Step up to the challenge Miami!

" Miami-Dade County has accepted a challenge by the National Association of Counties to see which county can get the highest percentage of residents and employees to participate in the Drive $marter and Change the World competitions. So, please join your fellow...

Senator Seeks Withdrawal of Guilty Plea in Sex Sting

Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho) still says he did not solicit sex in a restroom stall after he pleaded guilty to doing just that."ST. PAUL — A lawyer for Senator Larry E. Craig asked the Minnesota Court of Appeals on Wednesday to allow Mr. Craig to withdraw a guilty plea to...

Detroit mayor agrees to plea deal in text scandal

" (CNN) -- Embattled Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick pleaded guilty Thursday to charges resulting from a sex scandal and is to resign from office immediately, a prosecutor said. ...

Dad gets 18 months for forcing girl to kill cat

"MUNCIE, Indiana (AP) -- A man was sentenced to 18 months in prison after admitting that he forced his 7-year-old daughter to kill the family cat by holding a knife in her hand and making her stab the pet. "I am extremely sorry for what I did," Danield J. Collins said during...

Karadzic Refuses to Enter War Crimes Plea

Well, they let accused war crimes Serb leader Radovan Karadzic represent himself and take time to look over his case - and yet today he again refused to enter a plea. In lines with normal court proceedings, the Hague...

UN Pleads With Zimbabwe to Open Food aid

Less than 20 per cent of the estimated 1.5 million people requiring help are getting it, according to a recent plea from United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-moon. Ki-moon asked Zimbabwe to open up its aid to foreign groups, and allow food and medicine to reach those...

Monogamy's New Poster Boy - Bill Clinton

This is impossibly funny. "Bill Clinton made a plea yesterday for a new emphasis on monogamy as a key element in the battle against AIDS. The former U.S. president, not noted for his ability to keep his own marriage vows, said it was very important to change people's...

Computer security consultant charged with infecting a quarter million computers

I came across this story which was published on the US Department of Justice website today and after reading the story, I had to share this with the NowPublic community.This 26 year old has been controlling OUR computers without our knowledge for sometime now.  The thing...

Karadzic asks for more time to study warcrimes case against him

Radovan Karadzic has asked for more time to study the genocide charges against him before he will enter a plea. He appeared in court today, and is defending himself. "Under court rules he is allowed 30 days to decide...

Man Boarding Tampa Flight With Box Cutter Gets Probation

"TAMPA - A man arrested after trying to board a Southwest Airlines flight with a box cutter concealed inside a hardcover book was sentenced in federal court today to a year's probation. Benjamin Baines Jr., 22, of Clearwater pleaded guilty to a federal weapons violation in...

Mediterranean union launched: 43-nation group plans regional projects

Emulating the  European Union model 43 countries in Middle east have come together and formed a Mediterranean Union. Although unlike European countries many of these countries don't have great relations with each other. "French President Nicolas Sarkozy launched a...

Government launches leftover plea to fight world food shortage

A new report on the growing global food crisis will call for people in developed countries to stop throwing away edible leftovers."FAMILIES can help ease world food shortages by being less wasteful, a Government report will claim today. As Gordon Brown arrives at the G8...

'King of Bling' Jacob the Jeweler Sentenced

Notorious hip-hop and celebrity bling maker Jacob the Jeweler has been sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for lying to investigators about his involvement and affiliation with the Black Mafia Ring, during a federal...

UN issues urgent plea for more funding to Burma

The United Nations issued an urgent plea today to stress to the international community that more funding is still needed. The UN says it will be forced to ground helicopters that have been ferrying aid unless more...

Sydney police boss 'in drug ring'

A police chief in Syndey has been accused of some very serious conspiracy charges."A senior Australian police officer has been charged in connection with an alleged international plot to import half a tonne of drug-making chemicals.Mark Standen is accused of conspiracy to...

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