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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The wife of Trayvon Martin's shooter has entered a plea of not guilty on a perjury charge. Shellie Zimmerman will be arraigned Tuesday in central Florida after a judge said she lied about her and husband George Zimmerman's finances during a bond hearing. Shellie Zimmerman was arrested June 12 and released […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll apologized for offending lesbians when she said black women who engage in those relationships don't look like her. Carroll, who was implying that black lesbians aren't attractive, made the remarks more than a week ago when she was asked about court documents in which a fired […]
Many Americans are turning to the web to self-diagnose their symptoms without consulting a doctor. Medical experts are now saying this can do more harm than good. A new study found that most people who use the Web to research their symptoms make their conditions appear worse than it may be. "This is particularly true […]
Frank Lucas, whose life story was depicted in the Denzel Washington film “American Gangster”, was sentenced to five years probation. Lucas pleaded guilty in May for stealing a government check. Lucas took a $17,000 federal government assistance check, cashed it and claimed it was lost. He later requested a replacement check. The 81-year-old appeared at […]
One of the staples of political campaigns is cherry picking, in which candidates choose an issue or angle and only discuss the parts of it that fit the argument they want to make. The problem with cherry picking, however, is the lack of information – or the distortion of the information – usually turns on […]
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A Juneau man has filed a lawsuit trying to compel the state of Alaska to prove that President Obama is qualified to be on the ballot. Gordon Warren Epperly claims in the lawsuit that Obama's citizenship status is unknown, and that Obama was illegally inaugurated in 2009. KTOO reports (http://is.gd/quT1TH) Epperly […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Drug Enforcement Administration seized more than $36 million in cash and arrested 91 people in a nationwide crackdown against manufacturers, distributors and vendors of synthetic designer drugs. The DEA administrator, Michele Leonhart, said Thursday agents in 31 states also seized 4.9 million packets of synthetic marijuana, material to make 13.6 million […]
LONDON (AP) — Michelle Obama formally opened her stint as leader of the U.S. Olympics delegation on Friday, attending a breakfast with Olympians and saying she was "just in awe" of their company. The U.S. first lady mingled with the U.S. athletes afterward, posing for photos, shaking hands and sharing hugs with dozens who had […]
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Lawyers for a man who they say was "Victim 2" in the Jerry Sandusky case have released a pair of voicemails recorded last year, in which a man who is purported to be Sandusky expresses his love. The lawyers say their client was the boy who was seen being assaulted in […]
LEOMINSTER, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts mayor has fired a police officer accused of directing a racial slur at Boston Red Sox outfielder Carl Crawford during a baseball game. Leominster Mayor Dean Mazzarella says Officer John Perrault's comments and actions show he's unfit to serve on the police force. Mazzarella's decision Thursday comes a day […]
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A man who claims to be the unknown victim molested in a Penn State shower by Jerry Sandusky in a case that led to Joe Paterno's firing intends to sue the university for its "egregious and reckless conduct" that facilitated the abuse, his lawyers said Thursday. The lawyers have done an […]
Vice President Joe Biden revealed that he had to propose to his wife five times before she finally said yes. During his address at the International Association of Fire Fighters 51st Convention in Philadelphia, Biden joked about how nothing has happened to him in his life without a fight, including his marriage. "Nothing in my […]
