey call it kangaroo care: A premature baby nestles skin-to-skin against mom's bare, warm chest. In Malawi, mothers' bodies take the place of too-pricey incubators to keep these fragile newborns alive.Nearly one in 10 of the world's babies is born premature, and about 1 million infants die each year as a result, says a startling first attempt to measure a toll

Kanye West ruins Taylor Swift's big moment

2009-09-13T21:38:00.001-04:00

Visit us today:http://www.jakxxx.com9:30pm - People are going nuts in here. They booed like crazy when Kanye leaped onstage. He responded by giving them all the finger on the way back to his seat. During commercial, Pink walked by him shaking her head in disgust. Even the show producers gave him a talking to. Not surprisingly, he didn't seem at all bothered by everyone's reactions, promptly

Senator Edward Kennedy dies at age 77

2009-08-26T08:30:00.000-04:00

Visit us today:http://www.jakxxx.com U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy, a towering figure in the Democratic Party who took the helm of one of America's most fabled political families after two older brothers were assassinated, died at age 77, his family said."Edward M. Kennedy, the husband, father, grandfather, brother and uncle we loved so deeply, died late Tuesday night at home in Hyannis Port (

Tour Promoter Hired Michael Jackson's MIA Mystery Doctor

2009-06-28T07:42:00.000-04:00

Visit us today:http://www.jakxxx.comWhere in the world is Michael Jackson's doctor?L.A.'s finest are continuing to search for a Houston-based cardiologist who was on the scene Thursday when the King of Pop went into cardiac arrest at his home and died suddenly. But the good news is, now they have a name to go on.E! News has identified Jackson's personal physician as Dr. Conrad Robert Murray, who

Michael Jackson 911 Tape: "He's Not Breathing...He Needs Help!"

2009-06-28T01:40:00.001-04:00

Visit us today:http://www.jakxxx.comIt's the call Michael Jackson fans have dreaded hearing.E! News has obtained the tape of the chilling 911 call relayed by one of the pop icon's handlers at 12:21 p.m. Thursday requesting emergency assistance after Jackson suffered his fatal cardiac arrest.The unidentified caller immediately requests an ambulance and gives the address of the 50-year-old singer's

Star-faced teen lied about tattoo

2009-06-25T13:22:00.001-04:00

Visit us today:http://www.jakxxx.comThe Belgian teen-ager who made headlines across the globe after claiming a tattoo artist had drawn 56 stars on her face, rather than the three she asked for, has admitted she lied.Kimberley Vlaeminck from the city of Kortrijk, 90 km (56 miles) northwest of Brussels said she fell asleep during the procedure, and woke up in pain when her nose was being

Perez Hilton sues Black Eyed Peas manager

2009-06-25T08:21:00.000-04:00

Visit us today:http://www.jakxxx.comPerez Hilton struck back Wednesday with a civil lawsuit filed against the Black Eyed Peas manager accused of hitting him outside a Toronto nightclub.The celebrity blogger, whose real name is Mario Lavandeira, sued the Peas' road manager in Los Angeles for battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress. He is seeking unspecified damages of more than

SEC pitches tightened rules for money-market funds

2009-06-24T22:29:00.000-04:00

Visit us today:http://www.jakxxx.comFederal regulators on Wednesday proposed tightened rules for money-market mutual funds that would require them to hold some assets that could be easily converted to cash and to invest only in the highest quality securities.The Securities and Exchange Commission action came after a $60 billion money fund "broke the buck," exposing investors to losses that could

Judge blocks 'Real Housewives of New Jersey' sex tape

2009-06-24T20:19:00.001-04:00

Visit us today:http://www.jakxxx.comOne of the stars of Bravo's television series "Real Housewives of New Jersey" went to court Wednesday to avoid getting a little more exposure than she wanted.A judge granted Danielle Staub's request for a temporary restraining order to stop her former boyfriend Stephen Zalewski from releasing a sexually explicit videotape and images of her.State Superior Court

North Korea threatens US as world anticipates missile

2009-06-24T16:48:00.000-04:00

Visit us today:http://www.jakxxx.com North Korea accused Washington of seeking to "provoke a second Korean War" as the regime prepared to hold maritime military exercises off the eastern coast. U.S. and regional authorities were watching closely for signs that North Korea might fire short- or mid-range missiles during the June 25 to July 10 timeframe cited in a no-sail ban for military drills

SC Gov. Sanford admits affair after going AWOL

2009-06-24T13:17:00.000-04:00

Visit us today:http://www.jakxxx.comAfter going AWOL for seven days, Gov. Mark Sanford admitted Wednesday that he had secretly flown to Argentina to visit a woman with whom he was having an affair. Wiping away tears, he apologized to his family and gave up a national Republican Party post, but was silent on whether he would resign."I've been unfaithful to my wife," he said in a news conference in

Hundreds honor David Carradine at LA funeral

2009-06-15T13:37:00.001-04:00

Visit us today:http://www.jakxxx.comHundreds gathered to honor David Carradine at a sprawling hillside cemetery on Saturday during a funeral that was attended by family, former co-stars and other Hollywood friends.The invitation-only services were held indoors at the Hall of Liberty at Forest Lawn-Hollywood Hills, a 400-acre cemetery laid out adjacent to Los Angeles' Griffith Park.Mostly gloomy

NKorea warns of nuclear war amid rising tensions

2009-06-15T09:15:00.001-04:00

Visit us today:http://www.jakxxx.comSouth Korea's president ordered his top security officials Sunday to deal "resolutely and squarely" with new North Korean warnings of a nuclear war on the eve of his U.S. visit. In Washington, Vice President Joe Biden said "God only knows" what North Korea wants from the latest showdown.President Lee Myung-bak travels to Washington on Monday for talks with

Without signs of economic growth, stocks to drift

2009-06-14T21:13:00.001-04:00

Visit us today:http://www.jakxxx.comThe summer slowdown is setting in on Wall Street.The stock market has been drifting, stalling a three-month rally, and analysts say investors need to see more concrete signs of economic growth before they'll take stocks higher.At the same time, concerns are growing over climbing interest rates, a falling dollar and rising commodity prices — all factors that

Clinton says NKorea reconsidered for terror list

2009-06-07T19:19:00.000-04:00

Visit us today:http://www.jakxxx.comThe U.S. is considering adding North Korea back to a list of state sponsors of terrorism, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said in an interview broadcast Sunday after President Barack Obama pledged "a very hard look" at tougher measures because of the North's nuclear stance.The communist country has conducted recent nuclear and missile tests, and there

Carradine family takes action on probe, photos

2009-06-07T15:19:00.001-04:00

Visit us today:http://www.jakxxx.comDavid Carradine's family members, dissatisfied with Thai investigators and "profoundly disturbed" by the publication of a forensics photo in a Bangkok tabloid, are seeking help from the FBI and an independent pathologist and have threatened legal action against any media outlet that reprints images of the actor in death.Keith Carradine has filed reports with

Federer wins French Open, ties Sampras' record

2009-06-07T12:57:00.001-04:00

Visit us today:http://www.jakxxx.comRoger Federer beat Robin Soderling, tied Pete Sampras and won the French Open at last.Undeterred by an on-court intruder, Federer defeated surprise finalist Soderling 6-1, 7-6 (1), 6-4 on Sunday to complete a career Grand Slam and win his 14th major title, matching Sampras' record."It's maybe my greatest victory, or certainly the one that removes the most

Debris confirms crash of Air France Flight 447

2009-06-02T20:42:00.000-04:00

Visit us today:http://www.jakxxx.comAn airplane seat, a fuel slick and pieces of white debris scattered over three miles of open ocean marked the site in the mid-Atlantic Tuesday where Air France Flight 447 plunged to its doom, Brazil's defense minister said.Brazilian military pilots spotted the wreckage, sad reminders bobbing on waves, in the ocean 400 miles northeast of these islands off

Everyone but Eminem is talking about Bruno stunt

2009-06-02T20:40:00.001-04:00

Visit us today:http://www.jakxxx.comEminem was mum Monday night about the MTV Movie Awards incident with Sacha Baron Cohen. The rapper, performing at a private concert to celebrate the launch of the DJ Hero video game, said nothing from the stage about the incident in which Cohen, dressed in character as Bruno, a flamboyant fashion reporter, dropped down on the rapper's face, exposing his bare

Mike Tyson's daughter dies after hanging accident

2009-05-27T19:54:00.001-04:00

Visit us today:http://www.jakxxx.comThe 4-year-old daughter of boxer Mike Tyson died at a hospital Tuesday, a day after her neck apparently got caught in a treadmill cord at her Phoenix home, police said.Exodus Tyson was pronounced dead just before noon, police Sgt. Andy Hill said. She had been on life support and police have said their investigation showed her injury on Monday was a "tragic

Historic nomination: Hispanic Sotomayor as justice

2009-05-27T19:52:00.001-04:00

Visit us today:http://www.jakxxx.comReaching for history, President Barack Obama on Tuesday chose federal appeals judge Sonia Sotomayor to be the first Hispanic justice on the Supreme Court, championing her as a compassionate, seasoned jurist whose against-the-odds life journey affirms the American dream. Republicans who will decide whether to make a fight of her confirmation said they want

How Allen ascended from meek audition to 'Idol'

2009-05-21T13:47:00.001-04:00

Not much has changed about Kris Allen since his mostly forgettable "American Idol" audition. Well, except for the winning-it-all part.When the 23-year-old college student from Conway, Ark., first auditioned with Leon Russell's "A Song for You" in Louisville, Ky., he seemed nothing more than a boy-next-door "Idol" hopeful, lacking the instant juggernaut feel of showy 27-year-old runner-up Adam