Brooke Bennett found Dead, Uncle Main Suspect, Obstructed Justice

Update - July 3, 2008 - Click here to read the Gagnon affidavit . Click here for more on this story from MyFOXBoston.com. Click here for more from FOX 44 in Burlington, Vt. E-Mails Reveal Vt. Suspect's Perverted...

Man accused in park beating faces death penalty, charges from second attack

"The man accused of beating a woman to death in a Parma park earlier this month attacked another woman that same day in her apartment, prosecutors said.In the previously undisclosed attack, Todd Torok by hit the victim in the head with a dumbbell and gagged her in an...

First Ever Civilian to be tried by Court Martial

Civilian Contractor in Iraq to Face Court-Martial " BAGHDAD, May 29, 2008 – A contractor in Iraq charged under military law with stabbing another contractor was scheduled to be arraigned today in Baghdad. Alaa “Alex” Mohammad Ali, a contractor charged...

Dine-and-dash driver indicted in robbery, assault

Hit and Run Man Indicted"A man accused of seriously injuring two people with his sport-utility vehicle after he ran outon his restaurant bill was indicted yesterday on one count of aggravated robbery and four counts...

Jury in New York City convicts fan of stalking Uma Thurman

A man has been convicted in New York of stalking Uma Thurman, but he won't face much time behind bars."A former mental patient obsessed with Uma Thurman faces up to a year in jail after a jury convicted him Tuesday...

The toxic culture of the newsroom

Jay Rosen pointed me to a piece by Amy Gahran.  Is the newsroom its own worst enemy?"Most of what I do is help journalists and news orgs wrap their brains around the Internet. Generally I enjoy that work....

Denmark evacuates Algeria and Afghanistan embassies

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorYou know I am all for Free Speech, but you know, trying to prove a point by reprinting cartoons of "Muhammed" just to enforce your "Free Speech" stance and throwing it in...

Arizona Driver, Students Charged in School Bus Fight

"Security video shows the fight involving Higley Unified School District bus driver Kim Sullivan and the three youths."

The Mean Beauty Queen 911 Tapes Released

Sexy and dangerous..."TUCSON, Ariz. — The recordings of several 911 calls made in December in connection with the torture and kidnapping of a former beauty queen’s ex-boyfriend were released by Tucson...

Teenager Charged With Manslaughter in School Rugby Death

This was a tragedy when it happened here a few months ago and has been pretty big news ever since. There's always been some speculation that there was more to this than a rugby feud."A Mississauga teen is to be...

US frees man jailed for teen sex

A disturbing case of misjustice that has finally been rectified. "A man given 10 years in jail for consensual oral sex with a teenager has been freed after a US court ruled the punishment was cruel and...

How Angry Is Your City?

Interestingly enough, an Oklahoma city doesn't show up until #58 on the list. Oklahoma City, as the capitol, has that ranking. Tulsa, which, alas, is being affected more now by gangs and violent crime, wasn't cited."The last time an entire U.S. city got monumentally mad was...

Vancouver BC. Violent High-risk Sex offender Escapes

The Province Newspaper neglected to post this Violent Sex Offenders photo, perhaps The Province needed the Advertising Space.  For Now Public Readers, I found a Photograph of this Violent Sex Offender, who may...

Jim Crow Justice in Louisiana

"Jim Crow Justice in Louisiana By PreparationG - Jul 21st, 2007 at 6:06 pm EDT Also listed in: Campus Progress Blog Comments | Mail to a Friend Tags: Jim Crow, Louisiana, Racial Politics Bad? Brilliant? You can rate...

Want to kill someone? Go to Newark

What is wrong with this Democrat run city? Is this just an isolated problen in Newark? Or is this a problem in all Sanctuary Cities."Let’s say you want to kill someone and would like to get away with it. You want...

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