Secret Service Agents Forced Out Amid Prostitution Investigation
Three Secret Service agents have been forced out of their positions as officials investigate the alleged hiring of prostitutes and other questionable behavior during a presidential visit to Colombia.
"Although the Secret Service's investigation into allegations of misconduct by its employees in Cartagena, Colombia, is in its early stages, and is still ongoing, three of the individuals involved will separate or are in the process of separating from the agency," said Paul S. Morrissey, the assistant director of the U.S. Secret Service Office of Government and Public Affairs, in a written statement.[MORE]
SCOTUS asked to back FCC rules
The Obama administration on Wednesday urged the Supreme Court to review the FCC’s decision to fine CBS for Janet Jackson’s “wardrobe malfunction” during the 2004 Super Bowl.
In its petition to the court, Solicitor General Donald Verrilli Jr. contends that the commission’s $550,000 fine for the incident was warranted because the indecency rules cover “fleeting nudity.”[MORE]
Young Americans turn away from driving
Young Americans are eschewing cars for alternative transport, leaving carmakers to wonder if this is a recession-induced trend or a permanent shift in habits.
For generations of American teenagers, the car was the paramount symbol of independence. But in the age of Facebook and iPhones, young adults are getting fewer drivers’ licences, driving less frequently and moving to cities where cars are more luxury than necessity.[MORE]
JetBlue pilot who had midair meltdown to plead insanity-filing
Attorney Dean Roper filed the notice in U.S. District Court in Amarillo, Texas, saying pilot Clayton Osbon would use an insanity defense.
Osbon, 49, was charged earlier this month with interfering in the operations of a flight crew after he allegedly screamed and pounded on the cockpit door, forcing a March 27 flight from New York to Las Vegas to land in Amarillo.[MORE]
Cops: 10-Year-Old Brings BB Gun To School To Fend Off Bullies
A 10-year-old boy has been charged with inducing panic after telling police that he brought a BB gun to school to intimidate students who bullied him because he wears ankle braces and is small for his age, authorities said Wednesday.
The boy, who was charged with the delinquency count Monday after police were called to an elementary school in the suburban Cincinnati village of Elmwood Place, also told police that some boys “stuffed him in a trash can” about a year ago, police Sgt. Kevin Vanover said. Vanover said that incident apparently was not reported to police.[MORE]
Gang rape video goes viral, shocking South Africa
A video of a 17-year-old girl being gang raped spread by cell phones through South Africa on Wednesday, shocking a nation battling an epidemic of violence against women.
The girl was reported missing in late March and was apparently raped last week in the Johannesburg township of Soweto, police said.[MORE]
Researchers Claim Sex Robots Will Be Future Of Sex Tourism
Are robots the future of prostitution and sex tourism? That’s what two Australian researchers claim.
Ian Yeoman, management professor, and Michelle Mars, sexologist, are researchers at Victoria University in Melbourne, Australia. Their work together revolved around the concept of futuristic sex tourism.[MORE]
Romney Campaign Notes that Obama as a Boy Ate Dog Meat
The Romney campaign signaled Tuesday night that they are not about to cede any ground when it comes to a candidate’s odd past with man’s best friend.
And the Obama campaign shot back, with a spokesman suggesting the Romney team was attacking a child, since the Obama act in question took place when he was a kid.[MORE]
U.S. troops posed with body parts of Afghan bombers
The 82nd Airborne Division soldiers arrived at the police station in Afghanistan's Zabol province in February 2010. They inspected the body parts. Then the mission turned macabre: The paratroopers posed for photos next to Afghan police, grinning while some held — and others squatted beside — the corpse's severed legs.[MORE]
MSNBC Host Al Sharpton Still Owes $1 Mil to creditors of 2004 campaign
MSNBC’s Al Sharpton is reeling in debt and back taxes.
The liberal provocateur owes nearly $1 million to creditors and the federal government as a result of his failed bid for the 2004 Democratic presidential nomination.
His campaign’s unpaid bills exceed $888,000, according to federal filings.[MORE]
Secret Service looking into Ted Nugent's violent anti-Obama rant
The U.S. Secret Service is investigating faded '70s rock star Ted Nugent for his recent insistence he'll be "dead or in jail" in a year's time if President Barack Obama is re-elected in November.
At a convention of the National Rifle Association over the weekend, the longtime gun advocate compared Obama and the Democrats to a coyote who should be shot.[MORE]
Austin Police Officer Fatally Shoots Dog After Going To Wrong Address
An Austin police officer fatally shoots a dog after showing up at the wrong address for a domestic violence call.
When police officer Thomas Griffin arrived to the address last Saturday, he witnessed Michael Paxton playing Frisbee with his dog, Cisco.[MORE]
Man arrested after allegedly attacking flight attendant while boarding plane at LAX
A United Airlines flight attendant placed a male passenger under citizen's arrest at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) Tuesday after he allegedly attacked a staff member who told him he would have to check his carry-on bag.
LAX Police Sergeant Belinda Nettles told KCAL-TV that passenger Eugene Lin grabbed the female attendant by the arm and shoulder as she was tagging his bag to be placed in the plane's luggage hold.[MORE]
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