California Man Ate Bugs, Survives Six Days in Ravine
67-year-old California man survives car crash, six days in ravine by eating bugs and leaves (NYDailyNews) A 67-year-old man survived nearly six days in the bottom of a ravine by eating leaves and bugs and drinking water from a nearby creek, his daughter said. David Lavau plunged his car 200 feet off a dangerous mountain road last week into the remote area in Castic, Calif., and survived on the makeshift food for nearly a week before family members found him Thursday. Lavau’s daughter Lisa said her family reported him missing days earlier and began searching the area after authorities said their father had used his debit card at a nearby store. “We know our dad. My dad would…
14-Year-Old Rapper Wows ‘X-Factor’ Judges
(theGrio) Last October Brian Bradley, a young aspiring rapper from Brooklyn released a video revealing his frustration with men catcalling and eyeballing his mother. Days after hitting the web his song, entitled “Stop Looking at My Mom”, became a viral sensation, racking up over 200,000 views onYouTube. This week on The X-Factor, the 14-year-old Bradley hit the stage with hopes of wowing the celebrity judge panel with his original song and winning a chance to compete for the record deal of a lifetime. He started out the performance by giving Simon Cowell a lot of attitude and trying to pick a fight, but that was all part of the act leading up to his rap. After he…
Conrad Murray Trial Begins
LOS ANGELES (AP|theGrio) – Jurors at the trial of the doctor accused of killing Michael Jackson on Tuesday heard the pop star’s slurred words while he was on a powerful anesthetic, caught on tape weeks before his death. They also saw a photo of his pale body lying on a gurney after he died from an overdose of a powerful anesthetic. The sounds and images were just part of the multimedia presentation that prosecutors presented during opening statements at the involuntary manslaughter trial of Dr. Conrad Murray. Deputy District Attorney David Walgren described Jackson as “highly under the influence” when speaking with Murray in May 2009, roughly six weeks before his death. The singer is heard slurring…
Vick Cries Foul
PHILADELPHIA (AP|theGrio) – Michael Vick has a broken right hand, and it’s uncertain when the Philadelphia Eagles star quarterback will return. Vick left Sunday’s 29-16 loss to the New York Giants after getting hurt late in the third quarter. He started despite suffering a concussion in last Sunday’s loss at Atlanta. “I don’t know anything right now except my hand is broken,” Vick said when asked if he could play against San Francisco next week. Coach Andy Reid said Vick would have a CT scan Monday. Vick, who throws left-handed, wasn’t happy with the play that he got hurt on. He completed a 23-yard pass to Jeremy Maclin before taking a hard shot from Chris Canty. WATCH…
Nick Cannon Doesn’t Want His Kids to Be Entertainers
“I just want them to strive for something greater than entertainment. I’m one of those believers in teachers, professors, heart surgeons. That’s what I’m rooting for. If I could get a scientist, that’d be amazing.” — Nick Cannon tells People that he hopes Morrocan and Monroe, his babies with wife Mariah Carey, will find their way to other careers outside the entertainment industry. Wow, Nick sounds so down-to-earth saying this. I wonder if Mariah agrees? Below, Nick almost makes me swoon with some words about his wife. “Everybody knows I’m obsessed with my wife. I’m married to Mariah Carey. It doesn’t get better than that. I’d be an idiot to do anything wrong. I worship my wife. Have you seen…
1 Dead, 2 Injured in Casino Brawl
Los Angeles (CNN) – A brawl between motorcycle club members at a western Nevada casino devolved into a gunfight that left one person dead and two wounded, police said Saturday. Around 11:25 p.m. Friday, a fight broke out among members of the Hell’s Angels and Vagos clubs in front of the Trader Dick’s bar inside John Ascuaga’s Nugget, a family-owned casino in Sparks, that city’s deputy police chief Brian Allen told reporters. Police in Sparks, which is just east of Reno, responded with assistance from overhead helicopters after hearing several people involved in the brawl had guns and that shots were fired. Authorities earlier reported that as many as 30 people total took part in the…
Jay-Z opens iHeartRadio concert in Vegas
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jay-Z rapped about his beef with corporate radio in the monster jam “99 Problems,” noting that stations won’t play his hits if he doesn’t do their shows. But on Friday, he played savior to radio station giant Clear Channel, headlining a two-night concert billed as the largest in radio history and a major step toward keeping the industry alive in the dot-com era. The rapper bounced across a stage outfitted with two drum sets and two guitarists as he spit out his biggest hits and swung the two oversized gold chains hanging from his neck. It was the final performance of a night that saw confetti bombs dust the shoulders of…
Obama Tells Blacks To Stop Complaining
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a fiery summons to an important voting bloc, President Barack Obama told blacks on Saturday to quit crying and complaining and “put on your marching shoes” to follow him into battle for jobs and opportunity. And though he didn’t say it directly, for a second term, too. Obama’s speech to the annual awards dinner of the Congressional Black Caucus was his answer to increasingly vocal griping from black leaders that he’s been giving away too much in talks with Republicans — and not doing enough to fight black unemployment, which is nearly double the national average at 16.7 percent. “It gets folks discouraged. I know. I listen to some of y’all,”…
YOU GET A CAR! Atlanta New Car Sales Top The Nation
(Atlanta Business Chronicle) Unemployment is high and the housing market is weak, but metro Atlantans are buying cars as if it is still the go-go ‘90s. According to automotive information website Edmunds.com, Atlanta is the hottest U.S. market for new cars with 97,691 new car registrations through July 2011. This is a 24 percent jump over January to July 2010. Nationally, new car registrations through July are up 14 percent to 5,524,840. Edmunds.com Chief Economist Lacey Plache said early-year momentum in new-vehicle sales nationwide was slowed by disruptions from the Japanese earthquake and other economic headwinds that have hurt consumer confidence. “Some consumers who deferred purchases earlier this summer are responding to improving vehicle supply and more competitive…
How Troy Davis’ Death Will Haunt America
The death of Troy Davis will haunt America (theGrio) For people who are religious, the fear of death is tempered by a belief that the soul has someplace to go. (For those not so inclined, there is surely other comfort.) The nation has a kind of collective soul, too, and it is impacted by many things, including the balance of justice and mercy that is employed on our behalf. Capital punishment is one of those issues that strains our collective psyche — or at least it should. There is no more awesome power granted to the state than the power to put someone to death. And if there is even a chance that the person being…
