Monthly Archives: August 2009
Texas mother gets 99 years in prison for cutting off infant son’s genitals
By Calvin Palmer A Houston mother was today sentenced to 99 years in prison for cutting off her five-week-old son’s genitals. Katherine Nadal, 28, was found guilty of serious bodily injury to a child on Friday. Jurors in Harris County … Continue reading
Huckaby indicted in kidnap, rape and killing of Sandra Cantu
By Calvin Palmer A 28-year-old Sunday school teacher was today indicted by a San Joaquin County grand jury on charges of the kidnapping, rape and murder an eight-year-old girl and the drugging of two other people. Melissa Huckaby, of Tracy, … Continue reading
Retired professor and wife killed by pack of dogs, say police
By Calvin Palmer Police today said that a pack of dogs was responsible for the death of a retired college professor and his wife whose mutilated bodies were found on a rural road in northeast Georgia at the weekend. Lothar … Continue reading
Texas mother convicted of cutting off baby son’s genitals
By Calvin Palmer A Texas mother was today convicted of cutting off her five-week-old son’s genitals. Jurors in Houston deliberated for three hours before finding Katherine Nada, 28, guilty of serious bodily injury to a child. The jury will now … Continue reading
Woman turns into human fireball at Miami mall
By Calvin Palmer A woman turned herself into a human fireball this afternoon at a mall in Miami. The 43-year-old doused herself with a flammable liquid at the Mall of the Americas, said Miami-Dade Fire Rescue spokesman Arnold Piedrahita. Witness … Continue reading
Architect of rock and roll Les Paul dies at age of 94
By Calvin Palmer Les Paul, famed for inventing the solid-body electric guitar and multi-track recording, died today at the age of 94 of complications from pneumonia. Gibson Guitars said Paul died at White Plains Hospital, New York, with family and … Continue reading
Workers find baby’s body parts in sewage tank
By Calvin Palmer Workers clearing a tank at a Humberside sewage works yesterday found body parts belonging to a baby. Humberside Police said the body parts were found at Saltend, near Hull. It is not known if they are male … Continue reading
Filed under Crime, News, United Kingdom
Republican half truths and distortion have no place in healthcare debate
By Calvin Palmer The Republicans and their Nazi supporters, I make no apologies for using that term being well-versed in Europe’s history, are using the British National Health Service, and to a lesser extent the Canadian Health Service, to spread misinformation … Continue reading
Filed under Health, News, Newspapers, United Kingdom
Best Buy online ad offered 52-inch TV for $9.99
By Calvin Palmer A 52-inch television on offer at just $9.99 (£6.05) looked like the bargain of the year but like most fantastic offers it turned out to be too good to be true. Best Buy listed a 52-inch Samsung flat-screen television … Continue reading
Filed under Advertising, Business, Media, News
Child sex monster gets 120 years in prison
By Calvin Palmer A Pennsylvania man was sentenced to 120 years in prison today for assembling a vast collection of child pornography and the sexual abuse of children. When the FBI arrested John Jackey Worman, 42, of Colwyn, in 2007, … Continue reading
