Bob Dylan Awarded Medal of Freedom

     Bob Dylan who recently just turned 71, has been pleasing fan for the past five decades. Dylan has 40+ released albums, that include many different genres that are expressed throughout all American music. "There is not a bigger giant in the history of American music." Obama said during the ceremony at the White House. The ceremony of giving out the Medals of Freedom to those being honored took place this past Tuesday May 29th, at the White House were President Barack Obama gave contributions to all American life and culture. It is said that no other recipients of the presidental Medal of Freedom carried more cultural and artisitic weight than Bob Dylan.
http://www.pbpulse.com/arts-and-culture/2012/05/30/fifty-years-on-dylan-awarded-medal-of-freedom/

Zuckerberg's Wedding

  Getting married was a smart financial move for Mark Zuckerberg the Facebook owner. The couple signed a prenuptial agreement where Zuckerberg and Chan agreed how exactly to split their assets in case of a divorce. Chan could potentially have claim to much larger portions of assets such as a big chunk of Zuckerberg's $20 billion in Facebook shares. With making the prenuptial agreement before getting married, this way if a future divorce is ever possible Zuckerberg wont get screwed out of all his money. Zuckerberg and Chan met as undergraduates at Harvard University in 2004. The two love birds are now living in their new home in Palo Alto, California where they were just recently married on Saturday May 19th. 
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/zuckerbergs-post-ipo-wedding-smart-022814575.html

Man Sets Himself on Fire

     In Oslo Norway, an unidentified man was seriously injured while lighting himself on fire outside a courthouse where extremist Andres Behring Breivik is being tried on terror charges for a bombing and shooting massacre that killed 77 people on July 22nd. Police say the man had no connections with the trial. Before the incident, the man dropped by the Norwegian lawyer Benete Roli's office where he left some "confusing" notes. "The man was very disturbed. He had nothing to do with the July 22nd events." Roli said. Eye witnesses say that they saw the man walk to to place while fire was shooting out of his sweater and hat while yelling, "shoot me, it hurts." in a Scandinavian language. He then ran towards security towards the courthouse but then fell to the pavement at the entrance while shouting in pain as police officers tore off his burning sweater. Just goes to show ya if you light yourself on fire, its most likely gonna hurt.
http://news.yahoo.com/man-sets-himself-fire-outside-breivik-trial-125810356.html

12-Year-Old Forced to Wear Diaper for Bad Grades

     A mother and her boyfriend shaved the head of her 12 year old daughter and then forced the girl to wear a diaper and run up and down outside outside their home near Minneapolis because she wasn't getting good grades in school. Police arrested the women and her boyfriend of suspicion of malicious punishment of the child. Police say the mother and boyfriend were laughing histarically as they were taken away in the squad car on the matter. A neighbor called the police when a group of over 50 people were watching the girl run around in a diaper begging to be let back inside. The girl and her 3 younger siblings are currently now in foster car as her mother still is in the county jail. When police asked the mother and boyfriend why they were punishing their daughter, the responded with "because she wasn't getting as good of grades in school." What creeps.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hSqHtmduir7YpS5g-KC8YxpzlEJQ?docId=ae27dfa7941248998c31c6482eada7a8

Make Your Organ Donations Facebook Official

     Facebook's chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg is urging Facebook members (which is the world's biggest social networking site) to share their organ donation status online. Mark Zuckerberg is hoping that this could help aim to spur more donations and to reduce wait times on transplants. As of now, Facebook users can add donation plans onto their profile to say if they are organ donors or not etc. According to Facebook, more than 114,000 people in the U.S. and millions more worldwide are waiting for a life-saving heart, liver or kidney transplant. On average 18 people per day die because there aren't enough organs for transplant. With now people able to say whether or not you are a donor online, Facebook hopes that this can promote and cause more life-saving opportunities.
 http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/facebook-urges-users-to-share-organ-donor-status/2012/05/01/gIQAknVOuT_story.html

Man Charged with Felony for Stealing McDonald's Soda Cup

     In Naples Florida, police say this Naples man still remains in jail for felony charges after leaving McDonald's without paying for a cup of soda. According to the McDonald's manager, Mark Abaire, 52, entered the McDonald's restraint and asked for a glass of water. The employee had told Abaire that the cup was only for water, but Abaire still filled the cup with soda and walked outside. The McDonald's manager had a conversation with Abaire about him having to pay for the soda (which was $1) but Abaire refused to pay for the soda and refused to leave the premises as well. After police were called Abaire was arrested. Abaire's charge was petty theft, but then was increased into a felony since Abaire had previous petty theft convictions in Florida. In the state of Florida, a third-degree felony can result in a sentence up to five years in prison and a $5,000 fine. Abaire also faces additional charges for trespassing and disorderly intoxication. At the moment he is still remaining in Collier County Jail with a bond set of $6,500.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-57420060-504083/florida-man-charged-with-felony-for-stealing-a-cup-of-soda-from-mcdonalds-police-say/

$60 Light Bulb

     How much would you pay for an efficient, environment friendly light bulb? Shoppers will be asking themselves this question starting on Earth Day-with the bulb that won a $10 million government contest that will soon be going on sale. Congress launched this contest in 2007, with a goal of creating a new type of light bulb to replace the standard, energy-wasting "incandescent" 60-watt bulb. The contest decided that the winning bulb should be sold at least $22 in its first year in the market. This light bulb is the most energy-efficient yet, lasts about 20 years, and gives off an natural-looking light. Depending on where this bulb is found, its price range can range from $20-$60 dollars.
 http://finance.yahoo.com/news/rebates-cut-price-60-led-222118250.html

Titanic's 100th Anniversary

     Already a century has gone by since the luxurious Titanic ship has met its end in the North Atlantic, which plugged 2 miles down until hitting the Atlantic floor after getting struck by an iceberg, which caused it to sink. Instead of meeting their intended voyage to the Port of New York, a deep sea grave became the final resting place for the magnificent ship on April 15th, 1912. Over 1,500 people lost their lives that night due to the disaster. Years after the sinking of the Titanic, Titanic has inspired many books and several films while still continuing to make headlines. Titanic's story has left a powerful impact on the public with its heart breaking story and still continues today.
 http://www.history.com/topics/titanic?paidlink=1&cmpid=PaidSearch_Google_Tune_HIS_titanic%2Bat%2B100:%2Bmystery%2Bsolved_tune%2Bin_titanic%2B100th%2Banniversary&utm_source=google_tune&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=titanic%20at%20100:%20mystery%20solved_tune%20in&utm_term=titanic%20100th%20anniversary

Josh Hutcherson vs. Robert Pattinson: Fight to the Death

The two hunkalicious men of Josh Hutcherson and Robert Pattinson will be having their own mini Hunger Games were they'll fight to the death to win the heart of Genevieve Pelrine. Even though Genevieve would have no problem having the two of them to herself, Hutcherson and Pattinson both agreed that they would rather have Genevieve to themselves and not share. With their decision of their hot, passionate love for Genevieve, they have both agreed to fight and prove their love for her. Winner of the battle will have the privilege of getting to behold the key to Genevieve's heart forever. The battle will be taking place on Genevieve's Birthday May 9th, and can be viewed on national television on Fox, starting at 12 PM. Many positive thoughts and love goes out to Hutcherson and Pattinson as they go through their ruff battle, and may the best of luck be ever in their favors. 

U.S.'s New Search Plan for Amelia Earhart's Plane

   State Departments plan on joining new efforts to find the plane of Amelia Earhart, 75 years later after she mysteriously disappeared over the South Pacific. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood will take part in a ceremony Tuesday morning to announce the public-private search for Amelia Earhart's plane. The half million dollar search, financed by private funds, will begin this July. The key area of where they will be searching is in the Pacific atoll of Nikumaror between Hawaii and Australia. In 2010 bone fragments where found on a island that many believe might be from Amelia Earhart. Other artifacts have also been recovered that suggests the two might have lived for days or weeks after landing on a reef.
http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/19/10764785-us-reportedly-to-search-again-for-amelia-earharts-plane

NAIA Swimming Champion Drowns

   Champion swimmer from Oklahoma Baptist University Ivan Maciuniak, died March 9th after after swimming with teammates at the college pool. 22 year old freshman at the school in Shawnee, died from going underwater while failing to resurface. According to those at the school, Ivan was swimming when he went underwater. He was pulled from the pool and CPR was given. Once the paramedics arrived they transported him to the nearest hospital. Ivan was pronounced dead shortly after arriving to the hospital. School officials are still waiting for more information about his death, but for now they are referring to his death as an accident. A week before his death, Ivan was a member of the men's 4*400-meter relay team which his performance helped bring his school to the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) national championship. Maciuniak has sent multiple school records for his swim times. 
http://msn.foxsports.com/olympics/story/naia-champion-ivan-maciuniak-dies-in-swimming-accident-oklahoma-baptist-university-031012

SNOOKI PREGO AND ENGAGED!!

Snooki is being reported that she is keeping her belly under wraps through out all of the different pregnancy reports. Now she not only will have her pregnant belly so show off for the public, but also her new engagement ring as well. This Jersey Shore star, age 24, recently not only just got pregnant, but is also engaged to the baby daddy Jionni LaValle. When being asked about her relationship with Jionni from the press on whether or not she thought he would pop the question anytime soon, Snooki responded with "I'm not thinking it may happen, I know." "I''m just waiting for him to ask. I'm 24, I've had all the fun I'm ever going to have in my life. I found the right guy, and I'm just waiting for him." With all these new life changing experiences going on with Snooki and her fiance Jionni, it should bring them great joy with their happily ever after... But who really knows..   -_-
http://wonderwall.msn.com/tv/gossip-snooki-reportedly-engaged-as-ex-boyfriend-says-i-hope-she-has-a-miscarriage-1670018.story

1 Dead and 4 Wounded at Ohio High School Shooting

    In Chardon Ohio, a teen gunman from the Ohio High School opened fire inside the high school's cafeteria on Monday, February 27th. On the day of the incident, 1 student from the school was declared dead on scene and four were wounded. The next day on Tuesday, February 28th, one of the four wounded student died in the hospital. The shooter was then taken into custody the day of the shooting. Police still haven't formally identified the gunman, but students and parents of students say it was a boy named T.J. Lane. There still has been no comment on anyone of what might have caused the attack. The injured students were rushed  to area hospitals where one of the injured boys, Daniel Paramentor, age 17, died later on. This Ohio shooting has been the worst shooting in the past 11 months and the worst shooting in Ohio since 2007.

http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/02/27/10517706-official-1-dead-4-hurt-in-ohio-school-shooting

Adele Flips the Bird at Brit Awards

Adele recently showed her sassy side this past Tuesday night at the Brit Awards when she flashed her middle finger. When Adele took the stage to accept her second award for that night, for Album of the Year, she was then interrupted by that night's host, actor James Corden who was ready to go ahead and introduce Blur, who were to perform right after Adele had accepted her award. "Nothing beats coming home with six Grammys and then coming to the Brits and winning album of the year." Said Adele to the audience as then Corden stepped onstage next to Adele to excuse her. His appearance onstage was then reportedly booed. "Are you about to cut me off? Can I just say then, goodbye and I'll see you next time round?" Adele asked Corden right before flipping him off which then caused to room to cheer loudly. After the interruption had happened, the rep for the Brits Awards had said that "The Brits are a live event. The program was overrunning and we had to move on. We would like to apologize to Adele for the interruption." As for Adele, she kind of apologized after the broadcast. "They cut me off, sorry if I offended anyone but the suits offended me." As for Adele's gesture at the Brit Awards, it makes it the second time this month that the middle finger has been in the news. Other time during the Super Bowl during Madonna's performance. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1679658/adele-brit-awards-middle-finger.jhtml 

Convicted Serial Killer's Map Leads Cops to Several Different Burial Sites

Recently discovered, a map drawn by a serial killer has led authorities in California to three separate burial sites, where the discovery of human remains could bring an end to several missing persons cases. Investigators recovered over 300 human bones, in a rural land in northern California. The search and research for these cases are still continuing. Near San Francisco, a map drawn by a convicted killer Wesley Shermantine who was part of a methamphetamine-fueled violence made them known as "Speed Freak Killers". Shermantine says that there might be more than 10 more victims in the area. The remains of these bones were found 45 feet deep   in a well on an abandoned cattle ranch.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/46367869#46367869 (video)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46364526/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/#.TzlEi8XOwig

Sexy Super Bowl Commercials Cause Controversy

The NFL already had to apologize for M.I.A's inappropriate gesture at the Super Bowl Halftime Show, but that isn't the only thing that had parents group up in anger. This year's commercials during the Super Bowl seemed to be "more racy and sexual than ever" according to The Parents Television Council. Some of the more sexy and racy commercials were the Teleflora ad promising that your girlfriend will do anything you want if you order her some flowers, a Toyota Camry ad featuring a couch made up of a bunch of models dressed up in lingerie, as well as a Fiat commercial where a model seduces a man on the street while she has foam from a drink dripping down her chest. Although it wasn't just the women baring it all. In the Camry ad, there were several men in speedos being used as seating, as well as the H&M ad which had a topless David Beckham showing it all off wearing only a tight pair of small underwear. However, the second most popular commercial during the Super Bowl was the shirtless Beckham commercial according to the Brand Bowl 2012. Many people have commented on this years commercials in negative ways such as: "There were many spots that parents will be offended by. The Super Bowl is such a big deal because it is regarded as a family event." and "The NFL and their broadcast partners are running a serious risk here with their brand. At some point they are going to lose the cachet of the Super Bowl being appropriate for families."
http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/Super-Bowl-commercials-too-sexy-parents-watchdog-groups-say-020612

Dozens Freeze to Death in Europe

With the severe coldness and amount of snow, this cold front in Europe has killed at least 48 people across central and eastern Europe. Officials in charge have responded to this by opening shelters to the people to dispense hot tea, and for a warm place to stay for the homeless and elderly. Ukrainian authorities have announced that each day this cold front continues, more and more people are still dying each day due to hypothermia. The Emergency Situations Ministry have also reported that most people found dead were found frozen in the streets. As the temperatures have dropped to -10 degrees Fahrenheit and lower, many schools have closed for the time being as authorities continue to set up hundreds of heated tents for the homeless, elderly, and public. Officials strongly recommend for people to stay indoors.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46200659/ns/weather/#.TygeLsXOwig

Wikipedia Goes Dark

U.S. Congress is considering legislation that could damage the use of the free and open internet. For 24 hours on January 18 2012, in order to raise awareness, Wikipedia blacked out their website. On Google's website, they put a piece of black tape across the word "Google" on Google's home page. This is all done to support the Stop Online Piracy Act. This comes across as a big deal without having the use of Wikipedia, since most students and about 53 percent of all adult internet users in the United States goes to Wikipedia for research. Wikipedia along with other websites have blacked out their websites to stop online piracy so that everyone will be able to get credit for their own work, instead of it getting stolen. 
http://technolog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/18/10177219-wikipedia-goes-dark-on-piracy-bill-protest-day

Miss Wisconsin Crowned Miss America 2012

Laura Kaeppeler, Miss Wisconsin, was recently crowned Miss America 2012 during the Miss America pageant in Las Vegas. Laura Kaeppeler also won a $50,000 dollar scholarship with a year long term with the crown. Kaeppeler's platform during the competition was supporting children who have or have had incarcerated parents. Answering her question of whether beauty queens should declare their political views or not, Kaeppeler responded with the strong answer of "Miss America should represent everyone. The message to political candidates is that they should represent everyone as well. And so in these economic times, we need to be looking forward in what America needs, and I think Miss America needs to represent all." The new Miss America will spend the next year touring the country to speak to different groups and raising money for the Children's Miracle Network, and the Miss America Organization's official charity.   http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/46002432?ocid=ansmsnbc11#.TxWn6qXOwig