British backpacker shot in the back in Argentina

A British man has died after reportedly being shot by two armed motorcyclists in Buenos Aires."Argentinian police are investigating the mysterious murder of a British backpacker who was shot five times in the back by a men on a moped. Harry Christopher, 29, was walking near...

FBI on the Hunt for 'Backpack Bomber Bandits' Believed to Have Robbed Six Banks

" The FBI is asking for help catching two wily thieves it has dubbed the "backpack bomber bandits," believed to have orchestrated seven robberies of six banks in the Los Angeles area. The men, one white and one...

Jury in New York City convicts fan of stalking Uma Thurman

A man has been convicted in New York of stalking Uma Thurman, but he won't face much time behind bars."A former mental patient obsessed with Uma Thurman faces up to a year in jail after a jury convicted him...

Georgia Hiker Missing, Meredith Emerson, UPDATED Hilton Pleads Guilty

Hilton pleads Guilty to Killing Georgia Hiker" Hilton pleads guilty to killing hiker, spared from deathMeredith Emerson, 24, disappeared New Year's DayBy JEREMY REDMON, CHRISTIAN BOONEThe Atlanta...

John Hockenberry, reporter extraordinaire escapes rotting from the inside

Read the whole story by former NPR and Dateline reporter who is now at MIT. If you have questions about why news "sucks" today, or why most people acknowledge that there is no news on television, at least in any of the supposed news programs, Hockenberry answers them. Prison...

Vancouver: "Brian Laidlaw" accused of "Crossing the Line" among Thieves.

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public Contributor20-year Career Criminal and Junkie Brian Laidlaw, is believed to have "crossed a line" even Junkies and Thieves dare not cross. There is even a "Code of Ethics" even...

Backpack Stuck in School Bus Door Means Wild Ride for 8-Year-Old

Girl is lucky to be alive. see Video"ROCHESTER, Wash. — An 8-year-old girl was dragged by her school bus when her backpack got stuck in the bus’s door. “We just saw her hanging there,” Dany Franco, the...

Islamic Terrorist Verdicts In: Guilty for Some, Mastermind Acquitted

I'm not quite sure how the jury reached the verdict that let a self-confessed mastermind terrorist plotter go free. Read on!"Twenty-one of 28 defendants were found guilty on Wednesday in the 2004 Madrid train bombings, but another accused ringleader was acquitted in...

Surrey: B.C. schoolboy found carrying 9mm handgun

Makes one wonder why it is not safe for your children to attend school when incidents like this are becoming a common occurence ."A 13-year-old boy will be appearing in Youth Court in Surrey, B.C. after a...

Man Caught With Grenades At US Embassy

A Bosnian man has been detained after trying to enter the US Embassy in Austria with a backpack containing grenades and nails.Experts are now examining the contents of the bag and may carry out a controlled...

Chicago Video Surveillance Gets Smarter

Soon they'll be watching us on the streets of Chicago:"CHICAGO (AP) — A car circles a high-rise three times. Someone leaves a backpack in a park. Such things go unnoticed in big cities every day. But that could change in Chicago with a new video surveillance system that...

Bulletproof School backpacks for Children sparks debate

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorParents worried about their children going back to school, when school shootings are making the news seriously shows how flawed society is today. Bulletproof School...

Robot Construction Worker Unveiled

Though the robot mentioned below was programmed for construction, the possibilites are not limited to the work site: such a Robot could have domestic uses as well. Unaddressed is how a robot would deal with the...

Darth Vader Arrested on Weapons Charges

This story starts out funny, but turns creepy: blasters are fictional weapons, so the Darth impersonator surely should not be charged with possessing an "unregistered firearm": how could Darth have registered it?...

African bacteria 'eating' away at B.C. teen's eyes

"African bacteria 'eating' away at B.C. teen's eyes David Wylie, CanWest News Service Published: Saturday, May 19, 2007 A Kelowna teenager's dream trip to Africa turned into a nightmare when bacteria began eating her eyes. Trasey Plouffe, 18, lost her sight three weeks ago...

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