This story is another reminder of the constant threat the we face from extremists everyday, regardless of whether we are American or German. In the following story, Aafia Siddique, a 36 year old graduate of MIT, was...
Some buyers in the Pacific Northwest are using vineyards as cover to grow tons and tons of marijuana plants. Personally, I say go for it guys, I absolutely support the Norml movement and the legalization of...
" A Florida grand jury Friday blasted local police and federal law enforcement for bungling an undercover operation in May that led to the murder of Rachel Hoffman, a 23-year-old woman acting as their confidential...
Clark Rockefeller in custody in Maryland, Little Girl, Snooks unhurt Breaking news out of Baltimore, Maryland as Clark Rockefeller is arrested and The child nicknamed, "Snooks" is found safe. As of this writing...
Things keep getting crazier and crazier in Mexico. This drug war is becoming pretty intense."A Mexican police chief and three other people have been charged in the US with holding more than $500,000 (£254,000) from...
The last time I travelled was in April when I went to Boston. The baggage checks and metal detector lineups weren't as bad as I thought it would be. It was quite a hassle to take off your shoes and belt but what...
highlighted by JeffHuang | 2 wks ago | updated 2 wks ago 1165 views | 33 comments
I've been writing about Sen. Ted Stevens, Rep. Don Young, and the cronyism, pork barrle waste, and downright yes, corruption, for years now. Finally, the chickens have come home to roost in a state that's broiling with intrique and controversy."A federal grand jury has...
Well this is quite interesting. A computer engineer, disgruntled with his job working as a system administrator for San Francisco's brand new computer network, is holding the system hostage, even as he sits in jail.Terry Childs took exclusive control of the system and was...
"Tragedies frequently result in flurries of legal activity. Last years witnessed the Myspace tragedy in which a 13 year old girl committing suicide. Unfortunately stalking laws have been clumsy tools that are difficult if not impossible for law enforcement officials to...
About 2,000 Islamist women gathered at the radical Red Mosque in the Pakistani capital on Wednesday and vowed to raise their children for holy war, days after a suicide bomber killed 18 people after a similar...
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Five men were arrested and accused in a conspiracy to destabilize the government and terrify people after seven bombs went off in Karachi, Pakistan yesterday.One person was killed and over 40 others were injured after a series of explosions went off within the space of an...
As I earlier noted in "Death of Newspapers? Save the Press!", one of the core strengths of traditional newspapers is the constant interaction with readers. Here, Marc Fisher aptly demonstrates this strength in responses to reader's views on the death of alleged cop killer...
We've all heard of the slips of paper given in school to go to the principal's office or to detention--but slips of paper to route prisoners to jail? Seems like that could be an open invitation to some fiddling around--and sure enough, one convict is now on the lam."State...
More details and controversies are emerging in the case of Ronnie White, found dead in a Maryland jail cell after being arrested for allegedly killing a police officer. Flags are flying at half-staff for Cpl. Richard...
" Update: I apologize for this document and withdraw it. The research needed for this post was not done properly and the resulting material should not have been posted. The media and internet sources that provided...
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