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1. Betty on the News: Kate Winslet Wins Libel Suit Over Exercising
The actress collects a hefty sum from a British newspaper.
Academy Award-winning star Kate Winslet received libel damages of 25,000 pounds ($40,000) Tuesday over claims that she openly lied about her workout routine. In January the 34-year-old Brit had sued [more] |
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2. Betty on the News: First-Time Mom to Give Birth Live on the Web
A Minneapolis-based teacher wants to share the joy of her baby's birth with the world.
A 23-year-old first-time mother who's due on November 19 has decided to broadcast the birth of her baby over the Internet. Lynsee – her last name was withheld – is a teacher from Minneapolis who [more] |
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3. Betty on the News: Tests Find Harmful Chemical in Canned Soups, Juice and More
BPA has been discovered in several name-brand canned products.
In several shocking new studies conducted by Consumer Reports, it was found that nearly 19 conventional canned foods - including green beans, tuna and juices - contain large amounts of Bisphenol A [more] |
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4. Betty on the News: Half of U.S. Kids Will Receive Food Stamps
A new study indicates that nearly half of all American children will be on food stamps at some point before they're 20 years old.
Nearly half of all kids in the U.S., including 90 percent of black children, will have to depend on food stamps at some point in their childhood, claims a sad new report released on Monday from the [more] |
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5. Betty on the News: Woman Allegedly Run Over by Father for Being "Too Westernized" Dies
After sustaining fatal injuries from her father's attack, an Arizona woman dies for allegedly being "too Westernized."
Two weeks ago, we told you about an Iraqi man in Arizona who allegedly ran over his 20-year-old daughter for becoming “too Westernized.” And now, sadly, the woman, Noor Faleh Almaleki, who moved [more] |
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6. Betty on the News: Jilted Bride Turns Reception into Party for Senior Citizens
A jilted bride donates her reception to a group of senior citizens after being dumped by her fiancé.
Faced with a cold-footed fiancé who jilted her a day before her wedding, Teanne Harris of Chicago decided to turn her Halloween-themed reception into lemonade by instead throwing a party for [more] |
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7. Betty on the News: Sarah Palin and Husband Unlikely to Divorce Says Biographer
The ex-governor’s marriage appears to be rock-solid, according to author Joe McGinniss.
Last Wednesday Levi Johnston told Early Show correspondents that Sarah Palin and her husband Todd were constantly at each other’s throats when he was around, and that their marriage was not exactly [more] |
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8. Betty on the News: Gucci Family Not Happy About Movie
Fox 2000 will be sad to hear that the Guccis are “surpised and disconcerted” by the upcoming biopic by Ridley Scott.
The Gucci family, who put their fashion house on the market in the 1990s after Patrizia Reggiani (to be played by Angelina Jolie) plotted to murder her husband Maurizio Gucci, does not support the [more] |
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9. Betty on the News: Jay Leno Speaks Out on David Letterman
The comedian says Letterman "never pretended to be Mr. Moral America."
While the majority of America is up in arms over David Letterman’s sex scandal, former rival Jay Leno is not too worried about the affect it will have on the talk-show host’s reputation. In an [more] |
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10. Betty on the News: Rush Limbaugh Slams Obama's Salute to Fallen Soldiers
The conservative talk show host calls President Obama's trip to Afghanistan just a "photo-op."
Conservative talk show host and controversy-stirrer Rush Limbaugh has lashed out against President Obama’s trip to Afghanistan last week, calling his salute to a dead soldier’s casket nothing [more] |
