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Houston Pastor Charles Gilford, 58 and his wife Adriane, 53, were arrested and charged with bilking their former congregation out of $430,000 in church funds and using them for gambling trips to Louisiana, according to KHOU News. The couple stands accused of aggregate theft and misapplication of fiduciary property. They allegedly used the monies donated by their flock to gamble […]
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal court decision has created the possibility that some public television and radio stations that are perpetually challenged financially could see a windfall of cash from political advertising. Stations that get that chance would have to weigh whether the money is worth the risk of alienating their audiences. The U.S. […]
NEW YORK (AP) — A final steel beam was lifted Monday atop a new World Trade Center skyscraper — the first expected to open at the site next year since the twin towers were decimated on 9/11. With BeBe Winans singing "God Bless America," workers raised their hardhats in tribute as the mammoth beam rose […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — When it comes to the economy, half of Americans in a new poll say it won't matter much whether Barack Obama or Mitt Romney wins — even though the presidential candidates have staked their chances on which one would be better at fixing the economic mess. People are especially pessimistic about the […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that it is unconstitutional for state laws to require juveniles convicted of murder to be sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole. The 5-4 decision is in line with others the court has made, including ruling out the death penalty for juveniles and life without […]
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Supreme Court struck down the state's execution law Friday, calling it unconstitutional. In a split decision, the high court sided with 10 death row inmates who argued that, under Arkansas' constitution, only the Legislature can set execution policy. Legislators in 2009 voted to give that authority to the […]
BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) — Jerry Sandusky has been led away in handcuffs from a Pennsylvania courthouse after being convicted of molesting 10 boys over 15 years. In court, Sandusky half-waved toward family as the sheriff led him away. Outside, he calmly walked to a sheriff's car with his hands cuffed in front of him. The […]
A loop hole in a new Florida law, has allowed a man to escape punishment for having oral sex with his dog. Initially arrested for possession of child pornography, Eric Antunes, a Clearwater, Fla resident was also caught by police with pictures of him engaging in oral sex with his three-legged dog on his phone. […]
BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) — As jurors deliberated for more than eight hours on charges Jerry Sandusky sexually abused 10 boys over a 15-year period, new accusations of abuse were leveled against the former Penn State assistant coach by a pair of new accusers, including his adopted son. Just a few hours into deliberations, Matt Sandusky […]
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Appealing to Hispanic voters, President Barack Obama on Friday defended his decision to lift the threat of deportation for hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants, saying it gave them an overdue "sense of hope." He challenged Republicans in Congress to join him finally on a big, broad fix of […]
Even in the fast-moving world of information flow, the response to a video showing the bullying of an upstate bus monitor is a stunning example of the power of people in the new, Me-Media era. The video shows four seventh-grade boys cruelly taunting 68-year-old bus monitor Karen Klein outside Rochester, N.Y. It has been viewed […]
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — The upstate New York bus monitor who was the target of a videotaped verbal assault at the hands of four middle schoolers does not want the boys to face criminal charges. Police in the Rochester suburb of Greece say 68-year-old Karen Klein is happy with the swift and strong community response […]
