Florida Is Being Hit By A 'Tsunami' Of Tax Identity Fraud
MIAMI (Reuters) - Bruce Parton was only a few weeks from retirement after 30 years as a mail carrier in sunny Florida.He never lived to fulfill his retirement plan of moving back to a quiet life in the...
View ArticleMarco Rubio Blasts Obama's Leaked Immigration Proposal As 'Dead On Arrival'
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) slammed leaked legislation that served as the first draft of President Barack Obama's immigration reform plan, saying it would be "dead on arrival" in Congress.On Saturday,...
View ArticleProfessor Says There's One Reason Yale Law Beats Harvard In US News Rankings
U.S. News and World Report's law school rankings have come under fire from a prominent law professor and even a justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.Washington University Law professor Brian Tamanaha...
View ArticleReport: Steroids Found In The Home Of Oscar Pistorius
Oscar Pistorius, the South African Paralympic athlete will reportedly be tested for steroids after the banned drug was found at the home where he is accused of murdering his model girlfriend.Mr...
View ArticleLaw Student Says It's Time For Law Schools To Be More Like Med Schools
Law schools across the U.S. are expected to receive just 54,000 applications this fall– a nearly 50 percent drop since 2004, according to the Law School Admission Council.One law student says people...
View Article23 Laws The US Should Adopt From Around The World
Traveling is a great way to learn about other cultures and ways of thinking.While most of our encounters with a host country’s legal system usually revolve around visas and Customs offices, there is a...
View ArticleOscar Pistorius Has Put Together A Crack Team Of Lawyers
Olympic sprint star and murder suspect Oscar Pistorius will appear in court on Tuesday for a bail hearing that promises to be a prelude to a battle of legal heavyweights.Pistorius' trial for the...
View ArticleThe 9 Most Expensive Cities For Divorcees
The rate of couples backpedaling down the aisle in the U.S. is growing so quickly, states across the map are searching for new ways to ease the process for consumers.Even with a rise in do-it-yourself...
View ArticleChildhood TV Addicts Are More Likely To Become Criminals, Study Finds
Children who watch excessive amounts of television are more likely to have criminal convictions and show aggressive personality traits as adults, a New Zealand study has found.The University of Otago...
View ArticleThieves Pull Off $67 Million Diamond Heist On Tarmac Of Brussels Airport
Heavily armed robbers made off with as much as $67 million worth of diamonds in a massive heist at Brussels airport, the global dealers syndicate in Antwerp told AFP on Tuesday.Monday night's robbery...
View ArticleMissouri Legislator Wants To Make It A Felony To Propose Gun Control Legislation
A Congressman in Missouri is taking a dramatic stand against gun control.A state representative has proposed a bill that would make it a class D felony for any member of the General Assembly to propose...
View ArticleKids Who Skip School Are Much More Likely To End Up In Prison
Of 182 boys and young men recently locked up in Illinois' three medium-security youth prisons, at least 135 used to miss so much school that they were labeled chronic truants.Nearly 60 percent couldn't...
View ArticlePistorius Prosecutor Says Runner Deliberately Fired Four Shots Into Bathroom...
On Tuesday "Blade Runner" Oscar Pistorius maintained that he shot his girlfriend by mistake as prosecutors charged the double-amputee Olympian with premeditated murder, Jon Gambrell and Gerald Imray of...
View ArticleOscar Pistorius Tells His Story About What Happened The Night He Shot And...
Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius told a South African court today that he thought his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp was a burglar when he shot her four times through his bathroom door.Prosecutors allege...
View ArticleNewtown Shooter Adam Lanza Allegedly Wanted To Kill More People Than Norway...
The gunman responsible for killing 20 children and six teachers at Sandy Hook Elementary School in December reportedly looked to Norway for inspiration. Adam Lanza was trying to compete with Anders...
View ArticleMary J. Blige Owes Nearly $1 Million In Back Taxes To New Jersey [REPORT]
Singer Mary J. Blige allegedly owes $900,000 in back taxes in New Jersey, according to documents acquired by TMZ.This isn't the first time Blige has found herself deep in financial trouble.In the past...
View Article'Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark' Stuntman Sues For $6 Million Over Injuries
Every superhero needs a suit, but not the kind that beleaguered Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark is attracting. A former stuntman on the production is the latest to take legal action,...
View ArticleSeven Crazy Details From The Belgian Diamond Heist That Will Definitely Get...
Earlier it was reported that armed men stole as much as $67 million worth of diamonds from the Brussels airport.Other reports — including the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Belgium broadcaster VRT...
View ArticlePISTORIUS: 'We Were Deeply In Love And I Could Not Be Happier'
South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius says he thought his girlfriend was an intruder when he shot her four times through their bathroom door, because he has "been a victim of violence and of...
View ArticleWesleyan Students Kicked Out Of Science Museum After Alleged Sex, Drugs, And...
A group of Wesleyan seniors partied a little too hard at the Connecticut Science Center and got kicked out after just a few hours, News 8 reported Monday. Several hundred seniors were reportedly...
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