School bus drivers ordered to remove festive decorations (CNews)
(All Diane Pope and Brigette Klepy want for Christmas is to be allowed to decorate the school buses they drive. But an e-mail from Tri-Board Student Transportation Services has told them they're not allowed. Klepy, who has been a bus driver for 15 years, said the children on her route love the decorations.)
Bus driver hailed a hero after crash (My San Antonio)
(Joe Lopez doesn't have any children of his own, but the Jourdanton man has plenty of kids to look after. Parents are hailing Lopez, 47, as a hero in this rural community after a fatal crash spared the 44 students riding the school bus he was driving early Monday morning.)
School bus strikes & kills man crossing Broadway in the Bronx (NY Daily News)
(A pedestrian was struck and killed by a school bus in the Bronx Tuesday morning. The victim, 57, was crossing Broadway with the light about 6 a.m. when he was hit by a 12-seater Reliant Transportation bus making a right turn from Mosholu Ave. in North Riverdale. “He was walking to catch his bus and the school bus just hit him and dragged him down the street,” one witness said.)
Teen tells of attack by racist bus thug (Scotsman)
(A TEENAGE student has told how he was subjected to terrifying racist attack as he went home on a number 33 bus. South African Riaz Moola, 19, said he was targeted for no apparent reason by a man who launched a tirade of verbal abuse – before threatening to stab him. Fellow passengers had to step in to stop the attacker getting back on the bus after the driver had thrown him off.)
Jean, 86, ordered off bus and left to walk home in the rain (Bourne Mouth Echo)
(AN 86-YEAR-OLD woman was left frightened after a Yellow Bus driver in Bournemouth ordered her off on a dark wet evening because the service was terminating. Jean Kopec is in the habit of catching the bus from outside her home at the top of Alumhurst Road and remaining on it while it travels down to Alum Chine and back so she doesn’t have to cross the busy road. But the bus she got on terminated at Beaulieu Road and the driver insisted she leave the bus and walk.)
Game addiction costs Alec Baldwin his airline seat (CNN)
( Alec Baldwin's addiction to the cell phone game "Words with Friends" got him booted from an American Airlines plane parked at a Los Angeles International Airport gate Tuesday afternoon, the actor's spokesman said. "He loves WWF so much that he was willing to leave a plane for it, but he has already boarded another AA flight," spokesman Matthew Hiltzik said in an e-mail to CNN.)
Mythbusters Accidentally Shoot House (NBC Bay Area)
(The Alameda Sheriff PIO, JD Nelson said a projectile from an Alameda County firing range, in Dublin, has accidentally missed its intended target. Instead, the object blasted through the wall of a home near Tassajara Rd & Somerset Lane. The projectile reportedly entered the home through one wall and exited through another. According to the Alameda Sheriff, the cannonball "took a few unfortunate bounces" during a Mythbusters experiment gone awry.)
Bolivian Teenager Killed In Piranha Attack (Sky News)
(A teenager has been attacked and killed by piranhas in northeastern Bolivia. Police have said the 18-year-old was drunk when he jumped out of a canoe in Rosario del Yata, 400 miles north of the capital of La Paz. A spokesman said the man bled to death after the attack.)
Grenades found in bag at Newark airport (USA Today)
(Explosives experts at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey found five grenades in a passenger's bag on Saturday, CBS New York is reporting based on word from the Transportation Security Administration. The devices were found to be "inert" and the passenger, who was headed to Belgium, surrendered them to officials, the news organization reports. The incident did not affect airport operations, according to CBS New York.)
Holiday man accused of pelting McDonald's worker with food (Tampa Bay)
(Deputies found their suspect passed out in a Buick. It was parked in the suspect's driveway. It took some time to wake Todd Rogers, who was accused of battering a McDonald's employee earlier that night. After a cold cloth to the face, Rogers woke. "I hit her in the ... head with a bag of food, so what?" said Rogers, 30, during his ride to jail, according to the Pasco County Sheriff's Office report. Authorities say Rogers' girlfriend drove him through a McDonald's drive-thru at 2909 U.S. 19 just after midnight Sunday. They ordered, drove away and then came back and said they had been shorted a $2 drink. This enraged Rogers, who was heavily intoxicated, deputies said.)
'I love you': Fashion editor, 23, utters first words and comes to terms with her horrific injuries after walking into a spinning plane propeller as family pray for her recovery (Daily Mail)
(Model and fashion blogger Lauren Scruggs is beginning to learn the extent of the horrific, life-changing injuries she sustained after walking into a spinning airplane propeller and has even been able to utter a few words since surgery. The 23-year-old - who sustained graphic wounds to her head and shoulder and underwent emergency surgery to have her hand amputated - is beginning to come to terms with what happened to her as she recovers in ICU surrounded by her family.)
Dead Friend Buried Beneath Christmas Presents (Huffington Post)
(Police arrested a woman they said killed her friend and hid her body under a pile of Christmas presents in Florida, TV station WBTV reports. Then, the suspect, Patty White, hightailed it back to her home in South Carolina, making withdrawals with the dead woman's ATM cards along the way, according to TV station WJXT. Police accuse White, 40, of beating and strangling Michele O'Dowd, 67, in the older woman's apartment. O'Dowd was found dead by her twin brother on Friday, who looked for her when she didn't show up for work according to FirstCoastNews.com.)
Organized criminals infiltrating N.J. garbage, recycling industry due to failing regulatory system (NJ.com)
(Organized crime has re-established a foothold in New Jersey’s garbage and recycling industry, and the departments charged with regulating the businesses are failing to keep up, according to a report issued today by the state. The findings, uncovered by the State Commission of Investigation, showed that more than 30 people tied to the mob or other criminal elements that were banned from the industry in New York are currently working in the Garden State.)
Couple badly injured after bodybuilder attack (AJC)
(Police say a naked, 300-pound bodybuilder savagely beat a Southern California couple at their home, leaving them in critical condition. The Sun of San Bernardino (http://bit.ly/uen2Vt ) says 22-year-old Ruben Arzu apparently was under the influence of steroids and other drugs, and it took four police officers, two stun gun blasts and four sets of handcuffs to restrain him.)
'Kevin Smith: Live From Behind ...' screening in King of Prussia, Pa. (Lehigh Valley Live)
(Filmmaker Kevin Smith is returning to a movie theater sort of near you. The New Jersey native and writer/director behind such films as "Clerks," "Chasing Amy," "Dogma," and "Zack and Miri Make a Porno," will bring his "Kevin Smith: Live from Behind featuring 'Jay and Silent Bob Get Old'" to 300 movie theaters across the country on Feb. 2, according to a news release. During the three-hour event, Smith and longtime friend/co-star Jason "Jay" Mewes will host their popular podcast "Jay and Silent Bob Get Old," which will be followed by a live question-and-answer session with theater audiences via questions submitted through social media networks, according to the release.)
Taking it to the people (The Manitoban)
(Kevin Smith is at an interesting point in his life. I saw Red State, followed by a three hour stand-up earlier this year at the Vogue Theatre in Vancouver. Smith gave an introduction to the film, stating it’s completely different than anything he has done before — no one had any idea what to expect.There was a certain nervousness in the air, as Smith’s last film, Cop Out, sucked. Well, we were in for a big surprise. Red State is not only different from all of Smith’s previous work, it’s different from most horror films.)
Batman 3 DARK KNIGHT RISES Begins! Where? (Boomtron)
(Maybe you’re looking to mix-up your Tom Cruise spy thriller with a little Batman action and you want to see the six-minute prologue for The Dark Knight Rises when you go see Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol. The task can be accomplished, but only if you know where to look… and we always know where to look. You won’t be able to see the prologue for TDKR by buying tickets for just any ol’ Ghost Protocol showing. You’ve got to be in the know and grab tickets for a Ghost Protocol that’s being shown at a IMAX theater that has a 70mm projector. Sure, it sounds easy enough, but where do you find those particular theaters with that specific type of projector?)
Batman Creeps Out Commissioner Gordon In New 'SNL' Digital Short (MTV)
(Batman's always been known to appear and disappear at a moment's notice, a habit that tends to annoy Commissioner Gordon, but not every occasion is an appropriate one for the Caped Crusader. In a new Digital Short from Saturday Night Live, host Steve Buscemi donned the commissioner's iconic mustache to show off the creepier side of the Dark Knight. Andy Samberg riffed on Christian Bale's raspy-voiced Batman for the parody.)
The New Science Behind Children's Temper Tantrums (Time)
(There are distinct advantages to being a writer covering parenting, who just happens to have three kids from whom to draw inspiration. On Monday, within minutes of my editor asking me to write about a new study that scientifically diagrams the patterns of children's temper tantrums, my very own 4-year-old offered herself up as Exhibit A. The study, published in the journal Emotion, finds that the "vocalizations" involved in tantrums — the screaming, shrieking, wailing and general unhappiness that make up a meltdown — actually follow a rhythm.)
Family horrified by dead mother's emails (WTSP)
(The holiday season is supposed to be a time of joy. But in Stafford County, one family is suffering through tears, anger and pain. They've been hammered by a barrage emails from their dead mother's account. They cannot make it stop. Every other day another email from the hacker hit's them. "Male enhancement!" "Work at home!" "Cheap Viagra!" -- all from their dead mother's account -- and each a reminder of the pain of losing her.)
Microsoft's Xbox TV revolution is missing one thing (CNN)
(Microsoft's announcement Monday of a major upgrade to its Xbox 360 television interface, which includes voice commands, has some people wondering whether the company has, for the first time in a long time, gotten a jump on Apple and Google. The truth is, it's simply too soon to tell. The new update aims to improve the Xbox in several ways. It allows navigation on the dashboard via voice command. Users can speek commands like "videos" to navigate to Microsoft's (MSFT) Zune store or Netflix (NFLX).)
App helps viewers shop while watching TV (Reuters)
(Looking for the dress you saw on a hit television show or the jerseys worn during a football game or soccer match? An iPad app aims to help viewers shop while watching TV. Unlike television shopping channels, Watch with Ebay is a new feature in eBay's iPad app that lets users buy items related to the program they're currently viewing.)
Mark Zuckerberg's Private Pictures Leaked After Security Breached on Facebook (My Fox DC)
(Looking for the dress you saw on a hit television show or the jerseys worn during a football game or soccer match? An iPad app aims to help viewers shop while watching TV. Unlike television shopping channels, Watch with Ebay is a new feature in eBay's iPad app that lets users buy items related to the program they're currently viewing.)
Madonna Will Play the Super Bowl XLVI Halftime Show (Time)
(NBC announced during last night’s Detroit Lions-New Orleans Saints football game that Madonna would be the headlining performer at the Super Bowl XLVI halftime show on Feb. 5, in Indianapolis. The pick is hardly surprising; the Super Bowl is watched by over 100 million people and the NFL historically picks major music acts. The Black Eyed Peas, the Who, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, Prince and the Rolling Stones are some of the recent artists to grace the stage (on top of the football field). Madonna will likely perform several of her most famous hits, but she does have a new album scheduled to come out in early 2012 so she may work in some new material as well. The Super Bowl is a great way for her to make sure that millions of people will hear her songs.)
Why a Smart Tax on Soda Would Work (Time)
(Sin taxes work. How do I know? Easy: Last night, when I went into a green market in my neighborhood in New York City, I noticed that an ordinary pack of Marlboros now sells for a stunning $14. "Have you noticed people buying less?" I asked the woman at the register. She said: "Yes." So, QED, right? Well, not quite. First of all, this is what's called an anecdotal study, which is also known, in technical terms, as completely useless.)
Dozens killed in rare Afghanistan attack (CNN)
(Twin suicide bombings killed dozens Tuesday in Afghanistan, most of them in a mass-scale sectarian attack on Shiite worshippers unlike anything the country has seen in its decade-long war. The terrorist attacks in the cities of Kabul and Mazar-e Sharif killed 58 people and wounded scores of others, officials said. A suicide bomber detonated a device at a Shiite shrine in Kabul as worshippers were marking the Shiite holy day of Ashura, Afghan Health Ministry spokesman Kargar Norughli said. Fifty-four people were killed and 150 were wounded, said Afghan Health Ministry spokesman Kargar Norughli.)
Netflix CEO: 'We got overconfident' (CNN)
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