January 2011 recalls

January 2011 recalls

Thousands of items and food products that Americans use regularly are pulled off the market by retailers and producers every day due to serious potential health risks.

From children's toys and clothing to meat and over-the-counter items, here's a roundup of this month's product recalls. Massive recalls include:

Year in recalls

 

The year in recalls

In 2010, consumers saw the head of a car company issue an apology and were sickened by food products, including eggs and celery.  They also learned that their children might be using hazardous strollers and cribs.

Here's how you can let the government know of any problems you have:

P. Diddy & $900B lawsuit

A woman probably not in the best mental health is suing P. Diddy for $900 billion dollars, because allegedly Diddy, the mother of his children, Kim Porter, and Rodney King “knocked down” the World Trade Center and “then they all came and knocked my children down." It gets more disturbing/confused/sad from there. The woman also claims Diddy is the father of her 23-year-old son and that he stole a casino chip from her once:

White House intern on ‘Idol’

White House intern American Idol show contestant. White House intern Molly DeWolf Swensen showed up for her American Idol audition. The show was in Milwaukee on Wednesday with Steven Tyler, Jennifer Lopez, and Randy Jackson.

Swensen is one of the special ones this year because not only is she a White House intern, she is a Harvard graduate. She surprised everyone with her American Idol rendition of "Sittin' On The Dock of the Bay" with a low quality voice. Molly can sing and she's beautiful.

The American Idol Season 10 audtions were hosted in Milwaukee. There were many surprises that day. In fact, Swensen had to call out Randy Jackson for punching her in the face.

PETA’s newest naked celeb

Oscar-nominated actress Taraji P. Henson has become the latest celebrity to strip for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. She reportedly decided to do the ad after watching a documentary about animals on fur farms.

Most arrogant songs

Most Arrogant Songs Ever

Artists are supposed to have swagger. But sometimes they take it way out of hand. Here's our list of most arrogant music videos ever. Judge for yourself on who could use a big heaping of humble pie.

Challenger disaster remembered

Hundreds of people, including the shuttle commander’s widow, gathered today at the site of the Challenger disaster to remember the seven who died. The shuttle exploded in the sky above Cape Canaveral, Fla., killing all aboard, including civilian Christa McAuliffe

Taco Bell fights back

Taco Bell is a target of a class action lawsuit aimed at the chain’s beef product. What’s at issue? To combat the allegations, the chain has taken out full page ads in some of the nation’s biggest newspapers  and has released a YouTube video to explain its product.

Stars hot and over 50

 

Gorgeous and over 50

Over a half-century old doesn’t mean what it used to, and these celebrities are proof that you can still have sex appeal when you hit retirement age. For them, another year older means hitting award shows and landing new movie roles.

Weekend Events

 

What's Happening This Weekend

Just don't know what to do with yourself? Don't know what to do with yourself? We're planning everything for you. Doing everything for you. So cheer up, will you? And this weekend's activities aren't the same old song and dance. Try a vegan waffle, watch a WWE match, go to a film noir festival, cheer some bull riders, judge some mustaches  and more. Even if you're flying solo, this is not the weekend to lay low.