About a year ago, dolphins Shadow and Chelmers died agonizing deaths in Connyland, Switzerland, after the zoo allowed a rave (attended by thousands) to be held near their training pool. Now a toxicology report has emerged that shows a heroin substitute was found in the animal’s urine. This would seem to confirm initial suspicions that whacked-out ravers fed […]
Duncan says she scanned the ticket to see if she had won, and the machine said “not a winner.” So she tossed it in the trash. Jones, being a bit of a dumpster diver, often digs out discarded lotto tickets hoping to claim a secondary prize. Last July, she hit the jackpot with the million […]
There’s something we call a “general mistake” & “just plain stupid”. Michelle Bachand, of Lyndonville, Vt., falls into the latter category. Common sense seemed to evade her last Friday when the 26-year-old dispatcher allegedly showed up to an employee training session at the Vermont Police Academy carrying marijuana. Not surprisingly, she was escorted from the session […]
Yes folks, the fat lady hasn’t sung yet. It is true that Tracie Hunter is declared the winner of the Hamilton County Juvenile Court judge race. However, due to the small margin of lead, Tracie holds, an automatic recount has to be done. The last vote count stands at 115,122 for Hunter and 115,051 for Williams. […]
Last week’s jobs report was on the weak side as U.S. economic growth, which recently had shown some signs of life, stalled in April. While overall unemployment fell one percentage point to 8.1 percent, the labor force only added 115,000 jobs, down 39,000 from the previous month. The percentage of the working age population that […]
President Barack Obama officially began his run for a second term on Saturday with a speech in Columbus, Ohio. Introduced by first lady Michelle Obama, who spoke about her husband’s understanding of what it means to come from humble beginnings, Obama took sharp aim at Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney and his business experience. Politico […]
Several New York Police Department (NYPD) cops are being accused of brutality for beating 19-year-old Bronx teen Jateik Reed in what many are saying is a case of an illegal “Stop and Frisk,” NY 1 reports. The incident, which took place in January of this year, was captured by surveillance video from a nearby building. […]
MJB’s golden pipes were heard by about 150,000 people at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. This wasn’t just another day at the races. This was in fact the 138th Kentucky Derby. The Queen of Hip Hop Soul was dressed from head to toe in cherry red. Of course, the Queen couldn’t go without her crown; […]
