Patterico's Pontifications (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
[Guest post by DRJ] FLDS member Raymond Jessop has been sentenced to 10 years in prison and a fine of $8,000 for sexual assault. Jessop faced a maximum term of 20 years and a $10,000 fine. Jessop’s attorneys plan to appeal but if the appeal is unsuccessful, Jessop will be eligible for parole in [...]
Brilliant at Breakfast (Free subscription) | 38 minutes ago
It isn't just abortion that isn't covered, it's just about everything having to do with women's health care : None of the bills emerging from the House and Senate require insurers to cover all the elements of a standard gynecological "well visit," leaving essential care such as pelvic exams, domestic violence screening, counseling about sexually transmitted diseases, and, perhaps most startlingly,...
Hollyscoop (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
Dina Lohan decided to use TMZ as her platform today to discuss her estranged husband Michael Lohan, and how he’s ripping her family apart. Dina spoke with them today, saying, “It’s time now that someone has to speak ...
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
An Oakland police supervisor under FBI investigation for the death of a man in a drug sting was ordered back to work by the department's new police chief. Police Chief Anthony Batts ordered Capt. Ed Poulson, 47, to return to work on restricted administrative...
Jezebel (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
• Chinese officials are cracking down on an illegal condom factory in the Hunan province, which produces "counterfeit" condoms that offer little to no protection. To make matters worse, the condoms... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
Uniteds Airline pilot charged for drinking too much just before taking off from London; his arrest follows case of the wayward pilots who overflew Minneapolis
Sky News (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
Police in the United States are searching a rural home for glass jars containing notes written by children allegedly abused by relatives.
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
In an interview with Marie Claire magazine, adult film star Stormy Daniels discusses her ambitions to unseat Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) and the explosion of her political adviser's car in May. From the interview: Q: Do you think you're more qualified than Senator Vitter? A: Absolutely not. But in one movie, I did play a Secret Service agent marooned on an island controlled by North Korea. I butt heads...
Threat Level (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
Wikipedia is under a censorship attack by a convicted German murderer invoking his country’s privacy laws in a bid to remove references to him killing Bavarian actor Walter Sedlmayr in 1990. Lawyers for Wolfgang Werle, of Erding Germany, sent Wikipedia a cease-and-desist letter (.pdf) demanding the free encyclopedia remove Werle’s name from its entry on the [...]
The Independent (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
Hilary's advice High on my Christmas book list this year will be Trust: How We Lost It and How To Get It Back by Anthony Seldon, the High Master of Wellington College, who argues that the loss of this vital commodity is sapping society. He is right. You say you are experienced and think nothing of giving a student a hug, or moving pupils around by the shoulders. What harm is there in that? But your...
frogblog (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
It was great to see the Ministry of Social Development report released yesterday confirming that our law to help keep children safe is working.
Courrier Mail (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
NOVA radio star Ashley Bradham admits he made a mistake after being caught drink-driving and says his rehabilitation course was "a work in progress".
Law.com - Inside Opinions: Legal Bl (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
Bizarre calls to the "9-1-1 emergency" line are the stuff of legend. There is the woman who called 9-1-1 (audio available here) because she thought the police officer who had just visited her house on a complaint was a "cutie pie" and she wanted him to come back (he did come back and arrested her for misusing 9-1-1). There is the woman who called (audio available here) because she...
Dr Jim West (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
Not only did the depraved ‘father’ rape children, but encouraged his sons to do the same. You can read the criminal complaint here and the story here, which says, in part, In what investigators are calling a “horrendous” case of child abuse, five members of a Missouri family — a father and his four adult sons [...]
Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
After deliberating about 10 hours over two days, a DuPage County jury has sentenced Brian Dugan to death for the rape and murder of Jeanine Nicarico 26 years ago.
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mamun2336 | 11/08/2009
Rihanna is opening up about the Chris Brown incident for the first time, and wants to let other women out there to know domestic violence can happen to anyone, and they can overcome it. She said her ordeal has made her even stronger. The "Umbrella" singer, who was attacked by her then-boyfriend in February, said she's not going to let the abuse defeat her. Rihanna (Getty Images) She said: "I've definitely...
semproniuss95wm | 11/07/2009
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) –Pop singer Rihanna was named Woman of the Year by Glamour magazine on Tuesday after an attack at the hands of boyfriend Chris Brown that she said changed her life overnight. "I went to sleep as Rihanna and woke up as Britney Spears. That was the level of media chaos that happened the next day," the 21 year-old singer said in her first interview since the assault in February....
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