California Cop Who Pepper-Sprayed Students Claims Psychiatric Damage
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A former University of California policeman who drew widespread scorn for pepper-spraying peaceful student protesters is seeking worker's compensation for psychiatric damage...
View ArticleThe Fate Of The Internet Is The Story, Not Edward Snowden
Repeat after me: Edward Snowden is not the story. The story is what he has revealed about the hidden wiring of our networked world. This insight seems to have escaped most of the world's mainstream...
View ArticleCleveland Kidnap Victim Amanda Berry Surprises Concert Crowd
CLEVELAND (AP) — One of three women held captive in a Cleveland home for a decade appeared at a public event for the first time since her rescue, a day after her abductor pleaded guilty in the...
View ArticleArmed Man Robs $53 Million Worth Of Jewels From Cannes In Broad Daylight
An armed man has stolen about $53 million worth of jewels from the Carlton Intercontinental Hotel in the French Riviera resort of Cannes, BBC reports.The hotel, located on the exclusive Promenade de la...
View ArticleLife As A US Drone Operator: 'It's Like Playing A Video Game For Four Years'
"It is a lot like playing a video game," a former Predator drone operator matter-of-factly admits to the artist Omer Fast. "But playing the same video game four years straight on the same level." His...
View ArticleGLENN GREENWALD: Even Low Level NSA Analysts Can Spy On Phone Calls And Emails
Glenn Greenwald, the Guardian columnist who has broken a series of stories about the National Security Agency's surveillance powers, said Sunday that even low-level NSA analysts have the ability to...
View Article$53 Million In Jewels Stolen In Massive Heist In France
A staggering 40 million euro ($53 million) worth of diamonds and other jewels were stolen from an Israeli billionaire in Cannes on Sunday in what’s being described as “one of Europe’s biggest jewelry...
View ArticleIndictment Of SAC Capital Doesn't Stop Steve Cohen From Throwing A Huge Party
Hedge fund billionaire Steven A. Cohen did not let the filing of criminal charges against his $14 billion SAC Capital Advisors get in the way of a party this weekend at his vacation estate in tony East...
View ArticleCleveland Kidnapper's Son: He Belongs Behind Bars For The Rest Of His Life
The son of Ariel Castro, who pleaded guilty last week to 937 counts related to the kidnapping of three Cleveland women, told the Today show Monday morning that "behind bars is where [Castro] belongs...
View ArticleFEDERAL JUDGE: Former AIG CEO Can Call Ben Bernanke To Testify In Bailout...
A federal judge has ruled that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke should not be kept from testifying in a lawsuit by former AIG CEO Hank Greenberg against the U.S. government over the bailout AIG...
View ArticleFBI Arrests 150 Pimps And Rescues More Than 100 Teen Sex Trafficking Victims...
The FBI announced today that it has rescued about 105 teenage victims of sex trafficking and exploitation in more than 70 cities across the country.Authorities also arrested 150 pimps in raids this...
View ArticleThe Heartbreaking Story Of A Harmless Deadhead Sentenced To Die In Prison
Timothy Tyler was 25 when he was sentenced to die in prison.Tyler, a Grateful Dead fan with no history of violence, got life without the possibility of parole for selling LSD to a police informant.He'd...
View ArticleLondon Fire Brigade Says Number Of People Trapped In Handcuffs Has Risen,...
The London Fire Brigade has issued a statement saying that the number of times the service has been called due to people stuck in objects like handcuffs and toilet seats has risen over the past three...
View ArticleSeveral Injured After Building Collapse In South Philadelphia
For the second time in just over two months, a building has collapsed in Philadelphia, injuring several people.Philadelphia's local FOX news station is reporting that six people are believed to be...
View ArticleNew York's Only Black Mayoral Candidate Compares An NYPD Policy To George...
In the crowded contest to become mayor of New York, a candidate who's not Anthony Wiener or Christine Quinn managed to grab headlines in The New York Times for attacking the city's controversial...
View Article$136 Million Jewelry Heist In France Was One Of The Biggest Ever
A spectacular diamond heist in the French resort of Cannes has been valued at $136 million (103 million euros), prosecutors said Monday, making it one of the world's biggest jewellery...
View Article70-Year-Old Court Employee Fired After Helping A Wrongly Convicted Man Seek...
A Kansas judge fired a 34-year employee of the court — nine months before her retirement — after she showed a wrongly convicted man a publicly available court document on DNA testing, the Associated...
View ArticleA Luxury British Shirt Maker Is Suing Victoria's Secret Over Its Teen Brand
A luxury British shirt maker called Pink is suing Victoria's Secret for infringement. London-based Thomas Pink filed the suit against the British arm of Victoria's Secret in May, alleging that the name...
View ArticleThe Bradley Manning Verdict Will Be Revealed Tomorrow, Here's What Happened...
Bradley Manning, the Army private first class who's accused of leaking hundreds of thousands of classified documents, is expected to receive his fate Tuesday.Manning allegedly perpetrated the greatest...
View ArticleTwo 'Real Housewives Of New Jersey' Stars Have Been Indicted On Fraud And Tax...
Two stars of the Bravo television reality show "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" have been indicted on fraud and tax charges, the Department of Justice announced on Monday.The DoJ said that Teresa...
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