Nov
15

'Survivor' Artis: 'Abi Was Abusive'

In another edge-of-your-seat episode of this roller coaster season of Survivor, a critical member of the Tandang tribe flipped, causing Louisiana native Artis Silvester to be sent packing. ETonline gets the scoop from the 53-year-old computer engineer on what he really thought of his alliance-mate Abi, his take on Lisa's big move, and how having survived cancer affected his approach to the game.ETonline:...
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WATCH as Superstorm Sandy floods PATH stations

No wonder they still aren’t up and running! Superstorm Sandy unleashed all of her fury on Hoboken and Exchange Place PATH stations, as these dramatic videos taken during the height of the storm demonstrate. The first snippet from the Port Authority’s closed circuit security cameras shows the outside of the Exchange Place station completely submerged in...
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Florida tourist numbers keep going up

Summer brought more tourists to Florida this year than last, according to preliminary numbers from Visit Florida.The state’s official tourism marketing corporation said 21.9 million people visited the state in the third quarter of the year, 3.5 percent more than last summer.The number of domestic travelers, which make up the vast majority of visitors, increased 3.2 percent....
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Nov
14

Service dogs help military veterans with injuries seen and unseen

As Diego Hurtado gently toyed with his dog’s ear, he recalled jumping out of a plane at 2,000 feet, then freefalling when his parachute failed to open.He tightly held the dog’s ear in his palm as he recalled the mid-air collision of two aircraft at Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, that spilled fuel and debris on the base, killing 24 fellow paratroopers and injuring countless...
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NASCAR’s Keselowski can’t tweet in car anymore

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Brad Keselowski became a social media darling after hopping on Twitter during a lengthy delay in the Daytona 500.Keselowski was the center of attention, and NASCAR seemed trendy and hip — a description its executives surely adored. Turns out, tweeting from the car isn’t cool with NASCAR.Keselowski...
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Bobbi Kristina's Uncle Concerned Over Suspected Drug Use

"Her behavior, it's just not normal," reveals a concerned Gary Houston of his late sister's (Whitney Houston) daughter, Bobbi Kristina.Video: Bobbi Kristina Visits Mom's Grave on 'Houstons' In tonight's episode of Lifetime's The Houstons: On Our Own, Gary confides with close family friend and Whitney's former bodyguard Ray Watson about behavior he deems suspicious.Imploring the family confidant, Gary...
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Grieving beau blasts murderer who killed, raped his fianceé and left corpse in his bed

"You son of a bitch!" A Manhattan chef who came home last November to discover his fiance's raped and slashed corpse in his bed cried in court as the murderer was sentenced today to a possible life term -- and issued a victim impact letter that was both scorching and heartbreaking."She was an angel to me," Fernando Vargas, 37, wrote of victim Rita Morelli,...
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Residents balk at plans for alcohol in Pinecrest Gardens

Plans to create a restaurant in Pinecrest Gardens hit a snag on Tuesday.Dozens of residents showed up at Tuesday’s Village Council meeting to scold council members for what they said was an attempt to create a banquet hall at the Gardens.Residents told the council they disapprove of plans to give a restaurateur the freedom to host parties at night in a proposed restaurant...
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Nov
13

Fire destroys townhome near Opa-locka airport

The day before a young family was to move to a new home, a fire destroyed their townhome near the Opa-locka airport. Angie Douglas, her husband and their 2-year-old child were not home Tuesday afternoon around 1 p.m. when the blaze started at the town home at Northwest 167th Street and 55th Avenue. They had already packed up their belongings for moving day. Miami-Dade Fire...
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Bradley Cooper on Jennifer Lawrence's Comedy Chops

Bradley Cooper appears in the offbeat film Silver Linings Playbook with Jennifer Lawrence and he says the Oscar-nominated actress does a great job showcasing her comedy skills in a compelling role as a sex addict.Speaking at a New York screening of the film on Monday night, Bradley said the Hunger Games star was "incredible" in the role. "Actually if you know her at all, she's closest to this role...
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