James Vellanti: Death From An Escalator

At the Pier Shops at Caesar's in Atlantic City, New Jersey, James Vallanti, the chief opertaing officer for JNF Asset Management LLC in New York, had fell to his death from an escalator. "Police are investigating...

Brazil anger over toxic UK waste

" Brazilian police are investigating after 64 containers with more than 1,400 tonnes of hazardous UK waste were found in three of the country's ports. The authorities say that among the material which was brought...

Violence against journalists in Mexico exaggerated, says top prosecutor

"Violence against journalists in Mexico exaggerated, says top prosecutor December 10th, 2008 • Related • Filed Under Filed Under: mexicoreporter.com Tags: David García Monroy...

Probing Golden West

"NEW YORK (AP) - The Department of Justice is investigating the mortgage lending practices of Golden West Financial Corp., the savings and loan bought by Wachovia Corp. for $24 billion at the height of the housing boom in 2006.U.S. Attorney Joseph Russoniello told The...

FBI Investigating Chicago Cops On The Take

For more than a year an FBI informant wore a wire and caught cops demanding payoffs, staging accidents and selling guns. This probe started after Investigator exposed widespread fraud in the towing industry two...

Three dead in Santa Clara office Park Shooting

SANTA CLARA - Police are searching for a man who supposedly returned to the office where he was recently made redundant and opened fire, killing three people. The infer is identified as 47-year-old Jing Wu of...

Astronaut defends himself

"KUALA LUMPUR: Angkasawan Datuk Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor met with Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry officials Monday to defend himself against allegations that he had earned RM1.2mil from lecture fees....

Indian woman beheads 'sex pest'

This really a shocking story from the Indian state OF Uttarpradesh,a women beheaded the attacker , who tried to rape her in grass field.The daring act of this women is going to set example for those women who...

Terror police raid 7/7 'bomb factory' flat

A flat allegedly used to plan the 7/7 terror attacks in London has been raided in the UK. It is unclear why the flat is being raided now, so long after the attacks, which occured in 2005."Officers began the search of the flat at 7am after receiving information from a member...

Human Remains found near Mt. Trashmore

"Human remains were found yesterday in a wooded area not far from Mount Trashmore in Virginia Beach, and police are investigating.Police spokesman Wayne Gilbert said investigators have not yet determined the age,...

Best outlook for silver since the days of the Hunt brothers « Peter J. Coope...

"Not since the Hunt Brothers tried to corner the silver market in the late 1970s has there been more dramatic news for silver prices than last week’s confirmation from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission enforcement division is investigating the silver market."

Palin's husband won't testify in trooper inquiry

"ANCHORAGE, Alaska (CNN) -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's husband won't comply with a subpoena issued by state lawmakers investigating her firing of Alaska's public safety commissioner, the McCain-Palin campaign said Thursday. ...

Fifth arrest in PM death plot probe

The investigation into an alleged plot to kill UK prime minister Gordon Brown is expanding in scope. A fifth man has now been arrested in the scheme."Detectives investigating a suspected plot to kill the Prime...

Official: Man wasn’t a ‘credible threat’ to Obama

Opinion Barry Artiste Boy, that's a relief, for a second there, I though this guy was serious, what with all the guns, drugs, ammo, bulletproof vest etc,. etc . Guess he was just a local nutjob going off to work,...

Bomb hits Pakistan military truck, up to 14 dead

" A roadside bomb hit a Pakistan air force truck in a northwestern city Tuesday, killing as many as 14 people including a 5-year-old girl in the latest violence in the volatile region.Meanwhile, Pakistani officials said they were investigating whether a...

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