Accused of stalking star, man faces arrest by police

Accused of stalking star,man faces arrest by police
LYNNWOOD, Wash. -- Police arrested a man after he was accused of stalking teen pop star Avril Lavigne. James Speedy, 30, was booked into jail for investigation of stalking after police searched his Seattle suburban home Wednesday -- the same day the 19-year-old Canadian singer and Grammy nominee played a free concert at a mall south of Seattle.
He later posted $5,000 bail and was released.
Officers have been investigating the case since last summer, when they were contacted by Ontario, Canada, police about harassing letters and e-mails sent to Lavigne, Detective Jerry Reiner said.
"These did place the family of Avril Lavigne, and Avril Lavigne herself, in fear," Reiner said. He refused to discuss the content of the messages.
Speedy does not have a listed telephone number; it was unclear whether he had obtained a lawyer.
Rewards from Trump?With Visa card, you can
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- Donald Trump has put his name on a credit card -- in block letters across the top. Plans for the platinum Trump Rewards Visa credit card were in the works before Trump's NBC reality show, "The Apprentice," scored big with viewers, said Bank One Corp. spokeswoman Jessica Iben.
"We see Trump as a really strong and very versatile brand. The brand name carries a very significant reputation with it," she said Wednesday. Customers who use it for purchases at Trump's three Atlantic City casinos earn two points for every dollar spent, and one point for every dollar spent on everyday items elsewhere.
For every 2,500 points they receive, cardholders get a $25 gift certificate redeemable for nongambling purchases at the casinos, such as hotel stays, gifts or meals.
Credit cards can't be used to buy chips directly, although they can be used to obtain cash advances to do so. In that case, only one point would be earned.
Harry to return to Britainafter a stay in Lesotho
MASERU, Lesotho -- Britain's Prince Harry has wrapped up his two-month stay in the tiny mountain kingdom of Lesotho, part of his year off from schooling.
Prince Charles' younger son was to travel Thursday to an undisclosed location before returning to Britain, said Mark Watchorn, Britain's deputy high commissioner to Lesotho.
Since arriving Feb. 13, the 19-year-old prince and his traveling companion, George Hill, had dug trenches, helped build a bridge and put down the foundation of a health clinic, and visited AIDS patients with a local doctor.
Harry, who is taking time off between his education at Eton and his enrollment at Sandhurst military academy, spent part of last year working on a ranch in Australia.
Rapper 'Rev. Run' enterssearch for poet laureate
NEW YORK -- Run-DMC's Joseph "the Rev. Run" Simmons has been many things -- pioneering rapper, ordained minister. Now he could add poet laureate to the list.
Simmons entered his name Thursday in the search for the new poet laureate of the borough he knows best -- Queens.
"The whole life of Run-DMC was concocted in the atmosphere of Hollis, Queens," Simmons told The Associated Press.
The unpaid poet laureate of Queens position has been empty for months. Applicants must have lived in the borough for at least five years at some point and must write in English.
Today's birthdays
Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner is 78. Naturalist Jim Fowler is 72. Actor Jean-Paul Belmondo is 71. Actress Michael Learned is 65. Country singer Margo Smith is 62. Country singer Hal Ketchum is 51. Actor Dennis Quaid is 50. Humorist Jimmy Tingle is 49. Golfer Severiano Ballesteros is 47. Country musician Dave Innis (Restless Heart) is 45. Sports reporter Lisa Guerrero is 40. Actress-model Paulina Porizkova is 39. Actress Cynthia Nixon is 38. Rock singer Kevin Martin (Candlebox) is 35. Actress Keshia Knight Pulliam is 25. Actor Ryan Northcott is 24. Actress Kristen Stewart is 14.