By Calvin Palmer
A judge in Los Angeles today ruled that the star of Columbo, Peter Falk, should remain in the care of his wife.
Falk, 81, has advanced dementia and his wife of more than 30 years, Shera, will remain in control of his personal care and affairs.
Catherine Falk, 38, the actor’s estranged and adopted daughter, [...]
June 1, 2009
Peter Falk to remain in the care of his wife after judge’s ruling
June 1, 2009
Five guards placed on leave after ‘inexcusable’ prison escape
By Calvin Palmer
Five guards at a high-security prison in Arkansas were placed on leave today following the escape of two convicted killers.
Jeffrey Grinder, 32, and Calvin Adams, 39, walked out of Cummins Unit, in Grady, on Friday, wearing prison guard uniforms that are made at the prison.
The five correction officers have been placed on leave [...]
June 1, 2009
Soldiers shot and one killed outside Army recruiting office
By Calvin Palmer
A military recruiter was shot and killed outside an Army recruiting office in Arkansas today and a second soldier wounded.
A man in a black vehicle pulled up outside the Army-Navy recruiting office located in a shopping center in west Little Rock and opened fire about 10:30 a.m., police spokesman Lt Terry Hastings said.
William [...]
June 1, 2009
Five Britons and two Americans among 228 feared dead on Air France jet
By Calvin Palmer
Five Britons and two Americans are among the 228 people feared dead after an Air France jet disappeared off radar screens yesterday evening.
Flight AF447, bound for Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris from Rio de Janeiro, ran into severe turbulence and was apparently hit by lightning.
Three Irish passport holders, two from the Republic [...]
June 1, 2009
Suspect in Tiller killing has possible links to Montana Freemen group
By Calvin Palmer
Authorities will not confirm whether the man suspected of killing abortion doctor George Tiller was a member of the anti-government Montana Freemen group that kept the FBI at bay for almost three months over a decade ago.
Scott Roeder, was taken into custody some 170 miles away in a Kansas City suburb about three [...]
June 1, 2009
Wisconsin man pleads to kidnapping and sexual assault of two young men
By Calvin Palmer
A Wisconsin man faces up to 130 years in prison after pleading no contest today to the kidnapping and sexual assault of two young men whom he held captive in chains at his home.
Edward Lanphear, 47, of Wisconsin Rapids, was convicted of four felonies in the abductions of a 23-year-old man and a [...]
June 1, 2009
Sex workers see red over unfair cost of newspaper adverts
By Calvin Palmer
Faced by the excessive and discriminatory cost of advertising in newspapers, Australian prostitutes will mark International Whores Day tomorrow with a protest outside New South Wales Parliament House in Sydney.
The Scarlet Alliance, which represents the interests of sex workers Down Under, is campaigning for anti-discrimination laws to protect its members from unfair bias [...]
June 1, 2009
Prime Minister checks up on singer Susan Boyle
By Calvin Palmer
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown revealed today that he had inquired about singer Susan Boyle after she was admitted to a clinic in north London last night.
The 48-year-old Scottish singer was taken to the Priory in Southgate yesterday evening after staff at her hotel contacted police to say that she was acting strangely.
Speaking [...]
June 1, 2009
Air France fears “a catastrophe” as jet goes missing with 228 people on board
By Calvin Palmer
A search and rescue operation has been mounted off the northeast coast of Brazil after an Air France jet disappeared from radar screens during a thunderstorm yesterday evening.
Flight AF447, bound for Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris, had 216 passengers and 12 crew aboard. It took off from Rio de Janeiro at 7:03 [...]
