LINDSAY LOHAN: Police Called - Altercation With Mom

Apparently this week has been too quiet for Lindsay Lohan -- police were called to her mother Dina's home in Mineola, New York this morning after the two of them had an altercation.

Apparently they were out clubbing in New York City -- because what's more fun than clubbing with your mom -- when things got ugly. According to TMZ, Lindsay had a limo lined up to take her back to her hotel, but a drunken Dina wanted it to take her home. Lindsay objected, but Dina prevailed after a nasty catfight. So Lindsay wound up on Long Island, where the 911 caller said she was being held against her will

Cops investigated a domestic violence claim, but no charges were filed.

THIRD EYE BLIND: A New Meaning to Pay Wall

Third Eye Blind frontman Stephan Jenkins has found an interesting way to cash in on his fame -- writing on Facebook walls. For $250 Jenkins will write a personalized message on a Facebook wall. Jenkins writes on the Luminary Lane website, "Got a special birthday or anniversary coming up? Let me help you celebrate with a shout-out on Facebook. Could be for you, a friend or a family member. Tell me about the occasion and the recipient and I’ll craft a memorable post for the whole world, or at least all of Facebook, to see." Jenkins adds that part of the money will go to the San Francisco poverty charity Tipping Point Community.

PRINCE HARRY: Huge Marketing Campaign for Vegas

The city of Las Vegas is thanking Prince Harry for free publicity. City officials credit the naked photo scandal with a sudden surge in tourism. Those naked photos of Prince Harry playing pool in a Vegas hotel were worth over $20 million in publicity. A city business leader said (quote) “God bless Prince Harry. He made us a bunch of money."

Meanwhile, TMZ reached out to get a comment from Prince Harry. However, he was unavailable because he’s in an undisclosed location in Afghanistan.

NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE QUIZ

Only one-third of the jobs in this profession are held by women -- but that's still 10 times as many as in 1970. What is it?
ANSWER: Lawyers. In 1970, only three of every 100 American lawyers were female.

ROMAN POLANSKI: Rape Victim to Write Book About Hollywood Scandal

Oscar-winning director Roman Polanski can never return to the United States due to charges that he sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl. He fled the country decades ago to escape punishment.

Up until now, his victim has remained silent about the scandalous case. Samantha Geimer, who is now 47, has signed a book deal to tell her story. A press release stated that Geimer believes (quote) “I am more than ‘Sex Victim Girl,’ a tag the media pinned on me. My friends in junior high, scolded by their parents to stay away from that girl, also labeled me. I offer my story now without rage, but with purpose — to share a tale that in its detail will reclaim my identity.”

BREAKING DAWN: Advance Ticket Sales 27% Ahead of Part One

The final film of the “Twilight” series hits movie theaters on Thursday evening of November 15th and the next day is playing worldwide. According to MovieTickets.com, advanced ticket sales are out-pacing Part One of “Breaking Dawn”. More than 25% more tickets have been sold for the franchise finale. Summer Entertainment feels confident that Part Two could eclipse Part One’s blockbuster opening weekend of $138 million.

WHITNEY HOUSTON: TV Tribute with Halle & Britney

CBS has scheduled a one-hour tribute to the late Whitney Houston. The singer’s soaring career but tragic death will be honored with the help of celebrities like Halle Berry, Britney Spears, Usher, Celine Dion, Yolanda Adams, Cece Winans and Jennifer Hudson.

The show is scheduled for November 13. The complete title is “We Will Always Love You: A Grammy Salute to Whitney Houston”. It features exclusive interviews, and never-before-seen footage including highlights of Houston's Grammy performances.

BRISTOL PALIN: Anderson Cooper Tells Her ‘Stop Being On TV’

Following Bristol Palin’s backstage breakdown at "Dancing with the Stars”, CNN host Anderson Cooper had some advice for the young mother. He took time from his daytime talk show to address Palin directly (quote) “Anyone who is on a reality show knows that to get attention, you have to have a wardrobe malfunction, throw up, a breakdown -- have a storyline. Bristol Palin is a genius because she developed a storyline that made her very sympathetic. I am thinking of starting a job fair for people who need to get jobs: Lindsay Lohan, Bristol Palin. I think they just need to get jobs, stop being on TV!”

That's rather rich advice from a man who has two daily TV shows.

LANCE BASS: Loves the Return of Boy Bands (audio)

Former N' Sync member Lance Bass tells us that he loves "that the boy bands are back... You look at the music industry, it happens every 10years -- and here we are."

ALEX KARRAS: Football Star Turned Actor and Broadcaster Dead at 77 Posted: Wednesday 09:03AM Oct. 10, 2012 PST

Alex Karras, a standout defensive lineman for 12 years with the Detroit Lions, who went on to greater fame as an actor and TV football commentator, died today (Wednesday) at his Los Angeles home. The Detroit Free Press says Karras, who was 77, had suffered a variety of health issues, including cancer, dementia and kidney failure.

Possessing more of a showbiz sense than most gridiron stars, Karras also dabbled in pro wrestling during a one-year suspension from the league for gambling activities. His flair fit nicely in the comic zaniness of Mel Brooks's comedy Blazing Saddles, where he played Mongo, the infamous horse-punching brute. An even better showcase for his natural wit was ABC's Monday Night Football, where he joined Howard Cosell and Frank Gifford from 1974 to '76. His most famous ad-lib came as he saw steam rising from the clean-shaven head of Raiders defensive lineman Otis Sistrunk -- he joked that the Oakland player was an alumnus of "The University of Mars." He even broke into song -- once performing a fight song then-coach Lou Holtz had supposedly written for his struggling New York Jets.

Karras's steadiest role came on the sitcom Webster, where he played an retired player -- and adoptive father of the orphaned son of an ex-teammate. He also had roles in movies such as Paper Lion, Porky's and Babe -- the bio-pic of golfer Babe Zaharias, in which his wife Susan Clark played the title role.

Like many former NFL stars, Karras's later years were plagued by health issues -- his dementia led him to join in a class-action lawsuit against the league regarding the long-term effects of head injuries.

INTERNET FIND

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CARRIE UNDERWOOD: Nashville Star Copies Her Moves

Hayden Panetierre, who plays country upstart Juliette Barnes in the new ABC drama Nashville, takes her stage moves from Carrie Underwood. Hayden tells USA Today, "She's one of those girls that doesn't do the whole dancing-around-choreography thing but has that stage presence like no other. She can just stand there and be incredibly interesting."

Hayden grew up listening to country music, and recorded some songs early in her career that never got released. She says that if she had to do it all over, she would be a country singer.

Nashville premieres tonight (Wednesday) at 10 p.m. [ET] on ABC. And follow @HaydenPanettier on Twitter -- she says she'll be Tweeting during the show.

JANET JACKSON: Upset Over Vanity Fair Article

Janet Jackson is demanding a retraction of that Vanity Fair story saying that she held up the funeral for her brother Michael over money. 

The article says that Janet wouldn't let the ceremony go forward until Michael's estate reimbursed her for a $40,000 burial deposit. He wasn't interred for nearly three months after his death.

But Janet's camp insists the delay had nothing to do with money. She says she never asked to be reimbursed and the money she did receive didn't come for a full year after the ceremony. Her attorney Blair G. Brown calls the allegations "untrue" and "outrageous," saying, "This story is particularly hurtful and distressing because of Ms. Jackson's strong desire to serve her brother, whom she loved dearly, and her wish to stand with and support her family."

In addition to a retraction, Janet wants Vanity Fair to advise other media outlets who based reports on the article that it's untrue.

Sources: Perez Hilton, E! Online

NICOLE SCHERZINGER: The Only Singing Doll?

Nicole Scherzinger isn't a Pussycat Doll anymore, but she's still got some sharp claws -- judging by her comments about her former bandmates.

Since the Dolls split, Nicole's ex-gal pals have fired shots at her for hogging the credit for the group's success. But Nicole tells Vibe Vixen, “People don’t know the whole story. I was in center because I was singing. I was the one singing. I’ll never forget, I finished the album PCD, and [record exec] Ron [Fair] and I brought the girls into the studio and played it for them. And it was the first time they’d ever heard the music. Do you understand what I’m saying? We played the album for The Pussycat Dolls."

KATY PERRY: Honored by Gay Rights Group

Katy Perry needs to clear some more space on her awards shelf -- to make room for an honor she'll get from the gay-rights group The Trevor Project.

Katy will pick up this year's Trevor Hero honor at the group's annual gala in West Hollywood, California on December 2nd. Katy says, “Everyone deserves a wonderful, fulfilled life. Our sexual orientation or gender identity doesn't change the spark and beauty within. I’m honored that The Trevor Project has selected me to receive the Trevor Hero award. Their work has inspired me since 2010, and I know they help save lives.”

Previous honorees include Lady Gaga, Daniel Radcliffe and Neil Patrick Harris.

Source: Miami Herald

ADELE: Rolling in More Awards

Adele has picked up another award for "Rolling in the Deep." The song won Robert S. Musel Award for Song of the Year at the BMI London Awards last night (Tuesday). The awards honor the most played songs on U.S. radio and television written by European and African songwriters.

So far, BMI says “Rolling in the Deep” has been played more than two million times, which is the equivalent of its being performed back-to-back for more than 12 consecutive years.

JUSTIN BIEBER: Latest Victim of 911 "Swatting" Prank

Justin Bieber is the latest victim of the new 911 "Swatting" prank, after a call came in last night (Tuesday) claiming that someone was waving a gun right next to his L.A. home.

Law enforcement responded to the call with full force, bringing cars and even helicopters to the Bieb's home. But according to TMZ, they found nothing after being let in by Justin's security. A sweep of two other homes on the block also came up blank.

According to police, the 911 caller pulled off the stunt using a smartphone app. Justin joins Miley Cyrus and Ashton Kutcher on the list of celebrities targeted by the new prank.

STEVIE NICKS: Threaten Me & You'll Get a Choking...and Then an Apology

Stevie Nicks says she knows exactly what she'd do if Nicki Minaj threatened her as the rapper did to diva Mariah Carey during a recent taping of American Idol. Nicks tells The Daily, "If I had been Mariah I would have walked over to Nicki and strangled her to death right there... I would have killed her in front of all those people and had to go to jail for it."

Apparently Nicks has thought better about her comments, as she told the New York Daily News this afternoon, "I want to apologize for my remarks about Nicki Minaj's behavior toward Mariah Carey which I said during a long and exhausting day of interviews. It was very out of character for me and I deeply regret what I said. I feel very protective toward Mariah Carey who has gone through many difficulties in her life and I spoke without thinking. I think all artists should be respectful toward one another and that includes me. I am truly sorry."

TAYLOR SWIFT: Not a Hook-Up Kind of Girl

Taylor Swift takes on her favorite subject -- love -- in the new issue of Rolling Stone.

Though she's had some brief relationships, she insists she doesn't "hook up." Taylor says, "Where's the romance? Where's the magic in that? I'm just not that girl."

She also addresses tabloid reports that she "kidnapped" Conor Kennedy and flew him to Nashville. "How did I kidnap him? You can't kidnap a grown man! These are serious accusations, now! It's an interesting way to spin something into a story. See, this is why I don't read stuff."

Taylor releases her new album, RED, on October 22nd.

WEIRD NEWS: She's GOP-ed Off!

An Iowa woman had a grand old party broken up by cops who refused to give in to her insistence that she couldn't be jailed on public intoxication charges – because she is a Republican.

Police were called to a P.F. Chang's restaurant after employees reported that Charlene Hunziker was loudly lecturing other patrons about the superiority of Mitt Romney, despite repeated efforts to get her to pipe down. According to witnesses, she kept refusing to leave – although her daughter bolted partway through the meltdown,  calling her mom "an embarrassment."

Hunziker, who refused a sobriety test and admitted to having consumed alcohol, insisted she was not drunk, and said cops didn't need to worry about her because she was a Republican – an excuse that was noted as she was being booked into jail. (Des Moines Patch)

WEIRD NEWS: A Whopper of a 911 Call

A Florida woman wanted to have it her way, and when she didn't get it, she called 911 – to report that she was the victim of bad service at her local Burger King.

A dispatcher at the Niceville emergency services number said that she handled a call from a woman who was "extremely upset and crying" when phoning in to complain that she'd gotten "extremely crappy" service from an employee at the fast food joint, which refused to return her money when she demanded that.

The unhappy camper was not charged with any crime, but warned not to misuse 911 in the future (NWF Daily News)

WEIRD NEWS: Getting Their Goat

We've heard politicians talk about putting lipstick on a pig, but two California women took another approach and put nail polish on a goat -- which they kid-napped from a local petting zoo.

A surveillance camera shows a woman hopping a fence and scooping up the goat, who's described as "sweet and gentle," before taking off with an accomplice. They fled the scene, but returned 24 hours later to return the critter, unharmed but pedicured, and adorned with hot pink polish.

The zoo's owner is not looking to press charges, saying that the goat-borrowers may have already suffered enough. He says "[Goats] go to the bathroom a lot. I can only imagine what their house looks like. It's kind of karma for them." (10 News San Diego)

ON THE ROAD: The Most Popular Car Colors of 2012

What's the most popular car color for 2012? PPG Industries comes out with a report annually, and here are the results:

1. White – 22%
2. Silver – 20%
3. Black – 19%
4. Gray – 12%
5. Red – 9%
6. Natural – 8%
7. Blue – 7%
8. Green – 2%
9. "Other" – 1%

SURVEY: Some Moms and Dads Say Drinking Improves Their Parenting

According to a new British survey, 19 percent of parents believe that alcohol actually has a positive effect on their parenting skills.

This, of course, has health officials worried.

Parents are obviously relying on alcohol to deal with the stress associated with caring for small children – which is leading to more and more families dealing with drinking problems. (Time)

WEIRD NEWS: A Coke, a Smile, a Vote

A Brazilian politician found out that her campaign tactics didn't pass the sniff test – after she was arrested for handing out cocaine to prospective voters.

Carme Christina Lima, a candidate for a council office in the state of Amazonias, drew the attention of cops after a patrolman spotted an unusually rowdy crowd surrounding her car on election morning. When they approached, they found hundreds of campaign leaflets with small packets of coke tucked inside.

Lima was arrested on charges of electoral corruption and drug dealing. (Orange News)

DEBBIE REYNOLDS: Hospitalized in L.A.

Debbie Reynolds has canceled all her personal appearances through the end of December. FOX News says the legendary actress, now 80, is hospitalized at Cedars-Sinai in L.A. after a bad reaction to prescription medication.

But the star of such musicals as Singin' in the Rain -- and mother of Star Wars icon Carrie Fisher -- still hopes to appear on New Year's Day in the Tournament of Roses Parade, where's she's scheduled to ride the "Follow the Stars, Adopt a Pet" float.

STUDY: Kids Are Not Safe on Trampolines

According to a new study, trampolines put kids at great risk.

And, even though many parents have put up nets around their trampolines, the study also found that they don’t provide an increase in safety.

It’s not the falling off that’s the problem. Instead, when multiple kids are jumping at the same time, they slam into one other and have joints dislocated because of the uneven surface beneath their feet. (ChristianPost.com)

BEYONCE: A Star Is Done

Beyonce has decided not to add her shine to the upcoming remake of A Star Is Born -- pulling out of the Clint Eastwood project after well over a year of planning.

Bey was initially attached to the project before becoming pregnant with Blue Ivy, and Eastwood agreed to put the flick on the back burner until she had time to do it, but now she says they were unable to get their schedules in sync. In a statement, Beyonce says, "For months we tried to coordinate our schedules to bring this re-make to life, but it was just not possible. Hopefully in the future we will get a chance to work together."

At least the staunch Obama supporter won't have to worry about debating politics with Eastwood, who appeared onstage at last month's Republican convention, talking to an empty chair meant to represent the President.

TAYLOR SWIFT: Shoots "Begin Again" in Paris (audio)

Looks like a new music video from Taylor Swift is on the way. She says she spent part of last week bumming around Paris, filming the music video for her song “Begin Again.”

PARENTING: Lies All Moms Tell Their Toddlers

No parent intends to lie to their children, but their are some circumstances when a little fib to your toddler seems like an absolute necessity. Here are some little white lies all moms tell their toddlers: 

• "I'm sorry, honey, your toy isn't working because it needs new batteries."  You know darn well you took the batteries out of that toy because you thought you might lose your mind if you heard it for one minute longer.
   
• "You better behave – Santa's watching!" Kind of spooky, but very effective – especially the closer you get to Christmas
   
• "No Dora isn't on right now." They don't need to know about OnDemand, the TV isn't only for kid programming after all!
   
• "No, there are no (insert their least favorite veggie) in that!" How else will you get them to eat their veggies?
   
• "If you don't clean up your toys, Mommy is going to throw them all out!" (Stir)

SPORTY SARAH

Sarah Palin hasn't been in the public eye for a while, so it's no surprise she had something up her sleeve. She's dropped some major weight and has been flaunting her new bod in front of the paparazzi recently. Rumor has it, she's writing a health and fitness book – with the help of her family. (Newser)
 

HOOK-UP TIPS ... FROM A BARTENDER

If you’re not having any luck meeting a man at a bar, you may want to get a few tips from an expert – and we’re not talking about a dating expert … we’re talking about bartenders.

Here are some tips from bartenders, whom frankly, see it all, on how to actually meet someone in a bar ...

• Don’t sit at the end of the bar – You’ll never meet anyone sitting at the end of the bar, so sit near the middle and mix it up.
   
• Ditch the phone –  If you’re buried in your phone, not only will you look unapproachable, but you won’t notice if a cute guy is trying to get your attention.
   
• Choose your night – If you’re going it alone, try Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday so you don’t get overwhelmed by the weekend crowd. (Your Tango)

RELATIONSHIPS: Is Your Marriage Politically Charged?

The first and only vice-presidential debate of this election will be held tonight, with current Vice President Joe Biden facing off against vice presidential hopeful Paul Ryan.

Normally, this debate wouldn’t such a big a deal. But because of the buzz of the first presidential debate between President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, all eyes will be on Thursday's battle.

BEN AFFLECK: Friendly With Jennifer Lopez

Their relationship was a tabloid disaster and their movie Gigli was a bomb, but after all these years Ben Affleck remains friendly with Jennifer Lopez. 

He tells The Hollywood Reporter, "We don't have the kind of relationship where she relies on me for advice, but we do have the kind of relationship where there'll be an e-mail saying, 'Oh, your movie looks great.'" Ben says he wrote her when she become an American Idol judge. "I said: 'This was really smart. Good luck.' I touch base. I respect her. I like her. She's put up with some stuff that was unfair in her life, and I'm really pleased to see her successful."

REAL HOUSEWIVES: Alexia Echevarria's Son Arrested

The son of Real Housewives of Miami star Alexia Echevarria was arrested today (Wednesday).

Peter Rosello was taken into custody for allegedly assaulting a homeless man in Miami. The 20-year-old was charged with felony battery and is being held on a $5,000 bond. Peter was caught on videotape punching the 62-year-old man in the groin. He could land behind bars for up to five years if convicted.

SOURCE: E! Online

LINDSAY LOHAN: Claims Mom Was on Cocaine During Argument

Lindsay Lohan's dramatic blowout this morning (Wednesday) with her mom Dina started over money.

According to TMZ, Linds made a "hysterical plea for help" to her father Michael during the argument, which began after the actress and her mother spend a night out clubbing. Linds told her dad she was being kidnapped by Dina and that her mom was "on cocaine."

Linds said she gave Dina $40,000 to save her home from foreclosure, but when the actress asked for her money back things got ugly.

Eventually police were called to Dina's home in Mineola, New York. Lindsay had a limo lined up to take her back to her hotel, but Dina wanted it to take her home. Lindsay objected, but Dina prevailed after a nasty catfight. So Lindsay wound up on Long Island, where the 911 caller said she was being held against her will. Cops investigated a domestic violence claim, but no charges were filed.

JUSTIN BIEBER: Can You Believe This Happened?

Justin Bieber says it "really sucks" that someone would steal stuff from his dressing room while he was on stage performing.

"People should respect other people's property," the Beeb tweeted after the incident, which took place at Tuesday's show at the Tacoma Dome in Washington state. Although he didn't list exactly what was taken from him and his tour manager, Josh, he mentioned that a computer and a camera that contained a lot of "personal footage" were gone.

HERE COMES THE BOOM: Opens Friday (audio)

Here Comes the Boom opens Friday. Kevin James stars as a teacher who raises cash to save a music program by moonlighting as a mixed-martial-arts fighter. Salma Hayek, Henry Winkler and Charice co-star.

SINISTER: Opens Friday (audio)

Sinister opens on Friday. Ethan Hawke stars as a true-crime novelist uncovers some supernatural murders in the horror film with Vincent D'Onofrio and Fred Dalton Thompson.

ROBERT PATTINSON: Spotted With Mystery Woman

What is good for the trampire is good for the vampire?

Robert Pattinson was photographed with a mystery blonde at a New York City bar Saturday. According to eyewitnesses, the Twilight star was cozying up to the woman for hours and at one point even put his arm around her.

There are reports that R-Patz and Kristen Stewart have reunited following her cheating scandal over the summer. Is this pay back?

SOURCE: TMZ

TRENDING NOW

The CW’s Arrow, presidential politics and Justin Bieber on bullying are trending on Twitter.

• Arrow: The new CW show was trending at number-one in the U.S.
• Joe Biden: The vice president faces Paul Ryan in their only debate on Thursday.
• Benghazi: Mitt Romney says he’ll stop telling a story of a former Navy SEAL who was killed in Benghazi last month. The SEAL's mother doesn’t want her son used for political purposes.
• One Direction: The boy band hit number-one on the U.S. singles chart with "Live While We’re Young."
• Frank Ocean: He topped Kanye West on AskMen’s 2012 Top 49 Most Influential Men list, with Ocean at eight and West ranking 31. The fictional character James Bond tops the list, followed by Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt.
• Ryan Flaherty: The Baltimore Oriole homered with one out in the third inning against the Yankees on Wednesday.
• Justin Bieber: He's got a new anti-cyber-bullying campaign.

ARGO: Opens Friday (audio)

Argo, starring Ben Affleck, opens on Friday. A CIA operative tries to free Americans trapped during the Iranian Revolution in the '70s in the thriller that co-stars Bryan Cranston, Taylor Schilling, Kyle Chandler, John Goodman and Alan Arkin. A fake movie production was used as cover story in the based-in-fact tale.

TOP TWEETS

Presidential politics, religion and Bugs Bunny in drag top celebrity tweets.

• Roseanne Barr: "Romney is the leader of the Pee Tardy."
• Bill Maher: "Newsweek has 'Heaven is Real' on the cover -- if this is what it takes to stay in business as a newsmagazine, just stop. Better dead than sad."
• Garry Shandling: "I don't pray, but I worry. And, I've gotten miraculous results."
• Al Yankovic: "At what age would it be appropriate to explain to my daughter that Bugs Bunny was a transvestite?"
• Conan O'Brien: "Hurrah! I am back in Ireland, 150 years after the British made me leave for doing a crappy talk show in the village.
• Jimmy Fallon: "I lowered the basketball hoop in my driveway to seven feet just so I could tell my friends I could dunk."
• Andy Richter: "For the many who have asked, the scent I've been wearing around NYC is Gold Bond Body Powder."
• Vinny Guadagnino: "Wait, the cheetah print on the side of this chicks face on X-Factor is fake right?"
• Lisa Lampanelli: "Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman separate after 30 years of marriage. If their maid gives birth to a midget I’ll know what happened!"

ADAM LAMBERT: Trespassing on Some Weatherman's Job

Adam Lambert doing your local weather? You could have seen it yesterday -- if you happen to live in New Zealand and watch TVNZ's One News report. Lambert handled it very well, especially since a lot of their cities are kind of hard to pronounce. Adam made it through the two-and-a-half minute segment with barely a slip-up, even getting a "that was brilliant," from one of the show's co-anchors.

Here's a link to the "performance."

SEVEN PSYCHOPATHS: Opens Friday (audio)

Seven Psychopaths opens Friday. A screenwriter gets wrapped up with L.A. mobsters in the comic thriller with Colin Farrell, Christopher Walken, Abbie Cornish, Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell, Olga Kurylenko and Tom Waits.

PRESIDENT OBAMA: Admits He Had a "Bad Night" at Debate ()

Over the weekend at a fundraiser President Obama joked about his poor debate performance, but on Wednesday he flat-out admitted that he performed poorly in his first debate against Republican challenger Mitt Romney.

DISNEYLAND: Employee Critically Injured on Space Mountain

A Disneyland employee remained in critical condition Wednesday after being stuck by a roller coaster inside the theme park's Space Mountain ride.

In the accident, which occurred last week, a 68-year-old machinist suffered head, chest and back injuries after being struck while working on the ride, which features vehicles that travel of speeds up to 30 miles-per-hour.

A spokeswoman for Disneyland Resort said the accident was not caused by a malfunction and the ride was back in service the following day. The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health is investigating the incident.

Source: The Associated Press

LANCE ARMSTRONG: Report Says He Used Drugs and Pushed Them on Teammates

Not only did Lance Armstrong use performance-enhancing drugs, he pushed them on his teammates and told those teammates who were reluctant to use the drugs, that they could be replaced. Those are among the allegations included in a report released Wednesday by the United States Anti-Doping Agency.

Armstrong was not alone in distributing and securing the drugs. According to the report, he had an underground network of support staff, which included smuggles, doctors and drug runners, the allowed him to use and share the drugs.

USADA chief executive officer Travis Tygart said, "The evidence shows beyond any doubt that the U.S. Postal Service Pro Cycling Team ran the most sophisticated, professionalized and successful doping program that sport has ever seen."

Source: NYDailyNews.com

MITT ROMNEY: If Elected, He'll be a "Pro-Life President"

A day after he said he doesn't plan to pursue any anti-abortion legislation if elected, Mitt Romney said Wednesday that he'll be "a pro-life president" if he wins in November.

Romney, speaking at a restaurant in Delaware, Ohio, said, "I've said time and again, I'm a pro-life candidate, I'll be a pro-life president." He added that he'll eliminate finding for Planned Parenthood and reinstate a ban on using federal funding for abortions abroad.

Source: Bloomberg News

NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE QUIZ

In the United States, this lasts about 31 minutes. In Europe, it lasts 84 minutes. What is it?

ANSWER:

Celebs with birthdays today: Michelle Trachtenberg, Emily Deschanel, Ty Murray, Luke Perry, Joan Cusack, Steve Young

#HappyBirthday to Luke Perry. The actor turns 47 today.

MIKE TYSON: Allowed to Travel Down Under

Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson has been granted a visa to Australia. This is just one week after he was denied a trip to New Zealand. The government there said his violent criminal history was enough to stop him at the border.

Australia gave Tyson a provisional visa so that he can conduct a motivational speaking tour. Immigration officials warned the boxer that any unlawful missteps and he’ll be placed on the first plane back to the United States.

MITT ROMNEY: Google Bombed Himself

Google bombing refers to clandestine efforts to force Google to always link a politician with a key phrase-- often to humorous effect. Former Governor Mitt Romney did it all by himself. A Google image search of the term "completely wrong" brings up images of Romney.

A spokesperson for the search company says Romney only has himself to blame. The results are due to Republican candidate apologizing for disparaging the “47 percent”. In an interview last weekend with Fox News, he told them (quote) “I said something that’s just completely wrong.”

Now, when you look up “completely wrong”, it is Mitt’s face that appears.

PARKING GARAGE COLLAPSE: Worker Rescued After Legs Amputated

Shortly after midnight, rescuers saved the life of the (unnamed) construction worker trapped under the rubble of a collapsed parking garage. They saved him, but had to amputate both legs above the knee.

The 5-story Miami garage was under construction when it suddenly started to pancake. Two workers are confirmed dead. Ten were injured. Another is still missing, and doctors say the survivor is being treated in the hospital but is in "severe critical condition". Rescuers thought it would take days to extract him from the rubble without amputation.