Craigslist Killer Arrested

Police here arrested a 22-year-old medical student and charged him with killing one woman and attacking another who had advertised massage services on the popular Web site Craigslist. From the New York Times: Law enforcement officials identified the man as Philip Markoff of Quincy. He is a second-year student at the Boston University medical school, [...]

Casey Anthony: Parents to Appear on CBS Early Show

The funny thing is, I turned down a chance to be on the same show this week because of the TIME Magazine article I was in. Looks like they’ll be talking about everything including their daughter Casey and the time line leading up to Caylee’s death. One of my favorites, Hal Boedeker (please check him [...]

Washington Nationals or “Natinals”

So many jokes could be said about the Washington Nationals having no “O”. But, I’ll just leave that up to everyone else. Actually, with the addition of Adam Dunn, the team should have plenty of “O”, just a lot of “K’s” Anyways, it seems that Dunn, Ryan Zimmerman and possibly others wore jerseys a few [...]

Casey Anthony: Roy Kronk Fights Back

Roy Kronk has asked for a protective order so he does not have to turn over certain phone records to Casey Anthony’s defense team. From WESH: In new court papers obtained by WESH 2, Kronk said Jose Baez’s recent application to subpoena phone records is “overbroad, and constitutes harassment.” Kronk is the meter reader who [...]

Stephen Hawking Taken To Hospital

It appears this morning that scientist and author Stephen Hawking is “very ill” and has been hospitalized. From CNN: Hawking, 67, is one of the world’s most famous physicists and also a cosmologist, astronomer, and mathematician. Wheelchair-bound Hawking is perhaps most famous for ‘A Brief History of Time.’ Hawking has Lou Gehrig’s Disease (Amyotrophic Lateral [...]

What Killed Polo Ponies?

Veterinarians are currently waiting for test results to find out why at least 21 polo horses fell ill and died before their match at a Florida tournament this weekend. From the Associated Press: The horses from the Venezuela-based Lechuza Caracas team were being unloaded from their trailers Sunday afternoon when two of them collapsed and [...]

Al Qaeda Leaders Waterboarded 266 Times

According to newly released documents, CIA interrogators used waterboarding at least 266 times on two top al Qaeda suspects. From CNN: The controversial technique that simulates drowning — and which President Obama calls torture — was used at least 83 times in August 2002 on suspected al Qaeda leader Abu Zubaydah, according to the memo. [...]

Oracle to Acquire Sun Microsystems

It appears this morning that Oracle plans to enter the computer hardware market by buying Sun Microsystems for more than $7 billion. This deal came quickly after Sun’s talks with IBM fell apart last week. From Reuters: The announcement on Monday surprised many Oracle watchers, who believed the company can boost profitability at Sun’s software [...]

Jamaican Hostage Standoff Ends

Police have stated that a gunman who hijacked a plane in Jamaica has been captured after an eight-hour standoff with police. From the Associated Press: Police spokeswoman Camille Tracey says authorities disarmed the young man whom authorities described as “mentally challenged.” Authorities say the 20-year-old Jamaican forced his way past security check points and seized [...]

Casey Anthony: Execution, Life in Prison or Acquittal?

Most people who I have spoken with believe that Casey Anthony is guilty. But, we still have 6 months until her actual trial. I’m wondering what your thoughts are on the three options I listed in the headline: Execution, Life in Prison or Acquittal. Where do you see this case going? What is the expected [...]