Class in session but no students in classrooms

The 85 Miramonte Elementary School teachers who were removed from their classrooms as part of the investigation into the school's sex-abuse scandal will be filing grievances against the Los Angeles Unified School District, union officials said.

The teachers were supposed to report to an empty, unopened high school Thursday morning, but instead, United Teachers Los Angeles president Warren Fletcher said, they were at union headquarters preparing their grievances. READ MORE

Jim Carrey's daughter Jane Carrey gets the BOOT!

Turns out Jim Carrey‘s daughter Jane is not the next American Idol, but if anyone knows how hard it is coming up in show business, it’s her dad.

Following the news that she was ousted from the competition, Jane held back tears as she recalled what her dad told her, “[My dad said,] ‘I’ve been said no to a bunch of times,’ and it worked out well for him in the end so hopefully I have a shot.” READ MORE

Funny 911 call

the 911 call from Social Worker right before the tragedy!

So much for grieving!! I'ts not like she ever did right!?!

She's back!

New photos of Casey Anthony have surfaced, showing the Florida woman making faces at a digital camera, while wearing a tight white tank top and a denim jacket in some and a green t-shirt in others, according to RadarOnline.

Around her neck, the website said, is a necklace she wears in memory of her late daughter, Caylee. She also seems to have found the special effects functions on cameras and uses the thermal, sketch and black and white effects in many of the self-portraits. READ MORE  

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teacher's Aide sends love letters to 11 year old student at Miramonte Elementary

Reporting practices at L.A.'s Miramonte Elementary School are under more scrutiny after a mother of a former student said she complained that her son was receiving love letters from a teacher's aide. 

In June 2009, the mother of a then-fourth-grader found a drawing, signed "Sad Girl," that had fallen from its perch in her son's room.  Also dislodged was a cellphone number for a "Mrs. Luisjuan" from a corner of the frame. When she confronted her son, he showed her two letters. READ MORE 

Girl accusing second teacher recants her story

One of two girls who accused a Miramonte Elementary School teacher of fondling her has recanted her story, according to law enforcement sources.

Martin Bernard Springer, 49, was charged Tuesday with three counts of committing lewd acts. He was arrested Friday after two students at the school accused him of fondling them.

But the charges filed Tuesday only involve one  girl. The source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the case was ongoing, said one of two two alleged victims had changed her story in the last few days. READ MORE 

Whats the point of fighting for Gay Rights!

Robin Tyler and Diane Olson saw their shared dream come true in June 2008 after years of fighting for marriage equality.

In January, they saw that dream dissolve when Tyler filed for divorce after more than three years of marriage and 18 years of living together.

"It wasn't a light decision," Tyler told NBCLA. "It's very sad." READ MORE 

WOW!! We hope she bets and loses all the time!

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Entire Staff to be replaced at Miramonte Elementary School

Los Angeles schools Supt. John Deasy told parents Monday evening that the district is replacing the entire staff of Miramonte Elementary School in the wake of the arrests last week of two teachers on lewd conduct charges.

The unprecedented move is intended to build confidence among the many families who have lost faith in their neighborhood elementary school. More than a quarter of students did not show up for classes Monday.

Officials stressed that no one else on the Miramonte staff is under suspicion of wrongdoing but that the chain of events has placed a cloud over the campus that can be lifted only with a drastic response. READ MORE

Dog stabbed to death!

 Burbank brother and his sister have been arrested on suspicion of stabbing a dog to death in a crime that police described as "pretty horrific."

The cocker spaniel mix was allegedly stabbed repeatedly Saturday with an 8-inch blade by Charissa Bodtcher, 23, and her brother, Timo Bodtcher, the Burbank Police Department said. Their mother, Maria Theresa Bodtcher, 47, was also arrested on suspicion of helping them get rid of the knife near a dumpster at a shopping mall near Victory Boulevard and Vineland Avenue, according to a report in the Burbank Leader.

Mom abandons baby with homeless couple

A woman who handed off her baby to a homeless person in a tent in downtown Los Angeles has been arrested, police said.

The mom allegedly gave her baby to another woman in a tent at 12:30 a.m. Tuesday near Main and 3rd streets.

"I was just sleeping in my tent with my boyfriend, you know, and then we got woken up by a lady just shaking our tent and trying to unzip it," a woman who identified herself only as Kass told KTLA-TV. READ MORE

Kobe goes down as greatest Laker in History?... Shaq believes so

Kobe surpasses Shaq... Sets new milestone in Laker History

What more can you say?.. This man has done it all, just one more ring to go!

Mavs coach (Carlisle) soccer skills

The Thunder took 33 trips to the line, and the Mavericks didn't think that was particularly fair. "We attack the basket strong and didn't get anything," said Shawn Marion. "They call ticky-tack down on the other end."

When Nick Collison stripped Jason Terry early in the fourth quarter, Rick Carlisle yelled out for a foul call that never came. After Russell Westbrook finished the ensuing fast break, the ball rolled right over to Carlisle, who booted it into the second row. It whacked a small blond boy in the back of the head, which is how these things usually turn out. READ MORE

And I thought Russ sucked at free throws!

Hey Russ, now you can feel a little better about your free throws lol!!

Mayweather moves on... gets fight v.s Cotto

LAS VEGAS – Floyd Mayweather Jr. made the only choice he could since being unable to land a fight with Manny Pacquiao, announcing at a Nevada Athletic Commission licensing hearing Wednesday that he would fight World Boxing Association super welterweight champion Miguel Cotto on May 5 at the MGM Grand Garden.

Mayweather and Pacquiao are widely considered the world’s top two fighters and have been negotiating to fight each other on and off since late 2009. READ MORE 

Question: Seeing that Mayweather is now going to fight Cotto... is Paquiao now the one "dodging" the chance to have such an anticipated fight against Mayweather?