CASEY ANTHONY: Ordered to Return to Orlando - Orange County Judge Stan Strickland signed amended court documents yesterday that require her to serve one year of supervised probation for check fraud charges. Anthony pleaded guilty in January 2010 to felony check fraud charges, admitting she stole a checkbook from her friend Amy Huizenga and wrote five checks totaling $644.25.
Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords made a surprise appearance to vote yes on the debt bill making for the first appearance since being shot in the head in January. Giffords was greeted with a bipartisan standing ovation as she entered the House chamber.
The House passed the controversial plan to boost the debt limit by more than $2 trillion. Today, the bill heads to the Senate, where it is also expected to pass in a vote that begins at noon. Then, President Obama says he'll sign off on the bill. Avoiding the United States' first-ever default and what many predicted would have been an economic nightmare for the country and possible the world's economy.
The Monday Blues Are Brutal - According to a new survey, Monday mornings are so depressing that the average time for the first Monday smile is 11:16 a.m. Half of those surveyed admitted they are usually late for work on Monday and only manage 3 1/2 hours of actual productive work. The research team found 45- to 54-year-olds spend 12 minutes of an average Monday complaining about the fact that it's Monday.
Everybody likes to waste time with a YouTube video or two, but a Pittsburgh man has really upped the anteby posting a clip that lasts more than 571 hours! Jonathan Harchick doesn't really think anyone wants to spend a full 23 days looking at out-of-focus photos of his trip to Chile, but he wanted to "test the limits" of YouTube with his effort. http://ping.fm/GTkV5
A LOW-CALIBER PARENTING JOB - A woman in Kelowna, British Columbia was busted for driving her kids around while they shot pellet guns out the windows of her car. Cops seized three weapons from the unidentified mom's pre-teen children after a man reported that they pointed the guns at him and fired into his vehicle. She thought the kids were only shooting at street signs, and saw no problem with the behavior.
If the whole "planking" trend isn't quite doing it for you, you might want to give "leisure diving" a try. LeisureDive.com collects photos of people jumping into pools posing like they're lying on the couch.
Debt crisis may finally be over, as President Obama announced yesterday that he and lawmakers had reached a deal to cut spending and raise the debt ceiling that should avoid the debt default that would have thrown the U.S. and world economy into a tailspin. Although the planned deal still requires congressional approval, the news of the end of the stalemate had an immediate positive effect on global markets.
Miley Cyrus's (Hannah Montana) new tattoo isn't much, but it says a whole lot. The teen star got an equal sign inked onto her ring finger, reportedly in support of same-sex marriage. "All love is equal," she tweeted Friday, along with a photo of the tat. Later she wrote to one of her followers, "Where does it say in the Bible to judge others? Oh, right. It doesn't. God is the only judge, honey. 'God is love.'"
