American Red Cross & Dunkin’ Donuts to Launch “Give A Pint, Get A Pound” Campaign

From The Red Cross:To celebrate National Blood Donor Month and help increase awareness about the need for blood, Dunkin’ Donuts and the American Red Cross are teaming up for the fourth annual “Give a Pint, Get a Pound” campaign, which provides a coupon for a free pound of Dunkin’ Donuts coffee* to all presenting donors at Red Cross blood drives in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York and Vermont during the month of January. Also, at participating Dunkin’ Donuts in New York, all presenting donors in January are eligible to win coffee for a year.** Four winners will be selected.In addition, participating local Dunkin’...

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Craigslist Killer Movie to Premiere Tonight [VIDEO TRAILER]

Twitter is buzzing tonight about the premiere of the TV movie “The Craigslist Killer“. If you remember, this is a story of a handsome medical student named Phillip Markoff. He had a very promising future and engaged to be married. However, he was charged on the murder of Julissa Brisman, a masseuse whom he met through the popular online ad site “Craigslist” His fiancee initially stood by him but later broke off the engagement. Markoff was found dead in his cell back in August after committing suicide. Watch a preview of the The Craigslist Killer, which airs on Lifetime at 9 p.m. ET/PT and 8 p.m. CT, bel...

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What Happens to Megan McAllister?

Philip Markoff decided to end his life by his own hand on August 14, 2010. He left his fiancee, Megan McAllister, who never suspected that her beloved fiance was a serial killer. Actually, they were arranged to be married when Philip Markoff was arrested by the police. And now their life is depicted in a TV feature entitled The Craiglist Killer. Jake McDorman is starring Philip Markoff, while Agnes Bruckner is starring Megan McAllister in this new Lifetime that will be featured tonight. Megan probably will never watch the TV while her life is being portrayed on the screen. She will experience a traumatic event for sure. Philip and Megan...

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USS Enterprise Video Scandal: Racy Clips Raise Questions About Navy Culture

NORFOLK, Va. — Raunchy comedy videos made by a high-ranking Navy commander and shown to the crew of an aircraft carrier three or four years ago have suddenly proved an embarrassment to the Pentagon that could blight the officer's career. The videos, released Sunday by a newspaper in this Navy port city, feature Capt. Owen Honors using gay slurs, pantomiming masturbation and staging suggestive shower scenes. They were played on the shipwide television system during weekly movie night when Honors was executive officer, or second in command, of the USS Enterprise. Honors has since become commander of the ship. Over the weekend, the Navy...

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Orange Bowl Final Score: Stanford Pummels Virginia Tech 40-12 In Andrew Luck, Jim Harbaugh's Final Game (?)

With coach Jim Harbaugh (likely) off to Michigan and QB Andrew Luck (probably) headed for the NFC South, the Stanford Cardinal left no doubt by dusting the Virginia Tech Hokies 40-12 in the most lopsided Orange Bowl since 2005. Stanford outgained VPI by 243 yards, with Stepfan Taylor running for 113 yards, Jeremy Stewart adding 99 on the ground, and Luck good for 302 total yards plus four touchdowns. The Stanford D bottled up Virginia Tech’s entire offense, save QB Tyrod Taylor. In his final game the ACC Player of the Year accounted for all but 45 of the Hokies’ yards and made one of the wildest plays bowl season has seen yetThe ACC’s...

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Pakistani governor Salman Taseer assassinated; suspected gunman cites opposition to blasphemy laws

Salman Taseer, governor of Punjab province, is shot and killed in Islamabad. Police say the gunman, one of Taseer's guards, killed the outspoken official because of his opposition to Pakistan's blasphemy laws.Pakistan's Interior Minister, Rehman Malik, said Taseer's killer had confessed to killing the governor because of his opposition to Pakistan's strict blasphemy laws, which have been denounced by international human-rights groups. The laws have been under particular scrutiny of late after a Pakistani Christian woman was condemned to death for allegedly defaming Islam.The ruling People's Party, which in recent days has been struggling...

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