Barry Bonds, baseball’s record home run hitter, was indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury on perjury and obstruction of justice charges.

The indictment charges Barry Bonds with lying when he said he didn’t knowingly take steroids.
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Despite their radical difference in size, these two dogs have something in common – Gibson the Great Dane and Boo Boo the toy Chihuahua are both world record holders.

Measuring a whopping 42 inches, gentle giant Gibson was named tallest dog back in 2004. Joining him in the hall of fame for 2007 is tiny Boo Boo who only measures 4 inches tall and is smaller than Gibson’s head.

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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – U.S. television magnate Oprah Winfrey said on Monday she was “cleaning house” at her exclusive all-girl academy in South Africa after a dormitory matron was charged with abusing students at the facility.

Describing the charges — including soliciting under-age girls to perform indecent acts — as one of the most devastating experiences in her life, Oprah said she had not renewed the head mistress’s contract and was taking other tough measures. Continue Reading »

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP)–Paul Tibbets, the pilot and commander of the B-29 that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, died Thursday. He was 92.

Tibbets died at his Columbus home, said Gerry Newhouse, a longtime friend. Tibbets suffered from a variety of health problems and had been in decline for two months.
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Entertainer Robert Goulet, who gained legions of fans with his rich, baritone singing voice and handsome features, has died in Los Angeles at the age of 73.Goulet passed away Tuesday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where he was was awaiting a lung transplant. He was admitted to the hospital last month with a lung disease known as pulmonary fibrosis. Continue Reading »

Kid Rock spent most of Sunday in jail after he got into a scuffle with a man outside a suburban Atlanta waffle house, cops said.

The rocker, whose real name is Robert Ritchie, and five members of his entourage were charged with simple battery after the predawn fight with a man police identified as Harlen Akins. The fracas erupted as Kid Rock and his crew pulled up at the Waffle House restaurant about 5:15 a.m. after a gig at The Tabernacle in Atlanta. Continue Reading »

Tiger Woods will have his own brand of sports drink next year under an endorsement deal announced Tuesday with Gatorade that marks a couple of firsts for the world’s No. 1 golfer — his first U.S. deal with a beverage company and his first licensing agreement.

Gatorade said it will introduce “Gatorade Tiger” in March, with more products to follow. Woods even picked out the flavors himself, with the drink available in a cherry blend, citrus blend and grape. Continue Reading »

As if her behavior over the past year hasn’t been worrying enough, the troubled pop singer sparked new concerns of a breakdown after she allegedly called her ex-husband Kevin Federline and threatening to kill herself.

According to a report in British tabloid News of the World, in a phone call made by Britney Spears to her ex about the new visitation rules for the couple’s children, the 25-year-old allegedly snapped: “I’m going to drive off the cliff! It’s going to be your fault that I killed myself.” Continue Reading »

An arbitrator has paved the way for the Atlanta Falcons to recover nearly $20 million in bonuses paid to currently suspended (and in-the-near-future unemployed) quarterback Michael Vick.  Seems that NFL Special Master Stephen Burbank doesn’t take Michael Vick’s side in the arbitration hearing. Continue Reading »

OK, it’s true that “Col. Douglas Austin” is not a real person (that anyone knows of at least), but that was the role that Michael Evans played on The Young and the Restless back in 1970′s, 1980′s, and 1990′s.  Three decades of being someone else, sounds like witness protection. Continue Reading »