• Does someone have it out for late night talk show hosts? First Letterman's death threats, now Craig Ferguson gets a hatemail from France with suspicious powder believed to be anthrax until authorities determine it benign. [KABC]
• Our poor friends on the other side of the country had no idea what was happening when a 5.8 earthquake felt along almost the entire east coast struck Virgina yesterday. [KTLA]

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• Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook will "launch something awesome" next week, but we'll have to sweat it out over the holiday weekend before we get to experience the awesomeness. [CNet]
• Oh snap, this 4th of July weekend is going to be a scorcher with some SoCal temps expected to reach 110 degrees. [LATimes]
• Of course Kim Kardashian commissioned a fleet of Rolls Royce Phantoms and Maybachs for her wedding. Of course she did. [PE]
• Mark Halperin, Time editor and MSNBC analyst gets suspended by the network indefinitely for calling President Obama a dick on "Morning Joe" yesterday. [TMZ]
• After driving the Dodgers to bankruptcy, Frank McCourt not only owes money all over town, but is also bouncing Dodgers employees' paychecks. [KTLA]

• The most ghetto airline is finally offering rates commensurate with the Southwest Airlines flight experience in honor of its 40th birthday, with airfares on their hooptie crafts as low as $40. Justice? [KTLA]
• After a decade of fighting a war in Afghanistan and over 13,000 U.S. casualties, President Obama is expected to outline his plans tonight to withdraw troops. [KABC]
• Chinese government claims to have released outspoken Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, detained in April for alleged tax crimes, on bail for his "good attitude" despite his family having no knowledge of his whereabouts or a release. [Telegraph]
• I said it before and I'll say it again: Mother Nature is seriously menopausal and may decide to put SoCal heatwave temps in the triple digits this week. [LATimes]
• Hey ladies, George Clooney ditched that Elisabetta Canalis chick who was totally messing up my vibe and is single, so feel free to get in line behind me. [PE]

• Nearly 10 years since the terrorist attacks of 9/11, the hunt for al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden ends after a special Navy SEALS operation to kill him is authorized by President Obama, people around the world rejoice. [HuffPo]
• The State Department issues a warning against American travel in the wake of bin Laden's killing that may cause anti-American violence, domestic and international airports are on heightened alert. [KTLA]
• Despite being roasted by Obama at the White House Correspondents' Dinner Saturday night, Donald Trumps congratulates him on his victory via Twitter. [TMZ]
• Mother Nature is on crack and decided it makes sense for SoCal to have record high and record low temperatures simultaneously this week. [LATimes]
• Justin Bieber gets egged at his Sydney, Australia concert and is labeled a "security risk" by airline staff after flouting their seated for take-off policy. [PE]

• You guys, Kobe Bryant is in backpedal mode and really sorry for calling a ref a "f%#$ing f&@got"; so sorry he's appealing the $100,000 fine and explained, "what I said last night should not be taken literally."[KTLA][TMZ]
• LAPD is upping the ante on catching speeding drivers with new, more precise technology in the form of goggles and guns. [KABC]
• Can you hear me now? Meet the Verizon guy. He is a human being just like you and me and now he's the face of Big Red. [HuffPo]
• BREAKING: Kimora Lee Simmons apparently got on the Coachella diet and lost 25lbs by "not eating." She looks so good when she's not bloated. [PE]
• Hey, forthcoming SoCal heatwave, can we be friends? (Read: tan me?) [LATimes]

• Under mounting pressure from the West and rebels in Libya, foreign minister Moussa Koussa, a high-ranking member of Gaddafi's regime and close confidant resigns [HuffPo]
• Brand Sense Partners is suing Britney Spears for $10 million for violating a contract of the pop star's fragrance line deal [KABC]
• This time last week temperatures plunged into the unholy 40s and it was pouring, but today is expected to have near-record highs in the 90s [LAT]
• It was only a matter of time: Rachel Zoe's former right-hand gay Brad Goreski is getting his own Bravo reality show [PE]
• Ventura County is having a bit of an issue with marijuana-laced candy bars after a teacher and student ate some offered to them by another student and "became ill" [KTLA]

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LA: we're back in business. After suffering through the merciless Southern California winter, where temperatures were known to dip into the godless 40's, it was understandable that a lot of us were starting to feel like common, perpetually miserable east coasters. And eff that, right? But here, finally, some good news. It's going to be 78 bright, beautiful degrees today, and when the Dodgers take the field tomorrow at 5pm for Opening Day, it's going to be in the 80's. But before you sweep the papers off your desk, punch your boss in the face, and run outside, we have a word of caution- you're not ready. More»

• Since Matt Damon says he won't return for a fourth installment, can you see James Franco as the next Jason Bourne? [Post]
• Downtown L.A. was 97º yesterday, breaking the record high of 96º in 1900 [LATimes]
• Watch Tina Fey resurrect her hilarious Sarah Palin impression on Letterman last night [HuffPo]
• Lil Wayne is finally a free man after serving 8 months in prison [TMZ]
• Mind the bobcats if you're in the Hollywood Hills--they've been loitering on residents' property [KTLA]

• Jon Stewart's Rally to Restore Sanity prompts Keith Olbermann to suspend his "Worst Persons in the World" segment [HuffPo]
• Disney pop star Demi Lovato cuts tour with Jonas Brothers short to enter rehab [TMZ]
• We're having another heatwave this week which means temps in the 90s. In November. Normal. [LATimes]
• Even Kathy and Rick Hilton party at Val Kolton's V-Moda Hollywood Hills home--stars, they're just like us! [Post]
• AnnaLynne McCord and Kellan Lutz have split, so they're both on the market [PE]

@WillyVille Really LA!?!? Why!?

Yes, Wilmer Valderrama, really. This record-breaking heatwave has caused a swampass epidemic of unprecedented proportions. Don't worry, it's not just you.  So after your turn standing in front of the open freezer or AC vent is over as you wait for the next rotation, see how your fellow Angelenos are reacting and coping with L.A.'s current Heatpocalypse via Twitter. And make sure you get to the last one, my personal favorite. It's just SO priceless, I promise! More»