Remembering Challenger: 25 Years Ago Today

Twenty-five years ago today and only seconds into their mission, seven NASA astronauts perished in the greatest space disaster ever witnessed. I remember that I was in either 2nd or 3rd grade. I was home sick from school to watch the shuttle take off. I also remember the minute that it exploded and the reactions [...]

Los Angeles Cop Faked School Shooting Story

A police officer in Los Angeles who claimed he was shot while patrolling near a high school has now been arrested for making up the story. From CNN: Officer Jeff Stenroos of the Los Angeles Unified School District Police Department had said he was shot in the chest on January 19 in the west San [...]

Casey Anthony: New Evidence Released Today

The Orlando Sentinel has a nice photo gallery of evidence which was released this morning. There are quite a few photos of Texas Equusearch volunteers who searched for Caylee Anthony as well as shots of Tim Miller and Leonard Padilla. See the link above for the photos.

Casey Anthony: More Discovery to be Released Friday

More discovery documents will be released in the case against accused murderer  Casey Anthony this Friday. It is expected that prosecutors will be releasing three CD discs of discovery documents. From the Orlando Sentinel: The Orange-Osceola State Attorney’s Office says it will begin releasing the documents, contained on computer discs, starting at 8:30 a.m. Friday. [...]

Casey Anthony: “Interview” With Jose Baez

Blogger News Network has a pretty funny satire interview with “Jose Baez” on their website today…and I (and Blogger News Network) do stress that it is satire. I’ve included a portion, but please follow the link below for the entire “interview”. It will probably give you a few chuckles…especially the part about Baez’s own cable [...]

Jared Lee Loughner Pleads Not Guilty

Judge Larry Burns has entered a plea of not guilty on behalf of Jared Lee Loughner to three counts of attempted murder in the Tucson, Arizona shooting that wounded Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords earlier this month. From CNN: After entering the packed courtroom, Loughner, 22, showed the same smirk as he had in his mug shot. [...]

Casey Anthony: Defense Motions Granted…Could Cost Taxpayers $17,000

Judge Belvin Perry granted two defense motions in the case against accused murderer Casey Anthony yesterday that could cost taxpayers up to $17,000! Whew! From the Orlando Sentinel: The Casey Anthony defense succeeded in getting a new infusion of state funding today to help with ongoing, pre-trial investigative costs and penalty-phase investigative costs in the [...]

Daughter Stolen 23 Years Ago Returns to Family

Incredible story! Carlina White, who was separated from her family when she was kidnapped as a baby 23 years ago, has been reunited with her biological parents, Joy White and Carl Tyson. From the Associated Press: On Jan. 4, a woman known as Nejdra Nance, who was raised in Bridgeport, Conn., and now lives in [...]

Al Qaeda Chief Beheaded Daniel Pearl

According to new reports, a senior al Qaeda leader, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, personally beheaded Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl back in 2002. From CNN: “I decapitated with my blessed right hand the head of the American Jew, Daniel Pearl, in the city of Karachi, Pakistan,” Mohammed said, according to a Pentagon transcript released nearly [...]

Federal Agents, Police Arrest More Than 100 Suspected Mobsters

More than 100 suspected mobsters and others were arrested this morning in a sweep by federal agents and police in three states. From The New York Times: The sweep began before dawn, and the targets ranged from reputed small-time book makers and crime-family functionaries to six reputed senior mob figures from three crime families, including [...]