How The NRA's Proposal To Put Guns In Schools Became Credible
This week, the National Rifle Association is starting up its propaganda machine to argue in favor of using federal money to put armed guards in schools. They're calling it the "National School Shield...
View ArticleFormer 'Superintendent Of The Year' Could Go To Prison For 45 Years
Thirty-five Atlanta educators were indicted last week for allegedly participating in a cheating conspiracy involving one of America's most storied school superintendents.Retired Atlanta schools chief...
View ArticleProminent Creationist Explains Plan To Win $10,000 Wager About Genesis
Last week Dr. Joseph Mastropaolo, a member of the Creation Science Hall of Fame, wagered $10,000 that evolutionists cannot disprove the literal reading of Genesis in a minitrial.The former biomechanics...
View ArticleChief Supreme Court Justice John Roberts Has A Plan To Keep The Federal Gay...
During oral arguments before the Supreme Court last week, Chief Justice John Roberts may have revealed his antipathy to federal marriage equality by attempting to discredit an argument by Justice...
View ArticleThe Second Most Powerful Gun Lobby Is Located In Newtown, And It Has Its Own...
In the aftermath of the elementary-school massacre in Newtown, Conn., the NRA has thrust itself into the forefront of the national gun-control conversation, working to dismantle new gun legislation...
View ArticleThe Shocking Amanda Knox Murder Case That Won't Go Away
Amanda Knox, who's now 25, became a household name in 2007 after she was accused of murdering her study-abroad roommate in Italy as part of a bizarre sex game.An Italian appeals court ruled the DNA...
View ArticleSleepy Texas Town Lives In Fear Of A Vendetta
The murder of prosecutor Mike McLelland and his wife Cynthia has raised the spectre of the Aryan Brotherhood menacing Texas. Philip Sherwell reports.A battery of heavily armed police guarded the...
View ArticleNew York Law Firm Is Accusing An Alleged Rape Victim Of Extortion
Wall Street plaintiffs' firm Faruqi & Faruqi has filed a defamation lawsuit against a former Faruqi lawyer who says a partner harassed her and forced her to have sex.Faruqi's $15 million...
View ArticleJudge Says Tiny Social Media Company (1,200 Users) Can Sue Facebook (1...
CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago-based social media company called Timelines Inc. can sue Facebook Inc. over allegations that it violated the smaller firm's trademark on the word "timeline," a federal judge...
View ArticleA Fired Local Official Is A 'Person Of Interest' In Texas Prosecutor...
Police in Kaufman County, Texas who are investigating the murders of two prosecutors have found a new "person of interest," the L.A. Times reports, citing a federal law enforcement...
View ArticleRetail Employees Who Are Accused Of Stealing Could Be Blacklisted Forever
Retailers are keeping track of employees suspected of stealing in databases that could keep them from ever working in the industry again.These databases are used my major retailers including Family...
View ArticleFormer NBA Player Indicted For Allegedly Killing A Mother Of Four
ATLANTA (AP) — Former NBA player and Atlanta native Javaris Crittenton was indicted Tuesday on charges of murder and gang activity.The Fulton County District Attorney's office said Crittenton, 25, and...
View ArticleBillionaire Casino Mogul Sheldon Adelson Could Be In $328 Million Worth Of...
Opening arguments in a $328 million lawsuit against Las Vegas Sands casino mogul Sheldon Adelson begin in Las Vegas today, says Bloomberg.At question is how Adelson built his multi-billion dollar...
View ArticleCreationist Explains How Humans Could Have Hunted The Tyrannosaurus Rex
Prominent creationist Dr. Joseph Mastropaolo, the man who wagered $10,000 that the literal interpretation of the book of Genesis cannot be disproved, does not deny that dinosaurs roamed the earth.But...
View ArticleCONNECTICUT SENATOR: The State's New Gun Laws Should Be A Wake-Up Call And A...
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) hopes that Connecticut's sweeping new gun-control proposals will be a "wake-up call" for the U.S. Senate, which is expected to consider new gun legislation when...
View ArticleSteve Cohen's Ex-Wife's Lawsuit Against Him Is Back
Another headache for SAC Capital founder Steve Cohen...The ex-wife of Cohen has won the reinstatement of her lawsuit against the billionaire hedge fund manager that seeks $8.25 million in damages,...
View ArticleFather Of Three Gets 25 Years For Selling $1,800 Worth Of Painkillers
John Horner, a 46-year-old fast-food restaurant worker, lost his eye in a 2000 accident and was prescribed painkillers.Years later, he met and befriended a guy who seemed to be in pain himself.His new...
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We're giving you a chance to win a Kindle Fire HD. Become a newsletter subscriber now to enter. If you're the lucky winner you will have a host of features at your fingertips. Entry deadline is May...
View ArticleAtlanta School Teachers Are Being Prosecuted Like They're Mobsters
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has posted mug shots of 35 educators booked for allegedly colluding to raise standardized test scores. A 73-year-old principal, a middle school secretary, elementary...
View ArticleHere's The Real Reason Obama Is Making A New High-Profile Push For Gun Control
President Barack Obama is set to embark on a new, public push for new gun legislation, giving speeches in Colorado later on Wednesday and in Connecticut next week. Both states that Obama will visit...
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