'Girls Gone Wild' video producer off the hook

Most of the charges have been dropped against the producer of the "Girls Gone Wild "video series. The charges were filed after two 17-year old girls claimed they were filmed in sexual situations on Panama City...

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Reported Dead

UPDATE:   NowPublic member Ed Jenks is reporting that Pajamas Media missed this story, and in fact, the Iranian government is reporting that Khamenei is still around... Pajamas Media is reporting the demise...

Plenty to Do, See on Third Street

Yes, people walk in L.A. Well, Santa Monica to be more specific. Actually, the Third Street Promenade to be exact. Hey, it’s a start. While the car is still king of southern California and the sidewalks for...

Humiliated frat boys sue 'Borat' (AP)

" 1 hour, 19 minutes ago SANTA MONICA, Calif. - Two fraternity boys want to make lawsuit against "Borat" over their drunken appearance in the hit movie. The legal action filed Thursday on their behalf claims they...

More Controversy for Borat

More controversy for Borat..."SANTA MONICA, Calif. - Two fraternity boys want to make lawsuit against "Borat" over their drunken appearance in the hit movie."And then there is this allegation:"The lawsuit claims...

Democrats win, Hollywood liberals get drunk with new power

Nancy Pelosi(D), first woman speaker of the house, to propose law making it legal for actors to steal vehicles. Religious right says, "I told you so"."Daniel Baldwin has been arrested on suspicion of stealing a...

Elderly man convicted of manslaughter (AP)

" LOS ANGELES - An elderly driver who killed 10 people and injured more than 70 when his car plowed through a farmers' market in Santa Monica three years ago was found guilty Friday of 10 counts of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence. George Russell Weller, 89, was...

Maker of 'Girls Gone Wild' Runs Afoul of Law on Minors

"Joe Francis and the Santa Monica-based company he built on soft-core "Girls Gone Wild" videos pleaded guilty Tuesday to violating federal laws designed to prevent the sexual exploitation of children and agreed to pay fines totaling $2.1 million."

Schwarzenegger apologizes for remark (AP)

" By MICHAEL R. BLOOD, Associated Press Writer 5 minutes ago SANTA MONICA, Calif. - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger " /> SEARCH News | News Photos | Images | Web " /> Arnold Schwarzenegger apologized Friday for saying during a closed-door meeting that Cubans and Puerto Ricans are...

Great white shark introduced at Monterey Bay Aquarium

"A great white shark caught outside Santa Monica Bay has been introduced to the Monterey Bay Aquarium's massive Outer Bay exhibit, marking the second time in as many years the aquarium has attempted to keep one...

Cinamour plans NASCAR-themed reality TV series (Los Angeles Business)

" Los Angeles Business from bizjournals - 11:09 AM PDT Thursday Cinamour Entertainment is teaming with Reality Racing to produce a NASCAR-themed reality TV series, the companies said Thursday. Santa Monica-based producer and distributor Cinamour Entertainment and Boca Raton,...

LA Times dubs 2006 'Year of the burger'

" A cityscape studded with palm trees. A historic Sunset Boulevard hotel. Your dinner served to you poolside, your waiter bearing aloft the perfect hamburger. It's the quintessential L.A. experience. And yes, that...

Electric cars lighting up again (USA Today)

" Posted 7/26/2006 10:03 PM ET E-mail | Save | Print | By Chris Woodyard, USA TODAY SANTA MONICA, Calif. — There are growing signs that the electric car, once on the road to extinction, may jolt back to life. Several small, independent automakers are juicing up electric...

War photographer Catherine Leroy dies (AP)

" SANTA MONICA, Calif. - Catherine Leroy, the French-born photojournalist whose stark images of battle helped tell the story of the Vietnam War in the pages of Life magazine and other publications, has died. She was 60. Leroy died of cancer early Saturday at St. John's...

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