Monthly Archives: June 2009
Man charged with murder in deaths of four people found at Kansas City home
By Calvin Palmer A 37-year-old man has been charged with murder in connection with the four people, including a three-year-old girl, found dead at a home in Kansas City on Monday. Adrian Burks, of Kansas City, Kansas, was charged with … Continue reading
Exorcism left teenage boy dead and attached to a cross
By Calvin Palmer A court in French Guyana today handed out prison sentences to four members of the Celestial Church of Christ for performing an exorcism on an epileptic boy found dead attached to a cross. Roger Bosse, 15, was … Continue reading
School’s strip search of Arizona girl illegal, says Supreme Court
By Calvin Palmer The Supreme Court says a school’s strip search of a 13-year-old Arizona girl accused of having prescription-strength ibuprofen was illegal. The court ruled today that school officials violated the law with their search of Savana Redding, of … Continue reading
Boy, 7, dies after being buried by bulldozer
By Calvin Palmer A seven-year-old Utah boy died this morning after he was accidentally buried under nearly two feet of dirt. The boy was playing with several other children yesterday evening on a family member’s property near to his home … Continue reading
Britain lines up as cocaine capital of Europe
By Calvin Palmer Britain has been pronounced the cocaine capital of Europe by a United Nations drugs report. With more than one million users, the UK is the largest market for cocaine across Europe and has the second highest prevalence … Continue reading
Filed under Europe, News, United Kingdom
Undercover police operation ends in officer being killed
By Calvin Palmer An undercover police operation in Houston last night ended with a police officer being killed. Henry Canales, 42, was shot in the parking lot of a Walgreens store at Hillcroft and Bellaire. He was part of an … Continue reading
Tattooists sexually assaulted teenage girls during genital piercings
By Calvin Palmer Two tattooists in Australia who sexually assaulted two teenage girls while performing genital piercings were given suspended prison sentences today. Mark Andrew Ford, 50, and Gregory Alan Ford, 53, both of Dandenong, Melbourne, were sentenced to two … Continue reading
Judge’s ruling that chemotherapy must continue angers cancer boy
By Calvin Palmer The 13-year-old Minnesota boy suffering from cancer who was ordered to have chemotherapy by a judge is angry that the judge ruled the treatment must continue. Daniel Hauser, who fled the state to avoid treatment for Hodgkin’s … Continue reading
Mother found guilty of murder in case of starved seven-year-old girl
By Calvin Palmer The mother of a seven-year-old girl who starved to death has been found guilty of her murder while the father was found guilty of manslaughter. The jury at the Supreme Court in New South Wales took a … Continue reading
Unconfirmed reports state crash killed pilot of F-16
By Calvin Palmer Rescue teams are still searching for the pilot of an F-16 that crashed at the Utah Test and Training Range west of Salt Lake City last night. Rhonda Elmore, of the 75th Air Base Wing public affairs … Continue reading
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