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
Texting champ K8 puts her success down to the thumbs
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 [...]
