GETTING A RAISE
About 2 million Americans get a raise Thursday as the federal minimum wage rises 70 cents. That’s 70 extra cents they don’t have to worry about spending on a house and a car they already lost.




BATMAN GIVES A BACK HAND
Britain's "Daily Mail" has reported that Christian Bale, star of the Batman movies, flew off the handle and got physical, after his mom made disparaging remarks about his wife. Bystanders on the scene could be heard yelling, "Holy Assault and Battery Batman!"




WILL SMITH SUPER PAID
Will Smith leads the pack this year after being named by Forbes magazine as Hollywood’s highest paid actor. The magazine said to make it fair to the other actors, they even threw in "Wild Wild West" and "Hitch."




MAN SETS DRINKING RECORD
Rhode Island Police arrested a drunk driver whose blood alcohol level was 0.491 percent - the highest ever recorded in the state for someone who wasn't dead. The only thing the man said was, "I had to drive because I was too drunk to walk."




GREAT BALLS OF FIRE
Two practical jokers are behind bars for setting their passed-out drinking buddy's crotch ablaze while boozing in Grover Beach, CA. Hey, it could have been worse. At least they didn’t try to stomp out the fire.