Robbery attempt ends when victim offers iced tea

"TOKYO, Japan (CNN) -- A mother and her 6-month old girl escaped unhurt after she calmed down a knife-wielding robber with a glass of iced tea and a chat, Tokyo police said Wednesday. The 30-year-old housewife was in the hallway of her apartment building Monday when a man...

Star Search Casting Exposes The Latest Entertainment Frauds & Scams

"Hollywood, CA (PRWEB) July 8, 2008 -- As the number of scams targeting aspiring actors, singers, dancers and models escalate, and scammers become more sophisticated in their methods, it can be tricky to identify the difference between a scam and a legitimate opportunity. In...

US woman gets 4 years jail for killing Indian

A  US women has been sentenced for 4 years after she hit an Indian student in US. "A US woman, whose car accidentally ran over an Indian student last year, has been sentenced to four years in jail by an Ohio court. The 27-year-old Hankinson had ran a red light,...

Violent weekend for Toronto and Vancouver

Police in two of Canada's biggest metropolises dealt with multiple stabbings and shootings over the weekend. Five separate incidents in Toronto left seven men with stab wounds and one with a gunshot wound, while what looks to be gang-related activity has resulted in two...

The Rapist Isn't A Mask Stranger

In the year 2005, 5,700 chidren were raped.  1 in 6 women and 1 in 33 men will be sexually assualted in their lifetime.  In the year 2006 there were 272,350 victims of sexual assault in the United...

Another London stabbing occurs

UPDATE: 6:59PM ESTSome more details about the stabbing have emerged:" According to witnesses the boy, believed to be as young as 14-years-old, was chased by at least six hooded and masked youths before being knocked to the ground and knifed in the chest four times. Although...

The Story Behind A NYT Zimbabwe Child Victim Photo--and Why You Won't See ...

This is a fascinating analysis of how a photo of a child, both legs broken by Mugabe thugs, not only came to be--but how it came to not be on the internet. Question: should the New York Times, and Poynter Institute, have with-held internet publication of a photo published in...

Wendy Alexander suspended from Scottish Parliament for one day

Wendy Alexander, Labour's leader in the Scottish Parliament, is being suspended for one day for failing to declare campaign donations. Alexander maintains she did nothing wrong." Wendy Alexander claims she is the victim of a political witch hunt after being recommended for...

Supreme Court Rejects Death Penalty for Child Rape

Update: June 26 | - Matthew Yglesias provides the best analysis I've seen so far: " My evolving view of the death penalty is that there are situations one could envision wherein punishment by execution would be a...

Masked Leeds gunman hunted after homeowner blasted

Lots of gun crime in Leeds these days."Masked Leeds gunman hunted after homeowner blasted ...

Scam Artist Think Of New Ideas Everyday

"I got this mail this morning and felt i should share it to all. Scammers are always busy devising different means of getting money from others . So others should always learn not to be greedy. Remember you only fall victim if you are greedy too."

Suicide bomber kills five civilians, one soldier in Afghanistan

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorSuicide Bombers strike again taking two children with them among the five dead and one soldier. No easy answers short of banning all civilians from roads where NATO...

Portland area freerider Paul Meeuwsen paralyzed in dirt bike accident

Is not easy at all to become a professional and until you are not professional most of the times you are considered as "those crazy guys".Here is the sad part of one of this "dangerous" sports."25 year-old Paul...

R. Kelly's Alleged Video Victim is a Mystery

" She's been described over several weeks of testimony as a Christian singer and a point guard, a participant in three-way sex and as the goddaughter to one of the music industry's biggest stars.Even the family of...

Judge’s ban on the use of the word ‘rape’ at trial

"Judge’s ban on the use of the word ‘rape’ at trial reflects trend"

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