Casey Anthony: Lawyer Cost Estimates Too High?

The agency responsible for distributing funds for indigent clients (such as accused murderer Casey Anthony) is arguing how high the cost of the case could be after the addition of a new defense lawyer, Anne Finnell. From WESH: Anthony’s new death penalty expert, Anne Finnell, has filed paperwork informing Judge Belvin Perry that her expenses [...]

Bullets Hit Pentagon, No Injuries Reported

A gunman fired shots at the Pentagon early this morning, but it appears that no one has been injured. News broadcasts are reporting that this the first incident like this since a gunman shot and wounded two security officers near the Pentagon entrance earlier this year. From CNN: Pentagon police spokesman Chris Layman said it’s [...]

Four Men Convicted in Synagogue Bombing Plot

Four men were found guilty today of planning to bomb a synagogue and Jewish center in New York City and also planning to shoot military planes with missiles. From the New York Times: A jury of six women and five men in Federal District Court in Manhattan deliberated for eight days. The four defendants — [...]

Junior Seau Arrested…Drives His Car Off Cliff

News out of Carlsbad, California today as former NFL Pro Bowler Junior Seau drove his car off a cliff after being arrested on a domestic violence allegation. From CNN: The domestic violence incident began when Oceanside police were called to Seau’s residence to investigate a report of an assault late Sunday night, police said. The [...]

WikiLeaks to Release Iraq Papers

It appears that WikiLeaks is expected to release 400,000 documents related to the war in Iraq. From CNN: The last huge WikiLeaks leak came in July when the site published what was dubbed The Afghan Diary, a compilation of more than 70,000 classified documents about the Afghanistan war. WikiLeaks was heavily criticized by human rights organizations, leaders within the U.S. government,  high-ranking Pentagon [...]

Missing California Boy Found Safe

Dylan Kurihara, who was the subject of an Amber Alert here in California over the weekend, has been found safe and sound after being reported missing after he attended a wedding with his dad. From CNN: A man who had heard about the missing boy found Dylan in a car in a parking deck about [...]

Casey Anthony: Driver’s License Suspended…

Not that she’ll be driving anytime soon, but according to WESH, Casey Anthony’s driver’s license has officially been suspended for non-payment fines. From the article: According to court records, Anthony owes $381 as a result of her guilty plea in January to theft charges. A court sent the amount this week again to a collection [...]

Average Teen Texts More Than 3,000 Times Monthly

…and I thought I texted a lot! According to recent studies, the average teenager sends over 3,000 texts per month. From Mashable: According to a new study from Nielsen, our society has gone mad with texting, data usage and app downloads. Nielsen analyzed the mobile data habits of over 60,000 mobile subscribers and surveyed over [...]

Ready for a Trip to Space?

Hundreds of travelers have signed up and been trained to be among the first paying passengers aboard Virgin Galactic’s trips to suborbital space. These trips will take place 62 miles above the Earth. Virgin Galactic wants $200,000 for a flight. Anybody willing to fork out the money to go? From CNN: About 360 paying passengers [...]

Casey Anthony: New Evidence List

It appears that a newly filed evidence inventory in the case against Casey Anthony has offered grim insight into the case. From WESH: Investigators preserved “coffin flies” at the morgue from Caylee Anthony’s skeletonized remains and from the body bag in which they were placed, the documents showed. The inventory also indicated microscopic insects were [...]