Opinion: Gun violence is a public health epidemic - CNN.com: CNN) -- "Don't know if you heard reports of shots fired in Paramus Garden State Plaza -- suspect in body armor and carrying long rifle."
I received this text from a friend at 9:59 on Monday evening. This would be a disturbing message for anyone to read, but it was especially alarming to me because Paramus, New Jersey -- the place where the shooting was taking place -- is my hometown.
We have all watched media reports of heart-breaking gun violence at grammar schools, universities, barbershops, movie theaters, shopping malls, workplaces, airports. But it feels different when your hometown is on the national news as the location. You truly get the sense that no place is safe.
Sunday, November 10, 2013
Police arrest 15-year-old girl accused of cyberbullying in Florida - CNN.com
Police arrest 15-year-old girl accused of cyberbullying in Florida - CNN.com: (CNN) -- Police in St. Petersburg, Florida, have arrested a 15-year-old girl who they say sent several hundred threatening texts to three other 15-year-old girls.
The suspect, who CNN is not naming because of her age, is charged with three counts of aggravated stalking and one count of tampering with a witness, according to a Thursday statement from police.
Many of the texts were allegedly death threats.
According to police, the suspect admitted she sent some of the texts but not all of them.
They said she admitted to sending the following text: "If this isn't bullying then I don't know what is."
The suspect, who CNN is not naming because of her age, is charged with three counts of aggravated stalking and one count of tampering with a witness, according to a Thursday statement from police.
Many of the texts were allegedly death threats.
According to police, the suspect admitted she sent some of the texts but not all of them.
They said she admitted to sending the following text: "If this isn't bullying then I don't know what is."
Ted Cruz's Drunken Law School Antics Revealed
Ted Cruz's Drunken Law School Antics Revealed: The Boston Globe poked around Texas Senator Ted Cruz's time at Harvard Law School. Some of the findings are almost too good to be true.
Among them: the Republican senator once got so drunk that he couldn't perform in a school play the next day.
From the Globe:
Among them: the Republican senator once got so drunk that he couldn't perform in a school play the next day.
From the Globe:
Couple fined for inflight sex - CNN.com
Couple fined for inflight sex - CNN.com: (CNN) -- Apparently, what happens on the way to Vegas, doesn't necessarily stay there.
A former vintner and a salon technician were each fined $250 for allegedly engaging in oral sex in front of other passengers on a commercial Allegiant Air flight from Medford, Oregon, to Las Vegas.
Christopher Martin, of Las Vegas, and Medford resident Jessica Stroble, each pleaded guilty in absentia in U.S. District Court in Las Vegas to a federal misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct on Thursday, reports Oregon's Mail Tribune.
The alleged act took place on June 21.
According to an FBI affidavit, passengers on the Allegiant Air flight saw Martin exposing his genitals and twice joining Stroble in oral sex and other acts despite warnings from flight attendants
A former vintner and a salon technician were each fined $250 for allegedly engaging in oral sex in front of other passengers on a commercial Allegiant Air flight from Medford, Oregon, to Las Vegas.
Christopher Martin, of Las Vegas, and Medford resident Jessica Stroble, each pleaded guilty in absentia in U.S. District Court in Las Vegas to a federal misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct on Thursday, reports Oregon's Mail Tribune.
The alleged act took place on June 21.
According to an FBI affidavit, passengers on the Allegiant Air flight saw Martin exposing his genitals and twice joining Stroble in oral sex and other acts despite warnings from flight attendants
George Stinney, Black Teen Executed In 1944, May Get New Trial
George Stinney, Black Teen Executed In 1944, May Get New Trial: COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Supporters of a 14-year-old black boy executed in 1944 for killing two white girls are asking a South Carolina judge to take the unheard-of move of granting him a new trial in hopes he will be cleared of the charges.
George Stinney was convicted on a shaky confession in a segregated society that wanted revenge for the beating deaths of two girls, ages 11 and 7, according to the lawsuit filed last month on Stinney's behalf in Clarendon County.
The request for a new trial has an uphill climb. The judge may refuse to hear it at all, since the punishment was already carried out. Also, South Carolina has strict rules for introducing new evidence after a trial is complete, requiring the information to have been impossible to discover before the trial and likely to change the results, said Kenneth Gaines, a professor at the University of South Carolina's law school.
George Stinney was convicted on a shaky confession in a segregated society that wanted revenge for the beating deaths of two girls, ages 11 and 7, according to the lawsuit filed last month on Stinney's behalf in Clarendon County.
The request for a new trial has an uphill climb. The judge may refuse to hear it at all, since the punishment was already carried out. Also, South Carolina has strict rules for introducing new evidence after a trial is complete, requiring the information to have been impossible to discover before the trial and likely to change the results, said Kenneth Gaines, a professor at the University of South Carolina's law school.
15 Remarkable Colorized Photos Will Let You Relive History
15 Remarkable Colorized Photos Will Let You Relive History: One thing we really need to thank the internet for: colorized historical photographs. Of course, the phenomenon comes to us courtesy of Photoshop and the talented editors who transformed black and white images into digital works of art. We're just happy we get to feast our eyes upon them.
Thanks to a Reddit user named Brinkman87, we have a plethora of polychromatic snapshots that bring history back to life. Behold, 15 of the best colorized photos on the web:
Thanks to a Reddit user named Brinkman87, we have a plethora of polychromatic snapshots that bring history back to life. Behold, 15 of the best colorized photos on the web:
Connie McCallister, Wisconsin Woman Abducted At 16, Found Living In Mexico With 3 Children
Connie McCallister, Wisconsin Woman Abducted At 16, Found Living In Mexico With 3 Children: A Wisconsin woman who went missing more than nine years ago has been found living in Mexico with her three children.
Connie McCallister, 26, was found after a church missionary in Mexico reported seeing her to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children three months ago, according to the Wausau Daily Herald.
“We have confirmed, through conversations on Skype, that this is really Connie, and she did ask for help in getting home,” Wausau Police Capt. Greg Hagenbucher told the newspaper. “But she won’t come back without her children.”
McCallister, who vanished in August 2004 at age 16, said she was drugged and taken to Mexico against her will by her then-boyfriend, her aunt Florence Volzka told the Associated Press.
Connie McCallister, 26, was found after a church missionary in Mexico reported seeing her to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children three months ago, according to the Wausau Daily Herald.
“We have confirmed, through conversations on Skype, that this is really Connie, and she did ask for help in getting home,” Wausau Police Capt. Greg Hagenbucher told the newspaper. “But she won’t come back without her children.”
McCallister, who vanished in August 2004 at age 16, said she was drugged and taken to Mexico against her will by her then-boyfriend, her aunt Florence Volzka told the Associated Press.
Guns & Ammo editor Jim Bequette resigns amid gun control column uproar - CNN.com
Guns & Ammo editor Jim Bequette resigns amid gun control column uproar - CNN.com: (CNN) -- The editor of Guns & Ammo magazine apologized to readers and resigned immediately, earlier than planned, after he published a column advocating gun control, enraging his readers.
Editor Jim Bequette wanted to "generate a healthy exchange of ideas on gun rights" when he published a commentary by Dick Metcalf, who wrote that he supported regulations on firearms.
Instead, the column in the December issue "aroused unprecedented controversy" among readers who began "questioning 'Guns & Ammo's commitment to the Second Amendment," Bequette wrote in his apology.
Bequette also fired Metcalf, a gun writer who had written the Firearms Law column for the magazine's sister publication, Shooting Times.
Editor Jim Bequette wanted to "generate a healthy exchange of ideas on gun rights" when he published a commentary by Dick Metcalf, who wrote that he supported regulations on firearms.
Instead, the column in the December issue "aroused unprecedented controversy" among readers who began "questioning 'Guns & Ammo's commitment to the Second Amendment," Bequette wrote in his apology.
Bequette also fired Metcalf, a gun writer who had written the Firearms Law column for the magazine's sister publication, Shooting Times.
Washington Redskins: Racist or a sporting exception? – CNN World Sport - CNN.com Blogs
Washington Redskins: Racist or a sporting exception? – CNN World Sport - CNN.com Blogs: In 1947, Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in American sport when he took the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers as the first African American to play in the formerly all-white baseball league.
Seven decades later, even though the racial tensions are nowhere near what they were when Robinson made history, one of the United States’ most storied sporting franchises still clings to a term many critics argue supports racial intolerance.
The NFL’s Washington Redskins have carried their name since 1933, when they were the Boston Redskins. When the football team moved to the capital four years later, they brought the name with them and have held it ever since.
Seven decades later, even though the racial tensions are nowhere near what they were when Robinson made history, one of the United States’ most storied sporting franchises still clings to a term many critics argue supports racial intolerance.
The NFL’s Washington Redskins have carried their name since 1933, when they were the Boston Redskins. When the football team moved to the capital four years later, they brought the name with them and have held it ever since.
Nicole Kurowski, Cheerleading Coach And Gym Teacher, Accused Of Sex With High School Student
Nicole Kurowski, Cheerleading Coach And Gym Teacher, Accused Of Sex With High School Student: A cheerleading coach and gym teacher at a Pennsylvania high school is accused of having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old student.
Nicole Kurowski turned herself in to police Wednesday and was charged with institutional sexual assault, unlawful contact with a minor and corruption of minors for allegedly carrying on a 10-month sexual relationship with a student at Tulpehocken High School, where she taught for two years.
According to state police, the 27-year-old teacher had sexual contact with the male victim numerous times both during and after school hours -- and on and off school property -- in the 2012 - 2013 academic year. Investigators said they recovered thousands of sexually explicit text messages and images sent between Kurowski and her victim, according to WFMZ.
Nicole Kurowski turned herself in to police Wednesday and was charged with institutional sexual assault, unlawful contact with a minor and corruption of minors for allegedly carrying on a 10-month sexual relationship with a student at Tulpehocken High School, where she taught for two years.
According to state police, the 27-year-old teacher had sexual contact with the male victim numerous times both during and after school hours -- and on and off school property -- in the 2012 - 2013 academic year. Investigators said they recovered thousands of sexually explicit text messages and images sent between Kurowski and her victim, according to WFMZ.
Saturday, November 9, 2013
Nothing scarier than a nervous white man: The “Redskins” debate is really about white privilege - Salon.com
Nothing scarier than a nervous white man: The “Redskins” debate is really about white privilege - Salon.com: Redskin. The word relegates complex humanity to a lifeless specimen, a stagnant and specious simulation of a physiognomy invented during a time of conquest. It reduces cultural identity to the wholly unreliable tableau of melanin and nose structure. It is of a specific historical moment, but exists outside of time, like the immutable figure it purports to represent.
The mascot accompanying the word is a brand, a commodity, selling not merely image or design but also the thoroughgoing cant of colonial fantasy. It also sells identity. The identity it peddles has nothing to do with being Native.
The Redskins mascot is a powerful symbol and progenitor of majoritarian angst in today’s United States.
The mascot accompanying the word is a brand, a commodity, selling not merely image or design but also the thoroughgoing cant of colonial fantasy. It also sells identity. The identity it peddles has nothing to do with being Native.
The Redskins mascot is a powerful symbol and progenitor of majoritarian angst in today’s United States.
Kentucky Pastor Allegedly Pretends to Mourn at Funerals Then Arrested for Three K!llings - Christian Blog - Christian Blog
Kentucky Pastor Allegedly Pretends to Mourn at Funerals Then Arrested for Three K!llings - Christian Blog - Christian Blog: After allegedly pretending to be a sympathetic mourner at two of the funerals of victims from a triple murder at a Kentucky pawn shop last month, Kenneth Allen Keith, Pastor of Main Street Baptist Church, Burnside, Kentucky, was arrested on Wednesday by police in Danville, Kentucky and charged with three counts of murder and one count of robbery
Arkansas Town Responds To Controversial 'Anti-Racist Is A Code Word For Anti-White' Sign
Arkansas Town Responds To Controversial 'Anti-Racist Is A Code Word For Anti-White' Sign: The billboard has been up since Oct. 15 in the north Arkansas town. The Huffington Post first learned of its existence when a reader who spotted the sign on a recent road trip sent in a photo.
"Although we were all horrified by the billboard and really could not understand how this could happen in 2013, I did photograph it as I needed more time to meditate on the people that did this," the tipster wrote.
Harrison has just 34 black residents out of a population of 12,943, according to 2010 census figures cited by KATV. Ten years ago, the town established a race-relations task force in an attempt to adjust it’s reputation for racial discrimination and violence.
A report from the Associated Press calls attention to race riots in the early 20th century that were responsible for chasing “all but one black person from Harrison.” The KKK uses a P.O. Box located in the town, and its headquarters are 15 miles away in Zinc, Ark.
"Although we were all horrified by the billboard and really could not understand how this could happen in 2013, I did photograph it as I needed more time to meditate on the people that did this," the tipster wrote.
Harrison has just 34 black residents out of a population of 12,943, according to 2010 census figures cited by KATV. Ten years ago, the town established a race-relations task force in an attempt to adjust it’s reputation for racial discrimination and violence.
A report from the Associated Press calls attention to race riots in the early 20th century that were responsible for chasing “all but one black person from Harrison.” The KKK uses a P.O. Box located in the town, and its headquarters are 15 miles away in Zinc, Ark.
Pine Bush, N.Y., School District Faces Accusations of Anti-Semitism - NYTimes.com
Pine Bush, N.Y., School District Faces Accusations of Anti-Semitism - NYTimes.com: A picture of President Obama, with a swastika drawn on his forehead, remained on the wall of an eighth-grade social studies classroom for about a month after a student informed her teacher, the student said.
For some Jewish students in the Pine Bush Central School District in New York State, attending public school has been nothing short of a nightmare. They tell of hearing anti-Semitic epithets and nicknames, and horrific jokes about the Holocaust.
They have reported being pelted with coins, told to retrieve money thrown into garbage receptacles, shoved and even beaten. They say that on school buses in this rural part of the state, located about 90 minutes north of New York City and once home to a local Ku Klux Klan chapter president, students have chanted “white power” and made Nazi salutes with their arms.
For some Jewish students in the Pine Bush Central School District in New York State, attending public school has been nothing short of a nightmare. They tell of hearing anti-Semitic epithets and nicknames, and horrific jokes about the Holocaust.
They have reported being pelted with coins, told to retrieve money thrown into garbage receptacles, shoved and even beaten. They say that on school buses in this rural part of the state, located about 90 minutes north of New York City and once home to a local Ku Klux Klan chapter president, students have chanted “white power” and made Nazi salutes with their arms.
Why ‘60 Minutes' Stood By Benghazi Source Before Retracting Report
Why ‘60 Minutes' Stood By Benghazi Source Before Retracting Report: NEW YORK -- When The Washington Post revealed on Oct. 31 that security officer Dylan Davies once told his employer he never reached the U.S. compound in Benghazi during the Sept. 11, 2012, terrorist attack, it raised serious questions about a “60 Minutes” broadcast four days earlier.
Davies, using the pseudonym Morgan Jones, appeared on "60 Minutes" on Oct. 27 as an eyewitness on the ground that night in Libya. He provided a harrowing –- and it now turns out bogus -– account of scaling a 12-foot wall and knocking out a terrorist with his gun butt before returning home unseen. On Nov. 1, Davies told The Daily Beast he lied to his employer about not reaching the compound, but had told the truth in the “60 Minutes” interview and in a book published two days later by a CBS subsidiary. (The book has now been recalled.)
Davies, using the pseudonym Morgan Jones, appeared on "60 Minutes" on Oct. 27 as an eyewitness on the ground that night in Libya. He provided a harrowing –- and it now turns out bogus -– account of scaling a 12-foot wall and knocking out a terrorist with his gun butt before returning home unseen. On Nov. 1, Davies told The Daily Beast he lied to his employer about not reaching the compound, but had told the truth in the “60 Minutes” interview and in a book published two days later by a CBS subsidiary. (The book has now been recalled.)
Police turn routine traffic stops into cavity searches - Yahoo News
Police turn routine traffic stops into cavity searches - Yahoo News: Timothy Young had just turned into a gas station in Lordsburg, N.M., at 10 p.m. and was about to fill up his pickup truck when several police cars pulled up behind him. The officers from the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office accused him of failing to use his turn signal, and asked him whether he was using or carrying drugs.
According to a complaint filed Friday in a federal court in New Mexico, what happened next in the October 2012 incident was nothing short of a six-hour nightmare. Young, 31, was forced to strip from the waist down in a public parking lot and then submit his body to an X-ray and anal penetration at a nearby hospital, all under the supervision of peace officers searching for contraband.
According to a complaint filed Friday in a federal court in New Mexico, what happened next in the October 2012 incident was nothing short of a six-hour nightmare. Young, 31, was forced to strip from the waist down in a public parking lot and then submit his body to an X-ray and anal penetration at a nearby hospital, all under the supervision of peace officers searching for contraband.
US firm claims first 3D-printed metal gun - Yahoo News
US firm claims first 3D-printed metal gun - Yahoo News: Los Angeles (AFP) - A Californian engineering company says it has produced the first metal gun made on a 3D printer, releasing a video showing the firearm scoring repeated bullseyes in successful tests.
But Solid Concepts, which describes itself as a world leader of 3D printing services, said making the classic 1911 shotgun did not come cheap, requiring a lot more than a souped-up desktop printer.
"It functions beautifully," it said of the gun, in a blog accompanying the video clips. "Our resident gun expert has fired 50 successful rounds and hit a few bull's eyes at over 30 yards (meters).
But Solid Concepts, which describes itself as a world leader of 3D printing services, said making the classic 1911 shotgun did not come cheap, requiring a lot more than a souped-up desktop printer.
"It functions beautifully," it said of the gun, in a blog accompanying the video clips. "Our resident gun expert has fired 50 successful rounds and hit a few bull's eyes at over 30 yards (meters).
House GOP stands athwart history, yelling “stop”
House GOP stands athwart history, yelling “stop”: Yesterday we learned that despite the existence of bipartisan majority support in the Senate for immigration reform, the House GOP is not going to vote on it this year.
Yesterday we also learned that there is bipartisan majority support in the Senate for the Employment Non-Discrimination Act — but the House GOP is not going to vote on that this year, either.
Yesterday we also learned that there is bipartisan majority support in the Senate for the Employment Non-Discrimination Act — but the House GOP is not going to vote on that this year, either.
Friday, November 8, 2013
Wives Are in Control When It Comes to Marital Happiness | Love + Sex - Yahoo Shine
Wives Are in Control When It Comes to Marital Happiness | Love + Sex - Yahoo Shine: When it comes to marital satisfaction, it turns out women are in the driver’s seat.
A new study from researchers at the University of California, Berkeley looked at the interactions of more than 80 middle-aged and older heterosexual couples, focusing on how they recovered from disagreements. Those in marriages in which the wives calmed down quickly during an argument were found to be the happiest. What’s more, those same marriages were shown to be happiest in the long run too.
A new study from researchers at the University of California, Berkeley looked at the interactions of more than 80 middle-aged and older heterosexual couples, focusing on how they recovered from disagreements. Those in marriages in which the wives calmed down quickly during an argument were found to be the happiest. What’s more, those same marriages were shown to be happiest in the long run too.
How much do NFL cheerleaders make? Who is the oldest cheerleader? Find out here | Shutdown Corner - Yahoo Sports
How much do NFL cheerleaders make? Who is the oldest cheerleader? Find out here | Shutdown Corner - Yahoo Sports: Cheerleaders are a part of just about any NFL game, but how much do you know about them?
Did you know how much they make per game? Some of the most interesting side jobs of NFL cheerleaders? Which is the only NFL team to use male cheerleaders?
Well, Amber Matsumoto of Yahoo Sports put together some interesting facts about the NFL cheerleaders. Here's everything you'd want to know and more:
Did you know how much they make per game? Some of the most interesting side jobs of NFL cheerleaders? Which is the only NFL team to use male cheerleaders?
Well, Amber Matsumoto of Yahoo Sports put together some interesting facts about the NFL cheerleaders. Here's everything you'd want to know and more:
9 Facebook Lies You Should Never Share With Your Friends
9 Facebook Lies You Should Never Share With Your Friends: Last month, BuzzFeed reported on a viral Facebook post from 2004 that is still being shared around the social site, despite the fact that it was proven to be false many years ago. The post, which accuses Wal-Mart employees of stealing money in cash-back transactions, lures people in with a receipt purporting to prove that money was stolen from a customer.
Viral Facebook hoaxes come in all different emotional flavors, trying to tug at your heart strings, tempt your adventurous side by daring you to look, or fueling the flames of your anger and frustrations. Here are some of the more widespread, and sometimes more dangerous, lies that get spread around Facebook. Be on the lookout!
Viral Facebook hoaxes come in all different emotional flavors, trying to tug at your heart strings, tempt your adventurous side by daring you to look, or fueling the flames of your anger and frustrations. Here are some of the more widespread, and sometimes more dangerous, lies that get spread around Facebook. Be on the lookout!
Anthony Brinkman Wanted To Watch His 11-Year-Old Daughter Get Beaten, Raped By Stranger: Cops
Anthony Brinkman Wanted To Watch His 11-Year-Old Daughter Get Beaten, Raped By Stranger: Cops: A Missouri man accused of planning for his daughter to be beaten and raped was swiftly arrested by police last Friday.
Anthony Brinkman, 32, allegedly placed an ad online looking for someone to beat and rape his 11-year-old daughter while he watched, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.
What Brinkman didn't count on was an undercover officer responding to the request. Officer Randy Vaughn, a spokesman for the St. Louis County Police Department, said the undercover officer agreed to meet the suspect at a predetermined location, KMOV reported.
Anthony Brinkman, 32, allegedly placed an ad online looking for someone to beat and rape his 11-year-old daughter while he watched, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.
What Brinkman didn't count on was an undercover officer responding to the request. Officer Randy Vaughn, a spokesman for the St. Louis County Police Department, said the undercover officer agreed to meet the suspect at a predetermined location, KMOV reported.
Third Navy official arrested in bribery case | Fox News
Third Navy official arrested in bribery case | Fox News: SAN DIEGO – The number of senior U.S. Navy officials accused of swapping secrets for bribes that included cash, prostitutes and high-end travel has grown to three.
Federal authorities on Wednesday arrested Cmdr. Jose Luis Sanchez in Tampa, Fla. and will seek to have him sent to San Diego to face allegations that he accepted $100,000 in cash, visits from prostitutes and other bribes from a Malaysian contractor.
Prosecutors allege that in exchange for the bribes, the 41-year-old Sanchez passed on classified U.S. Navy information to Leonard Glenn Francis, known in Navy circles as "Fat Leonard," the CEO of Singapore-based Glenn Defense Marine Asia Ltd., or GDMA.
Federal authorities on Wednesday arrested Cmdr. Jose Luis Sanchez in Tampa, Fla. and will seek to have him sent to San Diego to face allegations that he accepted $100,000 in cash, visits from prostitutes and other bribes from a Malaysian contractor.
Prosecutors allege that in exchange for the bribes, the 41-year-old Sanchez passed on classified U.S. Navy information to Leonard Glenn Francis, known in Navy circles as "Fat Leonard," the CEO of Singapore-based Glenn Defense Marine Asia Ltd., or GDMA.
Opinion: Don't blame women's drinking for rape - CNN.com
Opinion: Don't blame women's drinking for rape - CNN.com: (CNN) -- A recent, widely discussed column in Slate rekindled an old debate about women, drinking and rape. It argued that young women should not become intoxicated because studies have shown that drinking, and the incoherence it produces, can lead to rape. Last week, in an article in USA Today law enforcement officials identified alcohol as "the No. 1 date rape drug," and health care providers urged women not to conduct themselves in ways that increase the likelihood of sexual assault.
Opinion: Don't blame women's drinking for rape - CNN.com
Opinion: Don't blame women's drinking for rape - CNN.com: (CNN) -- A recent, widely discussed column in Slate rekindled an old debate about women, drinking and rape. It argued that young women should not become intoxicated because studies have shown that drinking, and the incoherence it produces, can lead to rape. Last week, in an article in USA Today law enforcement officials identified alcohol as "the No. 1 date rape drug," and health care providers urged women not to conduct themselves in ways that increase the likelihood of sexual assault.
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Nephew of NY Giants co-owner accused of setting motorcycles on fire | Fox News
Nephew of NY Giants co-owner accused of setting motorcycles on fire | Fox News: A nephew of New York Giants co-owner John Mara was arrested early Tuesday morning and accused of setting motorcycles on fire in his Manhattan neighborhood.
The New York Post reported that 26-year-old Stephen Mara has been charged with arson and told police that he set the fires because bikers were revving their engines in the middle of the night and setting off car alarms.
The New York Post reported that 26-year-old Stephen Mara has been charged with arson and told police that he set the fires because bikers were revving their engines in the middle of the night and setting off car alarms.
16-Year-Old Florida Girl Held Down By Classmates, Raped On Videotape: Cops
16-Year-Old Florida Girl Held Down By Classmates, Raped On Videotape: Cops: A 16-year-old's visit to a Hollywood, Florida home turned into a nightmare when a pack of five teens descended upon her, dragged her by the hair, kicked and punched her, then held her down while she was raped in a videotaped assault, police say.
Four of the accused and the victim are students at South Broward High, according to their Facebook pages. The three boys and two girls, ages 15 to 19, have been charged with felony sexual battery and false imprisonment.
"It just makes it all the more disturbing when you have this many people working in concert and aggression," Maria Schneider, state prosecutor in charge of the juvenile unit, said Monday. "I can't imagine how overwhelmed and under siege someone would feel under these circumstances. It's very traumatic."
Four of the accused and the victim are students at South Broward High, according to their Facebook pages. The three boys and two girls, ages 15 to 19, have been charged with felony sexual battery and false imprisonment.
"It just makes it all the more disturbing when you have this many people working in concert and aggression," Maria Schneider, state prosecutor in charge of the juvenile unit, said Monday. "I can't imagine how overwhelmed and under siege someone would feel under these circumstances. It's very traumatic."
10 Things We'd Lose If Texas Actually Seceded
10 Things We'd Lose If Texas Actually Seceded: A year ago this week, more than 125,000 people signed a secession petition asking the Obama administration to “Peacefully grant the State of Texas to withdraw from the United States of America and create its own NEW government.”
Texas Railroad Commissioner Barry Smitherman (R), who is running to be the state’s next attorney general, told WorldNetDaily in September that he has been preparing for secession in case "the rest of the country falls apart.”
Texas Railroad Commissioner Barry Smitherman (R), who is running to be the state’s next attorney general, told WorldNetDaily in September that he has been preparing for secession in case "the rest of the country falls apart.”
Gun Ownership And Racist Attitudes Are Linked, Study Finds
Gun Ownership And Racist Attitudes Are Linked, Study Finds: Are you a white gun owner? You're more likely to be a racist than if you weren't packing heat.
That's what researchers found in a study published by the journal Plos One, which linked racial prejudice to firearm ownership in America.
A research team led by Dr. Kerry O’Brien, a professor of behavioral studies at Australia's Monash University, examined attitudes about gun control and race using data from the American National Election Study, a survey conducted before and after presidential elections.
The researchers found that "for each 1 point increase in symbolic racism there was a 50% increase in the odds of having a gun at home," as well as "a 28% increase in support for permits to carry concealed handguns."
That's what researchers found in a study published by the journal Plos One, which linked racial prejudice to firearm ownership in America.
A research team led by Dr. Kerry O’Brien, a professor of behavioral studies at Australia's Monash University, examined attitudes about gun control and race using data from the American National Election Study, a survey conducted before and after presidential elections.
The researchers found that "for each 1 point increase in symbolic racism there was a 50% increase in the odds of having a gun at home," as well as "a 28% increase in support for permits to carry concealed handguns."
22 Bizarre Animals You Probably Didn't Know Exist
22 Bizarre Animals You Probably Didn't Know Exist: Most of us don’t grasp the variety of animals species that inhabit the Earth today, and some even get surprised as they find out there’s an animal they haven’t heard of before. But seriously now – out of 1,367,555[1] identified non-insect animal species that live on Earth today, how do you expect to know every single one of them?
Nephew of NY Giants co-owner accused of setting motorcycles on fire | Fox News
Nephew of NY Giants co-owner accused of setting motorcycles on fire | Fox News: A nephew of New York Giants co-owner John Mara was arrested early Tuesday morning and accused of setting motorcycles on fire in his Manhattan neighborhood.
The New York Post reported that 26-year-old Stephen Mara has been charged with arson and told police that he set the fires because bikers were revving their engines in the middle of the night and setting off car alarms.
The paper reported that Mara was caught in the act at approximately 2:15 a.m. Tuesday, when a security guard at the nearby 69th Regimental Armory on Lexington Avenue saw him setting the fires in the tony Gramercy Park neighborhood.
The New York Post reported that 26-year-old Stephen Mara has been charged with arson and told police that he set the fires because bikers were revving their engines in the middle of the night and setting off car alarms.
The paper reported that Mara was caught in the act at approximately 2:15 a.m. Tuesday, when a security guard at the nearby 69th Regimental Armory on Lexington Avenue saw him setting the fires in the tony Gramercy Park neighborhood.
Miss. woman offered to sell her baby, authorities say | Fox News
Miss. woman offered to sell her baby, authorities say | Fox News: NEW ORLEANS – A Mississippi woman has been arrested for allegedly offering to sell her infant son to another woman she met through an online classified ad.
Bobbie Jo Stojic, 23, of Bay St. Louis was freed on $5,000 bond after her Oct. 29 arrest on a felony charge of offering to sell a child, authorities said.
Stojic allegedly offered to sell her 4-month-old son for $5,000 in a text message that she sent last month to a woman from Kenner, La., who had answered her Craigslist ad for baby clothes, according to a court filing.
Bobbie Jo Stojic, 23, of Bay St. Louis was freed on $5,000 bond after her Oct. 29 arrest on a felony charge of offering to sell a child, authorities said.
Stojic allegedly offered to sell her 4-month-old son for $5,000 in a text message that she sent last month to a woman from Kenner, La., who had answered her Craigslist ad for baby clothes, according to a court filing.
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Police: Girl found dead in Ga. trash bin had shown up at school with bruises, tried to flee | Fox News
Police: Girl found dead in Ga. trash bin had shown up at school with bruises, tried to flee | Fox News: LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. – Police reports show that a 10-year-old girl whose malnourished body was found in a suburban Atlanta trash bin had tried to run away from home last year and showed up at school years earlier with bruises and welts on her body.
Gwinnett County Police say Emani Moss' malnourished body was found Saturday. Her father, Eman Moss, and her stepmother, Tiffany Moss, have been charged with murder, concealing a body and child cruelty. It's unclear if they have attorneys.
Gwinnett County Police say Emani Moss' malnourished body was found Saturday. Her father, Eman Moss, and her stepmother, Tiffany Moss, have been charged with murder, concealing a body and child cruelty. It's unclear if they have attorneys.
After 380-plus years, New Hampshire family sells farm | Fox News
After 380-plus years, New Hampshire family sells farm | Fox News: Three years after it was put up for sale, an 11-generation family farm in New Hampshire has been sold for a fraction of the price that was first listed.
Members of the Tuttle family owned the 135-acre farm in Dover since 1632, one of America's oldest continuously operated family farms. They put the fruit-and-vegetable farm up for sale in the summer of 2010 as they dealt with competition from supermarkets, pick-it-yourself farms and debt.
The original price was $3.35 million. Foster's Daily Democrat reports it sold last month for a little over $1 million to Matt Kozazcki, who owns a farm in Newbury, Mass
Members of the Tuttle family owned the 135-acre farm in Dover since 1632, one of America's oldest continuously operated family farms. They put the fruit-and-vegetable farm up for sale in the summer of 2010 as they dealt with competition from supermarkets, pick-it-yourself farms and debt.
The original price was $3.35 million. Foster's Daily Democrat reports it sold last month for a little over $1 million to Matt Kozazcki, who owns a farm in Newbury, Mass
Coroner: Bodies of man, woman, boy found in Miss. believed to be that of missing family | Fox News
Coroner: Bodies of man, woman, boy found in Miss. believed to be that of missing family | Fox News: JACKSON, Miss. – The bodies of a man, woman and young boy believed to be members of a family that went missing were found Tuesday in Mississippi, not far from where investigators found their burned car a few days earlier, authorities said.
Copiah County Coroner Ellis Stuart said the bodies were found in an abandoned house, about a mile from where the family's vehicle was found Saturday.
Stuart said the bodies matched the descriptions of Jaidon Hill, 7, Atira Hill-Smith, 30, and Laterry Smith, 34. They were reported missing Friday. Their vehicle was found crashed and burning Saturday morning on Shelby Road off Mississippi Highway 18 in Copiah County.
Copiah County Coroner Ellis Stuart said the bodies were found in an abandoned house, about a mile from where the family's vehicle was found Saturday.
Stuart said the bodies matched the descriptions of Jaidon Hill, 7, Atira Hill-Smith, 30, and Laterry Smith, 34. They were reported missing Friday. Their vehicle was found crashed and burning Saturday morning on Shelby Road off Mississippi Highway 18 in Copiah County.
The 10 strangest facts about penises - Salon.com
The 10 strangest facts about penises - Salon.com: Simone de Beauvoir called it “a small person … an alter ego usually more sly … and more clever than the individual.” Leonardo da Vinci said it “has dealings with human intelligence and sometimes displays an intelligence of its own.” Sophocles said that having one was to be “chained to a madman.”
These great thinkers were referring so exasperatedly, so powerlessly, to none other than the penis. That’s a lot of hype for a body part that can “be seen as something the Creator doodled in an idle moment,” as Tom Hickman puts it in the new book, “God’s Doodle: The Life and Times of the Penis.” Then again, our fascination with the penis has long belied its relatively small size (the average one is believed to be 6.2 inches long when erect). It’s fitting, then, that Hickman, a journalist, has written an expansive history of the male member covering everything from biological explanations of its shape and size to analysis of phallic myths.
These great thinkers were referring so exasperatedly, so powerlessly, to none other than the penis. That’s a lot of hype for a body part that can “be seen as something the Creator doodled in an idle moment,” as Tom Hickman puts it in the new book, “God’s Doodle: The Life and Times of the Penis.” Then again, our fascination with the penis has long belied its relatively small size (the average one is believed to be 6.2 inches long when erect). It’s fitting, then, that Hickman, a journalist, has written an expansive history of the male member covering everything from biological explanations of its shape and size to analysis of phallic myths.
CIA, DoD had doctors torture detainees after 9/11 - Salon.com
CIA, DoD had doctors torture detainees after 9/11 - Salon.com: In a new report that makes contextualizes the torturous force-feeding of Gitmo hunger strikers, it has been revealed that under CIA and DoD orders, doctors tortured terror suspects to gain intel after 9/11.
The Taskforce on Preserving Medical Professionalism in National Security Detention Centers found that, following 9/11, medical professionals working with the military and intelligence services “designed and participated in cruel, inhumane and degrading treatment and torture of detainees.”
The Taskforce on Preserving Medical Professionalism in National Security Detention Centers found that, following 9/11, medical professionals working with the military and intelligence services “designed and participated in cruel, inhumane and degrading treatment and torture of detainees.”
10 worst right-wing statements of the week — celebrity quack edition - Salon.com
10 worst right-wing statements of the week — celebrity quack edition - Salon.com: 1. Suzanne Somers is still an idiot, and the WSJ prints her error-ridden Obamacare hitjob anyway.
While Thighmaster spokeswoman Suzanne Somers has matured since her hit TV show days, her plumpers and politics have pretty much ossified. Her enlightened take on the Affordable Care Act appeared in the Wall Street Journal this week, concluding that it’s “a greater Ponzi scheme than that pulled off by Bernie Madoff.” She wrote 535 hysterical words, in which Lenin came up in addition to Madoff, on the topic of this dreaded “socialized medicine.” By the next day, the Journal had published nearly a fifth as many words in corrections.
While Thighmaster spokeswoman Suzanne Somers has matured since her hit TV show days, her plumpers and politics have pretty much ossified. Her enlightened take on the Affordable Care Act appeared in the Wall Street Journal this week, concluding that it’s “a greater Ponzi scheme than that pulled off by Bernie Madoff.” She wrote 535 hysterical words, in which Lenin came up in addition to Madoff, on the topic of this dreaded “socialized medicine.” By the next day, the Journal had published nearly a fifth as many words in corrections.
16-Year-Old Florida Girl Held Down By Classmates, Raped On Videotape: Cops
16-Year-Old Florida Girl Held Down By Classmates, Raped On Videotape: Cops: 16-year-old's visit to a Hollywood, Florida home turned into a nightmare when a pack of five teens descended upon her, dragged her by the hair, kicked and punched her, then held her down while she was raped in a videotaped assault, police say.
Four of the accused and the victim are students at South Broward High, according to their Facebook pages. The three boys and two girls, ages 15 to 19, have been charged with felony sexual battery and false imprisonment.
"It just makes it all the more disturbing when you have this many people working in concert and aggression," Maria Schneider, state prosecutor in charge of the juvenile unit, said Monday. "I can't imagine how overwhelmed and under siege someone would feel under these circumstances. It's very traumatic."
Four of the accused and the victim are students at South Broward High, according to their Facebook pages. The three boys and two girls, ages 15 to 19, have been charged with felony sexual battery and false imprisonment.
"It just makes it all the more disturbing when you have this many people working in concert and aggression," Maria Schneider, state prosecutor in charge of the juvenile unit, said Monday. "I can't imagine how overwhelmed and under siege someone would feel under these circumstances. It's very traumatic."
This Map Of U.S. Divorce Rates Shows Where Marriages Go To Die
This Map Of U.S. Divorce Rates Shows Where Marriages Go To Die: Genetics, income levels, education -- these are only a handful of factors that studies say could influence a couple's risk of divorce.
But could where you live predict divorce with some degree of accuracy as well? It's possible. After all, 2009 research out of Brown University concluded that marital dissolution may be contagious, and states' cultural and political identities may influence their residents' marriage patterns as well. Curious about how your state stacks up? Look no further than the map below.
But could where you live predict divorce with some degree of accuracy as well? It's possible. After all, 2009 research out of Brown University concluded that marital dissolution may be contagious, and states' cultural and political identities may influence their residents' marriage patterns as well. Curious about how your state stacks up? Look no further than the map below.
Army wife stabbed during video chat with soldier husband says recovery 'going well' | Fox News
Army wife stabbed during video chat with soldier husband says recovery 'going well' | Fox News: The Army wife who was attacked in her Texas home last week during a chat with her soldier husband on a video conferencing app says her “recovery is going pretty well,” while the health of the baby she delivered shortly afterward is improving.
Rachel Poole, 31, was nine months pregnant on Wednesday when she was stabbed in her El Paso home by 19-year-old Fort Bliss soldier Corey Bernard Moss, police say, according to KFOX14. Her husband, Justin Poole, was deployed in southwest Asia and could see and hear the attack over the phone, authorities added.
Rachel Poole, 31, was nine months pregnant on Wednesday when she was stabbed in her El Paso home by 19-year-old Fort Bliss soldier Corey Bernard Moss, police say, according to KFOX14. Her husband, Justin Poole, was deployed in southwest Asia and could see and hear the attack over the phone, authorities added.
'Bigfoot hunt' ends in shooting, arrests | Fox News
'Bigfoot hunt' ends in shooting, arrests | Fox News: An apparent hunt for Bigfoot in the woods of Oklahoma went wrong after a man reportedly heard a “barking noise,” turned around and shot his friend in the back, police say.
One of the men told authorities they were hunting for the mythical beast in the woods of Rogers County Saturday night.
The wounded man allegedly shot by 21-year-old Omar Pineda was not named, but he is expected to survive, News on 6 reports. Pineda was arrested and charged with reckless conduct with a firearm and obstruction.
One of the men told authorities they were hunting for the mythical beast in the woods of Rogers County Saturday night.
The wounded man allegedly shot by 21-year-old Omar Pineda was not named, but he is expected to survive, News on 6 reports. Pineda was arrested and charged with reckless conduct with a firearm and obstruction.
Three in custody after Central Connecticut State University shooter scare | Fox News
Three in custody after Central Connecticut State University shooter scare | Fox News: Three people were taken into custody Monday afternoon after reports of an armed man on the campus of Central Connecticut State University prompted a schoolwide lockdown, authorities said.
Police were called to the New Britain campus around 12 p.m. after several students called 911 with reports of a man walking around in camouflage while carrying a handgun or “sword-like weapon,” CCSU Police Chief Chris Cervoni said at an afternoon press conference.
Police were called to the New Britain campus around 12 p.m. after several students called 911 with reports of a man walking around in camouflage while carrying a handgun or “sword-like weapon,” CCSU Police Chief Chris Cervoni said at an afternoon press conference.
School officials resign after allegedly sending racist, sexist texts - CNN.com
School officials resign after allegedly sending racist, sexist texts - CNN.com: (CNN) -- A Pennsylvania school board voted to accept the resignations of two school officials who have been accused of sending each other a series of racist and sexist text messages on district phones, the board's attorney said.
In a 6-1 vote Tuesday night, members of the Coatesville Area School District board accepted the resignation of Superintendent Richard Como and high school Athletic Director Jim Donato, said the attorney, James Ellison.
In a 6-1 vote Tuesday night, members of the Coatesville Area School District board accepted the resignation of Superintendent Richard Como and high school Athletic Director Jim Donato, said the attorney, James Ellison.
Monday, November 4, 2013
3 Reasons Divorce Is Harder On Men Than Women
3 Reasons Divorce Is Harder On Men Than Women: It turns out that in the age-old battle of the sexes, men seem to be having a more difficult time coping with the dissolution of a marriage. According to a recent study from the Journal of Men's Health, divorced men are more susceptible to heart disease, high blood pressure, and strokes than married men are — in addition to being 39 percent more likely to commit suicide and engage in risky behavior.
We spoke with relationship coach and YourTango expert Lewis Denbaum to get to the bottom of these statistics. "The last time I got divorced, which was in 2003, my blood pressure went through the roof," said Denbaum. "I had to start taking blood pressure medicine for the first time in my life."
As someone who had been practicing transcendental meditation for over 30 years, Denbaum was surprised to find that while going through his second divorce, his meditation techniques had no effect whatsoever. "I realized then that I had to step outside of the box of my life, and examine my thoughts and beliefs," he said.
We spoke with relationship coach and YourTango expert Lewis Denbaum to get to the bottom of these statistics. "The last time I got divorced, which was in 2003, my blood pressure went through the roof," said Denbaum. "I had to start taking blood pressure medicine for the first time in my life."
As someone who had been practicing transcendental meditation for over 30 years, Denbaum was surprised to find that while going through his second divorce, his meditation techniques had no effect whatsoever. "I realized then that I had to step outside of the box of my life, and examine my thoughts and beliefs," he said.
Librarian says she was fired after complaining of colleagues having sex in children’s section | Fox News
Librarian says she was fired after complaining of colleagues having sex in children’s section | Fox News: A New Mexico librarian says she was fired after alerting the town’s mayor about an incident involving a colleague and another municipal worker having sex in the children’s section of the library.
KRQE News 13 quotes Jamie Kurz’s attorney as saying his client got the pink slip Oct. 10 – and now plans to file a tort claim with the town of Estancia, which could then lead to a whistle-blower lawsuit.
The story begins in August, when Kurz reportedly arrived to work early at the Estancia Public Library, and saw two parked vehicles, one belonging to the head librarian and the other to the town maintenance department.
Joseph CampBell, the attorney now representing Kurz, told KRQE his client entered the library – and heard strange noises emanating from the children’s section.
KRQE News 13 quotes Jamie Kurz’s attorney as saying his client got the pink slip Oct. 10 – and now plans to file a tort claim with the town of Estancia, which could then lead to a whistle-blower lawsuit.
The story begins in August, when Kurz reportedly arrived to work early at the Estancia Public Library, and saw two parked vehicles, one belonging to the head librarian and the other to the town maintenance department.
Joseph CampBell, the attorney now representing Kurz, told KRQE his client entered the library – and heard strange noises emanating from the children’s section.
Herbal Supplements Are Often Not What They Seem - NYTimes.com
Herbal Supplements Are Often Not What They Seem - NYTimes.com: Americans spend an estimated $5 billion a year on unproven herbal supplements that promise everything from fighting off colds to curbing hot flashes and boosting memory. But now there is a new reason for supplement buyers to beware: DNA tests show that many pills labeled as healing herbs are little more than powdered rice and weeds.
Using a test called DNA barcoding, a kind of genetic fingerprinting that has also been used to help uncover labeling fraud in the commercial seafood industry, Canadian researchers tested 44 bottles of popular supplements sold by 12 companies. They found that many were not what they claimed to be, and that pills labeled as popular herbs were often diluted — or replaced entirely — by cheap fillers like soybean, wheat and rice.
Using a test called DNA barcoding, a kind of genetic fingerprinting that has also been used to help uncover labeling fraud in the commercial seafood industry, Canadian researchers tested 44 bottles of popular supplements sold by 12 companies. They found that many were not what they claimed to be, and that pills labeled as popular herbs were often diluted — or replaced entirely — by cheap fillers like soybean, wheat and rice.
Krokodil, Flesh-Eating Drug, Reported In Columbus, Ohio
Krokodil, Flesh-Eating Drug, Reported In Columbus, Ohio: Authorities in Columbus, Ohio, say they may have encountered their first case of the flesh-eating drug, krokodil.
A homeless man in Columbus told medics he had used the drug, which derives its name from the green-black lesions it leaves on the skin of users after injection.
"The patient had a large, open wound and it is consistent with what we've been seeing, or the trend when people use this type of medicine [sic]," Deputy Fire Chief Jim Davis told WBNS-TV on Friday.
A homeless man in Columbus told medics he had used the drug, which derives its name from the green-black lesions it leaves on the skin of users after injection.
"The patient had a large, open wound and it is consistent with what we've been seeing, or the trend when people use this type of medicine [sic]," Deputy Fire Chief Jim Davis told WBNS-TV on Friday.
America’s international image slipping – Global Public Square - CNN.com Blogs
America’s international image slipping – Global Public Square - CNN.com Blogs: Editor’s note: Bruce Stokes is director of global economic attitudes at the Pew Research Center. The views expressed are his own.
In the fifth year of the Obama presidency, the United States’ image remains strong around the world compared with the last years of the administration of President George W. Bush. Still, pro-America sentiment is slipping.
The decline is in no way comparable to the collapse of U.S. standing in the first decade of this century. But the “Obama bounce” in the global stature of the United States experienced in 2009 is clearly a thing of the past. And this gradual erosion of support is, in part, due to the diminishing popularity of U.S. President Barack Obama himself in some nations.
In 28 of 38 nations, half or more of those surveyed express a favorable opinion of the U.S., according to a new poll by the Pew Research Center. This includes more than half those surveyed in seven of eight European countries, including three quarters in Italy, two thirds in Poland and 64 percent in France. Only in Greece does just 39 percent of the public say they have a favorable view of Uncle Sam.
In the fifth year of the Obama presidency, the United States’ image remains strong around the world compared with the last years of the administration of President George W. Bush. Still, pro-America sentiment is slipping.
The decline is in no way comparable to the collapse of U.S. standing in the first decade of this century. But the “Obama bounce” in the global stature of the United States experienced in 2009 is clearly a thing of the past. And this gradual erosion of support is, in part, due to the diminishing popularity of U.S. President Barack Obama himself in some nations.
In 28 of 38 nations, half or more of those surveyed express a favorable opinion of the U.S., according to a new poll by the Pew Research Center. This includes more than half those surveyed in seven of eight European countries, including three quarters in Italy, two thirds in Poland and 64 percent in France. Only in Greece does just 39 percent of the public say they have a favorable view of Uncle Sam.
On Facebook, a growing teenage wasteland - CNN.com
On Facebook, a growing teenage wasteland - CNN.com: (CNN) -- Nicole Uvieghara is only 18, but that's old enough to remember the good old days on Facebook.
"I used to log in to Facebook every day," said Uvieghara, a Murrieta, California, native and freshman at Arizona State University. "Now, I go, like, once a week. On my news feed, I rarely see posts from my friends and I have not posted things on my wall in the past year."
Her experience isn't unusual. Teens are cooling on Facebook, a trend suggested by recent research and acknowledged, this week by Facebook itself. The shift was confirmed time and time again in e-mail and phone interviews with dozens of teens and their parents in CNN's reporting of this story.
"I used to log in to Facebook every day," said Uvieghara, a Murrieta, California, native and freshman at Arizona State University. "Now, I go, like, once a week. On my news feed, I rarely see posts from my friends and I have not posted things on my wall in the past year."
Her experience isn't unusual. Teens are cooling on Facebook, a trend suggested by recent research and acknowledged, this week by Facebook itself. The shift was confirmed time and time again in e-mail and phone interviews with dozens of teens and their parents in CNN's reporting of this story.
Twins study shows smoking ages your face faster - CNN.com
Twins study shows smoking ages your face faster - CNN.com: (CNN) -- Here's something to think about the next time you put a cigarette to your lips: The skin around those lips is going to look older, faster.
You're also more likely to get bags under your eyes sooner. And jowls. And more wrinkles around those lips.
Researchers in Ohio studied the physical differences between the faces of nonsmokers and their twins who smoked and found confirmation of a long-held belief: Smoking does indeed age you.
The study, by researchers at the Department of Plastic Surgery at Case Western Reserve University, looked at 79 sets of twins between the ages of 18 and 78 at the annual August gathering of twins in Twinsburg, Ohio. Each person had his or her picture taken by a professional photographer.
You're also more likely to get bags under your eyes sooner. And jowls. And more wrinkles around those lips.
Researchers in Ohio studied the physical differences between the faces of nonsmokers and their twins who smoked and found confirmation of a long-held belief: Smoking does indeed age you.
The study, by researchers at the Department of Plastic Surgery at Case Western Reserve University, looked at 79 sets of twins between the ages of 18 and 78 at the annual August gathering of twins in Twinsburg, Ohio. Each person had his or her picture taken by a professional photographer.
Body of 10-year-old girl found in Georgia trash can, police say | Fox News
Body of 10-year-old girl found in Georgia trash can, police say | Fox News: LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. – Police say the body of a 10-year-old girl has been found in a trash can at a metro Atlanta apartment complex.
Gwinnett County police said in a statement that a man called 911 at 3:43 a.m. Saturday and said he was suicidal. He also said his daughter drank some type of chemical and was dead.
Officers responding to the call found the girl's body in a trash can at the Lawrenceville apartment complex. Police say the girl's body was badly burned.
Gwinnett County police said in a statement that a man called 911 at 3:43 a.m. Saturday and said he was suicidal. He also said his daughter drank some type of chemical and was dead.
Officers responding to the call found the girl's body in a trash can at the Lawrenceville apartment complex. Police say the girl's body was badly burned.
An exclusive interview with Bill Gates - FT.com
An exclusive interview with Bill Gates - FT.com: Bill Gates describes himself as a technocrat. But he does not believe that technology will save the world. Or, to be more precise, he does not believe it can solve a tangle of entrenched and interrelated problems that afflict humanity’s most vulnerable: the spread of diseases in the developing world and the poverty, lack of opportunity and despair they engender. “I certainly love the IT thing,” he says. “But when we want to improve lives, you’ve got to deal with more basic things like child survival, child nutrition.”
Parents jailed after allegedly confronting bus full of children after son reported bullying | Fox News
Parents jailed after allegedly confronting bus full of children after son reported bullying | Fox News: Two parents were arrested and charged after police say they unlawfully entered a school bus and threatened children when their son told them he was being bullied.
Christina and Christopher Gring allegedly got on their bus after their son came to them crying, and began yelling and cursing at the other children, MyFoxPhilly.com.
"I was crying because I was worried and I was like I don't know what happened. I didn't do anything," an 8-year-old student told MyFoxPhilly.com.
Christina and Christopher Gring allegedly got on their bus after their son came to them crying, and began yelling and cursing at the other children, MyFoxPhilly.com.
"I was crying because I was worried and I was like I don't know what happened. I didn't do anything," an 8-year-old student told MyFoxPhilly.com.
The States with the Most (and Least) Affordable Colleges - 24/7 Wall St.
The States with the Most (and Least) Affordable Colleges - 24/7 Wall St.: In the current school year, the average cost of tuition and fees at a public, four-year institution for an in-state student is $8,093. At a private four-year university, tuition and fees are more than $30,000. With the cost of tuition for private universities still astronomically high, more students may be opting to attend a public school within their home state.
Not all school systems offer the same discount relative to private education. A student attending a public university in his native Wyoming pays an average of just $4,404 in tuition and fees. Meanwhile, a New Hampshire native would spend $14,665 to attend a public university at home. 24/7 Wall St. reviewed the 10 colleges with the highest and lowest average in-state tuition and fees.
Not all school systems offer the same discount relative to private education. A student attending a public university in his native Wyoming pays an average of just $4,404 in tuition and fees. Meanwhile, a New Hampshire native would spend $14,665 to attend a public university at home. 24/7 Wall St. reviewed the 10 colleges with the highest and lowest average in-state tuition and fees.
Sunday, November 3, 2013
Selfies with a splash of serious safety issues - Yahoo News
Selfies with a splash of serious safety issues - Yahoo News: Talk of distracted driving has largely been centered on talking on the phone or texting. Now, taking selfies while behind the wheel is joining the list.
According to a report from the Huffington Post, the number of people taking self-portraits while speeding down the road has exploded.
"There are over 3 million posts on Instagram tagged with '#driving,' nearly 50,000 with '#drivinghome,' over 9,000 tagged '#drivingtowork' and more than 3,500 tagged '#drivingselfie,'" reads the report.
According to a report from the Huffington Post, the number of people taking self-portraits while speeding down the road has exploded.
"There are over 3 million posts on Instagram tagged with '#driving,' nearly 50,000 with '#drivinghome,' over 9,000 tagged '#drivingtowork' and more than 3,500 tagged '#drivingselfie,'" reads the report.
Rachel Poole, Pregnant Wife, Brutally Stabbed At Home As Soldier Husband Watches On Video Chat
Rachel Poole, Pregnant Wife, Brutally Stabbed At Home As Soldier Husband Watches On Video Chat: A soldier stationed overseas watched in horror as his pregnant wife was stabbed in her home while the two chatted on video.
Rachel Poole, 31, was rushed to the hospital in critical condition after a man who was allegedly hiding in the home stabbed her multiple times in Texas on Wednesday. Poole was nine months pregnant at the time. Police say Corey Bernard Moss stabbed Poole from behind with a stainless steel knife, according to KFOX.
During the attack, her husband, Justin Pele Poole, an American soldier stationed thousands of miles away in Asia, saw the attack unfold as the two talked over FaceTime, according to ABC15.
Poole was still in critical condition when her baby, Isabella, was born. Doctors performed a successful cesarean section, her stepfather, Gary Jones, told ABCNews.com. The baby is listed in good condition.
Rachel Poole, 31, was rushed to the hospital in critical condition after a man who was allegedly hiding in the home stabbed her multiple times in Texas on Wednesday. Poole was nine months pregnant at the time. Police say Corey Bernard Moss stabbed Poole from behind with a stainless steel knife, according to KFOX.
During the attack, her husband, Justin Pele Poole, an American soldier stationed thousands of miles away in Asia, saw the attack unfold as the two talked over FaceTime, according to ABC15.
Poole was still in critical condition when her baby, Isabella, was born. Doctors performed a successful cesarean section, her stepfather, Gary Jones, told ABCNews.com. The baby is listed in good condition.
Brianne Altice, English Teacher, Allegedly Had Sex With 15-Year-Old Student
Brianne Altice, English Teacher, Allegedly Had Sex With 15-Year-Old Student: An English teacher at a reputable Utah high school is accused of having sex with at least one of her students.
Brianne Altice, 34, was arrested at her home Monday on two felony counts of unlawful sex with a minor, after a victim tipped Kaysville police off about their alleged months-long sexual relationship.
According to the Deseret News, the boy could accurately describe tattoos on Altice's body, and confirmed the layout of her South Weber home, where investigators allege the two had sex at least five times between January 2012 to October 2013.
Brianne Altice, 34, was arrested at her home Monday on two felony counts of unlawful sex with a minor, after a victim tipped Kaysville police off about their alleged months-long sexual relationship.
According to the Deseret News, the boy could accurately describe tattoos on Altice's body, and confirmed the layout of her South Weber home, where investigators allege the two had sex at least five times between January 2012 to October 2013.
Obamacare woes frustrating Democrats' 2014 prospects - Yahoo News
Obamacare woes frustrating Democrats' 2014 prospects - Yahoo News: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chaotic launch of President Barack Obama's healthcare law has Democrats in Congress increasingly anxious about its potential impact on them in the 2014 elections and scrambling to protect themselves if the program's problems persist.
Particularly nervous is a group of 16 Senate Democrats who are defending their seats next year, as Republicans will seek a net gain of six seats to try to take over the 100-seat chamber.
Particularly nervous is a group of 16 Senate Democrats who are defending their seats next year, as Republicans will seek a net gain of six seats to try to take over the 100-seat chamber.
Bikini Baristas Arrested Nearly Nude
Bikini Baristas Arrested Nearly Nude: Customers will be doing more than saying “Ouch! That’s hot!” when they visit the Hillbilly Hotties coffee stand in Washington state in the near future. They’ll also be lamenting the absence of some of their favorite nearly nude bikini baristas. Three of the bodacious beauties have been arrested on charges stemming from a two month police investigation into the drive through coffee stand.
The so-called “bikini barista” drive-through coffee stations have become incredibly popular as of late. Lovely young ladies in nearly nude, barely-there wear; aka bikinis and lingerie, have been serving up piping hot coffee, espresso, cappuccino and lattes at the sultry shop near Seattle.
The so-called “bikini barista” drive-through coffee stations have become incredibly popular as of late. Lovely young ladies in nearly nude, barely-there wear; aka bikinis and lingerie, have been serving up piping hot coffee, espresso, cappuccino and lattes at the sultry shop near Seattle.
Tijuana Drug Smuggling Super Tunnel Found
Tijuana Drug Smuggling Super Tunnel Found: It is one of the most sophisticated secret passages ever found along the US-Mexico border and is believed to have cost millions of dollars to complete.
Authorities seized 8.5 tonnes of marijuana and 327lbs of cocaine during the raid. Three men were also arrested.
The tunnel, linking warehouses in Tijuana and San Diego's Otay Mesa industrial area, was equipped with lighting, ventilation and an electric rail system.
Authorities seized 8.5 tonnes of marijuana and 327lbs of cocaine during the raid. Three men were also arrested.
The tunnel, linking warehouses in Tijuana and San Diego's Otay Mesa industrial area, was equipped with lighting, ventilation and an electric rail system.
Daily Kos: Disturbing prior incident comes to light involving deputy who killed Andy Lopez
Daily Kos: Disturbing prior incident comes to light involving deputy who killed Andy Lopez: By now, most of you are aware of the killing of 13 year old Andy Lopez by Sonoma Deputy Erick Gelhaus, who claims he mistook his toy AK-47 for a real rifle and thought his life was in immediate danger. This afternoon, SFGate is reporting an earlier incident involving Gelhaus that raises serious questions about this man's mental stability.
A Santa Rosa resident named Jeff Westbrook claims that after being pulled over last August by Gelhaus for not signaling a lane change, Gelhaus pulled his gun on Westbrook not once but twice. Gelhaus ordered him to turn off his BMW, which had already been turned off. At that point Gelhaus pulled his weapon. After writing the ticket, Gelhaus ordered Westbrook to follow him back to his cruiser and pulled his weapon again before frisking him.
A Santa Rosa resident named Jeff Westbrook claims that after being pulled over last August by Gelhaus for not signaling a lane change, Gelhaus pulled his gun on Westbrook not once but twice. Gelhaus ordered him to turn off his BMW, which had already been turned off. At that point Gelhaus pulled his weapon. After writing the ticket, Gelhaus ordered Westbrook to follow him back to his cruiser and pulled his weapon again before frisking him.
Saturday, November 2, 2013
Our family will lose $44 in food stamps - Nov. 1, 2013
Our family will lose $44 in food stamps - Nov. 1, 2013: The food stamps buy a lot of economical rice-based meals for the family -- four adults and a grandson who live with Lewis in Spring Hill, Florida.
Occasionally, when her grocery store is running a deal, Lewis indulges the family with spare ribs or chicken.
The benefit -- totaling $800 for four adults -- never lasts Lewis and her family a full month.
"When I get to the end, we always run out. I try to go to all the food pantries," Lewis said.
Occasionally, when her grocery store is running a deal, Lewis indulges the family with spare ribs or chicken.
The benefit -- totaling $800 for four adults -- never lasts Lewis and her family a full month.
"When I get to the end, we always run out. I try to go to all the food pantries," Lewis said.
Sex workers embrace Obamacare - Nov. 1, 2013
Sex workers embrace Obamacare - Nov. 1, 2013: Organized by "Siouxsie Q," a Bay Area sex worker, the event was meant to encourage other sex workers to enroll in the new insurance exchanges. It was a rousing success: Nearly 40 men and women attended and almost all of them filed enrollment paperwork.
In the all-cash, off-the-books sex industry, workers can be particularly high risk and insurance is often out of reach. Many sex workers -- a broad term that can refer to a number of services, including sexual massage, prostitution, and escort and dominatrix work -- consider themselves self-employed entrepreneurs who can't afford to purchase healthcare. But that could all change with the Affordable Care Act.
In the all-cash, off-the-books sex industry, workers can be particularly high risk and insurance is often out of reach. Many sex workers -- a broad term that can refer to a number of services, including sexual massage, prostitution, and escort and dominatrix work -- consider themselves self-employed entrepreneurs who can't afford to purchase healthcare. But that could all change with the Affordable Care Act.
Ronald Phillips, Condemned Ohio Child Killer, To Testify At Hearing Over Execution Drug
Ronald Phillips, Condemned Ohio Child Killer, To Testify At Hearing Over Execution Drug: COLUMBUS, Ohio -- COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A death row inmate sentenced to die for raping and killing a 3-year-old girl is expected to testify at a hearing in federal court Friday as his lawyers challenge the state's new, never-tried lethal injection system.
Attorneys for condemned killer Ronald Phillips want a federal judge to delay Phillips' Nov. 14 execution while they gather evidence as part of their lawsuit against the two-drug process.
The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction announced a new execution policy last month and said Monday that it would use that system's second option: a combination of a sedative and painkiller never tried before in a U.S. execution.
Attorneys for condemned killer Ronald Phillips want a federal judge to delay Phillips' Nov. 14 execution while they gather evidence as part of their lawsuit against the two-drug process.
The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction announced a new execution policy last month and said Monday that it would use that system's second option: a combination of a sedative and painkiller never tried before in a U.S. execution.
Teen Who Killed Neo-Nazi Father When He Was 10 Sentenced To 7 Years Behind Bars
Teen Who Killed Neo-Nazi Father When He Was 10 Sentenced To 7 Years Behind Bars: RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A California judge ruled Thursday that a 13-year-old boy who was 10 when he killed his neo-Nazi father will spend at least the next seven years in a state juvenile facility.
Judge Jean R. Leonard said the maximum the boy can serve would be until he is 23. He'll be eligible for parole in seven years
The decision came after prosecutors and defense attorneys argued for months about the best placement to assure his safety and rehabilitation.
Judge Jean R. Leonard said the maximum the boy can serve would be until he is 23. He'll be eligible for parole in seven years
The decision came after prosecutors and defense attorneys argued for months about the best placement to assure his safety and rehabilitation.
TSA agent killed in LAX shooting, suspect ID'd - Yahoo News
TSA agent killed in LAX shooting, suspect ID'd - Yahoo News: A Transportation Security Administration agent was killed and several more people wounded when a gunman opened fire on Friday morning at Los Angeles International Airport.
The FBI has identified the shooting suspect as 23-year-old Paul Ciancia. According to law enforcement officials, Ciancia was apprehended on the scene after opening fire at an airport security checkpoint. The TSA officer killed in the attack has been identified as 39-year-old Gerardo I. Hernandez.
Ciancia reportedly suffered a non-lethal gunshot wound and is being treated in a local hospital.
The FBI has identified the shooting suspect as 23-year-old Paul Ciancia. According to law enforcement officials, Ciancia was apprehended on the scene after opening fire at an airport security checkpoint. The TSA officer killed in the attack has been identified as 39-year-old Gerardo I. Hernandez.
Ciancia reportedly suffered a non-lethal gunshot wound and is being treated in a local hospital.
Brianne Altice, English Teacher, Allegedly Had Sex With 15-Year-Old Student
Brianne Altice, English Teacher, Allegedly Had Sex With 15-Year-Old Student: An English teacher at a reputable Utah high school is accused of having sex with at least one of her students.
Brianne Altice, 34, was arrested at her home Monday on two felony counts of unlawful sex with a minor, after a victim tipped Kaysville police off about their alleged months-long sexual relationship.
According to the Deseret News, the boy could accurately describe tattoos on Altice's body, and confirmed the layout of her South Weber home, where investigators allege the two had sex at least five times between January 2012 to October 2013.
Brianne Altice, 34, was arrested at her home Monday on two felony counts of unlawful sex with a minor, after a victim tipped Kaysville police off about their alleged months-long sexual relationship.
According to the Deseret News, the boy could accurately describe tattoos on Altice's body, and confirmed the layout of her South Weber home, where investigators allege the two had sex at least five times between January 2012 to October 2013.
Obamacare woes frustrating Democrats' 2014 prospects - Yahoo News
Obamacare woes frustrating Democrats' 2014 prospects - Yahoo News: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chaotic launch of President Barack Obama's healthcare law has Democrats in Congress increasingly anxious about its potential impact on them in the 2014 elections and scrambling to protect themselves if the program's problems persist.
Selfies with a splash of serious safety issues - Yahoo News
Selfies with a splash of serious safety issues - Yahoo News: According to Distraction.gov, the official government website for distracted driving, 3,331 people were killed in crashes that involved distracted drivers in 2011, while 387,000 people were injured. Not surprisingly, among drivers under the age of 20 who were involved in fatal crashes, 11 percent were "distracted." And of the 15- to 19-year-olds in fatal crashes, 21 percent were using cell phones.
Friday, November 1, 2013
Charles Krauthammer: Obamacare laid bare - The Washington Post
Charles Krauthammer: Obamacare laid bare - The Washington Post: Every disaster has its moment of clarity. Physicist Richard Feynman dunks an O-ring into ice water and everyone understands instantly why the shuttle Challenger exploded. This week, the Obamacare O-ring froze for all the world to see: Hundreds of thousands of cancellation letters went out to people who had been assured a dozen times by the president that “If you like your health-care plan, you’ll be able to keep your health-care plan. Period.”
The cancellations lay bare three pillars of Obamacare: (a) mendacity, (b) paternalism and (c) subterfuge.
The cancellations lay bare three pillars of Obamacare: (a) mendacity, (b) paternalism and (c) subterfuge.
The 7 Worst States to Live in the Future | The Fiscal Times
The 7 Worst States to Live in the Future | The Fiscal Times: Mississippi continues to have a staggering unemployment rate of 8.7 percent, leaving over 116,000 without work. Many of those who are employed report being stuck in low-skilled jobs and feeling pessimistic about economic improvement, according to the Gallup survey. In addition, 13 percent of Mississippi’s population suffers from diabetes, 32 percent are obese, and 23 percent are uninsured. The prospect of an untrained and unhealthy labor force could detract businesses and residents in the future.
The 12 Worst Supermarkets in America | The Fiscal Times
The 12 Worst Supermarkets in America | The Fiscal Times: Not all supermarkets are created equal. For many Americans, stopping by a chain supermarket has become a major chore, involving long lines, rude employees, unsanitary conditions and poor selection. Consumer Reports recently conducted a survey of more than 24,000 shoppers to rank the best and worst out of 52 grocery store chains – and the results show how customer experience falls short at some megastores.
The 10 least reliable cars - Yahoo Autos
The 10 least reliable cars - Yahoo Autos: Just because a model is reliable, doesn't mean it is recommended by Consumer Reports. Five out of the top 10 most reliable vehicles don't perform well enough in our tests for us to recommend them. The opposite happens as well; some vehicles that score well in our testing are not recommended because they have below average predicted reliability.
Three out of the 10 least reliable vehicles have high-enough test scores to be recommended, but their poor reliability prevents them from reaching that recommended status. So, it's important to look at performance in our tests and reliability, because a high scoring car isn't always a smart purchase choice if it isn't reliable.
Three out of the 10 least reliable vehicles have high-enough test scores to be recommended, but their poor reliability prevents them from reaching that recommended status. So, it's important to look at performance in our tests and reliability, because a high scoring car isn't always a smart purchase choice if it isn't reliable.
The 10 Worst Hotels and Motels in America | The Fiscal Times
The 10 Worst Hotels and Motels in America | The Fiscal Times: ost Americans aren’t looking for much when sleeping away from home: cleanliness, a comfortable bed, and a few amenities to make them feel pampered. But unfortunately, a handful of hotel chains have a tough time satisfying even the simplest requests. Two surveys have recently come out about the quality of stays in America’s hotels, one in the July issue of Consumer Reports, and the other published on July 25 by J.D. Power & Associates, and many national chains fell well below par. At some locations, instead of clean rooms, guests have reported cockroaches and bed bugs, stains on the sheets, and strange odors they couldn’t identify
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Cancellations, modifications coming for many Americans in individual health consumer market – CNN Political Ticker - CNN.com Blogs
Cancellations, modifications coming for many Americans in individual health consumer market – CNN Political Ticker - CNN.com Blogs: Washington (CNN) - The vast majority of Americans on the individual insurance market will see modifications to their existing plans, or even cancellations, according to an insurance industry source.
That raises questions about repeated claims made by President Barack Obama reassuring consumers that if they like their current plan, they can keep it.
"If you like your health care plan, you can keep your health care plan," the president said in August, 2009 at a town hall meeting as the debate over Obamacare was heating up.
That raises questions about repeated claims made by President Barack Obama reassuring consumers that if they like their current plan, they can keep it.
"If you like your health care plan, you can keep your health care plan," the president said in August, 2009 at a town hall meeting as the debate over Obamacare was heating up.
How Yoga Changes Your Body, Starting The Day You Begin (INFOGRAPHIC)
How Yoga Changes Your Body, Starting The Day You Begin (INFOGRAPHIC): The Eastern practice of yoga has become a modern-day symbol of peace, serenity and well-being in the West. More than 20 million Americans practice yoga, according to the 2012 Yoga in America study, with practitioners spending more than $10 billion a year on yoga-related products and classes.
The mind-body practice is frequently touted for its ability to reduce stress and boost well-being, but it also offers wide-ranging physical health benefits that rival other forms of exercise. While the scientific research on yoga's health benefits is still young, here's what we know so far about its potential effects on the body. View the infographic below and scroll down for more detailed information.
The mind-body practice is frequently touted for its ability to reduce stress and boost well-being, but it also offers wide-ranging physical health benefits that rival other forms of exercise. While the scientific research on yoga's health benefits is still young, here's what we know so far about its potential effects on the body. View the infographic below and scroll down for more detailed information.
Study Finds Clean Sheets Are A Huge Turn-On For Women
Study Finds Clean Sheets Are A Huge Turn-On For Women: Candles are a conventional home accessory for getting your partner in the mood for sex, but a new survey conducted by British entertainment brand Mecca reveals that guys may want to head for the linen closet instead.
In a study of more than 2,000 men and women in England, researchers found that next to losing weight, clean bed linens topped the list of things that make women feel in the mood for sex (ranking higher than a new hairdo and makeup, and that ever-popular hot bath).
In a study of more than 2,000 men and women in England, researchers found that next to losing weight, clean bed linens topped the list of things that make women feel in the mood for sex (ranking higher than a new hairdo and makeup, and that ever-popular hot bath).
Elizabeth Warren Destroys Financial Crisis Myth
Elizabeth Warren Destroys Financial Crisis Myth: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Tuesday rejected the notion that affordable housing mandates for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac caused the financial crisis, five years after it began.
"While the crisis was massive and painful -- and its impact continues to weigh on middle-class families to this day -- its underlying cause was fairly clear," she said in remarks to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s 100th Annual Convention & Expo in Washington. "The GSEs [government-sponsored enterprises] made significant mistakes -- mistakes that cost taxpayers dearly -- but those mistakes were not the underlying cause of the crisis."
"Although Fannie and Freddie purchased securities backed by subprime loans, and some of those purchases helped fulfill their affordable housing goals, the St. Louis Fed economists found that the housing goals had no impact -- no impact -- on either the number of subprime loans originated or the price of those loans in the private-label market," she said. "Affordable housing goals have been scapegoated by those who have been itching to get rid of the goals for a long time, but I think it’s time to drop that red herring."
"While the crisis was massive and painful -- and its impact continues to weigh on middle-class families to this day -- its underlying cause was fairly clear," she said in remarks to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s 100th Annual Convention & Expo in Washington. "The GSEs [government-sponsored enterprises] made significant mistakes -- mistakes that cost taxpayers dearly -- but those mistakes were not the underlying cause of the crisis."
"Although Fannie and Freddie purchased securities backed by subprime loans, and some of those purchases helped fulfill their affordable housing goals, the St. Louis Fed economists found that the housing goals had no impact -- no impact -- on either the number of subprime loans originated or the price of those loans in the private-label market," she said. "Affordable housing goals have been scapegoated by those who have been itching to get rid of the goals for a long time, but I think it’s time to drop that red herring."
Florida sheriff freed weapon suspect to protect his rights -lawyer - Yahoo News
Florida sheriff freed weapon suspect to protect his rights -lawyer - Yahoo News: BRISTOL, Florida (Reuters) - A Florida sheriff accused of illegally releasing a concealed-weapon suspect from jail acted out of a constitutional duty to uphold the Second Amendment right to bear arms, the police officer's attorney said on Tuesday at his trial.
Suspended Liberty County Sheriff Nick Finch allegedly let Floyd Parrish walk free from jail after a now former deputy arrested him for being in possession of a loaded .357 Magnum during a routine pat-down after a traffic stop in March.
Parrish testified he kept a pistol in his pocket to summon help if he passed out at his rural home because of various health conditions.
Suspended Liberty County Sheriff Nick Finch allegedly let Floyd Parrish walk free from jail after a now former deputy arrested him for being in possession of a loaded .357 Magnum during a routine pat-down after a traffic stop in March.
Parrish testified he kept a pistol in his pocket to summon help if he passed out at his rural home because of various health conditions.
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
This is why Obamacare is canceling some people’s insurance plans
This is why Obamacare is canceling some people’s insurance plans: Let's start with the very basics here. About 15 million people purchase health insurance policies on the individual market. That's about 5 percent of the population. When they do so, they typically purchase a 12-month contract with an insurance company. And when that contract runs out, both the individual and the insurance plan have an escape hatch. The individual can decide to no longer purchase the plan -- and the insurance company can decide to no longer offer the plan.
Most individuals don't stay in the individual market very long: One study, published in the journal Health Affairs, found that 17 percent of individual market subscribers purchased the same plan for two straight years or longer.
Most individuals don't stay in the individual market very long: One study, published in the journal Health Affairs, found that 17 percent of individual market subscribers purchased the same plan for two straight years or longer.
JPMorgan’s $13 billion settlement deal with Justice Dept. at risk of falling apart - The Washington Post
JPMorgan’s $13 billion settlement deal with Justice Dept. at risk of falling apart - The Washington Post: Settlement talks between the Justice Department and JPMorgan Chase are in danger of breaking down over the bank’s demands that it avoid future criminal charges and that another government agency pay some of the $13 billion price tag, according to a person familiar with the negotiations.
Federal prosecutors have been working with JPMorgan for months to resolve allegations that the bank knowingly sold securities made up of low-quality mortgages in the lead-up to the financial crisis. As of last week, the nation’s largest bank had agreed to a tentative $13 billion settlement that would expunge multiple government probes. Details of the agreement were being hashed out, but now the sides have reached an impasse.
Federal prosecutors have been working with JPMorgan for months to resolve allegations that the bank knowingly sold securities made up of low-quality mortgages in the lead-up to the financial crisis. As of last week, the nation’s largest bank had agreed to a tentative $13 billion settlement that would expunge multiple government probes. Details of the agreement were being hashed out, but now the sides have reached an impasse.
Va. poll finds greater opposition to tea party, crucial wing of support for Cuccinelli - The Washington Post
Va. poll finds greater opposition to tea party, crucial wing of support for Cuccinelli - The Washington Post: Opposition to the tea party movement has reached a high in Virginia, a Washington Post/Abt SRBI poll shows, kicking a key leg of support out from under Ken Cuccinelli II as he tries to win the governor’s race on a strongly conservative platform.
Cuccinelli (R), the state attorney general, trails businessman Terry McAuliffe (D) by 12 percentage points among likely voters, the survey shows. And Cuccinelli’s decline comes as Virginians are increasingly turned off by the movement that has backed him strongly and with which he shares many views.
Cuccinelli (R), the state attorney general, trails businessman Terry McAuliffe (D) by 12 percentage points among likely voters, the survey shows. And Cuccinelli’s decline comes as Virginians are increasingly turned off by the movement that has backed him strongly and with which he shares many views.
Va. poll finds greater opposition to tea party, crucial wing of support for Cuccinelli - The Washington Post
Va. poll finds greater opposition to tea party, crucial wing of support for Cuccinelli - The Washington Post: Opposition to the tea party movement has reached a high in Virginia, a Washington Post/Abt SRBI poll shows, kicking a key leg of support out from under Ken Cuccinelli II as he tries to win the governor’s race on a strongly conservative platform.
Cuccinelli (R), the state attorney general, trails businessman Terry McAuliffe (D) by 12 percentage points among likely voters, the survey shows. And Cuccinelli’s decline comes as Virginians are increasingly turned off by the movement that has backed him strongly and with which he shares many views.
Cuccinelli (R), the state attorney general, trails businessman Terry McAuliffe (D) by 12 percentage points among likely voters, the survey shows. And Cuccinelli’s decline comes as Virginians are increasingly turned off by the movement that has backed him strongly and with which he shares many views.
Obamacare site has another 'outage' - Oct. 29, 2013
Obamacare site has another 'outage' - Oct. 29, 2013: The data hub behind the Obamacare website was "experiencing an outage" on Tuesday night, state and federal officials said, prohibiting customers from submitting new applications.
Verizon, which provides some technology services behind HealthCare.gov, said federal officials asked the company to provide additional computing and storage ability.
Verizon, which provides some technology services behind HealthCare.gov, said federal officials asked the company to provide additional computing and storage ability.
Amazon is one of the most overvalued stocks - Oct. 29, 2013
Amazon is one of the most overvalued stocks - Oct. 29, 2013: In fact, Wall Street darlings Amazon.com, Salesforce.com, Netflix and Chipotle are among the ten most overvalued stocks in the S&P 500, according to research from Thomson Reuters StarMine.
Analysts at StarMine calculate a stock's fair value by adjusting for optimistic biases in Wall Street analysts' earnings forecasts and then coming up with their own estimates for earnings growth and cash flow.
Here is a look at where StarMine thinks some of the market's hottest stocks should be trading.
Analysts at StarMine calculate a stock's fair value by adjusting for optimistic biases in Wall Street analysts' earnings forecasts and then coming up with their own estimates for earnings growth and cash flow.
Here is a look at where StarMine thinks some of the market's hottest stocks should be trading.
2 gang members charged in Los Angeles Craigslist killing | Fox News
2 gang members charged in Los Angeles Craigslist killing | Fox News: S ANGELES – Two reputed gang members were charged Monday with robbing and killing a man who police say was lured to his death with a Craigslist ad and gunned down in front of his 15-year-old son.
Ryan Roth, 17, and Markell Thomas, 18, were charged with murder, attempted murder and robbery in the Oct. 19 death of Rene Balbuena and the wounding of his son.
Ryan Roth, 17, and Markell Thomas, 18, were charged with murder, attempted murder and robbery in the Oct. 19 death of Rene Balbuena and the wounding of his son.
NJ man jailed nearly 20 years in murder case freed after bite-mark evidence is re-examined | Fox News
NJ man jailed nearly 20 years in murder case freed after bite-mark evidence is re-examined | Fox News: NEWARK, N.J. – A New Jersey man imprisoned for nearly two decades for a murder he says he didn't commit is free on bail after successfully challenging the bite-mark evidence used to convict him.
Forty-eight-year-old Gerard Richardson posted bond Tuesday in Newark, a day after a judge overturned his conviction. Prosecutors did not oppose the decision but the charges still stand. They have not decided whether to retry him.
Forty-eight-year-old Gerard Richardson posted bond Tuesday in Newark, a day after a judge overturned his conviction. Prosecutors did not oppose the decision but the charges still stand. They have not decided whether to retry him.
Monday, October 28, 2013
Witnesses: Cops Only Shouted Once at 13-Year-Old Before Opening Fire - ABC News
Witnesses: Cops Only Shouted Once at 13-Year-Old Before Opening Fire - ABC News: Two women who claim to have witnessed the shooting death of a 13-year-old boy carrying an imitation assault rifle in Santa Rosa, Calif., said deputies only shouted at the teen once before they opened fire.
Each day, Maria Marquez and Juana Rojas pay their respects at the memorial for Andy Lopez, who was shot to death on Tuesday by Sonoma County Sheriff's deputies who mistook the boy's pellet gun for an assault rifle, ABC News' San Francisco station KGO-TV reported.
The women said that they frequent the memorial in hopes of telling Lopez's parents what they saw when their son was killed, according to KGO-TV.
Each day, Maria Marquez and Juana Rojas pay their respects at the memorial for Andy Lopez, who was shot to death on Tuesday by Sonoma County Sheriff's deputies who mistook the boy's pellet gun for an assault rifle, ABC News' San Francisco station KGO-TV reported.
The women said that they frequent the memorial in hopes of telling Lopez's parents what they saw when their son was killed, according to KGO-TV.
Computer Scientists 'Prove' God Exists - ABC News
Computer Scientists 'Prove' God Exists - ABC News: Two scientists have formalized a theorem regarding the existence of God penned by mathematician Kurt Gödel. But the God angle is somewhat of a red herring -- the real step forward is the example it sets of how computers can make scientific progress simpler.
As headlines go, it's certainly an eye-catching one. "Scientists Prove Existence of God," German daily Die Welt wrote last week.
But unsurprisingly, there is a rather significant caveat to that claim. In fact, what the researchers in question say they have actually proven is a theorem put forward by renowned Austrian mathematician Kurt Gödel -- and the real news isn't about a Supreme Being, but rather what can now be achieved in scientific fields using superior technology.
As headlines go, it's certainly an eye-catching one. "Scientists Prove Existence of God," German daily Die Welt wrote last week.
But unsurprisingly, there is a rather significant caveat to that claim. In fact, what the researchers in question say they have actually proven is a theorem put forward by renowned Austrian mathematician Kurt Gödel -- and the real news isn't about a Supreme Being, but rather what can now be achieved in scientific fields using superior technology.
NYPD: Cousin Admitted Fatally Stabbing Mom, 4 Kids - ABC News
NYPD: Cousin Admitted Fatally Stabbing Mom, 4 Kids - ABC News: The suspect, 25-year-old Mingdong Chen, implicated himself in the killings late Saturday in the Sunset Park neighborhood, police said.
"The Two girls, 9-year-old Linda Zhuo and 7-year-old Amy Zhuo, were pronounced dead at the scene, along with the youngest child, 1-year-old William Zhuo — all attacked in a back bedroom, police said. Their brother, 5-year-old Kevin Zhuo, and 37-year-old mother, Qiao Zhen Li, were taken to hospitals, where they were also pronounced dead.
"The Two girls, 9-year-old Linda Zhuo and 7-year-old Amy Zhuo, were pronounced dead at the scene, along with the youngest child, 1-year-old William Zhuo — all attacked in a back bedroom, police said. Their brother, 5-year-old Kevin Zhuo, and 37-year-old mother, Qiao Zhen Li, were taken to hospitals, where they were also pronounced dead.
Chen is a cousin of the children's father and had been staying at the home for the past week or so, Banks said. Chen came to the United States from China in 2004, the chief said, but neighbors say he could never hold down a job.ey were cut and butchered with a kitchen knife," said Chief of Department Philip Banks III.
Saturday, October 26, 2013
Man enters burning house to rescue beer - WTVM.com-Columbus, GA News Weather & Sports
Man enters burning house to rescue beer - WTVM.com-Columbus, GA News Weather & Sports: COLUMBUS, GA (WTVM) -
Officials are still investigating the cause of a house fire that broke out on 42nd St. near Oates Ave. in Columbus, Thursday afternoon, but residents are blaming a newly installed water heater.
Six adults and two young children were inside watching television when the room began filling with smoke. After the children were rescued and everyone made it outside safely, a man who walks with a cane went back in the burning house to retrieve something he left behind.
"I told them to get the kids out and everything, and me myself, being an alcoholic, I was trying to get my beer out," said Walter Serpit, "I went back into the house like a dummy and the door shut on me because this back draft was about to kill me."
Serpit managed to save several cans of beer and he escaped the home without getting burned.
The Red Cross arrived shortly after firefighters extinguished the flames and they are helping the family get back on their feet. One Red Cross volunteer at the scene said they were able to respond quickly because a neighbor alerted them to the situation.
Officials are still investigating the cause of a house fire that broke out on 42nd St. near Oates Ave. in Columbus, Thursday afternoon, but residents are blaming a newly installed water heater.
Six adults and two young children were inside watching television when the room began filling with smoke. After the children were rescued and everyone made it outside safely, a man who walks with a cane went back in the burning house to retrieve something he left behind.
"I told them to get the kids out and everything, and me myself, being an alcoholic, I was trying to get my beer out," said Walter Serpit, "I went back into the house like a dummy and the door shut on me because this back draft was about to kill me."
Serpit managed to save several cans of beer and he escaped the home without getting burned.
The Red Cross arrived shortly after firefighters extinguished the flames and they are helping the family get back on their feet. One Red Cross volunteer at the scene said they were able to respond quickly because a neighbor alerted them to the situation.
Colombian mother sold 12 daughters' virginity, police say - CNN.com
Colombian mother sold 12 daughters' virginity, police say - CNN.com: (CNN) -- A mother of 14 in Colombia tried to make ends meet, police say, by pushing her daughters into "hell" and selling their virginity for a couple hundred dollars.
Margarita de Jesus Zapata Moreno, 45, was arrested this week together with a 51-year-old contractor who police believe impregnated one of the young daughters.
She broke down in tears when she stood in front of the cameras after being arrested in Bogota, the Colombian capital. The Bogota Metropolitan Police say Zapata sold the virginity of 12 daughters to much older men seeking to have sex with young virgins.
Authorities also say the suspect would begin selling her daughters to men as soon as the girls turned 12 years old. She charged anywhere between 300,000 and 400,000 Colombian Pesos ($160 to $212) for a virgin.
Margarita de Jesus Zapata Moreno, 45, was arrested this week together with a 51-year-old contractor who police believe impregnated one of the young daughters.
She broke down in tears when she stood in front of the cameras after being arrested in Bogota, the Colombian capital. The Bogota Metropolitan Police say Zapata sold the virginity of 12 daughters to much older men seeking to have sex with young virgins.
Authorities also say the suspect would begin selling her daughters to men as soon as the girls turned 12 years old. She charged anywhere between 300,000 and 400,000 Colombian Pesos ($160 to $212) for a virgin.
Second Case of West Nile Reported in VT - myChamplainValley.com
Second Case of West Nile Reported in VT - myChamplainValley.com: BURLINGTON, Vt. - A second case of West Nile Virus has been reported in Vermont Thursday.
The Health Department says while the peak of West Nile virus is usually in late August and early September, mosquitoes remain active until the first widespread frost.
The case happened in Chittenden county in late September. The woman has since recovered.
This season, the Health Department says, West Nile virus was detected in mosquito pools in 12 different towns includng Milton and Colchester in Chittenden county.
Symptoms of West Nile virus include high fever, muscle aches, headache, and fatigue. The Health Department says most people who become infected with West Nile do not become ill. About 20% experience flu-like symptoms and fewer than 1% develop a more severe ilness that affects the nervous. When the nervous system is involved, symptoms include a stiff neck and severe headache.
The Health Department says while the peak of West Nile virus is usually in late August and early September, mosquitoes remain active until the first widespread frost.
The case happened in Chittenden county in late September. The woman has since recovered.
This season, the Health Department says, West Nile virus was detected in mosquito pools in 12 different towns includng Milton and Colchester in Chittenden county.
Symptoms of West Nile virus include high fever, muscle aches, headache, and fatigue. The Health Department says most people who become infected with West Nile do not become ill. About 20% experience flu-like symptoms and fewer than 1% develop a more severe ilness that affects the nervous. When the nervous system is involved, symptoms include a stiff neck and severe headache.
Opinion: Confederate flag was the flag of traitors - CNN.com
Opinion: Confederate flag was the flag of traitors - CNN.com: CNN) -- You can debate whether the Confederate flag is a symbol of racism. But the one thing you can't dispute: The Confederate flag was flown by traitors to the United States of America who slaughtered more than 110,000 U.S. soldiers.
I know some will take issue with my calling the Confederacy a band of traitors, but let's be blunt -- that's what they were. They broke from the United States and created their own nation, calling it the Confederate States of America. They issued their own currency, elected their own president and Congress, raised an army and went to war with the United States of America, firing the first shot at Fort Sumter, South Carolina.
I know some will take issue with my calling the Confederacy a band of traitors, but let's be blunt -- that's what they were. They broke from the United States and created their own nation, calling it the Confederate States of America. They issued their own currency, elected their own president and Congress, raised an army and went to war with the United States of America, firing the first shot at Fort Sumter, South Carolina.
Young man linked to 79 killings in Mexico - CNN.com
Young man linked to 79 killings in Mexico - CNN.com: (CNN) -- The most shocking thing about the arrest of a man linked to 79 killings may be that authorities don't find it shocking.
At 20 years old, Juan Pablo Vazquez is accused of killing rivals, a policeman, a stripper and other innocent bystanders.
But you won't find authorities in the northern economic hub of Monterrey, Mexico, using any superlatives to describe the alleged killer. Not the worst they've ever seen, not the most ruthless, not the youngest or most prolific.
That's because Monterrey and its surroundings are an area disputed by rival drug cartels. From 2010 to the present, an average of 108 people have been killed each month in the state of Nuevo Leon, according to official statistics. Monterrey, the capital, has recorded 223 homicides so far this year.
Vazquez's arrest, then, merited a press conference, but no celebration as if an alleged serial killer had been brought down.
"We are witnessing a very severe crisis because of the war between cartels," one Mexican official said.
At 20 years old, Juan Pablo Vazquez is accused of killing rivals, a policeman, a stripper and other innocent bystanders.
But you won't find authorities in the northern economic hub of Monterrey, Mexico, using any superlatives to describe the alleged killer. Not the worst they've ever seen, not the most ruthless, not the youngest or most prolific.
That's because Monterrey and its surroundings are an area disputed by rival drug cartels. From 2010 to the present, an average of 108 people have been killed each month in the state of Nuevo Leon, according to official statistics. Monterrey, the capital, has recorded 223 homicides so far this year.
Vazquez's arrest, then, merited a press conference, but no celebration as if an alleged serial killer had been brought down.
"We are witnessing a very severe crisis because of the war between cartels," one Mexican official said.
Thursday, October 24, 2013
These Words You Use Every Day Have Racist/Prejudiced Origins, And You Had No Idea
These Words You Use Every Day Have Racist/Prejudiced Origins, And You Had No Idea: When I was a kid, everyone used the phrase Indian giver. We didn't even think about it. We weren't reprimanded by teachers, either. Admittedly, I went to grade school in Texas.
To me, it seems odd that the phrase even still exists. At this point in history, we should all know that it is ridiculous to say that American Indians reneged on their promise to give European settlers land that they had never agreed to give in the first place.
While Indian giver might seem more obviously racist (you certainly wouldn't hear anyone using such a phrase in the office), there are plenty of other phrases that you might use every day that have racist/prejudice origins.
To me, it seems odd that the phrase even still exists. At this point in history, we should all know that it is ridiculous to say that American Indians reneged on their promise to give European settlers land that they had never agreed to give in the first place.
While Indian giver might seem more obviously racist (you certainly wouldn't hear anyone using such a phrase in the office), there are plenty of other phrases that you might use every day that have racist/prejudice origins.
Is The Tea Party Racist? Ask Some Actual, Out-Of-The Closet Racists
Is The Tea Party Racist? Ask Some Actual, Out-Of-The Closet Racists: WASHINGTON -- Tea Party and Republican leaders have been quick to condemn Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.) for his recent comparison of the tea party and the Ku Klux Klan. But avowed racists involved in the white nationalist movement might beg to agree with the Florida Democrat.
The KKK, for its part, isn't sure whether the hood fits. "The tea party is a very widespread organization and there's many tea party groups in the country, so I don't know if they are necessarily even in agreement with each other," pastor Thomas Robb, national director of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, told HuffPost. "Likewise, The Klan, people use the phrase Klan who are not associated with us ... that I would be 100 percent opposed to."
The KKK, for its part, isn't sure whether the hood fits. "The tea party is a very widespread organization and there's many tea party groups in the country, so I don't know if they are necessarily even in agreement with each other," pastor Thomas Robb, national director of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, told HuffPost. "Likewise, The Klan, people use the phrase Klan who are not associated with us ... that I would be 100 percent opposed to."
Millington Naval Base Shooting: Two Soldiers Shot, Gunman In Custody, Officials Say (UPDATE)
Millington Naval Base Shooting: Two Soldiers Shot, Gunman In Custody, Officials Say (UPDATE): A gunman shot several people near a U.S. Navy base in Millington, Tenn., authorities say.
Fox13 reports that an employee of the base was relieved of duty today and is suspected of shooting at random people after going to his car. The suspect, an Army National Guardsman, is in custody, the Navy reported in a press release. Two National Guard soldiers were treated for non-life threatening injuries, and NBC News reports that one was shot in the leg and another was shot in the foot.
Fox13 reports that an employee of the base was relieved of duty today and is suspected of shooting at random people after going to his car. The suspect, an Army National Guardsman, is in custody, the Navy reported in a press release. Two National Guard soldiers were treated for non-life threatening injuries, and NBC News reports that one was shot in the leg and another was shot in the foot.
North Carolina GOP Official Who Called Blacks 'Lazy' In Daily Show Voter ID Interview Resigns
North Carolina GOP Official Who Called Blacks 'Lazy' In Daily Show Voter ID Interview Resigns: WASHINGTON -- A Republican precinct official in North Carolina resigned from his position Thursday, after The Daily Show aired a segment on the state's voter ID law in which he criticized "lazy black people that wants the government to give them everything."
Don Yelton stepped down from his position in the Buncombe County Republican Party, Buncombe GOP Chairman Henry Mitchell told WRAL.
Don Yelton stepped down from his position in the Buncombe County Republican Party, Buncombe GOP Chairman Henry Mitchell told WRAL.
Nigeria Demands An Apology From Ted Cruz
Nigeria Demands An Apology From Ted Cruz: The Nigerian government is demanding an apology from Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) after he joked last week that the new Affordable Care Act exchange website was being run by Nigerian email scammers, Politico reports.
Ambassador Ade Adefuye told Politico that Nigerians are “disappointed and shocked” by the remarks, adding that Cruz "should not denigrate Nigerians in order to appease these domestic constituents.” The ambassador the statement "was a joke that went too far, and we demand an apology.”
Ambassador Ade Adefuye told Politico that Nigerians are “disappointed and shocked” by the remarks, adding that Cruz "should not denigrate Nigerians in order to appease these domestic constituents.” The ambassador the statement "was a joke that went too far, and we demand an apology.”
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Syrian snipers target pregnant women, unborn babies, doctor says - CNN.com
Syrian snipers target pregnant women, unborn babies, doctor says - CNN.com: (CNN) -- An X-ray shows a bullet lodged in a baby's head. The image would be chilling enough without knowing the child was still in its mother's womb when it became the target of snipers hiding in the shadows in northern Syria.
The mother survived. Her baby didn't. And it's not the only one.
Volunteer doctor David Nott, a British surgeon who's worked in several Syrian hospitals with the charity Syria Relief, says snipers are playing a "targeting game," and heavily pregnant women are on the hit list.
The mother survived. Her baby didn't. And it's not the only one.
Volunteer doctor David Nott, a British surgeon who's worked in several Syrian hospitals with the charity Syria Relief, says snipers are playing a "targeting game," and heavily pregnant women are on the hit list.
Craigslist makes turning food stamps into cash a SNAP | Fox News
Craigslist makes turning food stamps into cash a SNAP | Fox News: Food stamp recipients are turning the government handouts into quick cash with ads on Craigslist, despite efforts to stem fraud.
The federally-funded grocery assistance coupons -- which are issued by states in the form of debit cards under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) -- are being sold on the online bulletin board as well as auction sites like eBay. FoxNews.com found several offerings at Craigslist sites around the country, where the sellers offered the welfare benefits at large discounts from face value.
The federally-funded grocery assistance coupons -- which are issued by states in the form of debit cards under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) -- are being sold on the online bulletin board as well as auction sites like eBay. FoxNews.com found several offerings at Craigslist sites around the country, where the sellers offered the welfare benefits at large discounts from face value.
Never Considered a Cruise – Here’s Why You Should Think Again | How Life Works
Never Considered a Cruise – Here’s Why You Should Think Again | How Life Works: A luxury cruise is one of life’s pure joys. Today’s modern cruise liners are engineering marvels; floating 5-star hotels that offer the best service, accommodation, cuisine, and activities. They visit exotic locales, with non-stop relaxation or stimulation, depending on your pleasure.
Over the past few years, cruise companies have spared no expense and literally invested billions in jaw-dropping super ships. Even if you’ve cruised before, you probably have not experienced anything like these new marvels.
Over the past few years, cruise companies have spared no expense and literally invested billions in jaw-dropping super ships. Even if you’ve cruised before, you probably have not experienced anything like these new marvels.
College teaching assistant accidentally sends nude pictures to students | Fox News
College teaching assistant accidentally sends nude pictures to students | Fox News: IOWA CITY, Iowa – The University of Iowa says that a teaching assistant for a math class sent an email with files depicting inappropriate sexual content to her students by accident.
University spokesman Tom Moore said the teaching assistant inadvertently included the files Tuesday night as attachments to an email sent to students.
Moore said the assistant "regrets her actions" and the school is asking students who received the message to delete it and not share the files with anyone.
University spokesman Tom Moore said the teaching assistant inadvertently included the files Tuesday night as attachments to an email sent to students.
Moore said the assistant "regrets her actions" and the school is asking students who received the message to delete it and not share the files with anyone.
14-year-old arrested in murder of Massachusetts teacher charged as adult | Fox News
14-year-old arrested in murder of Massachusetts teacher charged as adult | Fox News: A 14-year-old arrested in the murder of a 24-year-old teacher in Danvers, Mass., was charged by the Essex district attorney as an adult Wednesday during his arraignment at Salem District Court.
Philip Chism, 14, pleaded not guilty and was held without bail. His defense attorney argued for the proceedings to be closed and her client to be allowed to stay hidden because of his age. The judge denied the request. The judge approved a motion for a mental evaluation, The Boston Herald reported.
Philip Chism, 14, pleaded not guilty and was held without bail. His defense attorney argued for the proceedings to be closed and her client to be allowed to stay hidden because of his age. The judge denied the request. The judge approved a motion for a mental evaluation, The Boston Herald reported.
USS Forrestal, the Navy's first supercarrier, sold for 1 cent | Fox News
USS Forrestal, the Navy's first supercarrier, sold for 1 cent | Fox News: Here’s a penny for your thoughts: One red cent could’ve landed you the Navy’s first supercarrier, the decommissioned Forrestal.
The U.S. Navy sold the 1,067-foot behemoth to a Texas company, All Star Metals, to be dismantled, scrapped and recycled, Navy officials announced. It's an inauspicious fate for a ship with a colorful — and tragic — history. It's perhaps best known for a 1967 incident in which stray voltage triggered an accidental explosion that struck a plane on the flight deck whose cockpit was occupied by a young John McCain. A chain reaction of blasts and fires ultimately killed 134 men and injured more than 300.
But its rich past and nearly four decades of service are not enough to spare it. The Navy tried to donate the historic ship for use as a memorial or a museum, but no “viable applications” were received.
The U.S. Navy sold the 1,067-foot behemoth to a Texas company, All Star Metals, to be dismantled, scrapped and recycled, Navy officials announced. It's an inauspicious fate for a ship with a colorful — and tragic — history. It's perhaps best known for a 1967 incident in which stray voltage triggered an accidental explosion that struck a plane on the flight deck whose cockpit was occupied by a young John McCain. A chain reaction of blasts and fires ultimately killed 134 men and injured more than 300.
But its rich past and nearly four decades of service are not enough to spare it. The Navy tried to donate the historic ship for use as a memorial or a museum, but no “viable applications” were received.
Federal prosecutors allege that friend tied marathon bombing suspect to 2011 triple murder | Fox News
Federal prosecutors allege that friend tied marathon bombing suspect to 2011 triple murder | Fox News: Federal prosecutors have alleged that one of the two suspects in April's Boston Marathon bombing was implicated in a 2011 triple murder by a friend who was shot and killed by an FBI agent during questioning earlier this year.
The disclosure that Tamerlan Tsarnaev "participated" in the killings in Waltham, Mass., was made Monday in the case against Tamerlan's younger brother, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Prosecutors are attempting to block a motion by Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's defense team to force the government to turn over information related to the 2011 killings. MyFoxBoston.com reports that the defense team is seeking to use the records to help the younger Tsarnaev avoid the death penalty. A judge's ruling on the motion is pending.
The disclosure that Tamerlan Tsarnaev "participated" in the killings in Waltham, Mass., was made Monday in the case against Tamerlan's younger brother, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Prosecutors are attempting to block a motion by Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's defense team to force the government to turn over information related to the 2011 killings. MyFoxBoston.com reports that the defense team is seeking to use the records to help the younger Tsarnaev avoid the death penalty. A judge's ruling on the motion is pending.
The 18 Most Ridiculous Startup Ideas That Eventually Became Successful
The 18 Most Ridiculous Startup Ideas That Eventually Became Successful: Even the most well-known venture capitalists have startups they regret passing on.
For John Doerr of Kleiner Perkins, it was Twitter. For Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures, it was Airbnb, the home-rental website that’s now worth an estimated $2.5 billion.
“We made the classic mistake that all investors make,” Wilson recalled in a blog post lamenting the blunder. “We focused too much on what they were doing at the time and not enough on what they could do, would do, and did do.”
It’s hard to blame him. After all, a lot of successful companies sounded stupid when they first launched -- see: Rap Genius -- and the vast majority of new businesses flop, sometimes leaving investors with heavy losses.
For John Doerr of Kleiner Perkins, it was Twitter. For Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures, it was Airbnb, the home-rental website that’s now worth an estimated $2.5 billion.
“We made the classic mistake that all investors make,” Wilson recalled in a blog post lamenting the blunder. “We focused too much on what they were doing at the time and not enough on what they could do, would do, and did do.”
It’s hard to blame him. After all, a lot of successful companies sounded stupid when they first launched -- see: Rap Genius -- and the vast majority of new businesses flop, sometimes leaving investors with heavy losses.
Wounded Victim of Racist Serial Killer Recounts Nightmare as Execution Nears | Hatewatch
Wounded Victim of Racist Serial Killer Recounts Nightmare as Execution Nears | Hatewatch: Before Joseph Paul Franklin, the prolific racist serial killer, is executed, Terry Jackson-Mitchell wants to look the condemned man in the eye and tell him she forgives him for the nightmares and flashbacks that crashed into her life on a summer night in Utah 33 years ago.
That’s when Franklin wounded Jackson-Mitchell, then 15, and shot and killed her two black friends, jogging a few feet from her in a Salt Lake City park.
“I believe in the old saying, forgiveness is a gift you give yourself,” Jackson-Mitchell, now 49, told Hatewatch in a telephone interview Sunday evening. “I forgive him based on what I’ve read about his horrific childhood. And I forgive him because I refuse to allow that night to define me.”
That’s when Franklin wounded Jackson-Mitchell, then 15, and shot and killed her two black friends, jogging a few feet from her in a Salt Lake City park.
“I believe in the old saying, forgiveness is a gift you give yourself,” Jackson-Mitchell, now 49, told Hatewatch in a telephone interview Sunday evening. “I forgive him based on what I’ve read about his horrific childhood. And I forgive him because I refuse to allow that night to define me.”
Army chief: Just 2 brigades combat-ready | Fox News
Army chief: Just 2 brigades combat-ready | Fox News: Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno revealed this week that just two Army brigades are combat-ready, with budget cuts hampering the military's ability to train its own troops.
The startling comments were made Monday at the Association of the U.S. Army conference. Odierno and Army Secretary John McHugh both addressed the fallout from the budget cuts, as well as the recent partial government shutdown, and appealed to lawmakers to restore some stability to military funding.
"Functioning like this is just dysfunctional," Odierno said.
The startling comments were made Monday at the Association of the U.S. Army conference. Odierno and Army Secretary John McHugh both addressed the fallout from the budget cuts, as well as the recent partial government shutdown, and appealed to lawmakers to restore some stability to military funding.
"Functioning like this is just dysfunctional," Odierno said.
8 Household Crimes That Are Totally Grounds For Divorce
8 Household Crimes That Are Totally Grounds For Divorce: Sure, you love your spouse, but sharing space with him or her can sometimes leave you wishing you were single again. If any of the below sounds familiar, consider yourself put on notice.*
Study Reveals Older Internet Users Have Healthier Habits
Study Reveals Older Internet Users Have Healthier Habits: The Internet can be a major time-waster and many of us have vowed to spend less time online -- but research suggests Internet users are actually healthier. A study released Oct. 22 says older Internet users are more likely to undergo cancer screenings and live cancer-preventive lifestyles than those who are not often online.
Researchers found 72.9 percent of consistent Internet users have had a colorectal cancer screening compared with just 51.7 percent of non-users, according to the study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention. The American Cancer Society reports that colorectal cancer screenings can cut cancer incidence by one-third.
Researchers found 72.9 percent of consistent Internet users have had a colorectal cancer screening compared with just 51.7 percent of non-users, according to the study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention. The American Cancer Society reports that colorectal cancer screenings can cut cancer incidence by one-third.
What the F*ck Was Lululemon Thinking? | Carolyn Gregoire
What the F*ck Was Lululemon Thinking? | Carolyn Gregoire: Yoga mega-retailer Lululemon is no stranger to off-color ad campaigns and embarrassing slip-ups (Who could forget the see-through pants debacle?). But the high-market yogawear chain's latest gaffe might just take the proverbial cake.
In a misguided attempt to appeal to aspiring yogis, Lululemon recently launched a new shopping bag series illustrating yoga's traditional five yamas -- principles, or social contracts, of right living, as outlined in Patanjali's Yoga Sutras, a traditional compendium of yoga philosophy with roots in the Hindu faith.
As part of the series, the company has been doling out a reusable tote back with one of the yamas, brahmacharya, the Sanskrit term for "celibacy." Scroll down to view the bag below.
In a misguided attempt to appeal to aspiring yogis, Lululemon recently launched a new shopping bag series illustrating yoga's traditional five yamas -- principles, or social contracts, of right living, as outlined in Patanjali's Yoga Sutras, a traditional compendium of yoga philosophy with roots in the Hindu faith.
As part of the series, the company has been doling out a reusable tote back with one of the yamas, brahmacharya, the Sanskrit term for "celibacy." Scroll down to view the bag below.
David Blair, Texas Man, Claims Dallas Police Had No Reason To Shoot At Him
David Blair, Texas Man, Claims Dallas Police Had No Reason To Shoot At Him: A Texas man claims that Dallas police fired at least a dozen bullets at him -- for no apparent reason.
David Blair says that he was standing outside of his east Oak Cliff apartment on Oct. 2 when a pair of Dallas police officers approached him. The 41-year-old had just moved in that day, and his girlfriend and 3-year-old son were inside, according to KENS-5.
The officers, Richard Cantu and Jesse Aquino, were performing a sweep search for area prostitutes and exited their vehicle to question Blair. Blair had made a comment to a woman who walked by and so police shined a spotlight on him. Blair told the officers to get the light out of his face.
David Blair says that he was standing outside of his east Oak Cliff apartment on Oct. 2 when a pair of Dallas police officers approached him. The 41-year-old had just moved in that day, and his girlfriend and 3-year-old son were inside, according to KENS-5.
The officers, Richard Cantu and Jesse Aquino, were performing a sweep search for area prostitutes and exited their vehicle to question Blair. Blair had made a comment to a woman who walked by and so police shined a spotlight on him. Blair told the officers to get the light out of his face.
Christine Gelineau, Woman Who Burned Son's Penis Among Other Tortures, Gets Up To 30 Years
Christine Gelineau, Woman Who Burned Son's Penis Among Other Tortures, Gets Up To 30 Years: A New Hampshire woman has been sentenced to nine to 30 years after pleading guilty in the torture of her 18-year-old son.
Christine Gelineau, a 53-year-old from Concord, reached an agreement with prosecutors Thursday, pleading guilty to first-degree assault and witness tampering, CBS Connecticut reported.
The teen, who is now 19, has two other alleged abusers he has yet to face. In court, he spoke to his now "ex-mother."
Christine Gelineau, a 53-year-old from Concord, reached an agreement with prosecutors Thursday, pleading guilty to first-degree assault and witness tampering, CBS Connecticut reported.
The teen, who is now 19, has two other alleged abusers he has yet to face. In court, he spoke to his now "ex-mother."
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
The Most Interesting Man In The World Is Actually Really Interesting
The Most Interesting Man In The World Is Actually Really Interesting: You may not know Jonathan Goldsmith, but you undoubtedly know Dos Equis' Most Interesting Man In The World. The two, in fact, are the same person.
Goldsmith shot to fame in 2006 when his James Bond-like character started "living vicariously through himself," but in a recent interview with Esquire magazine, Goldsmith has unveiled his own overly interesting experiences. One of which, no big deal, involves saving a young girl's life.
"When I was 18, I started out at the Fresh Air Fund for kids in New York City, and it provided an opportunity for kids with disabilities to do all kinds of activities," Goldsmith, 75, said. "One of the things we dealt with were quite a lot of epileptic kids, and when you have to watch 100 kids playing in a pool, thrashing around, it takes a great deal of concentration to determine a child that's having a grand mal fit or a kid that's just playing."
Goldsmith shot to fame in 2006 when his James Bond-like character started "living vicariously through himself," but in a recent interview with Esquire magazine, Goldsmith has unveiled his own overly interesting experiences. One of which, no big deal, involves saving a young girl's life.
"When I was 18, I started out at the Fresh Air Fund for kids in New York City, and it provided an opportunity for kids with disabilities to do all kinds of activities," Goldsmith, 75, said. "One of the things we dealt with were quite a lot of epileptic kids, and when you have to watch 100 kids playing in a pool, thrashing around, it takes a great deal of concentration to determine a child that's having a grand mal fit or a kid that's just playing."
UConn Failed To Investigate Sexual Assault Reports And Protect Victims, Complaint Claims
UConn Failed To Investigate Sexual Assault Reports And Protect Victims, Complaint Claims: It seemed to Kylie Angell that some justice had been served when the University of Connecticut expelled a male student after she reported that he raped her in a campus residence hall in July 2010.
Angell reported the assault to the university at the beginning of the fall 2010 semester, and by October a university hearing had found her assailant responsible for possession of drugs, providing alcohol to a minor, sexual misconduct and breaking and entering.
But the situation changed after he appealed and was allowed back on campus two weeks later. The university did not warn Angell that her attacker was coming back, she said, and instead she learned when he approached her in a campus dining hall on his first day back.
Angell reported the assault to the university at the beginning of the fall 2010 semester, and by October a university hearing had found her assailant responsible for possession of drugs, providing alcohol to a minor, sexual misconduct and breaking and entering.
But the situation changed after he appealed and was allowed back on campus two weeks later. The university did not warn Angell that her attacker was coming back, she said, and instead she learned when he approached her in a campus dining hall on his first day back.
30 Million People Worldwide Are Living As Slaves
30 Million People Worldwide Are Living As Slaves: Modern day slavery still exists, and it's happening at an alarming rate. The Global Slavery Index released a shocking report last week, estimating that almost 30 million people worldwide are living as slaves. The index, compiled by Australian-based rights organization Walk Free Foundation, defines modern day slavery as debt bondage, human trafficking and forced marriage.
The country with the highest proportion of slaves is Mauritania, in West Africa. The report explains that Mauritania has such a high percentage of slaves because people inherit slave status from their ancestors. “It would be comforting to think that slavery is a relic of history, but it remains a scar on humanity on every continent," Walk Free CEO Nick Grono said in a statement provided to The Huffington Post.
The country with the highest proportion of slaves is Mauritania, in West Africa. The report explains that Mauritania has such a high percentage of slaves because people inherit slave status from their ancestors. “It would be comforting to think that slavery is a relic of history, but it remains a scar on humanity on every continent," Walk Free CEO Nick Grono said in a statement provided to The Huffington Post.
7 Workout Habits You Should Drop Now
7 Workout Habits You Should Drop Now: Are you spending hours working out every week, and not getting the results you want? Chances are you might have a bad habit or two when it comes to exercising. Never fear, there's a quick fix for even the most ingrained workout no-nos. Check out these seven workout habits you should drop: Not only will ditching these help you lose the pounds, they will help you become a more efficient exerciser.
Fla. congressman's ex-chief of staff jailed for voter fraud scheme | Fox News
Fla. congressman's ex-chief of staff jailed for voter fraud scheme | Fox News: The former chief of staff of a Democratic Florida congressman will serve 90 days in jail after admitting to a voter fraud scheme during the 2012 election.
WSVN reports Jeffrey Garcia pled guilty Monday to one felony charge and three misdemeanor charges after admitting he illegally requested hundreds of absentee ballots while he was running the campaign for Rep. Joe Garcia, who he is not related to.
Garcia’s lawyer tells the station that his client never intended to steal anyone’s vote.
WSVN reports Jeffrey Garcia pled guilty Monday to one felony charge and three misdemeanor charges after admitting he illegally requested hundreds of absentee ballots while he was running the campaign for Rep. Joe Garcia, who he is not related to.
Garcia’s lawyer tells the station that his client never intended to steal anyone’s vote.
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