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Body of Wrong Way Driver to be Exumed
The body of Long Island mother Diane Schuler, who drove her minivan the wrong way on the Taconic State Parkway in upstate New York on July 26 and killed seven other people besides herself, will be exhumed to be tested to see if she really was drunk a...
70th Anniversary of WW2 European war
Top Leaders and Officials across the country and largely from Europe and unites have gathered in Gdansk of northern Poland on Tuesday to mark the 70th anniversary of the European war in world war two. Russian Prime minister Vladimir Putin, German cha...
Third Time Lucky for Discovery
The space shuttle discovery lifts off a mission to the international space station from the Kennedy space center in Cape Canaveral, Florida on Friday after two previous delays. Space shuttle discovery rocketed into orbit early on Saturday carrying la...
Organization Trying to Reverse Legalization of Same-Sex Marriage in Iowa
In an effort to overturn an Iowa state Supreme Court decision earlier this year that legalized same-sex marriage, the National Organization for Marriage (NOM), the main supporter of California’s Proposition 8, has launched the Reclaim Iowa Project....
Venezuelan President Chavez preparing to break relations with Columbia.
Ever since Columbia began negotiations with the United States to allow its troops to operate from seven of its military bases, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said he is preparing to break off diplomatic relations with the neighboring country. Chav...
China Admits Death row organ use
More than 70% of all transplanted organs in china come from executed prisoners a situation that one of the senior health officer has condemned as improper to the media, the report in English language in china daily which attributed the figures to hea...
Suspected Killer of NYC Cleaning Woman Charged With Second-Degree Murder
The suspected killer of a New York City cleaning woman, whose body was found stuffed in an air conditioning shaft on July 7 in the 26-story office building where she worked, pleaded not guilty on Monday. But prosecutors believe that 25-year-old Jose...
Ted Kennedy dies after battle with brain cancer
AP video – Ted Kennedy dies after battle with brain cancer – U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy has dies after a yearlong battle with a brain tumor....
Worst Baneful year for US Troops This year
Let it be Ramadan or any other festival in Afghanistan violence is almost making most of the best times the worst for people , firstly the US troops residing over there , second no one know when the war situation would come up. On 29th of July it was...
Reality TV Star Ryan Jenkins Committed Suicide in Canada
Reality television star Ryan Jenkins was found death on Monday in a remote motel room as a result of suicide, police from British Columbia, Canada are reporting. Jenkins, who was suspected of killing his ex-wife, evaded a massive international manhu...
Michael Jackson’s Physician Supposedly Going to Be Charged With Manslaughter
Michael Jackson’s personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, is going to be charged with manslaughter in connection with the superstar’s death within the next two weeks, according to FOXNews.com. While the arrest may come as soon as Wednesday, Augu...
Hazardous Business Infecting Children in China
More than 300 children were under suspicious act of infection of H1N1 flu but finally after a brief examination it was found these children in china are have fallen ill due to the two major polluting heavy production industries which did not have li...
Reader’s Digest Association to File for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Just when people were thinking the economy was looking up, another popular and well-known media company announced it will be filling for bankruptcy-the Reader’s Digest Association. The publisher, which is based in Pleasantville, NY, is entering in...
Strom season is upon us, Hurricane Bill picks up speed
With tropical storm Claudette weakening the focus is on Hurricane Bill picking up speed ni the Atlantic. Bill is expected to become a major huricane with wind speeds of up to 110 mph. The storm is heading to Bermuda. Claudette blew onto the shores ...
Foreclosed Homes Up Seven Percent Last Month
The number of American home owners facing the possibility of losing their houses last month rose seven percent from June, RealtyTrac Inc., foreclosure-listing firm, is reporting, even though the government is trying to curtail the current escalating ...
Popular Brazil Crime Show Host Accused of Commissioning Murders to Increase Show Ratings
Just like here in the U.S., crime shows in Brazil often attract high ratings. “Canal Livre,” one such show that suspiciously is always the first on the scene, has drawn attention by the police, who are now investigating the show’s host, state ...
Some NYC Coffee Shops Make Laptop Users Buy Something
It’s as symbolic as hot dogs, pizza and bagels in New York City: coffee shops filled with bloggers and job-hunters on their laptops. However, due to the recession and the dip in sales, some store owners are setting strict restrictions on when cust...
Woman With Substance Abuse Problem Drove Wrong Way On Parkway
Family and friends of Diane Schuler, the 36-year-old mom who drove her minivan the wrong way and slammed into an SUV on July 26 on the Taconic State Parkway, about 35 miles north of New York City, while she was drunk on vodka and high marijuana, are ...
Bernie Madoff Gives First Interview from Prison
During this first interview from prison on July 28, Bernie Madoff spoke with San Francisco lawyer Joseph Cotchett, who represents a dozen of the victims of Wall Street’s largest Ponzi schemer. During the 4 1/2-hour conversation, Madoff gave Cotche...
Researchers Plan Visit to Pacific Island to Search for Clues in Amelia Earhart’s Death
In an effort to determine the fate of famous aviator Amelia Earhart, next May and June researchers from the International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery plan to visit the island of Nikumaroro, which is approximately 1,800 miles south of Hawaii....
Newborn Expected to Live After Taken by Family Dog
Newborn Alexander James Smith, the Kentucky boy who was found clutched in the mouth of his family dog, is listed in critical condition, but his doctors are optimistic he will survive. At first, Smith’s father, Michael, frantically called 911 to r...
Fugitive on FBI’s Ten Most Wanted List Captured in Mexico
Emigdio Preciado Jr., a 39-year-old alleged gang member who has been on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted list for nine years, was caught in Mexico on July 17 by the FBI and Mexican police. The fugitive, who is also known as “Trigger” and “Snyper,...
Rite Aid to Offer Refunds to Customers Who Purchased Germ Defense Products
Rite Aid, the national pharmacy chain, has agreed to pay half a million dollars to settle charges brought against it by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for falsely advertising the effects its Germ Defense tablets and lozenges have on the common co...
New Study Hopes to Ban Smoking, Sale of Tobacco, on U.S. Military Bases
Tobacco sales on military bases will cease, and anyone in military uniform will be prohibited from smoking between the next five and 10 years, if the Pentagon and the Department of Veterans Affairs have their way. The two departments commissioned a n...
Saudi Arabia Convicts Suspected Members of al-Qaida
As a result of Saudi Arabia’s first known terrorism trial for suspected members of al-Qaida, on June 8 one militant was sentenced to death. Three hundred and thirty others, who are believed to be among the 991 suspected militants that have been ch...
Up to 8 Involved in the Murder of Florida Couple
A team of up to eight people masterminded a chilling and deadly break-in at the home of a Florida couple known for adopting children with developmental disabilities, a sheriff in the Florida Panhandle said Monday:...
Surges in American Cities Sign of Economic Crisis
Many of the largest cities in America are currently growing more quickly than the rest of the nation, according to current U.S. census data being reported from Washington. This new city resurgence, which is the opposite of the suburban sprawl that o...
Public Outrage Over Child Rapist’s One Year Jail Sentence
Lawmakers in Oklahoma are calling for the removal of Pittsburgh County District Judge Thomas Bartheld, who agreed to the one year plea agreement in the case of David Harold Earls. The 64-year-old ex-convict pleaded no contest last month to first-deg...
Minor Sean Goldman Wants to Stay With Stepfather in Brazil
Sean Goldman, the nine-year-old boy in the mist of a famous international custody battle between his biological father David in New Jersey and his stepfather, Rio de Janeiro lawyer Joao Paulo Lins e Silva, in Brazil, told a psychologist he would rath...
Speculation Over Who Will Gain Custody of Michael Jackson’s Children
With superstar singer Michael Jackson’s sudden and unexplained death on June 25 arose speculation and question over the fate of who will obtain custody of his three children, Prince Michael Jr., 12, Paris Katherine, 11, and 7-year-old Prince Michae...
