Olympic Snowboarding Champion Dies in Climbing Accident

Karine Ruby, a former Olympic snowboarding champion, died today at the age of 31 in a climbing accident on Mont Blanc. From the Associated Press: Ruby was roped to other climbers when she and some members of the group fell into a deep crack in the glacier on the way down the mountain, Chamonix police [...]

Kansas Teen Wins Scripps National Spelling Bee

Thirteen-year-old Kavya Shivashankar of Olathe, Kansas, spelled “laodicean,” last night to win the 82nd annual Scripps National Spelling Bee. From CNN: The eighth-grader won $40,000 in cash and prizes for nailing the final word. Pronounced lay-odd-uh-see-an, the word means lukewarm or indifferent, particularly in matters of politics or religion. This year’s bee — an event [...]

Off-Duty Officer Fatally Shot by Police in Harlem

A New York City plainclothes policeman, who drew his gun while chasing someone he found rummaging through his car, has been shot to death by a fellow police officer. From the Associated Press: Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly says 25-year-old Omar J. Edwards died Thursday night. He was shot within blocks of the Harlem police station [...]

North Korea Fires Short-Range Missile

North Korea test-fired a short-range missile Friday off the country’s east coast, a South Korean military source said. From CNN: U.S. satellite imagery has spotted “vehicle activity” at a North Korean ballistic missile site, two Defense Department officials said Friday. This activity is similar to that before a long-range missile launch by North Korea earlier [...]

Casey Anthony: Headed Back to Court Today

Get excited everyone! Casey Anthony will be back in court today as lawyer Jose Baez asks the judge to seal the video that the Sheriff’s Office took in the Orange County Jail’s medical facility back on December 11 of last year. From MyFoxOrlando: Baez believes the Sheriff’s Office orchestrated a plan with the jail to [...]

Casey Anthony: Terence Lenamon’s Thoughts on New Defense Attorney

Hal Boedeker of the Orlando Sentinel has a great post today giving Terence Lenamon’s thoughts on the new defense attorney in the Casey Anthony case, Andrea Lyon. From the Orlando Sentinel: Miami attorney Terence Lenamon, who left the Anthony case in a dispute with Jose Baez, has nothing but nice things to say about Lyon. [...]

Casey Anthony: Family Glad Memorial Has Been Removed

The makeshift memorial in honor of Caylee Anthony, located on Suburban Drive, can no longer be found. No one seems to know who did it but the family of Caylee seems to be glad to see it gone. From the Orlando Sentinel: George Anthony told the Orlando Sentinel that a neighbor told him Tuesday the [...]

Casey Anthony: Andrea Lyon Selected to Join Defense Team

Andrea Lyon has been announced as the newest attorney to join Casey Anthony’s defense team. Lyon is a death-penalty expert who has tried more than 130 homicide cases. From the Orlando Sentinel: Professor Andrea D. Lyon is a clinical professor of law at the DePaul University College of Law in Chicago, where she also directs [...]

Casey Anthony: Request Made to Seal Reaction Video

Casey Anthony’s defense team filed a request today asking the judge to order the video of her reaction the day Caylee’s remains were found sealed. From the Orlando Sentinel: Attorney Jose Baez wrote in the motion that the video must not be released to the public for medical privacy and other reasons that have been [...]

Burgerville Once Again Redefines Fast Food

If you’ve been dying to try the new, seasonal, gourmet menu offerings at client Burgerville, be sure to check out a sample of this mouth-watering review by Jake Ten Pas of the Columbian on the latest May offerings: the Grilled Asparagus and Tomato Melt and Golden Fried Asparagus Spears. The full review can be found [...]