US Marshals Arrested A Guy For A $1,500 Student Loan From 29 Years Ago
HOUSTON – Believe it or not, the US Marshals Service in Houston is arresting people for not paying their outstanding federal student loans.
Ex-Pope’s ‘Intense’ Relationship With Married Woman Revealed
Pope John Paul II had a close relationship with a married woman which lasted over 30 years according to letters which feature in a documentary being shown by the BBC on Monday.
Washington – U.S. Justice Scalia, Conservative Icon, Dead At 79 Share Tweet Share Mail
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, the judicial standard-bearer of the conservative movement and the court’s most provocative member, died Saturday. He was 79.
Bavaria, Germany – Police: At Least 9 Dead, 150 Injured In German Passenger Train Collision
At least nine people were killed and 150 others were injured Tuesday after two commuter trains collided head-on in southern Germany along a curve where an automatic safety system apparently failed to stop them, the transport minister said.
Leopard Enters Bengaluru School
This is the dramatic moment a wildlife expert was forced to fight for his life and used a pair of binoculars to defend himself after a large male leopard went on a rampage in a school in India.
License Plate Readers A Double-Edged Sword For NY Village
When this Long Island village switched on its “ring of steel” last fall, it knew it was getting a potent policing tool. The system of 27 cameras would scan the license plate of every single vehicle that rolled into town. If a wanted criminal drove through, the system would sound an alert.
Anti-Islam Group Pegida Holds Rallies All Over Europe
A German anti-Islam group conducted demonstrations all over Europe Saturday, denouncing a surge in Syrian refugees there and clashing in some cases with counterprotesters and police.
Miami Cop Hits Back At Florida Woman Who Pulled Over Speeding Officer By Tweeting A Photo of Her ‘Drinking and Driving A Boat’
A police union chief in Florida has taken to social media to blast the civilian vigilante who decided to give a police officer a piece of her mind on video after the Miami woman believed the cop was speeding.
NYPD: 1 Dead, 2 Seriously Hurt In Manhattan Crane Collapse
New York, NY – One person died and two others were seriously injured when a crane collapsed in Lower Manhattan during a snow squall Thursday, smashing the roofs of parked cars as it crashed onto the street, authorities said.
Jerusalem – ‘Gay Conversion’ Therapists Find Safe Haven In Israel Share Tweet Share Mail
Jerusalem – A leading American Jewish group promoting therapy it said could turn gays to heterosexuals was ordered shut in December by a New Jersey court, amid growing efforts in the U.S. to curb the generally discredited practice.