State Department ‘Take Your Child to Work Day’ Features Adult Topics
U.S. State Department(WASHINGTON) — When State Department officials brought their young children to work Thursday to watch the daily press briefing, they likely expected that reporters from some of the world’s most prestigious news agencies woul…
Obiwan Kenobi Arrested in California
News10/KXTV(ROSEVILLE, Calif.) — A 37-year-old California man who had changed his name to Obiwan Kenobi was arrested over the weekend in connection with a hit-and-run that sparked a four-car chain reaction crash in March.According to KXTV, Kenobi was …
Obiwan Kenobi Arrested in California
News10/KXTV(ROSEVILLE, Calif.) — A 37-year-old California man who had changed his name to Obiwan Kenobi was arrested over the weekend in connection with a hit-and-run that sparked a four-car chain reaction crash in March.According to KXTV, Kenobi was …
Connecticut Repeals Death Penalty
Kevin Horan/Stone(HARTFORD, Conn.) — Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy signed the state’s death penalty repeal bill into law Wednesday, but the new law will not affect the 11 convicted killers already on death row, including the two men who killed the wi…
Etan Patz Search Leads to Handyman’s Basement 33 Years Later
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A fresh investigation into the disappearance 33 years ago of a little boy named Etan Patz led to the Manhattan basement workshop of a handyman named Othneil Miller on Thursday.Investigators believe that Patz, w…
John Edwards’ Hair: From $400 Salon to $13 Supercuts
Sara D. Davis/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Former Sen. John Edwards’ brown locks that four years ago were getting the star treatment from a $400-per-cut Beverly Hills hairdresser are now being snipped and styled for a mere $12.95 by his local Superc…
Racial Divisions Define Opinions on the Trayvon Martin Shooting
ABC News; Orange County Jail(NEW YORK) — Americans are divided along racial lines on the Travyon Martin shooting, with blacks overwhelmingly calling it unjustified while whites are more apt to withhold judgment. But few in either group are ready to se…
No Grand Jury in Trayvon Martin Shooting
Allison Joyce/Getty Images(SANFORD, Fla.) — A Florida special prosecutor will not bring the Trayvon Martin shooting before a grand jury, her office announced Monday. The grand jury is scheduled to convene on April 10, but will not hear evidence about …
Obamas Host Annual White House Easter Egg Roll
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Obama kicked off the annual Easter Egg Roll at the White House on Monday with push-ups and a “wild rumpus,” as he welcomed roughly 30,000 visitors to a sun-filled day of activities on t…
Online Gaming Networks Pull Plug on Thousands of Sex Offenders
Hemera/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The 12-year-old was like any boy his age, playing video games on Xbox LIVE, when prosecutors say he met a predator, Richard Kretovic of Greece, N.Y. The two chatted using their gaming consoles for three months when …
Maryland Lottery Director: Check Your Tickets!
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(BALTIMORE) — The Maryland Lottery had a message for anyone who bought Mega Millions tickets at the Baltimore store where the winning ticket was sold last week: Check your tickets.Maryland’s lottery director, Stephen …
Obama Weighs In: Should Women Should Be Admitted to Augusta?
Official White House Photo by Pete Souza(WASHINGTON) — President Obama believes that women should be admitted to the all-male Augusta National Golf Club, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney told reporters Thursday.“His personal opinion is tha…
Obama Weighs In: Should Women Should Be Admitted to Augusta?
Official White House Photo by Pete Souza(WASHINGTON) — President Obama believes that women should be admitted to the all-male Augusta National Golf Club, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney told reporters Thursday.“His personal opinion is tha…
Baby-Faced Man Busted Buying Beer
WSB/ABC News(ATLANTA) — A baby-faced man has an upcoming court date after he spent two days in jail for disorderly conduct while trying to buy beer.At 22 years old, Jose Sanders looks more like a middle school student than a beer-drinking adult due to…
Wyoming Town Hits the Auction Block
iStockphoto/ThinkstockUPDATE: Buford, Wyoming is famously known as the nation’s smallest town. On Thursday, that reputation proved to be worth $900,000 during an auction for the town that had a population of one.“Ladies and gentleman, you c…
Mega Millions Lottery Officials Skeptical of ‘Winners’
Tim Boyle/Bloomberg News(WASHINGTON) — Rumors are rampant about the identities of the three Mega-Million lottery winners in Maryland, Kansas and Illinois who will share the $656 million prize, but lottery officials say that, for now, the rumors are ju…
President Clinton on Trayvon Martin Case
Kris Connor/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Former President Bill Clinton said the “tragedy” of the killing of Trayvon Martin should cause a re-thinking of the “Stand Your Ground” law.“There are different stories being told,&r…
Hoodies on the Hill: Congressional Staffers Rally for Trayvon Martin
Photodisc/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — A large group of Capitol Hill staffers gathered Friday on the U.S. Capitol steps to rally in support of Trayvon Martin, the 17-year-old unarmed boy gunned down in Sanford, Fla. last month.About 250-300 aides rallied …
Hoodies on the Hill: Congressional Staffers Rally for Trayvon Martin
Photodisc/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — A large group of Capitol Hill staffers gathered Friday on the U.S. Capitol steps to rally in support of Trayvon Martin, the 17-year-old unarmed boy gunned down in Sanford, Fla. last month.About 250-300 aides rallied …
Senate to Hold Hearing on Bounties in the NFL
Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Calling the New Orleans Saints’ bounty system “troubling” and “disturbing,” Sen. Dick Durbin, D-IL., announced on Thursday his intention to hold a Judiciary Committee hearing in April…