Teen wanted to 'catch a body,' jury told

On July 10, 2007 in Castor Gardens, Philadelphia on the 1300 block of Greenby St. a man, Kwok Wai Ho, 69 yrs. old died from a head injury at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital after he was beaten and "robbed" by...

Three plead guilty to explosives plot

The British men who were caught allegedly plotting to blow up an airliner using liquid explosives in 2006, which caused the ensuing worldwide ban on carrying liquids onto planes, have pleaded guilty to the crime today."LONDON (Reuters) - Three British Muslim men pleaded...

MySpace Mom: Pleads Not Guilty in Teen Suicide Case

A mother who allegedly helped bully a child to death is in court. Lori Drew, whose fake MySpace profile and harassment led to the suicide of teen Megan Meier, prosecutors say,  is facing prison.This case also...

Ohio man could go to jail for cheating in church blackjack game

A man in Ohio got caught cheating during church-sponsored game of blackjack.  He now faces up to two years in jail!"COLUMBUS -- A jury has convicted a sports bookmaker in central Ohio of cheating during a...

Island of Sark embraces democracy after 400 years

You cant get any greener*..."Four and a half centuries of feudalism were brought to an end yesterday when the Privy Council approved changes to the laws governing Sark, in the Channel Islands, which will introduce...

Gaza Food Shops, Gas Stations Close During Israeli Effort to End Rocket Attacks

Rather than ending rocket attacks, I'm beginning to wonder if Israel's lockdown of Gaza is more likely to create more attacks. Going without medications, bread, gas, fuel, and medical care is more likely to create anger than reconciliation."Gaza City awoke Monday to shuttered...

Dutch court rules Srebrenica families can sue U.N.

"Dutch court rules Srebrenica families can sue U.N. AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Families of Srebrenica massacre victims have cleared a legal hurdle in their lawsuit against the Dutch state and the United Nations, which they argue allowed the killing of thousands of Muslims, their...

Hubby in jail over Facebook

"A HUBBY was jailed for breaking a court order not to contact his estranged wife after website Facebook sent her an automatic email. Engineer Dylan Osborn, 37, only joined the social-networking site to look at a pal’s wedding photos. It then sent an invite to be a...

Helmet-Cams for British Cops

"The Home Office is to provide £3m to equip police forces across the country with head camera technology, following successful trials in Plymouth. It said an evaluation of the pilot run by Devon and Cornwall...

TV channel bows to pressure over footage of climber's death

This is an interesting article in the onoing saga of the death of David Sharp on Everest in the spring of 2006. I have written about his death and the ethics of climbing Everest on my blog, here and here. While on...

SOA Protesters Sentenced

"Grayman Ward, 20, of Raleigh, N.C., was the only one to plead no contest to entering military, naval or Coast Guard property -- a federal crime that carries a maximum sentence of six months. He lost his job when his employer found out about his arrest. Faircloth found Ward...

Wife goes to court to stop hubby's ghost stories

"A Taiwanese woman has taken out an injunction against her husband to stop him telling her ghost stories. The woman, named only as Mrs Chen, complained he was giving her nightmares, reports the Apple Daily Taiwan newspaper. She first filed a complaint with police, then...

2 women plead guilty in UW ecoterrorism (AP)

" TACOMA, Wash. - Two women pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiracy, arson and bomb charges in the 2001 firebombing of the University of Washington's horticulture center, one of the Northwest's most notorious acts of ecoterrorism. Jennifer Kolar, 33, and Lacey Phillabaum, 31,...

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