Massive Anti-War Protest Marched on the DNC Wednesday

A group numbering up to 14,000 people at its height and led by about 50 uniformed members of the Iraq Veterans Against the War. The group ignored the demonstration rules and did not have a permit, but snuck...

Manhunt for man who Robbed, Severely Beat Elderly Woman

WIS-TV in Columbia, South Carolina is reporting  that the Richland County sheriff's deputies are looking for a man they say robbed and severely beat an elderly woman (See Sketch)" Sheriff Leon Lott said the...

Traffic to be Squeezed Off-Broadway

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has unveiled an ambitious scheme to close a section of Braodway to motor traffic. The newly-liberated stretch of asphalt will run from Times Square (42nd St) to Herald Square (36th St).  This project, as well as Bloomberg's failed...

Officials hustle to delete Capitol 'pool hall' listing

"In its new business filings section, the current issue of The State Journal, a business weekly published by West Virginia Media Holdings, lists: "Goners Pool Hall, 1900 Kanawha Boulevard, Charleston."[...]It was a test dummy for the system upgrades, but somehow it got on...

Teen blames kiss for her drunken driving arrest

"They say a lover's kiss can be intoxicating.Gianna Vigliotti, who was pulled over by police as she swerved in and out of her lane on Northern Boulevard in Manhasset Friday night, said that's exactly what happened...

Lucas tops American Film Institute's 40th anniversary.

"George Lucas and Julie Andrews are among stars introducing screenings of their films to celebrate the American Film Institute's 40th anniversary. Lucas will talk about Star Wars while Andrews will introduce the...

Toronto student, 16, stabbed to death

In a little over six months, it seems Toronto schools are the epi centre for violent crimes against children, in what some say is due in part to a revolving door Justice system, where penalties against violent...

Students chant 'white power' during Class

Is this the part of a growing backlash against Latinos? It may be a sad reality of things to come."BROOMFIELD – It started with a simple question and ended with students chanting "white power" in a...

Reclaiming Cape Town's Streets, at Least in Name

"Cape Town's renaming panel has recommended that slain musician Taliep Petersen be remembered in a street name, and that a clutch of apartheid-era prime ministers drop off the map. A total of 46 changes suggested...

The lesbian teens who were kicked off the Portland bus

I've been watching out for stories like this one. Girls say driver kicked them off bus for kissingMy "nephew" Dwayne sent this to me today so I am creating a story here on Now Public about this.Teen age girls...

Paris Hilton goes to jail!

UPDATE: Paris begins her three-week sentence today (the sentence was reduced from 45 days due to shortage of space in California's jail system). How will she do? Something tells me we'll hear about it... Paris...

Pavilion Falls Away

"Pavilion falls away Remaining rides next to go By Jenny Burns The Sun News Rubble is all that is left of the primary Pavilion building at Ninth Avenue North and Ocean Boulevard. TOM MURRAY/The Sun News Rubble is all that is left of the primary Pavilion building at Ninth...

North Little Rock - Second city no more.

Well, what do you know! North Little Rock now has state politicians and maybe a president living there. I’ve lived in the town since I was 5 years old, so believe me that we never had any before. After 10 years, Mike Huckabee has left the governor’s office in the state...

Firefighter Struck By Vehicle While Rendering Aid

"California - On Sunday, January 14, 2007 at 1:13 AM, six Companies of Los Angeles Firefighters, five LAFD Rescue Ambulances, one Urban Search and Rescue Unit, one EMS Battalion Captain, one Battalion Chief...

2 Men Charged with Patronizing Lisa Ann Taylor's Brothel

"Gwinnett County police are waiting for two men, expected to turn themselves in Thursday night. The two are allegedly clients of one of the two women charged with prostitution at the Sugarloaf subdivision. Police have charged both men with pandering. They say that they are...

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