These Startling Photos Show Absecon Island Was Completely Underwater During...
Imgur user theknowmad posted some great shots of what Absecon Island looked like during Hurricane Sandy. Absecon Island is a barrier island on the Jersey Shore. It's also home to Atlantic City. The...
View ArticleHere's What The Hurricane Sandy Scams Will Look Like
Unfortunately, there are evil people out there who will want to exploit Hurricane Sandy for selfish purposes. Here are some tips to take note of courtesy of the IDentityTheft911 Blog. Don’t fall victim...
View ArticleAlmost Every Website On The Planet Could Be In Legal Jeopardy, Thanks To...
Zappos just lost a big court battle. In January, hackers got ahold of 24 million Zappos customers' email addresses and other personal information. Some of those customers have been suing Zappos, an...
View ArticleUBS Rogue Trader: My Girlfriend Told Me To Confess
A City trader accused of losing UBS £1.4bn through reckless and illicit deals has told a court he was actively encouraged by superiors to "push the boundaries" so as to maximise profits. Kweku Adoboli,...
View ArticleTexas Judge Allegedly Flipped Out At A Pregnant Woman And Then Stormed Out Of...
A Houston judge's alleged flip-out at a pregnant woman is getting passed around the Internet. According to a motion filed by attorney Wesley Clements, who wants to remove the judge, District Judge...
View ArticleGirlfriend Of UBS 'Rogue Trader' Made Him Reveal Losses
UBS “rogue trader” Kweku Adoboli was persuaded by his girlfriend to admit to the multi-billion pound losses he had built up through unauthorised trading. The investment banker sent his bosses an email...
View ArticleBarclays Faces A Big New Investigation In The US
Barclays revealed on Wednesday it was facing a possible fine in the US relating to electricity trading and that it was being investigated by the US Department for Justice and US Securities and Exchange...
View ArticleConey Island Plagued With Looting After Hurricane Sandy
The post-Hurricane Sandy looting has begun on Coney Island, according to Huffington Post Crime. Thieves broke in to the badly damaged Mega Aid Pharmacy on Mermaid Avenue and reportedly stole more than...
View ArticleThe Guy Who Claims To Own Half Of Facebook Just Lost His Eighth Lawyer
Paul Ceglia, who claims to own half of Facebook, has now gone through eight lawyers in his crusade against the social networking giant. The ex-wood pellet salesman lost his latest lawyer, Dean Boland,...
View ArticleService Alert: BI Emails Are Spotty
Some of your favorite Business Insider newsletters may not be working this week (including Charts of the Day and 10 Things), and others, including "Select" emails, may be late. We apologize for the...
View ArticleMysterious Skeleton Found In Tree Downed By Hurricane Sandy
Just in time for Halloween, strange old skeletal remains were found under a tree upended by Hurricane Sandy. The back of a skull, mouth open, and attached spine and rib cage was found by homeless woman...
View ArticleObama And Romney Have Thousands Of Lawyers In Place In Case Sandy Screws Up...
Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are enlisting an unprecedented number of lawyers in case election-day disasters make them want to challenge the results, the Boston Globe is reporting. And this year we...
View ArticleThe NYPD Plucked A Bunch Of Stranded Residents Off Rooftops With A Helicopter
The flooding caused by Hurricane Sandy was terrible in Staten Island, and NYPD Aviation and SCUBA units had to mobilize to help people out on Tuesday. Many of them were trapped in their homes. In...
View ArticleCasey Anthony's Star Attorney Freaked Out When His Name Was Dragged Into...
The man made famous for scoring an acquittal for accused child killer Casey Anthony has been pulled into Florida's latest dramatic murder trial and he doesn't like it. Last week George Zimmerman's...
View ArticleGovernor Cuomo Warns People May Be Impersonating Utility Workers And Scamming...
Today, reports have surfaced that people are using the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy in order to rob or scam individuals affected by the storm. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has sent out his own...
View ArticleThe Election That We Shouldn't Have
Dan Abrams is the legal analyst for ABC and an anchor for “Good Morning America.” On Nov. 6, millions of American voters will be assisting in what is nothing short of a travesty of justice. Not based...
View ArticleMitt Romney Has Made It Clear That He Backs Indefinite Detention Too
President Barack Obama has been getting slammed for his act allowing the indefinite detention of anyone, including American citizens, remotely connected to terrorist groups. But would the Mitt Romney...
View ArticleSupreme Court Justices: Drug-Sniffing Dogs Don't Belong On Your Doorstep
The Supreme Court appeared inclined to split the difference Wednesday when determining the appropriate use of drug-detection dogs: They're generally OK, but not at your doorstep. Hearing arguments in...
View ArticleApple Has To Apologize For Its Half-Hearted Attempt At An Apology To Samsung...
Here is another amusing twist in the ongoing legal saga between Apple and Samsung. In the UK, Apple was forced by a judge to post an apology to Samsung because it has been very vocal about saying...
View ArticleThe 25 Most Dangerous Cities In America
Every year the FBI compiles a giant collection of data on crime in America. Local precincts report everything from violent crimes to rape to art thefts. And in a stroke of good news, the most recent...
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