Grandfather of kidnapped boy arrested, Amber Alert Canceled Shortly After

The GrandFather of 6 year old Cole Puffinburger was arrested in California on Friday night.  The Amber Alert was canceled Saturday morning.  Police will not give out any further information.  A 2...

Why The $700 Billion Landgrab By Wall Street Won't Work, And Other Miscellanea

Check out the latest by the Easter Bunny."America is Wall Street's bitch. It's official. Not that anyone should be surprised. Let's face it, the same lying cheats who created the financial swindle of the century,...

Girl fights for her life after holiday balcony plunge

A British couple fell 35 feet off a balcony in Grand Canaria. It is thought the fall was an accident."A TEENAGER who fell 35 feet from a holiday flat balcony with her boyfriend was fighting for her life in a Spanish hospital last night. Jemma France, 18, and Lee Cook, 28,...

Mechanics who worked on crashed Spanish plane are suspects

The massive plane crash in August that killed 154 people in Spain may possibly have been caused by the mechanics who were operating on the plane, and they are being questioned on suspicion of manslaughter. "The Spanish judge investigating an August plane crash that killed 154...

'Sex on beach' trial pair guilty

The trial of two Britons in Dubai for having sex on the beach and unmarried sex has finished with the pair being found guilty and jailed. This will hammer home the responsibility that travellers carry to make sure...

Asian Markets Plunge

In the 24 hour market cycle, it is now Asia's turn to head south. "Asian stocks tumbled, driving Japan's Nikkei 225 Stock Average down as much as 10 percent, as concern deepened that the global economy is headed...

Passengers overcome hijacker on Turkish Airlines flight

Passengers overpowered a man who attempted to hijack a Turkish plane.He couldn't write very well and was very drunk. The Russian officials when hearing this description were suprised that he was not British."The...

Deutsche Bank Sold Massive Amounts of Phantom Stock

" delivery records,” there were “only two failures to deliver.” So Deutsche Bank systematically failed to even locate the stock that it sold, but the NYSE isn’t calling it “naked short selling,” and...

Panel Of Experts Chosen To Examine Rail Safety

Finally, there is a panel looking at Metrolink safety.  As you all know, I have been following this issue very closely.  There are so many issues regarding safety that could have easily prevented the...

Fat boy executed

Good riddens"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- An Ohio death row inmate was executed Tuesday after the Supreme Court rejected his last-minute plea that he was too overweight to be put to death. ...

In dissection protest, teen's name is now Cutout Dissection.com

"ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (AP) -- You can call her Cutout Dissection.com, or Cutout for short, but just don't call her Jennifer. The former Jennifer Thornburg -- whose driver's license now reads Dissection.com, Cutout -- wanted to do something to protest animal dissections...

Europe banks extend rally on state aid, US plan

European markets have opened higher after a strong performance by Asian exchanges. The major European markets have opened up 4 percent or mote, and are still rising. The rise is probably partly due to the dramatic...

Khmer Rouge soldiers jailed for murder of British charity worker

In Cambodia, four former Khmer Rouge soldiers have been convicted of murdering a British aid worker, and sentenced to 20 years. The British man was working to clear mines in the former war-torn country."Four former members of the Khmer Rouge were given long jail terms by a...

BA plane makes emergency landing

Breaking: A BA plane has made an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport after fumes were detected in the cabin. No injuries have been reported."The pilots of a British Airways plane had to request a priority landing at Heathrow after fumes were detected in the passenger...

Commonwealth Finds Transparency, But Slates “Unrealistic Deadlines” For E...

"The first round of the country’s first ever multi-party election was conducted in a “highly transparent” manner, finds a Commonwealth observation team, in the Maldives throughout the polls.Yet in a...

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