June 16, 2009

Texting champ K8 puts her success down to the thumbs

By Calvin Palmer
It is all “in the thumbs” according to the newly crowned LG U.S. National Texting Championship winner Kate Moore.
The 15-year-old from Des Moines, Iowa, today beat 20 other finalists today to claim a $50,000 prize for her fast and accurate texting.
In the two-day contest held in New York City, Moore defeated all the [...]

June 16, 2009

Police hunt for single mother’s boyfriend after fire horror attack

By Calvin Palmer
Police in Houston are searching for a man who assaulted his girlfriend, knocking her to the ground before dousing her with gasoline and setting her on fire after she answered a knock on the door of her apartment.
Uriel Vargas Alvarado, 25, is charged with aggravated assault with serious bodily injury despite his whereabouts [...]

June 16, 2009

Donte’ Stallworth pleads guilty to DUI manslaughter and gets 30 days in jail

By Calvin Palmer
Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte’ Stallworth starts a 30-day jail sentence today after pleading guilty to DUI manslaughter in the death of 59-year-old Mario Reyes.
The construction crane operator was struck by Stallworth’s black 2005 Bentley as he crossed the road to catch a bus after finishing his shift at 7:15 a.m. March 14.
Stallworth [...]

June 16, 2009

Baby dies after falling into mop bucket at day care center

By Calvin Palmer
An 11-month-old baby died after falling into a mop bucket at a New York City day care center yesterday.
The operator of the center, 28-year-old Kristal Khan, was charged with endangering the welfare of a child.
Police say Khan found the child, James Farrior, face down in the bucket of water after she had stepped [...]

June 16, 2009

British Airways ask employees to work for no pay in fight for survival

By Calvin Palmer
British Airways, the world’s favorite airline — or so the advertising hype goes, is facing a battle for survival.
The airline’s chief executive, Willie Walsh, announced this grim warning to all 40,000 employees across the world.
Walsh and chief financial officer Keith Williams will work unpaid for a month during July and the call has [...]