Christine Grahame: Al-Megrahi is home. And he is innocent

" I became involved with Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi quite by accident. Like many people I had been suffering from Lockerbie fatigue. For me, and for you, I suppose, life had moved on from that horrendous crime...

Daughter secretly reunites her parents 40 years after they were forced apart ...

Nice to read a story with a happy ending for a change.Good luck and God bless to them all."Two lovers banished from each other's sight when they conceived an illegitimate child nearly 40 years ago have been reunited by their daughter and are to marry.Christine Orchard, 57,...

Detroit mayor agrees to plea deal in text scandal

" (CNN) -- Embattled Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick pleaded guilty Thursday to charges resulting from a sex scandal and is to resign from office immediately, a prosecutor said. ...

British Eyes are on Christine Ohuruogu to Deliver in the Women's 400m Final

Great Britain's great golden hope is under pressure to deliver in tomorrow's (Tuesday 14:30 BST [check this]) Women's 400 Metre Finals, after winning her semi final on Sunday in 50.14 sec.     " ...

Eurozone in trouble?

Figures released today showed that the economies in the fifteen countries that use the euro - known as the eurozone - contracted by .2 percent between April and June. The news is likely to accelerate the steep...

UPDATE:Fritzl planned the improvised dungeon five years before taking daughte...

This story becomes more complicated by the day."A relative of Joseph Fritzl, the Austrian man who held his daughter captive for 24 years and fathered seven children by her, has said he was convicted of rape in...

Strike disrupting 8,000 UK schools

Teachers in the UK have gone on their first national strike in 21 years. About a third of schools in England and Wales have been affected so far. "The walkout by thousands of teachers has closed or partially...

City Council Approves Fee to Drive Below 60th

This vote is the first step toward a full "congestion charge" for New York City similiar to the one currently in place in London."he controversial proposal to charge drivers in the busiest parts of Manhattan took...

Detroit mayor, ex-aide to be arraigned today

The ongoing scandal surrounding Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is hitting a pivotal point today, following steadily unfolding allegations. If anyone has video or photos of the arraignment we'd love to see...

Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, chief of staff lied under oath, text messages...

"Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and his chief of staff lied about their relationship last summer at a police whistle-blower trial that has cost the cash-strapped city more than $9 million, according to records obtained by the Free Press. The false testimony potentially...

One good turn-on deserves another

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public Contributor You would think Personality would be in there somewhere, but isn't. The Poll seems more men driven, though more like a visual inside look at what men and women...

Canada: The chain gangs are back in Alberta

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorDoes this surprise anyone that Alberta takes the lead once again in making crime less attractive for criminals.  WIll we see this in British Columbia, or Vancouver?...

Protect your Mobil Number

"Christine was temporarily stranded while on holiday in France when her pay-as-you-go handset suddenly flashed “Sim unusable”. “It had been topped up with credits and there didn’t seem to be a technical fault so I was bewildered,” says Christine, 56. “No one could...

The Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 (HR 2102) is scheduled for a House J...

"Currently, SPJ President Christine Tatum, Past President Irwin Gratz and Executive Director Terry Harper are visiting legislators on Capitol Hill to rally support for HR 2102. The Shield Law bill has bipartisan support in the House and Senate. Sponsors include Reps. Mike...

WA bans txting while drving

U shldn't b txtng whn u drv nlss u wnt 2 kll urslf, bt nw it's da law n WA st. "Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire yesterday signed this country’s first law putting the kibosh on the dangerous practice of text messaging while behind the wheel of a moving automobile. …...

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