Monthly Archives: July 2009
Female teacher at private school denies having sex with teenage boy
By Calvin Palmer A female classics teacher at a private school for boys in northwest England denied having sex with a teenage student as she made her first appearance in court. Hannah McIntyre, 25, is accused of engaging in sexual … Continue reading
Filed under Education, Justice, News, United Kingdom
Teenager gets suspended jail term for bomb hoax call to the White House
By Calvin Palmer A British man was given a six-month suspended prison sentence today after he made a drunken call to the White House, claiming there was a bomb in Madison Square Gardens. Thomas Hutchinson, 19, of Sheffield, northern England, … Continue reading
Filed under Justice, News, terrorism, United Kingdom
Texas woman accused of decapitating newborn son ate part of his brain
By Calvin Palmer A Texas woman accused of decapitating her recently born son ate some of the child’s body parts. San Antonio Police Chief William McManus said today Otty Sanchez’s attack on her son, Scott Wesley Buchholtz-Sanchez, was “too heinous” … Continue reading
Police arrest man in connection with the stabbing of two women as they slept
By Calvin Palmer Seattle police yesterday arrested a 23-year-old man in connection with the stabbing of two women as they slept in their home in the South Park neighborhood Teresa Butz, 39, was killed and her 36-year-old partner was injured … Continue reading
Husband finds wife and baby daughter shot dead in empty bathtub
By Calvin Palmer A woman and her 18-month-old daughter were found shot to death inside their Sugar Land home yesterday afternoon in what is believed to be a case of murder-suicide. Kijuana Clark, 25, was found with her toddler, Halley, … Continue reading
Republican hopes to turn the clock back and bring healthcare disaster
By Calvin Palmer With healthcare reform the dominant issue throughout the United States at the moment, Jacksonville entered the debate with a forum held in Mandarin this week. The Florida Times-Union in its report said the only panelist among the … Continue reading
Briton among four killed in Maryland helicopter crash
By Calvin Palmer A British-born man was one of four people killed when a helicopter crashed on Interstate 70, in Maryland, and burst into flames. Niall R.Y. Booth, a native of Dorking, in Surrey, England, had moved to U.S. in … Continue reading
Filed under Environment, News, Transport
Amy Winehouse — a champion for a lost cause
By Calvin Palmer Amy Winehouse enters the City of Westminster Magistrates’ Court, London, today, where she was cleared of assaulting dancer Sherene Flash while backstage at the Prince’s Trust Ball in Berkeley Square, central London, last September. District Judge Timothy … Continue reading
Filed under Advertising, Music, News, United Kingdom
Cancer scam woman found dead after theft by fraud charge filed
By Calvin Palmer An Idaho woman who organized a cancer donation scam that brought in thousands of dollars and gifts from celebrities has been found dead of an apparent suicide. Melissa Ann Rice, 24, of Ammon, Idaho, apparently committed suicide … Continue reading
