Obama only wants military leaders who 'will fire on U.S. citizens'
On Monday, renowned author and humanitarian Dr. Jim Garrow made a shocking claim about what we can expect to see in Obama's second term.
Pot-smoking driver deemed not impaired
A woman who admitted to using marijuana before getting into her car has been acquitted of impaired driving, with the Saskatoon judge saying he was not convinced her ability to operate a vehicle was affected.
Delaware doctor accused of 'waterboarding' 11-year-old daughter
Melvin Morse and his wife, Pauline, were charged with several felony counts Tuesday after their 11-year-old daughter told investigators her father had subjected her to "waterboarding" several times by holding her face under a running faucet.
Rookie SA police sniff out cannabis haul.
This is what you get when you cross a pig with a blood-hound.
Mass shooting at Batman premiere in Colorado.
Bobacus, what have you done?
Man recovers stolen car after 42 years
Ebay has everything.
Woman accused of groping TSA agent
Fair is fair.
Lindy cleared of murder charges after 32 years
Federal Judge Blocks NDAA's Indefinite Detention of Suspects
U.S. District Judge Katherine Forrest agreed that the statute failed to "pass constitutional muster" because its broad language could be used to quash political dissent. Eat that, totalitarianists.
4'11" granny in shoot-out with bad guys- bad guys zip; Granny 2.
Trayvon Martin Case: Armed Neo-Nazis Patrolling Sanford
The Detroit-based group said they are not advocating violence, but instead are responding to white residents' fear of a race riot.
Italian police seize $6 trillion of fake U.S. bonds
The fake securities, worth more than a third of U.S. national debt, were seized in January from a Swiss trust company where they were held in three large trunks.
Hong Kong bust shows China cocaine boom
I like how this is in the Business section...
Another rat pops outta the NewsCorp sewer.
Hey ,Rupert! BOO!
Weird murder cold case from 1948
Court orders new trial for spanking dad
New Brunswick's highest court has ordered a new trial for a father convicted of assault for spanking his misbehaving son.
A shocking news report recently domeepented how Tennessee police were stopping drivers on the interstate and confiscating large amounts of cash, even if the drivers were accused of no crime. The report was particularly shocking because the special unit was operating far outside of its jurisdiction in exchange for giving a cut of the seized cash to the local government in question.
For some people, the terrorist attacks have been a gold mine
Should 11-year-old forfeit $50K he won for miracle hockey shot?
Tough call...
Student sues school division over cellphone
The Saskatchewan Rivers school division is facing a lawsuit after a vice-principal read a text message on a confiscated cellphone about a car theft, which led to the police allegedly using the student as an informant to locate the stolen car.
the london metropolitan police start releasing cctv shots of rioters in an effort to make arrests. only a few so far but will apparently be updated with a lot more.
The $1 Billion Armageddon Trade Placed Against the United States Bond Market
This may have something to do with the potential SEC investigation of the SP
Les Hinton forced out as scandal threatens Rupert Murdoch's empire
'This is yet another dramatic move designed to quell the rising tide of opprobrium against News Corporation, but the problem is it is just going to increase the opprobrium.'
What happened to Philadelphia after it stopped prosecuting pot smokers
Philadelphia Saves $2 Million By Not Prosecuting Pot Smokers
Man charged with meepually assaulting unconscious woman. His defense? "I thought she was dead."
Man is charged with meepually assaulting unconscious woman on sidewalk
'Anonymous' hackers declare war on Orlando
Websites to be attacked over arrests of activists handing out food to homeless people
Couple threatens Bank of America with foreclosure
Months after Bank of America(BAC) wrongly foreclosed on a house Warren and Maureen Nyerges had already paid for, they were still fighting to get reimbursed for the court battle.
"It might be instructive to ask ourselves how we would be reacting if Iraqi commandos landed at George W. Bush's compound, assassinated him, and dumped his body in the Atlantic (after proper burial rites, of course). Uncontroversially, he is not a 'suspect- but the 'decider- who gave the orders to invade Iraq "
Virginia girl found eating herself in cage in mobile home
The malnourished girl, believed to be either 5 or 6, was discovered in a crib that was converted into a makeshift cage after police arrived at the home in Gloucester County to investigate a burglary last week.
The NYPD's reefer madness: Marijuana busts give thousands a record they don't deserve
Officially, the state decriminalized the intoxicating weed way back in 1977, knocking private possession of as much as 25 grams - or seven-eighths of an ounce - down to a mere violation, the equivalent of a traffic ticket.
Lost lives, lost dollars, and lost liberty
Hungary to try 97-year-old for war crimes
Will they get him locked up this time, or will he die first?
A federal justice report on policing in New Orleans since 2009 presents damning evidence of brutality, cop misconduct and systemic abuse of black citizens post-Katrina. The city's jails are not far behind.
Lawsuit seeks to compel state to pay for inmate's meep-change operation
One of yours, Spankerchief?
Senate panel slams Goldman in scathing crisis report
In the most damning official U.S. report yet produced on Wall Street's role in the financial crisis, a Senate panel accused powerhouse Goldman Sachs of misleading clients and manipulating markets, while also condemning greed, weak regulation and conflicts of interest throughout the financial system.
This Army Unit Was Bogus, Prosecutors Charge
To the Chinese immigrants he recruited, Yupeng Deng was known as Supreme Commander. He offered them United States Army uniforms, conducted training exercises on Sundays, led marches in municipal parades and promised a path toward American citizenship.
Nazi War Crimes as Described by German Soldiers
BP Is Said to Face U.S. Review for Manslaughter Charges
Federal prosecutors are considering whether to pursue manslaughter charges against BP Plc managers for decisions made before the Gulf of Mexico oil well explosion last year that killed 11 workers and caused the biggest offshore spill in U.S. history, according to three people familiar with the matter.
Bully gets Beat Down in Locker Room Fight
Have you learned your lesson?
The decline of the serial killer
The number of serial murders seems to be dwindling, as does the public's fascination with them. 'It does seem the golden age of serial murderers is probably past,' says Harold Schechter, a professor at Queens College of the City University of New York who studies crime.
State Puts Lien On Hazelwood Woman's Home For Not Paying Taxes On Cigarettes
Channel 11 consumer reporter Robin Taylor spoke to a Hazelwood woman who said the state put a lien on her home after she purchased tax-free cigarettes online.
Mother-ship of Somalian pirates sunk by Indian Navy, 15 held
Assholes.
UN Council slaps sanctions on Libya's Gadhafi
The U.N. Security Council moved Saturday to halt Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's deadly crackdown on protesters, slapping sanctions on him, his five children and 10 top associates.
meep Toys, Drugs Found In Daycare During Raid
Now we know where pushers and porn-stars get their early education.
Arvada Police arrest 11-year-old over 'inappropriate' stick figure drawing
It's not okay to express your feelings.
Why Isn't Wall Street in Jail?
Financial crooks brought down the world's economy - but the feds are doing more to protect them than to prosecute them
A compilation of the bullmeepery at the G-20 Summit Protests.
'Curveball': I lied about WMD to hasten Iraq war
An Iraqi defector who went by the codename 'Curveball- has publicly admitted for the first time that he made up stories about mobile bioweapons trucks and secret factories to try to bring down Saddam Hussein's regime.
Why Are Some Cops So Hostile to Marijuana Policy Reform?
Ask your friendly neighborhood cop what he thinks about the reefer madness.
Veteran calls for an end to the drug war
Vogt, who served four years as a military policeman on a Maryland army base, speaks as a veteran of the front lines of the drug war. He's one of an increasing number of former drug warriors turned doves. Their organization, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP), includes some 4,000 people -- from beat cops through Gary Johnson, the former governor of New Mexico -- who once played roles in enforcing drug laws.
75 years prison sentence for taping the cops
yeah, I know... Alternet... but this is seriously whacked, and it doesn't appear to be the only source.
Lobbyist gets 27 months for violating campaign finance laws
A former high-powered Washington lobbyist was sentenced Friday to 27 months in prison for carrying out what prosecutors called one of the largest schemes in U.S. history to violate federal campaign finance laws.
The case for legalizing every drug
Videos Show Details Of Tucson Shooting
The FBI is releasing details from the videos that captured the shootings but are predictably not releasing the actual videos.
Police kill man holding a golf club in a botched drug raid (video)
Police tried to detain Blair so that he wouldn't be in the house when it was raided, but pulled over the wrong person. Despite that mistake, and despite the knowledge that the roommate (who was a supposed dealer) had moved out, the raid on Blair was still carried out. It was hastily planned, reported the Tribune, diverting from protocol. Burnett, who shot Blair, told investigators that it is "absolutely not our standard" to carry out such a raid with as little planning as was done, according to the Tribune.
Government-created climate of fear
An opinion piece by Glenn Greenwald on how the government is creating fear among her people.
Why do prison inmates love honey buns so much?
So what is it about these little golden glazed snacks? Is it that they're cheap,
BP, Halliburton, and Transocean to be held accountable for oil spill
"Given that both of these companies plus BP are active in virtually every ocean, I have concluded reluctantly that we have a systemwide problem that is going to require a systemwide solution," he says.
Kidney donation a condition of sisters' release in Mississippi
Two Mississippi sisters who have spent 16 years in prison over an $11 armed robbery will be released with an unusual stipulation: One must donate a kidney to the other.
$15 phone and 3 minutes to eavesdrop on GSM cell phone calls
Using a $15 phone and a 2TB table of pre-computed encryption keys enables anyone with enough savvy to get a phone users location and eavesdrop on their cell phone calls.
$15 phone and 3 minutes to eavesdrop on GSM cell phone calls
Using a $15 phone and a 2TB table of pre-computed encryption keys enables anyone with enough savvy to get a phone users location and eavesdrop on their cell phone calls.



