Englishchic's Blog – July 2010 Archive (33)

NEW YORK — George Steinbrenner, who rebuilt the New York Yankees into a sports empire with a mix of bluster and big bucks that polarized fans all across America, died Tuesday. He had just celebrated his 80th birthday July 4.…

After a lengthy engagement NBA superstar Carmelo Anthony and his girlfriend LaLa Vazquez have gotten married in New York. More than 300 guests, including Serena Williams and rapper Ludacris, Lebron James and Kim Kardashian took in the ceremony held at Cipriani, with son Kiyan escorting the couple to the altar.

Vazquez walked down the isle wearing an expensive Vera Wang gown and according to those…

Dancehall reggae singer songwriter Sugar Minott is dead at 54. Sugar Minott’s death comes after recent unconfirmed news that that Minott was suffering from Angina Pectoris, a heart condition..



The Godfather of Dancehall, Lincoln ‘Sugar’ Minott formed his own label Black Roots in the 1980s. His Youth Promotion organization helped developed new talent. His website says the following about the…

WYALUSING, Pa. (AP) — The 91-year-old widow lived by herself in a tumbledown house on a desolate country road. But she wasn’t alone, not really, not as long as she could visit her husband and twin sister.



No matter they were already dead. Jean Stevens simply had their embalmed corpses dug up and stored them at her house — in the case of her late husband, for more than a decade — tending to the remains as best she could until police were finally…

Despite young actress' tearful pleas, judge issues tough sentence for repeated probation violations, recounting a list of instances in which Lohan lied to the court and to law enforcement

A Beverly Hills judge Tuesday sentenced Lindsay Lohan to 90 days in jail for repeatedly violating the terms of her probation, ignoring the actress' tearful pleas for one more chance.



In a dramatic courtroom showdown, Los Angeles County…

REVEREND Al Miller, the embattled pastor now facing criminal charges after being found in the presence of former fugitive Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke, said yesterday that he was not afraid of going to prison for his action, while maintaining that he had done nothing wrong.

Miller, who was addressing his Fellowship Tabernacle church in St Andrew, said he was not looking forward to imprisonment but should that happen, it would…

Air passengers might soon be able to fly from just £4 ($7), with ample leg room to boot.

There’s just one small catch, it seems – they’ll have to stand.

Instead of being allocated a seat, Ryanair travellers would perch on a narrow shelf and lean against a flat padded backboard.

They would be restrained with a strap stretching over their shoulder, the budget…