Eavesdropping In: Rihanna & Ashton Kutcher Might Be A Thing; John Edwards Named A Client Of Millionaire Madam Prostitution Ring; CA Lacks Quake Warning System; Gay Couple Arrested For Banging On A Cruise; French Shooting Suspect Killed

by Emily Green · March 22, 2012

    Rihanna is spotted leaving Ashton Kutcher's L.A. home very early this morning suggesting they might be having a thing; if they are, we can confirm her type is men of the utter douchebag variety. [Radar]

    Surprise, surprise: A "high-end hooker" from 'Millionaire Madam' Anna Gristina's Upper East Side prostitution operation names former U.S. Senator John Edwards as a client for whom she provided her services while in NYC on a fundraising trip during his presidential campaign. [HuffPo]

    California lacks an adequate earthquake warning system in place to give cities valuable lead time to prepare for a quake, spends only a fraction of what Japan and Mexico do on such alert projects. [CoastNews]

    Although it's generally a crime for anyone to do it in public, two California men spotted having sex aboard a Celebrity Summit cruise off the coast of Dominica are arrested for doing it at all because sex between two men is illegal in the Caribbean Island. [KTLA]

    Mohamed Merah, the al Qaeda-trained suspect in the French Jewish day school shooting spree that left a rabbi and three children dead on Monday, dies of a police gunshot to the head while jumping out the window of his apartment after a 32-hour standoff with police. [KABC]