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 [...]