Monday, August 9, 2010

Mellow Yellow Fugitive

1. One of three escaped convicts was caught near Yellowstone on Monday, after being on the run for just 10 days. With his partners still loose somewhere between Wyoming and Montana, Tracy Province, 42, said he was relieved to have been caught. Upon hearing this, police looked confused and then replied, "Yeah? Well... maybe we changed our minds."

2. Us Magazine reports today that actor Hayden Christensen and actress Rachel Bilson have called off their wedding and engagement to take some time away from each other. No word yet on the reasoning but sources say Bilson finally got around to seeing Star Wars Episode 2 and 3.

3. On Monday, US engineer Noshir Gowadia was convicted of selling military secrets to China and prosecutors say he pocketed over $100K from the operation. Federal authorities were aware of a leak but were only tipped off to Gowadia when they discovered his vanity license plate said "SHHHHH."

4. Letitia A. Long is now the first woman to head a major US intelligence agency after taking her post as chief at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency on Monday. Thus ends the long tradition of inaugurating chiefs with a paid female intern and a stripper pole made from redacted UFO documents.

5. Republicans in the House are pushing for a bill that will give them a tax-funded, two month recess after the midterm elections in order to stop Democrats from passing bills during the "lame duck" period. In future news, Rep. John Boehner returned to his duties after a two month vacation on the surface of the Sun.


High five.