OJ Simpson to get out of jail

OJ Simpson has been given parole.  He’s spent almost nine years in prison for a Las Vegas armed robbery, and could be out as soon as October 1st.  The 70-year-old’s defenders have said the sentence was out of proportion to the crime, and that he was being punished for the acquittal in the 1994 murders of Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman.

Honours for R-L Stine

Comic-Con has given “Goosebumps” creator R-L Stine a surprise at his first trip to the San Diego event.

The 73-year-old author received the Inkpot Award, which honours contributions to comics, fantasy and sci-fi.

Past recipients include Steven Spielberg and George Lucas.

Stine also announced a new line of “Goosebumps” comic books is in the works.