David Cook won by a wide margin of 12 million votes. Around 100 million votes were sent in for this finale of the American Idol 2008. David Cook won himself the turning point of his life – a recording contract. He had been a bartender and band member in Missouri.

David Cook won 56% of the [...]

From left to right - Mary Beth Chapman, Stevey Joy, Shaohannah, Emily, Will Franklin, Caleb, Maria Sue and Steven Chapman. Three daughters were adopted from China.
Steven Curtis Chapman’s daughter, Maria Chapman, 5, was killed in a tragic car accident in their Nashville home. This happened on Tuesday. Steven Chapman is a Christian music singer.

The driver [...]

Cindy McCain in Vogue magazine.
Cindy McCain, the wife of John McCain, has appeared in the pages of Vogue magazine. Cindy’s photographer was Norman Jean Roy. Norman usually did non-celebrity photo sessions. This was an exception as Cindy was a celebrity.

Cindy wore a pair of Lucky Brand jeans at size 0. Her sweater was from Michael [...]

Today, on May 22, 2008, a big tornado wrecked Gilchrest, Colorado, about 50 miles north of Denver. The National Weather Service, NWS, had issued tornado warnings for Weld, Larimer and Boulder counties.

Windsor, a farming town with a population of 16,000, was hardest hit with heavy hail and rain. The Interstate 25 highway was closed to [...]

Adam Sandler, 41, was on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” on Wednesday, May 21, 2008. He made a big announcement.
Adam’s wife, Jackie Sandler, was expecting their second child. Jackie, 33, was in her first trimester at 4 months into her pregnancy. Adam said that Jackie suffered from morning sickness not just in the mornings [...]

Surata Zuri McCants and American Idol winner Ruben Studdard are getting married. The couple has already obtained a marriage license and will walk down the isle Saturday.
 
Ruben Studdard, known as the “velvet teddy bear” is planning a huge Southern wedding Saturday with fiancée Surata Zuri McCants – with at least 20 groomsmen at his side.
The [...]

The finale’s episode was titled,”Going Ballistic.” It started with Manny Ortega’s suicide. Shannon, a new medical examiner, was examining the body when she suddenly realized that the victim was still alive.

Before Shannon could say anything, she was shot dead by an unseen shooter. Shannon was replaced by a new medical examiner, Thomas Wellner. Thomas disliked [...]

Kristi Yamaguchi surprised no one when she scored a perfect 60 from her judges for her dances in Dancing with the Stars, on Monday, May 19, 2008. She had been predicted to be the ultimate winner of this season’s dance competition.

However, the final decision still rests on the viewers’ votes. Kristi would have to compete [...]

Flavor Flav chose his love on Monday night of May 19, 2008. This was the season finale for Flavor of Love 3.

The lady Flavor Flav chose was ……. Thing 2. This meant that “Black”, whose real name was Candace Cabrera, was the runner up.
The winner was a complete surprise. This was because the episode strated [...]

Edward M. Kennedy Jr. (left) and Patrick Kennedy.
Senator Edward M. Kennedy has been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. More specifically, it was a glioma in the left parietal lobe.

Specialists have interpreted this as a terminal form of cancer. They said it may indicate that Ted Kennedy has a limited amount of time left. Results [...]