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Unsafe Working Conditions: Flatbush Gardens Complex Fined $52,100

Federal agents have found that an East Flatbush slumlord has been exposing maintenance workers to pools of raw sewage, asbestos and other dangerous conditions. The owners of the apartment complex, which consists of 59 buildings, were handed 20 violations and will be fined up to $51,100 by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (known [...]

Batman Actor Michael Gough Dies At Age 94

British Actor Michael Gough, who appeared in over 100 films, passed away on March 17, 2011, at the age of 94.  Gough may be best known to international audiences by his recurring role as Alfred Pennyworth in all four movies of the Burton/Schumacher Batman franchise, beginning with Batman (1989).  He is survived by his 4th [...]

Charlie Sheen Custody Battle

It has been a rough couple of weeks for Two and Half Men actor Charlie Sheen.  After an exclusive interview with NBC, where Sheen’s outrageous behavior was thrown into the national spotlight, Sheen finds himself in the middle of a major custody battle.  That is, his two young sons have been temporarily removed from his [...]

Charlie Sheen and Brooke Mueller File For Divorce

Charlie Sheen and soon to be ex-wife Brooke Mueller filed final divorce papers in L.A. Superior Court.  The couple married on May 30, 2008, and are parents to two twins, Bob and Max, born on March 14, 2009.  According to papers filed at the court, Sheen and Mueller have been living apart since December 2009.  [...]

L.A. Reporter Becomes Incomprehensible On Air: Many Suspect Mini-Stroke

Serene Branson, a Los Angeles reporter, suffered what many believe to have been a mini-stroke during a live broadcast following the Grammys Sunday night.  While reporting outside the Staples Center for CBS 2 News in L.A., the reporter began to slur her speech and immediately became incomprehensible.  The journalist was immediately checked out by paramedics, who said her vital [...]

Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz File For Divorce

Singer Ashlee Simpson has filed for divorce from Pete Wentz.  The couple wed in May 2008 after dating for about two years.  Simpson-Wentz, 26, and Wentz, 31, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, citing irreconcilable differences.  It has been reported that the divorce is very amicable, as the couple had been growing apart for quite [...]

Lotto Winner Divorce Controversy

Mega Millions lottery winner Holly Lahti, who is separated from her husband after years of domestic abuse, may be required to share her winnings, totaling half of the $380 million jackpot.  Idaho is a community property state, her estranged husband, Josh Lahti, could wind up a very rich man.  Although it is unknown on how [...]

Jack LaLanne Dies at 96

American fitness guru Jack LaLanne died at his home in Morro Bay, California, at the age of 96.  The cause has been reported as failure due to pneumonia.  LaLanne was an american fitness, exercise, and nutritional expert and motivational speaker.  LaLanne has been referred to as “the godfather of fitness.”   LaLanne was married to Elaine [...]

HuffPost Divorce: Marriages Come And Go But Divorce Is Forever

The Huffington Post has added a divorce section to their online newspaper, and since its inception, the site has gone viral.  Its creator, Arianna Huffington, says she hopes “that people will learn from each other and from experts, but most importantly, that people will be able to express their own truth, their own experience, and [...]

Study: African Americans Less Likely To Have Living Wills, Medical Directives

A recent government study found that African Americans were less likely to have advance directives.  The National Center for Health Statistics looked at three groups of long-term care patients and found that 65% of those in nursing homes had advance directives such as living wills and do-not-resuscitate orders, as did 88% in hospice settings and [...]