11th body found in New Mexico desert work of serial killer?
February 26, 2009
Albuquerque (ChattahBox) — Police in New Mexico have unearthed an 11th body from Albuquerque’s largest crime scene ever: a mesa west of the city where remains were discovered after the area was razed for a housing development.
Police have been searching the area, roughly 30-by-10-yard area atop a mesa west of the city, since Feb. 2, when a hiker found a human bone on the mesa, which had been cleared for a housing development. Read more
San Francisco Chronicle cutting staff but may have to shut down
February 25, 2009
(ChattahBox) — San Francisco may lose its main newspaper the San Francisco Chronicle, as it continues to lose money. Founded in founded in 1865, it is the 12th-largest newspaper in the United States, according to the U.S. Audit Bureau of Circulations, with average weekday circulation of 339,430.
Owner Hearst Corp said on its website on Tuesday that the Chronicle lost more than $50 million last year and this year’s losses to date are worse, It said the paper has lost “major” amounts of money since 2001, a year after Hearst bought the paper. Read more
Lead singer Page leaves Barenaked Ladies on the heels of drug bust
February 25, 2009
(ChattahBox) — The popular Canadian band Barenaked Ladies, and it’s lead singer Steven Page, 38, are going their separate ways, the group announced on Wednesday:
“By mutual agreement, Steven Page will be parting company with the remaining members of Barenaked Ladies,” the band said on its Web site, saying Page would be pursuing solo projects. Read more
Holly Madison and Criss Angel suddenly end their romance
February 25, 2009
(ChattahBox) — The magic vanished and the Criss Angel – Holly Madison romance has disappeared. Criss perhaps was the rebound Holly needed as she broke things off with Hugh Hefner. The Playboy pin-up says she was very much in love with Criss but felt she couldn’t devote 100 percent of her time in Vegas and his career at the expense of her career blah, blah blah, according to E!Online sources. Read more
(Video) Dr. Phil reveals hospital wants proof Suleman can care for octuplets
February 25, 2009
(ChattahBox) — There’s another new development in the octuplet mom saga of Nadya Suleman that I like the sound of. Suleman told pretent TV Doctor Phil McGraw on Tuesday that she fears Kaiser Permanente Medical Center may not release her babies to her until she proves she can care for them.
In an interview with The Los Angeles Times, McGraw said Suleman called him Tuesday afternoon, distressed after talking to hospital officials. Read more
‘Slumdog Millionaire’ Kids To Get New Homes
February 25, 2009
India (ChattahBox) – In a move that many are saying is a political stunt to turn the general election in the current governments favor, two of the children who starred in Slumdog Millionaire are to receive proper houses for them and their families, for “bringing glory to India”.
Man Wants Sex Change To Become A Nun
February 25, 2009
Rome (ChattahBox) – A transgendered man has said that he wishes to receive a sex change so that he can dedicate his life to the Catholic Church as a nun.
Paralyzed Man Feels Legs After Stem Cell Treatment
February 25, 2009
UK (ChattahBox) – A father of three who broke his neck twenty years ago is finally beginning to feel his legs again, after a revolutionary new stem cell treatment.
Three Officers Sentenced For Cover-up Killing of 92-Year-Old Women
February 25, 2009
Georgia (ChattahBox) – Three Atlanta police officers have been sentenced to time in federal prison after they conducted an illegal drug raid that resulted in the death of a 92-year-old woman.
Kellogg’s Suffering the Consequences of Phelps Dismissal
February 25, 2009
US (ChattahBox) – It looks like the dumping of Michael Phelps from the Kellogg’s sponsorship wasn’t the great PR move the company had hoped.