Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys dies at 47
Adam Yauch, the gravelly voiced Beastie Boys rapper and the most conscientious member of the seminal hip-hop group, has died. He was 47. Yauch’s representatives confirmed that the rapper died Friday morning in New York after a nearly three-year battle with cancer. Also known as MCA, Yauch was diagnosed with a cancerous salivary gland in [...]
Seau’s brain to be donated for research
The family of former NFL star Junior Seau will donate his brain for research into repetitive head injuries. San Diego Chargers chaplain Shawn Mitchell said the family made the decision Thursday. ”The Seau family really has, almost like Junior, a philanthropic approach, where they always desire to help others,” Mitchell said in a phone interview [...]
President Obama celebrates Cinco de Mayo
President Barack Obama hosted a Cinco de Mayo party at the White House — “even though it’s only tres de mayo, we just like to get the fiesta started early around here” — and promised to push for a comprehensive overhaul of America’s immigration policies if he’s reelected. “There’s still plenty of unfinished business, including [...]
R. Kelly death report a hoax
R. Kelly is alive and well and has not died in a jet ski accident in the Turks and Caicos islands. Reports of Kelly’s death surfaced online early this morning, with various websites reporting it. It wasn’t too long, though, before R. Kelly himself disproved the rumor by tweeting a photo of himself, with the [...]
The Heritage Society of Austin hosts 20th Annual Heritage Homes Tour
The Heritage Society of Austin (HSA) host the 20th Annual Heritage Homes Tour on April 28th. The event will feature Judges Hill, Austin’s original city neighborhood established in 1851. Judges Hill showcases wonderful historic residences nestled under Heritage Trees with views of the Capitol dome and Austin’s glittering downtown skyline. The tour will highlight the [...]
Lean Startup Machine
The Lean Startup Machine (LSM), an intensive educational three day workshop where entrepreneurs and innovators learn how to build what their customers want will be held at Hub Austin, 4930 S. Congress Avenue, Suite 307, Austin, TX, 78745 on April 27th through 29th. The event is focused on assisting any startup team that does not [...]
After 4-month surge, gas prices start falling
The worst appears to be over. Gasoline prices are going down. After a four-month surge pushed gasoline to nearly $4 per gallon in early April, drivers, politicians and economists worried that prices might soar past all-time highs, denting wallets, angering voters and dragging down an economy that is struggling to grow. Instead, pump prices have [...]
Zimmerman apologizes for shooting
A routine bail hearing for George Zimmerman took a surprising turn into remorse and explanation Friday when the neighborhood watch volunteer got on the witness stand and told Trayvon Martin’s parents: “I am sorry for the loss of your son.” “I did not know how old he was. I thought he was a little bit [...]
L.A. Riots: 20 years later
Twenty years ago, at the intersection of Florence and Normandie in south Los Angeles, a mostly black mob, enraged at the acquittal of four Los Angeles policemen in the beating of black motorist Rodney King, dragged white truck driver Reginald Denny from his cab and beat him unconscious while news helicopters hovered overhead. The gory [...]
Stung by gas prices, Obama seeks new oil market crackdown
U.S. President Barack Obama, whose political fortunes are threatened by rising gasoline prices, proposed new measures on Tuesday to reduce oil market manipulation that are unlikely to get support from a divided Congress. Obama called on lawmakers to raise civil and criminal penalties on individuals and companies involved in manipulative practices. He also pressed for [...]
