Daily Archives: February 23, 2009
Police identify woman’s body found in ditch
By Calvin Palmer A woman’s body found yesterday in a ditch in northwest Harris County has been identified as Sabrina Tolentino Pina by Harris County Sheriff’s Office investigators. Pina, 27, of Spring, Texas, was last seen on Saturday at a … Continue reading
Trimble’s intellectual blitzkrieg makes varsity quiz opposition tremble
By Calvin Palmer Gail Trimble has been dubbed the greatest ever contestant on University Challenge. Tonight she lived up to her billing by captaining her team, Corpus Christi College, Oxford, to a 275-190 victory in the final against my alma mater, … Continue reading
Bail denied for man charged with killing Knicks player’s ex-girlfriend and child
By Calvin Palmer A judge in Chicago has denied bail for an attorney accused of killing New York Knicks’ player Eddy Curry’s ex-girlfriend and her infant daughter. Fredrick Goings, 36, is charged with first-degree murder in the January shooting deaths … Continue reading
Legal first as judge orders restitution for victim of child porn
By Calvin Palmer A federal judge in Connecticut broke new legal ground today when he ordered a British citizen convicted of possessing child pornography to pay a teenager nearly $200,000 for being photographed as a child while she was sexually … Continue reading
Lawmakers seek to ban chimpanzees being kept as pets
By Calvin Palmer Lawmakers are expected to vote today on federal legislation that would prevent private ownership of primates as pets. The vote by the U.S. House of Representatives comes a week after a pet chimpanzee attacked a 55-year-old woman … Continue reading
Online bailout video game punishes fat cat CEOs
By Calvin Palmer The Obama administration’s stimulus package to save the nation’s economy from meltdown has already stimulated the minds of computer game developers. An online video game called Trillion Dollar Bailout has been created by AddictingGames.com. The game allows … Continue reading
Judge facing trial pleads guilty and retires from bench
By Calvin Palmer U.S. District Judge Samuel Kent pleaded guilty to one count of obstruction of justice today and retired from the bench, avoiding a trial on that charge and five others accusing him of sexually abusing two female employees. … Continue reading
What’s so lucky about seeing a film?
By Calvin Palmer British Prime Minister Gordon Brown offered his congratulations to British successes at last night’s Oscars award ceremony. Slumdog Millionaire claimed eight Oscars at the Kodak Theater, Los Angeles, and in doing so joined a select band. Only … Continue reading
Police prepare for “summer of rage”
By Calvin Palmer Britain’s police are bracing themselves for a “summer of rage” as they fear middle-class people affected by the global economic crisis may join in angry demonstrations against the economic crisis. Superintendent David Hartshorn — who heads Scotland … Continue reading
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