Woman Arrested For Spanking Stranger's Child

Gloria Ballard was arrested on Tuesday for spanking Sean Goode, the 2-year-old child of Donnay Jones, whom she did not know. The incident took place at a Salvation Army store in Cincinnati, Ohio. Ballard, who has children and grandchildren, was arrested and charged with...

Teen wanted to 'catch a body,' jury told

On July 10, 2007 in Castor Gardens, Philadelphia on the 1300 block of Greenby St. a man, Kwok Wai Ho, 69 yrs. old died from a head injury at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital after he was beaten and "robbed" by...

Your Cell Phone Could Save Your Life With "Face File"

I recently rented the movie “Taken” with Liam Neeson. Liam Neeson’s character (an ex-government operative, or what he calls a “preventer”) was very reluctant when his 17-year old daughter went to Paris...

Who's who on Obama's new team

Who's who on Obama's new team Since winning the US presidential election, Barack Obama has wasted little time assembling a team to help him govern. The BBC News website has put together...

Aussie 'free hugs guy' to donate kidney to stranger

In this self centred world at the time when we are witnessing so much of violence, hatred and being carpet-bombed daily with messages of fear and disconnection.Everyone is running for their own life but Juan...

A word of warning about 'free' public Wi-Fi

"I recently found myself in an airport terminal with a laptop and time to kill. Not knowing what the Wi-Fi options were, I let Windows XP search for available wireless networks. As you can see below, one of the...

Tim Russert Coverage: The Backlash Begins

Of course there has been a lot of coverage about the death of Tim Russert. When a figure in the public eye passes away, especially suddenly, (remember Heath  Ledger?) it is going to get a lot of coverage.But...

Wedding guests chase gunman who shot bride, groom

"LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (AP) -- An apparent stranger shot the bride, groom and two other people at an outdoor wedding in rural Arkansas, then was arrested after being chased by outraged guests, a sheriff's official said Sunday. The wedding was just ending Saturday when the...

Lost parrot tells veterinarian his address

"When Yosuke the parrot flew out of his cage and got lost, he did exactly what he had been taught — recite his name and address to a stranger willing to help.Police rescued the African grey parrot two weeks ago...

BC Town: Blouse Wearing, Brie Eating, Surrender Monkey's

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorYou heard it here first, a small BC Comox Valley Community has stolen Frances' 500 year old top honour as the "Worlds Biggest Blouse Wearing, Brie Eating, Poodle...

Missing cat's strange trip

""PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. - Some kitty math: How many lives did little tabby Gracie Mae use up when she crawled into her owner's suitcase, went through an airport X-ray machine, got loaded onto a plane, thrown onto a baggage belt and mistakenly picked up by a stranger far...

Myst for Nintendo DS

"Immersive Experience Will Draw Adventure-seekers of All Ages into a Surreal Dimension of Alternative Reality Empire Interactive today announced that MYST, the popular adventure-based video game, will immerse North American fans in a new experience created specially for the...

Adult Cyber Bullying- Should laws protecting children also be applied toward ...

"'Cyber-rape' outlawed: N.J. cracks down on computer-aided crime Date: January 19, 2005 Source: APP.com By: Kathleen Hopkins  WOOD-RIDGE -- It was a sunny spring day when Trish Barteck was trimming plants in her front yard in this Bergen County community on April 19,...

Zoo produced video game makes waves

A new video game designed to teach people about the lives of wolves is making headlines today.  Here is  how the website describes the project:"Learn about wolf ecology by living the life of a wild wolf...

Canada 2007 "Year of the Assassins"

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorVancouver and Toronto are having a Banner Year in 2007 in what amounts to the "Year of the Assassin", rivalling our 2010 Olympic Status as the best country to live in...

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