Dallas restauranteur Gina Campisi was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound Wednesday, family friends said.
Campisi, 26, was found inside a home on the 6700 block of East Mockingbird Lane, the Dallas County medical examiner said. A family friend told NBC DFW that Campisi's death appears to be a suicide.
An autopsy will be performed by the Dallas County medical examiner.
Campisi, whose name is quickly recognizable around Dallas due to her family's legendary pizza restaurant, Campisi's Egyptian Lounge, was a restauranteur in her own right with the mob-themed Fedora. Just a few months after opening, Fedora ran into some trouble and was closed for a short time before later reopening.
Dallas restauranteur Gina Campisi was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound Wednesday, family friends said.
Campisi, 26, was found inside a home on the 6700 block of East Mockingbird Lane, the Dallas County medical examiner said. A family friend told NBC DFW that Campisi's death appears to be a suicide.
An autopsy will be performed by the Dallas County medical examiner.
Campisi, whose name is quickly recognizable around Dallas due to her family's legendary pizza restaurant, Campisi's Egyptian Lounge, was a restauranteur in her own right with the mob-themed Fedora. Just a few months after opening, Fedora ran into some trouble and was closed for a short time before later reopening.
New York, NY - A Spokesperson for Representative John Murtha has confirmed that Murtha has been hospitalized due to complications associated with a surgery to remove his gall bladder. The original surgery took place last week and Murtha was admitted back into the hospital in the last 24 hours with unconfirmed complications. He is in the intensive care unit ICU of The Virginai Hospital Center in Arlington.
The former star of Boston Legal, Justin Mentell, has been killed in a car wreck in rural Wisconsin. Reports are that he died when his vehicle went off the road and he was found dead of his injuries in a collision with two trees. Justin Mentell was 27 years old.
New York, NY - A Spokesperson for Representative John Murtha has confirmed that Murtha has been hospitalized due to complications associated with a surgery to remove his gall bladder. The original surgery took place last week and Murtha was admitted back into the hospital in the last 24 hours with unconfirmed complications. He is in the intensive care unit ICU of The Virginai Hospital Center in Arlington.
The former star of Boston Legal, Justin Mentell, has been killed in a car wreck in rural Wisconsin. Reports are that he died when his vehicle went off the road and he was found dead of his injuries in a collision with two trees. Justin Mentell was 27 years old.
Former Boston Legal actor Justin Mentell has died following a car crash in rural Wisconsin, the Iowa County Sheriff's Department said. He was 27.
Mentell died Monday after driving his Jeep off a steep embankment, striking two trees, according to the accident report. The actor, who was alone and not wearing a seatbelt, was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene around 8:30 a.m. after a call came in. The accident is believed to have occurred around 3 a.m., Chief Deputy Jon Pepper told the Wisconsin State Journal.
Watch an interview with Mentell
"The family and friends of Justin Mentell thank you for visiting his site," read a statement on his website. "Memorial services are being planned."
Born in Texas and raised in Illinois, Mentell was a speed skater in his youth, having been a member of the U.S. Speed Skating's junior national long track team. After making his acting debut in 2004's Gotham, IL, he portrayed attorney Garrett Wells on Boston Legal from 2005-2006. Mentell most recently starred in last summer's G-Force.
Former Boston Legal actor Justin Mentell has died following a car crash in rural Wisconsin, the Iowa County Sheriff's Department said. He was 27.
Mentell died Monday after driving his Jeep off a steep embankment, striking two trees, according to the accident report. The actor, who was alone and not wearing a seatbelt, was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene around 8:30 a.m. after a call came in. The accident is believed to have occurred around 3 a.m., Chief Deputy Jon Pepper told the Wisconsin State Journal.
Watch an interview with Mentell
"The family and friends of Justin Mentell thank you for visiting his site," read a statement on his website. "Memorial services are being planned."
Born in Texas and raised in Illinois, Mentell was a speed skater in his youth, having been a member of the U.S. Speed Skating's junior national long track team. After making his acting debut in 2004's Gotham, IL, he portrayed attorney Garrett Wells on Boston Legal from 2005-2006. Mentell most recently starred in last summer's G-Force.
At the 3rd BET Honors 2010 Awards Ceremony, Kimberly Burrell was invited to give a tribute to one of the most famous and legendary music star “Whitney Houston”. Kimberly Burrell gave her tribute by singing “I Believe In You and Me”. Other honorees were Media Recipient Queen Latifah, Entrepreneur Honoree Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, Education Honoree Dr. Ruth J. Simmons and Public Service Honoree Keith L. Black, M.D.
Gospel singer Kimberly Burrell belongs to Houston, Texas. According to Kimberly Burrell, her musical style is jazz gospel. The Vice-minister of the town of Jericho COGIC Superintendent has become one of the most influential voices of this genre. She is Ella Fitzgerald of this generation.
She is the hard working singer of the industry who owns the record of more than 180 performances in one year. This year is bringing more platforms, where she will have more chances to prove herself as a professional vocalist.
At the 3rd BET Honors 2010 Awards Ceremony, Kimberly Burrell was invited to give a tribute to one of the most famous and legendary music star “Whitney Houston”. Kimberly Burrell gave her tribute by singing “I Believe In You and Me”. Other honorees were Media Recipient Queen Latifah, Entrepreneur Honoree Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, Education Honoree Dr. Ruth J. Simmons and Public Service Honoree Keith L. Black, M.D.
Gospel singer Kimberly Burrell belongs to Houston, Texas. According to Kimberly Burrell, her musical style is jazz gospel. The Vice-minister of the town of Jericho COGIC Superintendent has become one of the most influential voices of this genre. She is Ella Fitzgerald of this generation.
She is the hard working singer of the industry who owns the record of more than 180 performances in one year. This year is bringing more platforms, where she will have more chances to prove herself as a professional vocalist.
The Twins have not officially confirmed or denied a report by WCCO-TV in Minneapolis that the team has agreed to a 10-year contract extension with star catcher Joe Mauer.
The sides do have mutual interest in reaching a long-term deal, raising the likelihood of an agreement. With the team expanding its payroll and opening a new ballpark this year, the signing of Mauer, a local icon, is a high priority.
Twins manager Ron Gardenhire told the St. Paul Pioneer Press over the weekend that he doesn't "sit and fret about" Mauer's future with the club.
"I think the right thing's going to happen," Gardenhire said, according to the newspaper. "I think we all do. I think we all know the ramifications if something were not to happen and it'd go the other way. ... Everyone knows the right thing to do here and the smart thing, and everybody's trying to get that done."
Without a new contract, Mauer would become a free agent after earning $12.5 million this year. The St. Paul native turns 27 in April.
Mauer took 27 of 28 first-place votes in winning the American League's MVP Award last season, becoming only the second catcher in 33 years to win an MVP.
He hit a career-high .365, the highest average for a catcher in MLB history, to win his third batting title and second in a row.
He is a three-time All-Star and a two-time Gold Glove winner.
The Twins have not officially confirmed or denied a report by WCCO-TV in Minneapolis that the team has agreed to a 10-year contract extension with star catcher Joe Mauer.
The sides do have mutual interest in reaching a long-term deal, raising the likelihood of an agreement. With the team expanding its payroll and opening a new ballpark this year, the signing of Mauer, a local icon, is a high priority.
Twins manager Ron Gardenhire told the St. Paul Pioneer Press over the weekend that he doesn't "sit and fret about" Mauer's future with the club.
"I think the right thing's going to happen," Gardenhire said, according to the newspaper. "I think we all do. I think we all know the ramifications if something were not to happen and it'd go the other way. ... Everyone knows the right thing to do here and the smart thing, and everybody's trying to get that done."
Without a new contract, Mauer would become a free agent after earning $12.5 million this year. The St. Paul native turns 27 in April.
Mauer took 27 of 28 first-place votes in winning the American League's MVP Award last season, becoming only the second catcher in 33 years to win an MVP.
He hit a career-high .365, the highest average for a catcher in MLB history, to win his third batting title and second in a row.
He is a three-time All-Star and a two-time Gold Glove winner.
President Obama's $3.834 trillion budget, to be released today, proposes to inject billions more dollars in clean energy research while slashing federal fossil fuel subsidies, according to White House officials.
The fiscal year 2011 budget will include $6 billion for clean energy technologies, mostly focused on research, development and demonstration, the White House said.
While sending more cash to priority areas, Obama is also seeking a three-year non-military discretionary spending freeze. The move is to help trim a federal deficit that is projected at $1.3 trillion in 2011 and, without efforts to rein it in, expected to balloon further in the next decade.
Obama's budget proposal will include $20 billion-worth of more than 120 terminations, reductions, and savings. The savings are necessary to fund increases in priority areas while keeping the discretionary baseline flat, according to White House Office of Management and Budget director Peter Orzag.
To further spur a switch to clean energy and trim the deficit, the White House budget will also seek to eliminate tax preferences for oil, gas and coal companies, Orzag said. OMB says the move will raise an additional $40 billion over ten years.
The budget move comes a week after Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and American Petroleum Institute President Jack Gerard exchanged heated words, after Gerard accused the administration for actions that have led to a dramatic drop in oil and gas leases on federal lands and waters (Greenwire, Jan. 27).
The budget cuts are sure to face resistance in Congress from both sides of the aisle. In last year's budget, the White House managed to win Congressional support for 60 percent of the cuts he had proposed, officials said. In that budget, Obama also had proposed to increase fees and eliminate tax breaks for oil and gas companies to raise more than $30 billion in revenue over a decade. But not all of the measures won support from Congress.
One measure he failed push through last year was a new $4-per-acre fee on "nonproducing" oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico.
The White House characterized the budget as a responsible move in tight fiscal times. "It's not a left-wing budget. It's not a right-wing budget. It's a pragmatic budget," said one official.
They also reiterated President Obama's threat last week, during the State of the Union address, to use his veto power if Congress does not act to curb wasteful spending.
President Obama's $3.834 trillion budget, to be released today, proposes to inject billions more dollars in clean energy research while slashing federal fossil fuel subsidies, according to White House officials.
The fiscal year 2011 budget will include $6 billion for clean energy technologies, mostly focused on research, development and demonstration, the White House said.
While sending more cash to priority areas, Obama is also seeking a three-year non-military discretionary spending freeze. The move is to help trim a federal deficit that is projected at $1.3 trillion in 2011 and, without efforts to rein it in, expected to balloon further in the next decade.
Obama's budget proposal will include $20 billion-worth of more than 120 terminations, reductions, and savings. The savings are necessary to fund increases in priority areas while keeping the discretionary baseline flat, according to White House Office of Management and Budget director Peter Orzag.
To further spur a switch to clean energy and trim the deficit, the White House budget will also seek to eliminate tax preferences for oil, gas and coal companies, Orzag said. OMB says the move will raise an additional $40 billion over ten years.
The budget move comes a week after Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and American Petroleum Institute President Jack Gerard exchanged heated words, after Gerard accused the administration for actions that have led to a dramatic drop in oil and gas leases on federal lands and waters (Greenwire, Jan. 27).
The budget cuts are sure to face resistance in Congress from both sides of the aisle. In last year's budget, the White House managed to win Congressional support for 60 percent of the cuts he had proposed, officials said. In that budget, Obama also had proposed to increase fees and eliminate tax breaks for oil and gas companies to raise more than $30 billion in revenue over a decade. But not all of the measures won support from Congress.
One measure he failed push through last year was a new $4-per-acre fee on "nonproducing" oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico.
The White House characterized the budget as a responsible move in tight fiscal times. "It's not a left-wing budget. It's not a right-wing budget. It's a pragmatic budget," said one official.
They also reiterated President Obama's threat last week, during the State of the Union address, to use his veto power if Congress does not act to curb wasteful spending.
A quick post as I run out the door for the teeveey studio: Set your TiVos and your DVRs, mark your calendars: Tonight I'll be on ABC World News talking about my new book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. The segment will also feature members of Henrietta's family, and Vincent Racaniello with lots, and lots of HeLa cells.
ALSO: The first reviews of The Immortal Life are starting to hit newspapers. There's a terrific review on the front page of the Washington Post Outlook section today, and another great one in the St. Petersburg Times. Update: This great review just in from the Boston Globe too!
As the kids say: wOOt! Stay tuned, later today, I'll be posting details of the many HeLa related events happening this week in New York: At Columbia, McNally Jackson Bookstore, and more.
