“We should consider legalizing the production, distribution and sale of drugs. Radical prohibition strategies have never worked.”
– VINCENTE FOX, ex-president of Mexico, urging the legalization of drugs as a mean of countering …
Crime
‘Bonnie and Clyde’ Fugitives Could be Holed Up in Yellowstone Park
More than a hundred law enforcement officers are on the trail of a modern day Bonnie and Clyde who just might be hiding out in the vast wilderness of Yellowstone National Park after allegedly murdering an Oklahoma couple after …
Mainstream Marijuana: Behind Pot’s Boom in California
In advance of a vote to legalize (and tax the heck out of) marijuana this fall, the Sacramento Bee traces the smoking habits of people across California. The results? People smoke. A lot.
Classroom Paddling Still Allowed In A Lot of States
For 40 percent of the United States, corporal punishment is alive and well. We couldn’t believe it either, but in 20 U.S. states, paddling, a type of corporal punishment in which teachers and/or administrators strike students …
Alleged Cancer Faker Gets Attention of Different Sort
Remember in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, when Matthew Broderick faked a debilitating illness and it was cute and hilarious and everyone liked it? Turns out, in real life it’s just sort of sad and bewildering.
Woman Guilty of Extorting Money from Louisville Coach Rick Pitino
A woman who allegedly attempted to extort money from storied University of Louisville men’s basketball coach Rick Pitino was convicted on six criminal counts of trying to make him pay her thousands of dollars per month, college …
Yoko Ono: No Parole for Lennon’s Killer
For the sixth time, Mark David Chapman is up for parole after fatally shooting John Lennon in 1980. And for the sixth time, Yoko Ono has submitted a letter against his parole.
Terrorism Arrest: Another Man Charged With Plotting To Join Terror Group
For the second time in less than a month, an American has been charged with terrorism after attempting to join al-Qaeda groups in Somalia.
How to Avoid Car Theft: Buy Small (and Foreign)
To anybody about to purchase a new car, take a gander at a new list from The Economist that charts the most stolen cars in America.
Eight Dead in Shooting at Beer Distributor in Connecticut
Just before 7:30 am on Tuesday morning, an employee of a Manchester, Connecticut beer distributor went on “a rampage in the warehouse” and killed at least eight people, according to police.
Intentionally Vomiting on Someone Will Land You in Jail
A New Jersey man was sentenced to up to three months in jail after vomit assaulting an off-duty police captain at a Phillies-Nationals game. So, I guess the first question would be—what is vomit assault?
Quotes: Blagojevich’s Lawyer’s Closing Remarks
“No one will say he is the sharpest knife in the drawer.”
– SAM ADAM, JR., defense attorney for Rod Blagojevich, giving his closing remarks during the former Illinois governor’s corruption trial, referencing Blagojevich’s idea …
