ORLANDO, Fla. — In a deposition that was unsealed by a Florida judge and released Wednesday, Jeff Danziger, the psychiatrist of Casey Anthony, said Anthony became pregnant with her daughter, Caylee, after passing out at a party when she was 18 years old, according to The Associated Press. “Two beers, possibly given another drug. Woke [...]
Casey Anthony told doctor she got pregnant while passed out at a party
Jan. 13, 2012 Leave a Comment
Man robbed and beaten in possible anti-gay attack
Jan. 12, 2012 1 Comment
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — A man was attacked and robbed early Wednesday morning near San Francisco State University after being taunted with homophobic slurs. According to police officer Albie Esparza, the 20-year-old victim was walking near the university when three men in a 70’s Oldsmobile pulled up next to him. They began yelling anti-gay offenses, [...]
Bloomberg plans to limit alcohol sales and advertising
Jan. 12, 2012 2 Comments
NEW YORK — Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his administration have come up with another health initiative for New York City; it’s to limit the sale of alcohol in the city to curb excessive drinking, as well as slash the number of establishments serving alcohol, according to a planning document obtained by the New York Post. [...]
TSA confiscates cupcake and sticks by decision
Jan. 11, 2012 Leave a Comment
After confiscating a Massachusetts woman’s cupcake, the federal Transportation Security Administration is defending their decision according to boston.com. Rebecca Hains of Peabody was not allowed to take her cupcake on the plain from Las Vegas to Massachusetts, and called the TSA’s defense “terrible logic.” The TSA says the cupcake was packed in a jar full [...]
High School teacher arrested after forging jury duty note to get out of class
Jan. 11, 2012 Leave a Comment
NEW YORK — A Manhattan high school teacher was arrested Monday for forging a jury duty notice to justify over two weeks of paid absences, according to myfoxny.com. Investigators say Mona Lisa Tello, 61, submitted a letter purportedly issued by the Superior Court of New Jersey to Principal Jarod Resnick at the High School of [...]
Florida officer sentenced for pulling over and stealing from Hispanic men
Jan. 11, 2012 Leave a Comment
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A former Lantana police officer was sentenced to three years in prison early Tuesday morning for targeting and soliciting money from Hispanic men. Authorities say Mark Ott would pull over those who were suspected of being Hispanic, search their vehicles, and then proceeded to take money from them. Prosecutors were [...]
Dead man linked to unsolved 1993 murder of 10-year-old Mass. girl; officials asking public for information
Jan. 7, 2012 Leave a Comment
$15,000 reward being offered for information leading to an arrest
San Francisco Sheriff-elect being investigated for domestic violence
Jan. 7, 2012 Leave a Comment
SAN FRANCISCO — Sheriff-elect, Ross Mirkarimi is being investigated for domestic abuse. Ivory Madison, neighbor of Mirkarimi and his wife Eliana Lopez, reported to police that Lopez was a victim on New Years Eve. According to the San Francisco Examiner, Madison had apparently videotaped the bruise on Lopez’s arm with a Panasonic video camera and [...]
Archbishop Timothy Dolan named Cardinal
Jan. 7, 2012 Leave a Comment
NEW YORK — Timothy Michael Dolan was named Archbishop of New York by Pope Benedict XVI on February 23, 2009. Nearly three years later, Benedict, made the announcement on Friday that Dolan is assigned to being Cardinal among other 21 prelates from Hong Kong, Berlin, Prague, Toronto and Florence. Dolan, 61, said in a news [...]
Man trapped beneath truck rescued
Jan. 7, 2012 Leave a Comment
NORTH MIAMI-DADE — Fire Rescue worked diligently to save a man that was pinned under a truck for nearly two hours after he collided with a dump truck on Friday morning. The incident took place at NW 3rd Avenue and 119th Street at about 6:45 a.m. when 45-year-old Artise Stanley, who was driving a box [...]
Feeder fund clients of Madoff will not receive reimbursement because they are not customers
Jan. 6, 2012 Leave a Comment
NEW YORK — Thousands of investors will not be reimbursed for money lost in Bernie Madoff’s decades-long ponzi scheme due to a federal court ruling today, according to the Washington Post. US District Court Judge Denise Cote decided investors in feeder or hedge funds are not eligible for repayment because they did not have accounts [...]
Occupy Oakland attempts to take over City Hall
Jan. 6, 2012 Leave a Comment
OAKLAND, Calif. — Occupy Oakland protesters determinedly tried to enter City Hall on Thursday in an attempt to take over the mayor’s and city administrator’s offices; the intrusion follows the arrests of a dozen protesters Wednesday night. Their attempts to bang on the doors and chants to “Shut down City Hall!” were met with demands [...]
Criminals to heroes: California penal system trains inmates to be firefighters
Jan. 4, 2012 1 Comment
Fire camps teach the incarcerated real life skills and gives them a new lease on life.
Police investigating Molotov cocktail attacks as possible hate crimes
Jan. 3, 2012 Leave a Comment
NEW YORK — Police are investigating a fifth attack on a Long Island home hit by a Molotov cocktail Sunday night to see if it is linked to the four similar attacks in Queens, according to the Daily News. The four arson attacks that occurred over two hours Sunday night are believed to be possible [...]
Haight-Ashbury three-alarm fire injures 1
Jan. 3, 2012 Leave a Comment
SAN FRANCISCO — The cause of a three-alarm fire on Masonic Ave. in San Francisco is still unknown as police continue to investigate. NBC Bay Area reports that police are treating the fire as a crime scene until they determine the fire’s cause, as the initial emergency call reporting the blaze was made by a [...]
$245 million worth of cocaine seized en route to South Florida
Dec. 31, 2011 Leave a Comment
MIAMI — Thanks to the U.S. Coast Guard, 2 tons of cocaine worth $245 million was seized before ever hitting the streets of South Florida, or anywhere else for that matter. The operation occurred off the coast of Honduras on Thursday when a Coast Guard force operating on U.S.S. Oak Hill discovered the shipment of [...]
Leader of SAT cheating ring defends actions in ’60 Minutes’ interview
Dec. 31, 2011 1 Comment
GREAT NECK, N.Y. — The Long Island student at the center of an SAT cheating scandal spoke out in his own defense, telling 60 Minutes he gave struggling students a “new lease on life” by taking the test on their behalf, according to a sneak-peek on myfoxny.com. In a segment to air Sunday, Sam Eshaghoff, [...]
Family and friends mourn Brooklyn woman who was burned alive
Dec. 31, 2011 Leave a Comment
NEW YORK — Friends and family members held a memorial today for Deloris Gillespie, a 73 year-old Brooklynite who was brutally burned alive in her Prospecr Heights building’s elevator on December 17th, on her way back from grocery shopping. “People from all walks of live showed respects [ at the First African Methodist Episcopal Zion [...]
Two people shot in an Allston apartment
Dec. 30, 2011 Leave a Comment
Police confirm that two people were shot in an Allston apartment on the third floor of 15 Chester Street, according to Universal Hub. The shooting happened around 10 p.m. on Friday night and both victims have been taken to Boston area hospitals, reports Fox 25. There are no reports on their statuses. Police have found [...]
