Abortion doctor George Tiller killed during church service

By Calvin Palmer
Late-term abortion doctor George Tiller was shot and killed this morning at a church in Wichita, Kansas.
The 67-year-old advocate for abortion rights was shot as he served as an usher during a morning service at Reformation Lutheran Church.
His attorney Dan Monnat said Tiller’s wife, Jeanne, was in the choir at the time of [...]

Two murderers walk out of prison wearing guard uniforms

By Calvin Palmer
Police are searching for two convicted murderers who walked out of an Arkansas prison wearing prison guard uniforms.
Jeffrey Grinder, 32, and Calvin Adams, 39, escaped yesterday evening from the Cummins Unit prison in Grady, corrections department spokeswoman Dina Tyler said.
Both men were serving life sentences without parole.
The guard uniforms used by the prisoners [...]

Texas man found guilty of trying to sell girlfriend’s daughter, 5, for sex

By Calvin Palmer
A Texas man was convicted today at the federal court in San Antonio of trying to sell his girlfriend’s five-year-old daughter for sex and child pornography.
Sean Michael Block, 40, of San Antonio faces 30 years to life on the sale count, and five years to 20 years on the child pornography conviction.
The case [...]

Corpse stored in hospital cellar bears similarities to Rosa Luxemburg

By Calvin Palmer
Germany’s revolutionary Marxist  Rosa Luxemburg, an icon for the left wing and feminists, may never have occupied the grave that bears her name in Berlin’s Friedrichsfelde Cemetery.
Pathologist Michael Tsokos, head of the Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences at Berlin’s Charité Hospital, is “90 percent certain” that a body stored in the [...]

Phil Spector jailed for 19 years to life

By Calvin Palmer
Music producer Phil Spector, the man famed for creating the Wall of Sound in the 1960s, has been sentenced to 19 years to life in prison for the 2003  murder of actress Lana Clarkson.
The normally pale Spector stared impassively at the judge delivered the sentence.
The 69-year-old recording legend was convicted last month of [...]

Police shoot and kill off-duty officer chasing a suspect

By Calvin Palmer
An off-duty New York police officer was gunned down last night by a fellow officer while chasing someone who had broken into his car.
Omar J. Edwards, 25, died after he was shot within blocks of the Harlem police station where he worked.
The officer who fired the fatal shot was identified today as Officer [...]

Krispy Kreme plant blamed for clogging up sewer system

By Calvin Palmer
Krispy Kreme doughnuts may melt in the mouth but they do not have quite the same effect in the sewer lines near the company’s plant in northern Virginia.
Fairfax County claims yeast and grease from the Lorton plant has damaged its sewer system and has filed a lawsuit following the company’s refusal to pay [...]

Pregnant teen ‘paid man $150 for beating to get rid of baby’

By Calvin Palmer
A seven months pregnant 17-year-old allegedly paid a man to beat her up and cause a miscarriage because she feared losing her boyfriend if she did not get rid of the baby.
The girl, from Naples, Utah, appeared in court yesterday charged with criminal solicitation to commit murder and was ordered to remain in [...]

Man calls 911 to complain about McDonald’s drive-thru order

By Calvin Palmer
When McDonald’s left out a box of orange juice from a drive-thru order, an Oregon man called 911 to complain.
Raibin Raof Osman, 20, of Aloha, spent a night in Washington County Jail and was booked for improper use of 911. He was freed on bail on Tuesday.
Osman told dispatchers that the drive-thru attendant [...]

Loaded gun in accidental shooting tragedy lay hidden under mattress

By Calvin Palmer
The gun used in the accidental killing of a two-year-old boy by his three-year-old sister was intended for self defense by their parents and ready to fire, police said today.
Bakersfield police Sgt Greg Terry said the gun was not lying on the floor under the parents’ bed but in a holster between the [...]