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Defense Attorney Releases Mehserle Letter Apologizing for Shooting Grant

• July 9, 2010 • Comments Off

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Rihanna Set to Give Testimony Tomorrow in Hearing to Determine Whether Chris Brown Stands Trial

• June 21, 2009 • 2 Comments

Posted in Celebrities/Royals, Love, Public Intellectualism, Women
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John Nichols: The fight for voting rights is not finished September 25, 2016
Come to the Goodman Center Tuesday at 7 p.m. for a discussion of voting rights with "Give Us the Ballot" author Ari Berman and John Nichols.
Joshua Kricker: Editorial reinforces belief that judges should be appointed September 25, 2016
Dear Editor: Your editorial "The ethical collapse of Justices Gableman and Prosser" merely reinforces my opinion that judicial officials should be vetted by independent committees and then appointed by the governor. Judges and prosecutors should never be elected. It makes…
Police: 6 injured in stabbings in Boston Theater District September 25, 2016
BOSTON (AP) — Authorities say six people have been injured in an apparent fight in Boston's Theater District and police are looking for a suspect they believe was wounded.
Frustrated by Democrats, some white working-class voters turn to Donald Trump September 25, 2016
According to a November 2015 Public Religion Research Institute poll, 72 percent of Americans and 78 percent of white working-class Americans believe the country still is in a recession.
Patricia Randolph's Madravenspeak: Great Lakes and Wyoming wolves at risk of permanent exclusion from Endangered Species Act September 25, 2016
Provisions that would de-list Great Lakes wolves forever from the Endangered Species List, and would take a hatchet to the 1964 Wilderness Act, have been attached to the massive SB 2012, "the energy modernization bill." Act now to stop it.
D.J. Duffy: Looks like it's a Putin-Trump-Pence ticket September 24, 2016
Dear Editor: It looks to me like the media has been afraid to cover anything Donald Trump has done for fear he’ll do something to harm them if he becomes president. If the media was “liberal” they wouldn’t have given…
Cindy Kuscienko: State health department AWOL on wind turbine impacts September 24, 2016
Dear Editor: The refusal of Wisconsin's Department of Health Services to even consider testing for health risks associated with industrial wind turbines just goes to show that the hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil monkeys are alive…
Rich Eggleston: Citizens' rights should trump those of billboard companies September 24, 2016
Signing a billboard lease should not be like entering into a marriage contract “until death do us part.”

The Chicago Tribune

Judge orders release of man who was convicted in 1957 murder April 15, 2016
A DeKalb County judge Friday vacated the conviction of Jack McCullough, who was found guilty in 2012 of the 1957 murder of a 7-year-old Sycamore girl. Judge William Brady ordered a new trial for McCullough and also ordered that he be freed from custody on his own recognizance. The hearing was held...
Judge won't reduce bond for girls in Slender Man stabbing April 15, 2016
A judge on Friday refused to reduce the $500,000 bond set for two Wisconsin girls accused of trying to kill their classmate in an attempt to please the fictional horror character Slender Man. Judge Michael Bohren denied requests by the girls' attorneys to lower the bond amount. The girls have been...
Lucas Museum switch: Olive branch or trap? April 15, 2016
By signing off on a plan to move the museum east of Lake Shore Drive, parks advocates would be trampling on the very principle they used to block the museum.Does Mayor Rahm Emanuel want to tear down the McCormick Place East building to make way for the controversial Lucas Museum of Narrative Art?...
To police, a fatal gang shooting. To parents, the end of a life turning around April 15, 2016
As they gathered at the crime tape, looking down at the body of their son under a white sheet, Raymond and Charisma Pryor were taken off to the side by police and told he was the target of a gang conflict.But all they could see was a man gunned down as he was straightening out his life, going to...
What drives Jonathan Toews? Let's start with the sleepovers April 15, 2016
As a kid, Jonathan Toews threw the worst sleepovers. Just ask Tyler Riel, a friend who went over to Toews' house one night on the southern end of Winnipeg. Riel, then 11, was expecting the usual trappings of a night with buddies — video games, junk food and hockey on the rink Toews' dad Brian built....
Reward offered for Oak Lawn man wanted in 2009 burning, killing of Chicago teen April 15, 2016
A reward of up to $5,000 is being offered for information leading to the arrest of an Oak Lawn man charged in the burning and killing a teenage boy on Chicago's Southwest Side in 2009, the FBI said Friday morning. Luis Macedo, 28, whose last known address is in the 6200 block of West 90th Place,...
Muslim family kicked off United flight still awaits resolution April 15, 2016
The parents of a north suburban Muslim family abruptly removed from a United Airlines flight last month say the way they and their three children were treated by a flight crew at Chicago O'Hare International Airport went way beyond poor customer service. Yet three weeks later, they still have not...
Demolish McCormick Place East for Lucas Museum site: City Hall plan April 15, 2016
Mayor Rahm Emanuel wants to tear down McCormick Place East to create a lakefront parcel for Star Wars filmmaker George Lucas' art museum in an effort to prevent Lucas from taking the project to another city, a source close to the mayoral administration said Friday. The source confirmed the mayor's...

The New York Times

Yielding to Pressure, Charlotte Releases Videos of Keith Scott Shooting September 25, 2016
City officials released dashboard and body camera recordings in the fatal police shooting after they were pressed by politicians, community leaders and protesters.
Rarity of Tulsa Shooting: Female Officers Are Almost Never Involved September 24, 2016
Police officers kill about 1,000 people each year, according to data collected by the federal government. Only a handful of those shootings are by female officers.
Obama Says African-American Museum Will Tell of ‘Suffering and Delight’ September 24, 2016
Mr. Obama, dedicating the museum on Saturday, said that the story of black Americans is the story of the nation’s essential greatness.
Man, 20, in Custody After Fatal Shooting of 5 People at Mall Outside Seattle September 25, 2016
The police said they suspected Arcan Cetin of Oak Harbor, Wash., in the killing of four women and a man at the Cascade Mall in Burlington, north of Seattle.
In a Roundabout Way, a Maine Town’s Future May Turn on a Traffic Issue September 25, 2016
Boothbay will vote on a measure to add a traffic roundabout to a main road, which some see as the beginning of the end for “a cozy, treasured spot.”
Donald Trump’s Potential Guest at Debate: Gennifer Flowers September 24, 2016
Mr. Trump threatened to invite Ms. Flowers, who had a sexual relationship with Bill Clinton, and she wrote in a text message that she would attend the debate.
This Land: In an Era of Hyperbole, Paul Bunyan Is as Tall as Ever September 24, 2016
Many Minnesotans still hold a gargantuan lumberjack in reverence, but anything seems possible in this era, and election, of hyperbole.
Tulsa’s Prayers, and Past Scars, Softened Reaction to Police Shooting September 24, 2016
Some residents attribute Tulsa’s calm after a police shooting to religious restraint and the memories of a 1921 riot that left as many as 300 dead.

The New Orleans Times-Picayune

Woman accused of trying to bring gun into courthouse, Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office says November 10, 2015
A New Orleans woman tried to put a purse with a loaded gun inside through the security belt at Orleans Parish Criminal Court
Clinton-Trump showdown: Presidential debate or Fight Club? September 25, 2016
Hundreds of millions will be watching in hopes of seeing the political equivalent of a NASCAR pileup: a major gaffe, a spectacular put-down or someone being hit with a folding chair.
Washington state mall slayings: Suspect, 20, was 'zombie-like' after capture September 25, 2016
Law enforcement staged a massive search over more than 20 hours for the suspect, initially described by witnesses as a young Hispanic male wearing black.
Hundreds pack church to mourn Tulsa man shot by police officer September 25, 2016
People who attended Saturday said they hoped the service could help draw attention to future incidents involving police officers and black men.
Fire breaks out on Mexican oil tanker in the Gulf; crew is safe, website reports September 25, 2016
Pemex tweeted in Spanish that "Burgos is designed to carry hydrocarbons; his double-hull eliminates the risk of spills."
College football players in Michigan, other athletes raise fists in protest during anthem September 24, 2016
Football players for Michigan and Michigan State along with a group of students at North Carolina raised their fists during the national anthem Saturday.
Watch Charlotte police video from shooting of Keith Lamont Scott September 24, 2016
Police Chief Kerr Putney addressed reporters hours after several hundred demonstrators took to the street for a fifth day of protests in Charlotte's central business district.
7 arrested during monument protests at Jackson Square September 24, 2016
The protest was for the removal of the four confederate monuments in New Orleans.

The Guardian, UK

New fears for 1,000 lone children in Calais refugee camp September 24, 2016
French authorities hope Britain will honour pledges and rescue minors when the bulldozers move inUp to 1,000 unaccompanied minors will be left to fend for themselves when the so-called jungle camp for refugees in Calais is bulldozed next month. The French authorities have made no plans to rehouse the children, the Observer has learned, because it is hoping t […]
UN security council to meet on Syria as Assad’s troops tighten grip on Aleppo September 25, 2016
A siege of the Syrian city has intensified after the end of the weeklong ceasefire, and now nearly 2 million are without waterPresident Bashar al-Assad’s troops have tightened their siege of Aleppo, after another 24 hours of intense bombardment that left dozens dead and nearly 2 million without water.The United Nations security council is due to meet at 11am […]
European Space Agency accused of 'having a problem with promoting women' September 25, 2016
Rita Schulz says says she was ‘shafted’ by management when she was dropped as lead scientist on Rosetta mission six months before its culminationA leading space scientist has accused the European Space Agency of having a “problem with promoting women” that has led to men holding almost every top job at the agency. Continue reading...
No return to civil war, Farc leader promises ahead of Colombia vote September 25, 2016
Guerrilla chief says it is the time to heal wounds, whatever next Sunday’s referendum decidesThe leader of Colombia’s revolutionary guerrilla movement, the Farc, has pledged to maintain the fragile ceasefire that has halted the world’s longest-running civil war even if the country’s peace deal is rejected in a plebiscite on 2 October, he has told the Observe […]
Washington police hunt gunman who killed five at Burlington mall September 24, 2016
Authorities release image of ‘darker complected’ suspectFifth victim dies after shooting at Cascade mall in BurlingtonMore than 12 hours after a gunman fatally shot four women and one man in a Washington state mall, police released a grainy image of the suspect and appealed to the public for any information about his identity, whereabouts and motive.The gunm […]
Indian royals in row over missing temple treasures September 24, 2016
Kerala’s former rulers in court battle over gold, carvings and jewels from vaults of 16th-century temple Only a handful of people have laid eyes on the treasure of the Padmanabhaswamy temple in the city of Thiruvananthapuram, formerly Trivandrum, capital of Kerala in southern India. Lawyer Ananda Padmanabhan is one of the lucky few. “I have seen the items in […]
France 'to move Calais refugees to reception centres within weeks' September 24, 2016
Centres will hold people for up to four months, and those who do not seek asylum will be sent home, François Hollande saysAs many as 9,000 people could be moved from the Calais refugee camp to reception centres across France in the coming weeks, François Hollande has said.On a visit to one of France’s 164 such centres in the town of Tours on Saturday, the pr […]
Iraq militants launch deadly attacks around Tikrit September 24, 2016
At least 12 police officers killed in first attack of its kind since city was retaken from Isis last yearMilitants have killed at least a dozen members of the Iraqi security forces in early morning attacks in the city of Tikrit, according to reports.Four police officers were shot dead at a checkpoint on the west side of the city. Security forces returned fir […]

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Syria conflict: Russia 'may have committed war crime' - Johnson September 25, 2016
UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson suggests that Russia may have committed a war crime in Syria, if it was behind an attack on an aid convoy near Aleppo.
Police release bodycam footage of Keith Scott shooting September 25, 2016
Police in Charlotte, North Carolina, release officer bodycam and dashcam footage of a controversial shooting of a black man last week.
China's colossal radio telescope begins testing September 25, 2016
The world's largest radio telescope has received its first signals from space and is now entering an intensive testing phase.
Swiss endorse new surveillance powers September 25, 2016
Swiss voters give overwhelming approval to new surveillance powers for the country's intelligence agencies.
Boko Haram's Shekau says he is 'in good health' following claim of his death September 25, 2016
The disputed leader of Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram releases a video denying claims he had been killed or badly wounded in air strike.
Jordan writer in blasphemy case Nahid Hattar killed September 25, 2016
A Jordanian writer charged with offending Islam after sharing a satirical cartoon on his Facebook page is killed in the capital Amman.
New report confirms grim outlook for elephants September 25, 2016
Elephant populations in Africa have declined by around 111,000 over the past ten years according to a new study presented at the Cites meeting in South Africa.
Washington State gun attack suspect in custody September 25, 2016
A suspect sought over a deadly gun attack in Washington state has been arrested and named as Arcan Cetin, 20, from Turkey.