Girl Who Doesn't Age The Curious Case of Brooke Greenberg

Years Pass, but Brooke Greenberg Remains a Toddler. No One Can Explain How or Why Brooke Greenberg is the size of an infant, with the mental capacity of a toddler. She turned 16 in January."Why doesn't she age?" Howard Greenberg, 52, asked of his daughter. "Is she the fountain of youth?" Such questions are why scientists are ascinated by Brooke. Among the many documented instances of children who fail to grow or develop in some way, Brooke's case may be unique, according to her doctor, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine pediatrician Lawrence Pakula, in Baltimore. "Many of the best known names in medicine, in their experience had not seen anyone who matched up to Brooke," Pakula said. "She is always a surprise." Brooke hasn't aged in the conventional sense. Dr. Richard Walker of the University of South Florida College of Medicine, in Tampa, says Brooke's body is not developing as a coordinated unit, but as independent parts that are out of sync. She has never been diagnosed with any known genetic syndrome or chromosomal abnormality that would help explain why.

PLEA DEAL!!! CHRIS BROWN PLEADS GUILTY TO ASSAULTING RIHANNA!!

R&B singer Chris Brown has plead GUILTY in assaulting Rihanna. Chris gets 180 days in a labor diversion program (aka community service) in Virginia and he gets 5 years probation for FELONY assault. He also must enroll in a domestic violence problem - for convicted batters. he judge also issued a "Stay Away Order" barring Chris Brown from contacting or coming within 50 yards of Rihanna for the foreseeable future (at least until August). This was despite Rihanna's claim that she doesn't want that order applied to Chris.

*Damn Shame* South Carolina Politician Says Michelle Obama Is Related To Escaped Gorilla

A prominent South Carolina Republican killed his Facebook page Sunday after being caught likening the First Lady to an escaped gorilla. Commenting on a report posted to Facebook about a gorilla escape at a zoo in Columbia, S.C., Friday, longtime GOP activist Rusty DePass wrote, "I'm sure it's just one of Michelle's ancestors - probably harmless. Busted by South Carolina political blogger Will Folks, DePass told WIS-TV in Columbia, "I am as sorry as I can be if I offended anyone. The comment was clearly in jest." claiming Michelle Obama made a recent remark about humans descending from apes. The Daily News could find no such comment. Humor like this is nothing new for South Carolina Republicans even as the party claims to be focusing on 'outreach' efforts to minorities. Columbia's mayor called on DePass to apologize properly. The comment is reprehensible. There's nothing funny about it, said Democratic Mayor Bob Coble. "What he needs to do is simply apologize in a straightforward manner.

Baby Born On NYC Mass Transit For 2nd Straight Day

For the second day in a row a newborn girl has been born on New York City's mass transit system. A Brooklyn bus became a makeshift delivery room on Friday morning. A woman passenger helped the mother deliver the baby that just couldn't wait to come aboard.Paramedics took the new mother and baby to a hospital. On Thursday, conductor Bretta Sykes helped a mother deliver a girl in a subway car. The mother of two says she used information from her own chilbirth classes to coach the woman through her seven-minute delivery. A New York City Transit spokesman says it could be the system's first consecutive births on a subway train and a bus. A passenger in the subway car took out her cell phone and recorded the birth which landed on the local evening news. Transit officials say mother and child are doing well at a hospital. Their names were not released. The last mass transit birth was a girl born on a Manhattan subway platform last June. MTA subways, buses, and railroads provide 2.6 billion trips to New Yorkers annually.

Usher’s done playing Husband. He’s filing for legal separation!

It seems that all is not well with Usher and Tameka Raymond and the two are heading for a split. The couple, who haven’t been photographed together in months, are actually in mediation for a divorce. Lately, Usher has been seen not wearing his wedding ring, and this past weekend, he was spotted out with a woman that the singer’s people swear is just his “product manager.” she’s actually a Def Jam executive named Grace Miguel. There are also rumblings that Usher might be filing for a legal separation from Tameka soon. Meanwhile, Tameka has been fighting off speculation from Usher’s fans who seem intent on bringing his rumored infidelity to her attention. Usher is officially back on the market! I think he could Of done much better anyway. There could be many reasons why their marriage failed. This could be a very stressful time for Usher so I won’t judge the marriage for now.

Help Keep The New York Public Library Open!!!!

We are in the final days of budget negotiation between the Mayor and City Council. There is so much on the line staff positions and days of service.If you have not already done so, please send a letter to your Council Member and the Mayor and urge restoration of City funds to the New York Public Library. And ask your "friends and family" to write too --- we want to have 10,000 (there are over 8,000 already) e-mails sent to elected officials by Friday. Log on to nypl.org where you can quickly and easily make your voice heard. You can go to any New York Public Library in Bronx, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Staten Island, and Queens. Thank you for all that you are doing for the New York Public Library.

Michelle Obama Takes Her Daughters Shopping in Paris

What better way to celebrate your birthday than a mini-shopping spree in Paris? And that’s just how First Daughter Sasha Obama celebrated her eighth a few days early (her birthday is June 10) over the weekend. Mom Michelle Obama took a little break from official business in France to get in some mother-daughter time with her two girls. After a Sunday brunch en famille with French president Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife, Mrs. Obama took the birthday girl and her sister Malia to the Bonpoint flagship store in Paris’s 5th arrondissement, where a source tells us Mrs. Obama “bought three complete outfits for Sasha because it was her birthday.” And while Bonpoint is a favorite of Hollywood parents like the Jolie-Pitts and Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, Mrs. Obama learned about children’s retailer from another stylish source: fellow First Lady — and former model

WTF?! Man recruits attacker on Craigslist to rape wife

A North Carolina man has been charged with first-degree rape after he advertised on Craigslist for a stranger to rape his unsuspecting wife while he watched.The 25-year-old man, who was not named to protect the victim, allegedly used the online dertising service to recruit an intruder to come into his Kannapolis home and rape his wife using some type of scare tactic, Police said the attacker, armed with a knife, assaulted the woman while the couple’s two young children were in the house. At first detectives believed the woman had been raped by someone who had broken into her home. But they found no sign of forced entry at the house and decided the husband’s statement did not add up. They later determined the rapist had responded to at least two personal ads soliciting someone to have sex with the suspect’s wife. It was unclear if the attacker had been paid. Police are still trying to determine his identity. The wife was treated at a hospital and later released.

Eminem Storms Out of MTV Movie Awards

Eminem returned to the spotlight Sunday, spitting the lyrics of his name-dropping singles "We Made You" and "Crack A Bottle" from his hit album Relapse at the MTV Movie Awards. But not long after his performance, he stormed away from his seat in the auditorium when Sacha Baron Cohen, dressed as his flamboyant character Brüno in angel wings and a barely-visible thong, descended on wires and landed face down in the rapper's lap. Bodyguards pounced and Eminem's entourage made its exit in what was the most outrageous moment of a night of filled with irreverence