Busy news day on this Monday, May 13th, 2013
Headlines catching my eye today:
In Philadelphia, an abortion doctor has been found guilty on three of four counts involving the first-degree murder of "babies" that were delivered alive during the abortion process and he subsequently killed. He could face the death penalty.
Dr. Joyce Brothers died in New York City on Monday at the age of 85. Aside from dispensing advice on the radio, television and in a newspaper column, she was known for having won the $64,000 question. Her category on the show was boxing, and she became such an expert on the subject from studying for the show, she was hired to do color commentary on the fight between Carmen Basilio and Sugar Ray Robinson. Thus, she was the first woman ever to be a boxing commentator.
The museum dedicted to preserving the memory of the late Princess Diana will close next year, and its possessions will pass into the hands of her two sons.
There is a surplus of nearly $5 billion over Governor Moonbeam's projections from January, at this point in the year. But thanks to Prop 98 and Prop 111, most or all of this surplus may go to public education, rather than restoring funding that was cut from other government programs.
President Obama has condemned the practice of the IRS targeting partisan political groups seeking nonprofit status, if that actually happened. Congress is continuing to investigate.
The City of Detroit is only weeks away from running out of cash to operate and has exhausted its ability to borrow money, according to the bankruptcy attorney appointed by Michigan back in March to oversee the city's finances. The city may have to file for bankruptcy protection.
A woman in Massachusetts was so upset that her order for a sandwich wasn't made the way she wanted, she punched the clerk at the fast-food joint and then fled. But the employee chased her down and held her until police arrived to arrest her for assault.
The U.S. Justice Department secretly obtained two full months of phone records of reporters and editors working for the Associated Press, in connection with an investigation into the leak of classified information involving a May 7, 2012 story involving a foiled terror plot. More on this in tomorrow's daily blog.
Is Philadelphia Eagles player LeSean McCoy really accusing the team's quarterback Michael Vick of cheating in a footrace the two of them had? He needs to grow up.
A federal judge has approved a settlement where Skechers USA will pay $40 million to consumers who bought their "toning shoes" based on false representations about weight loss and muscle toning the wearing of those shoes would provide.
A woman who was attending the University of Washington at Tacoma has been forced to withdraw after the university would no longer guarantee her safety in their classrooms. Signs saying that those classrooms she used were "peanut/nut free zones" were taken down as the University had decided the restriction was unenforceable.
The Marine Corps captain who was the commander of four Marines seen urinating on the corpse of a Taliban fighter will face his own court-martial over the incident. Captain James Clement will be tried on charges of dereliction of duty, conduct unbecoming an officer and failure to stop misconduct by those under his command.
McDonald's is phasing out their Angus beef burgers and now they will add three new Quarter-Pounders to the menu, two of them in "flavors" that were part of the Angus line-up.
Former Dodger outfielder Manny Ramirez is playing baseball in Taiwan and he tried to break up a double-play by sliding into second base recently. He came up somewhere between 15 and 25 feet short of the bag. WTG Manny!
In New York City, in an apartment building community, college students sunbathing in bikinis were asked to leave a "playground" because it is supposed to be for kids. Now the students are up in arms. In a related story, a teacher was asked to resign her position because she'd posed for a photo in a bikini for a modeling gig.
In Philadelphia, an abortion doctor has been found guilty on three of four counts involving the first-degree murder of "babies" that were delivered alive during the abortion process and he subsequently killed. He could face the death penalty.
Dr. Joyce Brothers died in New York City on Monday at the age of 85. Aside from dispensing advice on the radio, television and in a newspaper column, she was known for having won the $64,000 question. Her category on the show was boxing, and she became such an expert on the subject from studying for the show, she was hired to do color commentary on the fight between Carmen Basilio and Sugar Ray Robinson. Thus, she was the first woman ever to be a boxing commentator.
The museum dedicted to preserving the memory of the late Princess Diana will close next year, and its possessions will pass into the hands of her two sons.
There is a surplus of nearly $5 billion over Governor Moonbeam's projections from January, at this point in the year. But thanks to Prop 98 and Prop 111, most or all of this surplus may go to public education, rather than restoring funding that was cut from other government programs.
President Obama has condemned the practice of the IRS targeting partisan political groups seeking nonprofit status, if that actually happened. Congress is continuing to investigate.
The City of Detroit is only weeks away from running out of cash to operate and has exhausted its ability to borrow money, according to the bankruptcy attorney appointed by Michigan back in March to oversee the city's finances. The city may have to file for bankruptcy protection.
A woman in Massachusetts was so upset that her order for a sandwich wasn't made the way she wanted, she punched the clerk at the fast-food joint and then fled. But the employee chased her down and held her until police arrived to arrest her for assault.
The U.S. Justice Department secretly obtained two full months of phone records of reporters and editors working for the Associated Press, in connection with an investigation into the leak of classified information involving a May 7, 2012 story involving a foiled terror plot. More on this in tomorrow's daily blog.
Is Philadelphia Eagles player LeSean McCoy really accusing the team's quarterback Michael Vick of cheating in a footrace the two of them had? He needs to grow up.
A federal judge has approved a settlement where Skechers USA will pay $40 million to consumers who bought their "toning shoes" based on false representations about weight loss and muscle toning the wearing of those shoes would provide.
A woman who was attending the University of Washington at Tacoma has been forced to withdraw after the university would no longer guarantee her safety in their classrooms. Signs saying that those classrooms she used were "peanut/nut free zones" were taken down as the University had decided the restriction was unenforceable.
The Marine Corps captain who was the commander of four Marines seen urinating on the corpse of a Taliban fighter will face his own court-martial over the incident. Captain James Clement will be tried on charges of dereliction of duty, conduct unbecoming an officer and failure to stop misconduct by those under his command.
McDonald's is phasing out their Angus beef burgers and now they will add three new Quarter-Pounders to the menu, two of them in "flavors" that were part of the Angus line-up.
Former Dodger outfielder Manny Ramirez is playing baseball in Taiwan and he tried to break up a double-play by sliding into second base recently. He came up somewhere between 15 and 25 feet short of the bag. WTG Manny!
In New York City, in an apartment building community, college students sunbathing in bikinis were asked to leave a "playground" because it is supposed to be for kids. Now the students are up in arms. In a related story, a teacher was asked to resign her position because she'd posed for a photo in a bikini for a modeling gig.
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