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Kaylee's dad says media 'dirtied' name Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 9:18AMTORONTO - There exists no media microphone that Baby Kaylee's dad can resist.
Former FBI agent: Amanda Knox is innocent Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 9:05AMSteve Moore, a former federal investigator, says that evidence against the American student is flawed and could have been “manipulated.” He told TODAY that “the only thing that will free Amanda is good people trying to do something.”
Might Bloomberg Join Obama’s Economic Team? Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 9:04AM*After a four-hour long golf session with President Obama at Martha’s Vinyard, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg told reporters that the two talked mostly about the economy and golf, of course. But there have been a few whispers suggesting that Obama may be considering replacing his current economic treasury secretary, Timothy Geithner. Insiders say multibillionaire [...]
Dispatch begins charging for some online content Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 8:43AMThe Dispatch began charging for some content on its website today, in a metered paywall program that will allow users of cdispatch.com free views on some content.
Indian River county Community Calendar, updated Sept. 2 Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 8:09AMFind the latest in arts and crafts events, fundraisers, children and families events, dancing, exercise, music and more.
18-year-old charged in shooting outside Briarcliff Apartments Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 8:08AMA 18-year-old man is facing allegations from New Hanover County sheriff’s deputies that he shot a subject in the arm Wednesday night, according to a news release.
Chicago police chief criticized for 'gang summit' Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 7:51AMCHICAGO (AP) — The idea seemed simple though bold: Call reputed gang leaders to a meeting with top police and federal prosecutors and deliver an ultimatum to end killings in the nation's third-largest city.
Chicago Police Chief Criticized for Gang Pow-Wow Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 7:34AM *Chicago police Superintendent Jody Weis is facing mounting criticism for holding a so-called “gang summit” last month, even though several police departments across the country have used this method for decades in an attempt to curb crime. The three biggest complaints are that Weis himself was at the meeting, the department should instead be [...]
Bradenton.com's Top 10, Sept. 1, 2010 Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 7:29AMSeveral crime-related stories were among the Top 10 most visited items on Bradenton.com, Wednesday,
Escaped gangster facing extradition Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 6:51AMA gangster who fled Ireland after journalist Veronica Guerin's murder is facing extradition from Holland to the UK. Related Stories Ulsterman one of New York’s ‘worst landlords’ Irishman held in Israel ‘threatened by top official close to PM’ Irish ministers fight EU bid to give Israel data More jobs as AOL expands in Dublin Child charity facing record demand
Authors to read from gangster stories Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 6:02PMJohn Paul Spica got into his black Cadillac. When he hit the gas pedal, a car bomb made of dynamite exploded, blowing off his legs before killing him.
WikiLeaks founder Assange questioned by Swedish police Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:59PMWikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has now been questioned by Swedish police regarding a molestation charge directed at him, his lawyer said Tuesday.
Alleged ransomware gang investigated by Moscow police Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:58PMRussian police are reportedly investigating a criminal gang that installed malicious "ransomware" programs on thousands of PCs and then forced victims to send SMS messages in order to unlock their PCs.
Ben Affleck, Filmmaker-Star, Rides Again in ‘The Town’ Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:37PM“The Town” gives Ben Affleck another chance to shine as writer, director and star.
Napanee OPP investigating possible arson Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:16PMNapanee OPP is investigating a suspected arson on a privately owned quarry located within the controversial Culbertson Tract. Police said Tuesday at approximatley 12:25 p.m.[...]
Hurricane Katrina, Houston And The Humanitarian Case Against Zoning Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:12PMWhy the Texas city's laissez-faire attitude toward land use works.
Marines no longer face felony charges Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:01PMTwo South Carolina marines accused of beating a gay man in downtown Savannah in June are no longer facing felony charges.
Authorities find $1.9 mil drug crop in San Jac. County woods Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:44PMSan Jacinto County Sheriff’s Deputies, along with officers from the DPS Narcotics Division and the State Game Wardens’ Office, responded to a tip about a possible marijuana growing operation in San Jacinto County on Sunday, August 29.
No Simple Answers Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:43PMI’ve lived in this city for 20 years, and for 15 of them Patricia Jessamy has been the state’s attorney for Baltimore City. During that time, I’ve seen crime go up and go down. I lived on the West Side at a time when I could walk my dog four blocks and find crack vials, syringe needles, and drug runners on every corner. When I first moved here, I heard gunfire so often I could determine the ...
Two die in San Jose shooting late Saturday Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 12:50PMDouble murder in San Jose late Saturday brings city's 2010 homicide count to 18. Man charged with San Jose's 16th murder of 2010 Crime: Interactive map | Forum | More
Archaeology: Not As Dry And Dusty As You Think Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 12:34PMReal archaeologists are nothing like Indiana Jones, but that doesn't mean their world isn't dramatic and dangerous. Author Craig Childs sheds a light on pot hunters and relic diggers in his new book, Finders Keepers: A Tale of Archaeological Plunder and Obsession .
Godly, grim and ghoulish gather as worlds collide Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 12:19PMThere are so many worlds experienced at a writers' festival. They can be familiar, they can be bizarre, some can be real, some imagined.
Aug. 29: Hurricane Katrina, five years later Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 12:16PMTranscript of the August 29, 2010 broadcast of NBC's Meet the Press, featuring Mary Landrieu, Mitch Landrieu, Brad Pitt, Wendell Pierce, Garland Robinette and Douglas Brinkley.
Krejcir scoffs at 'Mafia boss' claims Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 11:35AMFugitive billionaire Radovan Krejcir, breaking his silence ahead of a renewed NPA bid to have him extradited to the Czech Republic, says he has "nothing to hide".
Pen pal gets inmate freed, with help from lawyer son Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 10:21AMPen pal gets inmate freed, with help from lawyer son
Hurricane Katrina Five Years Later: A View From Chicago Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 10:21AMHurricane Katrina comes ashore on Monday, August 29, 2010 If there is anything certain about the effects of the Hurricane Katrina diaspora five years later, it's that nothing is certain. Most estimates are that around one million Gulf Coast residents were displaced by the storm, scattered to all corners of the country, in cities in all 50 states in the country . Of course, most stuck close to ...
Burglar strikes while resident sleeps upstairs Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 10:15AMA thief or thieves entered a Bethune St. home early Saturday morning and made off with bottles of alcohol from a kitchen cabinet. The homeowner was asleep upstairs while it happened, city police report.[...]
MOST POPULAR STORIES NOW Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 10:08AMThe glamour of notoriety that colours our perceptions of criminals is as strong now as in the days of the "Wild West".
Police investigating break-in Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 7:47AMChatham-Kent police are investigating a break-in at a home on Raleigh Street in Chatham. Police said sometime overnight Saturday culprits cut a screen to open a window. Two laptop computers were stolen.[...]
Craigslist clash over adult ads raises key issues Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 7:35AMAttorneys general in 18 states demanded that Craigslist remove its adult services section last week, the latest clash in a long-running conflict over online sexual ads that is likely to lead to a court battle, congressional debate or both, legal experts say. "... Craigslist - Attorney general - Law - Craig Newmark - Jim Buckmaster
Lovable rogues Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 6:26AMWhy do we view some criminals with affection?
Murder charge places Hankins family name back in news Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 5:51AMFor accused murderer Billy Ray Hankins, time in jail is just part of the "family tradition," area law enforcement officers say.
The censored artist speaks out Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 5:43AMJames Parlin , the Pennsylvania artist whose sculpture was removed from the Little Gallery at BGSU Firelands, has issued a statement giving his take on the By date (default) read more
Reader views (40) Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 5:40AMI am eighteen years old and it sickens me that the bottle-throwing knife-carrying "youths" that are mentioned in every news report are the ones seemingly representing my generation.
New Orleans: thousands still missing after Katrina Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 5:12AMFive years ago today, floods caused by Hurricane Katrina engulfed New Orleans in one of America's worst ever natural disasters. Channel 4 News speaks to residents, charities and officials to find out how the rebuilding effort is going.
McCrumb's latest worth the wait Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 4:46AMWhat can a fan do when a favorite author decides to take a break from a hit series? Wait.
Killing of Antioch students raises issue of safety abroad Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 3:05AMThe two women had left a group of friends in the Caribbean beach town to buy beer and never returned. Police in Costa Rica reported March 20 that the crime scene indicated that three men were involved with the killings.
Bristol Press staff members win NEAPNEA awards Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 3:02AMA sports writer, crime reporter, copy editor and the executive editor of The Bristol Press and New Britain Herald have garnered awards in the annual New England Associated Press News Executives Association competition.
Domestic violence homicides: A harsh reality that happen 'all the time' Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 4:57PMWithin one week this month, two Oakland County women were brutally stabbed by their husbands.
Police arrest armed robbery suspects Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 4:12PMFour Houston men were stopped and arrested oat the corner of Hwy 288 near FM 518 for allegedly robbing a convenience store clerk at gunpoint Thursday morning, Police Officials reported.
Brad Peequaquat, a founding member of Saskatchewan's Indian Posse, talks about his life Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 3:58PMBrad Peequaquat winces as he shifts in one of the many beds he has occupied in recent months at St. Paul's Hospital.
Liberals and religion and culture | Michael Tomasky Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 12:04PMSusan Jacoby is a writer I admire, author of the excellent book Freethinkers from a few years ago, which I commend to you if you're not familiar. Now she has a piece up at BQO (Big Questions Online) about ostensibly Ayaan Hirsi Ali but really about liberals and religion and values. She argues, and it's an argument we've heard a lot of, that liberals are afraid to critique certain religions and ...
'Attack on Ratzinger': Italian book assesses Benedict's papacy Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 12:43PMFriends and foes alike of Pope Benedict XVI concur that he's got an image problem. Where they place the blame for it may differ, but the fact itself seems clear: From a PR point of view, this is a pontificate defined by its train wrecks.
What To Make of Anti-Muslim Hate Crimes Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 12:21PMWhen an event dominates the headlines as the proposed Islamic center near Ground Zero has done in recent weeks, it can change the way we view what is newsworthy. A small release of oil near the Louisiana coast was hardly headline-grabbing information in 2009, but this year, after the disastrous leak in the Gulf of Mexico, even a small bit of spilled oil near the bayou makes news. With that in ...
Tribune: Lone holdout in Blagojevich trial says she followed her conscience Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 12:20PMThe lone jury holdout in the Rod Blagojevich corruption trial tells the Chicago Tribune she followed her conscience because she did not believe ...
Many fled Katrina, and many never found their way back Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 12:14PMDriven from their homes by Hurricane Katrina five years ago, many New Orleanians were initially desperate to return home but now find themselves flourishing after setting down roots elsewhere.
Popular, long-serving Norwalk police lieutenant retires Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 12:13PMA file photo from May 2006 shows Norwalk Police Lt. Peter Randall as he greets Side by Side Community School students (L to R) Aja Piro, Kayla Benincaso and Rhianna Seferian as a group from the school deliver baked goods to the new police station.
Teen Who Shot Pepco Worker In Bloomingdale Sentenced Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 11:57AMMarlo Johnson, the eighteen-year-old who shot a Pepco worker in Bloomingdale last winter and pleaded guilty in May to charges of aggravated assault, was sentenced to eight years in prison today, according to the AP . Johnson, who was 17 when the crime occurred, was part of a group of teenagers who were arguing with the 52-year-old victim, got into a shoving match, then returned to the scene and ...
Local Leads: She's the Coach, Trolley Thieves, Naked Again Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 11:54AMNeed a quick look at D.C.-area news? Local Leads is your one-stop shop. Read it. Use it. Love it. Theft - Crime - South American Theft Groups - United States - Jewel Heists
What to Make of Anti-Muslim Hate Crimes Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 11:51AMAre we simply taking more notice of hate incidents now, or is Anti-Muslim sentiment 'skyrocketing' because of the controversy surrounding the so-called Ground Zero mosque?