Bernadette Trudeau

Google Maps Returns to iOS, iPhone December 13

iPhone users, the wait for Google Maps is over. After four months, Google Maps will be back for iOS, and will be available in the App Store on Thursday, December 13. The app features turn-by-turn navigation, live traffic information, and public transportation directions — all of which were missing or problematic on Apple’s new maps […]

12y ago

Earthquake Confirmed In Dallas-Fort Worth Area

Fort Worth experienced another tremor today. The U.S. Geological Survey confirms a 2.6 magnitude earthquake shook the ground near Burleson, Texas at about 8:23 p.m. Wednesday night. The earthquake reached a depth of 8.1 miles and was located about three miles away from Burleson. No damage was reported. Burleson is a southern suburb of Forth […]

12y ago

Cal State Fullerton Robbery Suspect Manhunt Ongoing

Students at California State Fullerton have had a surprising interruption in their last week of classes before finals. Students and teachers have been told to stay inside with doors locked while police conduct a manhunt, and search the campus and its surrounding neighborhoods for armed robbery suspects who shot a person at a Riverside County […]

12y ago

North Korea Satellite Is ‘Tumbling Out Of Control’

After several failed attempts by North Korea to launch a satellite-carrying rocket, the country finally put a satellite in orbit earlier this week. However, US officials say that the satellite is out of control as it orbits the earth. North American Aerospace Defense Command detected the launch Tuesday at 7:49pm Eastern Time. When the rocket […]

12y ago

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Russell Crowe Is Dating Billy Joel’s Ex-Wife Katie Lee

Russell Crowe, the 48-year-old New Zealand-born actor, is said to be casually seeing the ex-wife of Billy Joel, Katie Lee, 31. According to the Daily Mail, the pair was spotted cuddling in front of a fireplace in the Drawing Room at the Greenwich Hotel in New York at 3am on Sunday morning and later that […]

12y ago

suicide

Hospital Worker Commits Suicide By Inhaling Helium

A 44-year-old woman, whose body was found in a Pennsylvania state park, committed suicide by inhaling helium gas. Teresa Mastracola from Millbourne, Pennsylvania was found in a heavily wooded area in Ridley Creek State Park after she went missing a little less than a week ago. Her body was found on Saturday. According to the […]

12y ago

walmart

Wal-Mart Under Probe In India For Lobbying Practices

The Indian government is launching a probe into Wal-Mart’s lobbying practices in the country. After Wal-Mart disclosed to the US Senate that since 2008 it spent $25 million dollars on lobbying including lobbying for improved access to India’s market, the Indian government responded with an investigation. Lawmakers from the opposition who are fiercely opposed to […]

12y ago

north korea

North Korea Fixes Rocket Glitch, Extends Rocket Launch Window

North Korea is pressing ahead with preparation for a long-range rocket launch after extending its liftoff window by another week until December 29 because of technical problems. According to Reuters, the totalitarian country is believed to be disassembling its long-range rocket, a senior military source in Seoul said Tuesday, a day after Pyongyang announced it […]

12y ago

Australian Prank Call Radio Station May Have Broken Law

The Australian radio station behind a prank phone call to the London hospital where the pregnant Duchess of Cambridge was being treated could face criminal charges for airing the conversation that resulted in the sudden death of the nurse who unwitting accepted the hoax call. In an Associated Press report, legal experts say that the […]

12y ago

Australian Prank Call Radio Station To Donate Ad Revenue

In a tragedy that has rocked Australian airwaves, the Australian radio station responsible for the Kate Middleton hospital prank call that lead to the shocking suicide of a nurse will donate its advertising revenue to the family of the nurse. According to Reuters, Southern Cross Austereo, the parent company of Australian radio station 2Day FM, […]

12y ago

Illinois State Senator Arrested For Packing Gun At O’Hare Airport

Illinois State Senator Donne Trotter of the 17th District was arrested Wednesday morning at O’Hare Aiport for bringing a handgun and bullets through a security check point. Trotter was on his way to Washington, D.C., The Huffington Post reports, when TSA agents discovered an unloaded .25 caliber pistol and a clip loaded with live rounds […]

12y ago

jimmy fallon|mariah carey

Jimmy Fallon and Mariah Carey Sing Holiday Hit ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’

Jimmy Fallon does it again and adds a delightful spin on an old classic. In a surprise appearance Tuesday night on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, Mariah Carey graced NBC’s Studio 6B to perform her holiday classic “All I Want For Christmas Is You.” However, instead of a typical performance, Jimmy Fallon, Mariah Carey, and […]

12y ago

Citigroup To Cut 11,000 Jobs, Take $1 Billion Charge

In an announcement Wednesday morning, Citigroup announced it’s new money saving move. Considered one of the Big Four banks of America, Citigroup is planning to cut 11,000 jobs in order to lower expenses. Citigroup did not specify how many jobs will be in the United States, as its network spans across 140 countries. Of the […]

12y ago

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Twitter-Instagram At Odds Over Photo Sharing

Early Wednesday morning, Twitter users woke up to find their accounts looking a bit strange. Twitter accounts look different because Instagram, a free photo-sharing program, disabled the ability for Twitter to properly display Instagram photos on its Web site and in its applications. Now the photos look off-center and cropped in weird places. Twitter posted […]

12y ago

Snake On A Plane: Emergency Landing For Bitten Passenger

On a Egypt Air flight from Cairo to Kuwait this week, an Egyptian cobra reportedly bit a passenger. The incident forced the plane to make an emergency landing in the Egyptian resort town of Al Ghardaqa on the Red Sea. According to Jordan Times, the victim, identified as Akram Abdul Latif, owns and operates a […]

12y ago

Anthony Davis|New Orleans Pelicans

New Orleans Hornets To Change Name To New Orleans Pelicans

In the wave of new ownership, the New Orleans Hornets are looking to get a new name. The New Orleans Hornets will change to the New Orleans Pelicans as early as the 2013-14 season. According to ESPN, the name change was expected when Tom Benson, owner of the New Orleans Saints, bought the team in […]

12y ago

Russell Westbrook

New $250 Air Jordans To Make NBA Debut Tonight [Video]

The new $250 Air Jordan’s were only unveiled on Monday night, but they are already gearing up for their NBA debut. The Air Jordan XX8 will hit the court tonight thanks to Russell Westrbook during the Thunder’s game against the Nets. Darren Rovell of ESPN writes: “Russell Westbrook will wear the Air Jordan XX8’s on […]

12y ago

Rob Schneider Sued For $1.5 Million

This week actor Rob Schneider found himself in familiar territory. A pair of investors sued the stand-up comic and veteran of Saturday Night Live and his producing partner and brother John Schneider in California state court this Thursday. According to The Wrap, husband and wife, George and Nancy Gamble of Napa County, California, sued Rob […]

12y ago

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Shaun White Buys $3.85 Million Home in California

Shaun White has recently added himself to the list of famous California residents. The two-time Olympic gold medalist bought a oceanfront home for a reported $3.85 million. According to TMZ, the professional skateboarder and snowboarder’s new home sits on the beach in Encinitas, CA, a suburb 25 miles north of San Diego. For $3.85 million, […]

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