Dick Clark dies at age 82

http://www.azcentral.com/ent/celeb/articles/2012/04/18/20120418dick-clark-dies.html?source=nletter-breakingnews Spokesman Paul Shefrin said Clark had a heart attack Wednesday morning at Saint John’s hospital in Santa Monica, where he had gone the day before for an outpatient procedure. Clark had continued performing even after he suffered a stroke…

Strong retail sales ease growth worries

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/17/us-usa-economy-idUSBRE83F17520120417?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&ca=moto (Reuters) – Americans shrugged off high gasoline prices in March and spent more strongly than expected, suggesting economic growth in the first quarter was probably not as weak as many had feared. Retail sales increased 0.8 percent, the Commerce…

Man rappels down Marina del Rey high-rise, breaks into condo – latimes.com

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/04/marina-del-rey-condo-break-in.html?fb_comment_id=fbc_10150743834307179_22211920_10150744561987179 Police are hoping surveillance video may lead them to a man who rappelled along the side of a Marina del Rey condominium complex into a woman’s residence on the 15th floor of a high-rise. Police say the woman, who lives…