First rule of the Burning Man festival: The Man is supposed to burn at the end.
Not this year, though: he caught fire at 2:58 a.m. Pacific time today, four days ahead of schedule.
As the flames climbed up the 40-foot sculpture for 23 minutes, burners, as festival-goers are called, emerged as witnesses.
Hours later, a San Francisco man named Paul Addis was arrested on felony arson charges, The Chronicle reported. He’s sitting in Pershing County Jail in Nevada.
Ahh... the Hamptons, home of quaint cedar-shingled mansions, gorgeous scenery and Billy Joel car wrecks. Over the weekend, however, the Hamptons became home to a Hurricane Katrina benefit; Brangelina opted for the (environmentally friendly?) helicopter option.
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie made the trip to the Hamptons, where E! reports that they attended a four-hour party with about 70 other people, including Christie Brinkley, Ellen Barkin, Donna Karan, L.A. Reid, and Andre Balazs. The entertainment news site reports that the personal...
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Police in Phoenix, Ariz., say they've removed a dozen pit bulls from the home of the rapper DMX, after receiving a tip that the dogs were being kept in inhumane conditions.
Detectives raided the home on Friday and discovered the dogs, which were not being fed or given water. The 36-year-old musician, whose real name is Earl Simmons, was not at home at the time.
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales resigned, officials said Monday, ending a monthslong standoff with critics who questioned his honesty and competence at the helm of the Justice Department.
Republicans and Democrats alike had demanded his resignation over the botched handling of FBI terror investigations and the firings of U.S. attorneys, but President Bush had defiantly stood by his Texas friend until accepting his resignation Friday, according to senior administration officials who spoke on condition of anonymity.
The son of professional wrestler Hulk Hogan was seriously injured in a car crash Sunday night, police said.
A Toyota Supra driven by Nick Bollea was traveling at a high rate of speed at approximately 7:30 p.m., Clearwater Police spokesman Wayne Shelor said. Bollea, which is Hogan's real name, lost control and hit a raised median. The car flipped around, and the back end hit a palm tree.
An 18-year-old Colorado woman who aspires to become an entertainment journalist was crowned Miss Teen USA 2007 during a live Friday night ceremony.
Miss Teen Colorado Hilary Carol Cruz received her crown from outgoing Miss Teen USA Katie Blair at the conclusion of the two-hour competition at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium broadcast on NBC-TV.
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