Monthly Archives: May 2009
California tops list of April job losses
By Calvin Palmer California headed the list of 44 states that lost jobs in April, with a loss of 63,700 positions, according to a report issued today by the U.S. Department of Labor. Texas came in second with a loss … Continue reading
Bloggers arrested for bogus hits on their posts
By Calvin Palmer Authorities in South Korea are cracking down on bloggers who inflate the number of visitors to their Web sites to generate greater interest in their comments. Four bloggers were indicted on Wednesday on charges of manipulating Web … Continue reading
YouTube recovers from flood of explicit clips in ‘Porn Day’ attack
By Calvin Palmer Reviewers at YouTube have been busy deleting thousands of pornographic clips after online pranksters from Internet forum 4Chan flooded the popular video-sharing site yesterday with sexually explicit clips. The ‘Porn Day’ attack appears to be in retaliation … Continue reading
Former soldier gets life sentence for rape and murder in Iraq
By Calvin Palmer Former U.S. Army soldier Steven Dale Green was today sentenced to life in prison for raping and killing an Iraqi teenage girl and murdering her family. Jurors who convicted Green on May 7 deliberated for 10 hours … Continue reading
Woman attacked flight attendants after downing wine, drugs and soap
By Calvin Palmer A British woman today pleaded guilty in Maine to assault after scuffling with flight attendants aboard a flight from Los Angeles to London, which was diverted to Bangor. Galina Rusanova, 54, of London, punched and kicked attendants … Continue reading
Five dead as boat runs into moored barge at night
By Calvin Palmer Five men died when their 24-foot aluminum boat ran under one end of a barge on the Falgout Canal near Houma, Louisiana. The accident happened late Wednesday night but was not discovered until this morning, Department of … Continue reading
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Intruder murders couple and unborn child at beachfront home
By Calvin Palmer Police believe the murder of a Californian couple and their unborn child at their multi-million dollar beach front home may be a random killing. Brock Husted, 42, and his five months pregnant wife, Davina, also 42, were … Continue reading
Body pulled from river near to homes of missing women
By Calvin Palmer An autopsy is being performed today on the badly decomposed body found in the Des Plaines River near to the homes of two missing women. A cleanup crew found the remains yesterday afternoon in the Will County … Continue reading
Defense calls no witnesses for mother of untreated diabetes daughter
By Calvin Palmer The Wisconsin mother accused of second-degree reckless homicide in her daughter’s death from untreated diabetes decided today to call no witnesses in her defense. Leilani Neumann, 41, is standing trial for the death of her 11-year-old daughter … Continue reading
