Non-Family Abduction Janelle Calderon CAUTION ADVISED

"   DOB:  Aug 6, 1993Missing:  Sep 23, 2008Age Now: 15Sex:  FemaleRace:  WhiteHair:  BlackEyes:  BrownHeight:  5'2" (157 cm)Weight:  130 lbs (59 kg)Missing From:EL...

Calling B.S. on the Idea of 'Marijuana Addiction'

"It's laughable that the Feds are pushing the concept of pot addiction when science shows that withdrawal symptoms from caffeine are far worse.The U.S. government believes that America is going to pot -- literally.Earlier this month, the U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse...

Police: Mom, Teen Daughter Kill Man For $15

"PASADENA, Texas -- Two teenage girls are accused of stabbing a 75-year-old man to death in a robbery that netted them just $15, and police say the mother of one of the teens helped put them up to it. Dannette R. Gillespie, 38, gave knives to her 15-year-old daughter...

Minister opposes arrest of Sudan president Omar al-Bashir

Sudanese government warns again over the local consequences of an international arrest of its incumbent President al-Bashir. Chines government has voiced similar concerns in the past. " 2008-09-04 15:38:02...

Police raid headquarters of RNC protesters

It's already started, Republican strong-arm tactics to prevent people from having a voice at the RNC."ST. PAUL, Minnesota (CNN) -- Police raided a rental hall used by a group organizing protests at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Friday. The RNC...

Dawood still in Karachi: Aide

"Mumbai Aug. 21: A key Dawood Ibrahim aide arrested from Thane Thursday claimed that the underworld don, for whom an Interpol warrant is out for his role in the 1993 Mumbai blasts and who has been designated as a "global terrorist" by the United States, is living in...

Terror Suspect Had New York Target List

This story is another reminder of the constant threat the we face from extremists everyday, regardless of whether we are American or German. In the following story, Aafia Siddique, a 36 year old graduate of MIT, was...

Anthrax Investigation Implicates Suicide Researcher

Bruce Ivins, the researcher who committed suicide, is implicated in the 2001 anthrax attacks New Jersey. Following a breifing for family members of the victims, the info was made public by the FBI."The Justice Department released hundreds of pages of documents related to the...

Drug case axed over violation of rights

Opinion I know many people will blame the judge for this criminal going free but COME ON don't the police get training on the Charter of Rights and Freedoms?  This document, The Canadian Charter of Rights and...

Preacher killed wife, stuffed body in freezer, police say

"(CNN) -- An evangelical preacher killed his wife several years ago and stuffed her body in a freezer after she caught him abusing their daughter, according to police and court documents. ...

Ex-Cop May Face Taser Death Charges

This is a follow up on NowPublic Member Glc3 's post found here I read this story as I would any other but what is sad are the comments left under the CBS story highlighted here. Everyone blaming others once again. I believe, and this is only my opinion, that we all need to...

DMX Arrest-O-Meter

Inspired by the runaway success of the NowPublic Oil-O-Meter, I thought we might also benefit from turning our celebrified attention to the ever-crazy and arrest-prone world of the notorious Earl Simmons, aka rapper...

Top cop jailed for child porn

"A FORMER federal policeman has been jailed for five months on child pornography charges by a magistrate who said a ruined career and community ridicule were not punishment enough. Michael Edward Hatch, 38,...

Swiss far right wins support for referendum to ban minarets

I am always amazed by the amount of effort some people expend in getting upset by what others believe or do."SWITZERLAND: SWITZERLAND BRACED itself for a troubled campaign of Islamophobia yesterday after the far right won enough support to force a national vote to ban...

Opinion: Austin, It’s Time to Rise Up

"P.O.T.U.S Thursday, July 3, 2008 It’s time to get mad and put the Austin Police Department in their place. They are now planning to pull you over, and if they suspect you’ve been drinking, the police will stick a needle in your arm, and take your blood without a warrant....

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