Syria May Study Lifting Emergency

Syria plans to study the idea of lifting the country’s state of emergency and investigate the deaths of civilians and troops in two regions. From CNN: The moves come amid countrywide protests that have left dozens dead in Daraa and Latakia provinces, according to activists and human rights organizations. President Bashar al-Assad ordered the Supreme [...]

Wind, Hail Batter Space Shuttle Launch Pad

NASA crews will perform a full survey of the space shuttle Endeavour today, just one day after high winds and hail battered the launch pad. From CNN: “No one was injured and initially no obvious damage was observed. The storm moved through the area quickly,” a NASA press release said. Endeavour is scheduled to blast [...]

Casey Anthony: Defense Bill Surpasses $100,000

Casey Anthony’s defense team has billed the state of Florida more than $103,400 in the year since she was declared indigent. From the Associated Press: According to a financial report released Wednesday by the Justice Administrative Commission, $60,226 has been paid so far, with the majority of the billings paying for investigative work and court-appointed, [...]

Casey Anthony: New Witnesses?

Casey Anthony’s defense attorneys are in court today to argue that they should be allowed to add late witnesses to the case. From the Orlando Sentinel: Two of those witnesses are prepared to testify about Casey Anthony “and recent rulings related to the defendant’s state of mind and consciousness of guilt,” according to a defense [...]

Egypt to Announce New Constitution

The current military leadership in Egypt is prepared to announce a constitutional declaration that will operate as a working constitution during the current political transitional period. This announcement is expected today. From CNN: General Mamdouh Shahin, a member of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, will give a news conference Wednesday morning to officially [...]

Ohio Police Find Body That May be Missing Mother

Authorities in Ohio believe they may have found the body of Summer Inman, a 25-year-old mother of three who was reported missing last week. Inman was working as part of a cleaning crew at a local bank when she was grabbed and forced into a white vehicle after stepping outside for a moment. Her ex-husband, [...]

Contaminated IVs Suspected in 9 Deaths

According to Alabama state health officials, nine of 19 patients who were infected with bacteria that got into their blood after they were fed intravenously have died in six hospitals. From CNN: “This represents an example of an outbreak that does, unfortunately, occur,” Dr. Don Williamson of the Alabama Department of Public Health told reporters [...]

Casey Anthony: Reliability of Two State Witnesses in Question?

The defense team in the Casey Anthony case has filed new motions attacking the reliability of two prosecution witnesses. The state plans to call these witnesses to testify about science-related matters in Anthony’s  upcoming murder trial. From the Orlando Sentinel: First, the defense filed a motion attacking “the unreliability of expert opinion testimony” of Dr. [...]

Casey Anthony: New Hearing Set for Tomorrow

WESH is reporting that tomorrow morning, Judge Belvin Perry will hear a motion regarding a defense team request to add new names to their witness list. From WESH: Defense attorneys hope to add six names in all. The list includes two mental health experts who the defense said will “rebut recent rulings” regarding Anthony’s state [...]

Casey Anthony: Could Father be the Murderer?

According to WFTV legal analyst Bill Sheaffer, Casey Anthony’d defense team may try to portray George Anthony as Caylee’s real killer (watch full interview). From WFTV: New names on Casey Anthony’s defense witness list could be signaling a major change in strategy. WFTV found out one of those witnesses was pushed by Casey’s father during [...]