Month: March 2005
Perhaps Michael Jackson wasn't taking his legal situation seriously enough...SANTA MARIA, Calif. (Reuters) - The judge in Michael Jackson's child molestation case issued a warrant for the entertainer's arrest …
30 Muslim workers fired for praying on job at Dell...
A little while ago, I lamented the dearth of new dumb-criminal stories. This morning, my prayers have been answered. The short version: several men armed with knives burst into …
This is hardly shocking news, but a probe into prisoner abuse found no basis for claims that interrogators were acting on orders from their commanders.WASHINGTON (AP) - Top commanders …
Hot off the presses of the Chicago Tribune:Investigators early today said a man who shot himself in the head during a traffic stop in Wisconsin had a suicide note …
BATES TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - A man cooking in his kitchen was shot after one of his cats knocked his 9mm handgun onto the floor, discharging the weapon, Michigan...
Massachusetts legislators are among the hardest-working in the country. They labor away tirelessly, day in and day out, searching for new things to pass laws about. Hardly a day …
After uttering his infamous "Courage" for the last time, Dan Rather's gone fishing... Where to start (or finish) with Dan Rather? As a journalist Rather was a tough-nosed, pompous, …
A former U.S. Marine who allegedly participated in the capture of ousted Iraqi President Saddam Hussein said the public version of his capture was fabricated. In this UPI story …
(hat tip to the Cheesemistress) Let me see if I can figure this out. Ocean Haven is an ecologically-conscious resort in Oregon that prides itself on "respecting the interdependence …