EAST HAMPTON, N.Y. – Jerry Seinfeld was in a harrowing rollover wreck but was unhurt after the brakes on one of his vintage cars failed. Seinfeld was driving alone when the brakes on his 1967 Fiat BTM stopped working Saturday evening, East Hampton Town Police Chief Todd Sarris told the …
Read More »Florida Parents Offer Reward for Clues in Missing Son's Ransom Case
TAMPA, Fla. – The parents of a missing central Florida man who may be held for ransom are pleading with captors for his safe return. Tom and Pamela Wiles choked back tears during a Friday news conference in Tampa, saying their 26-year-old son, Robert Wiles, is a pilot, diver and …
Read More »Judge Who Kicked Whites Out of Court Teams With Cosby to Lecture Blacks
ATLANTA – A Georgia judge who kicked whites out of his courtroom while he lectured black defendants is getting a comedian’s help in delivering his stern message. Bill Cosby joined Judge Marvin Arrington at a forum Thursday night for at-risk youths from the Atlanta area. Both men are black, and …
Read More »Thousands March in Gaza City for Slain Cameraman; 3 Palestinians Killed in Fresh Violence
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – Thousands of Palestinians marched through Gaza City on Thursday at the funeral procession of a cameraman killed while covering a day of fighting that killed 20 Palestinians and three Israeli soldiers. Three Gaza militants who tried to carry out a new attack on a border …
Read More »Vatican: Pope to Seek Healing From U.S. Clergy Sex Abuse Scandal
VATICAN CITY – The Vatican’s No. 2 official says Pope Benedict XVI recognizes the damage and pain caused by the clergy sex abuse crisis and will seek healing during his U.S. trip next week. Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone said in an interview Tuesday with The Associated Press that Benedict will deliver …
Read More »Paramedic Accused of Taking Naked Picture of Unconscious Patient in Ambulance
A Scottish paramedic was arrested and suspended from his job after he reportedly took a cell phone picture of an intoxicated, naked patient in the back of his ambulance, The Daily Record reported Friday. A female colleague of Callous Scott Jenkins, 30, reported that he laughed at the young woman …
Read More »Police: Pennsylvania Trooper Sought Sex With 8- and 10-Year-Old Girls
MEDIA, Pa. – A state trooper tried to solicit sex with 8- and 10-year-old girls and planned to bring candy and toys to their meeting, authorities working an Internet child-sex probe charged Thursday. Cpl. Albert Silveri III, 39, of Aston, initiated conversations online with an undercover officer posing as the …
Read More »Barenaked Ladies Singer Arrested on Drug Charges
FAYETTEVILLE, N.Y. – Barenaked Ladies singer and guitarist Steven Page faces a cocaine possession charge after his arrest while visiting two woman at their suburban Syracuse apartment. Page, 38, of Toronto, was charged with fourth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a felony that carries a maximum penalty of up …
Read More »Los Angeles Wants to Take Bite Out of Fast Food
LOS ANGELES – In the impoverished neighborhood of South Los Angeles, fast food is the easiest cuisine to find — and that’s a problem for elected officials who see it as an unhealthy source of calories and cholesterol. The City Council was poised to vote Tuesday on a moratorium on …
Read More »Mayo Clinic Delivers Minnesota's First Frozen Embryo Babies
ROCHESTER, Minn. – Research at Mayo Clinic has led to a first in Minnesota — babies born from eggs that were frozen, then thawed before being fertilized in a petri dish. The Star Tribune reports that healthy twin girls — Elizabeth and McKinney Caudill — were born in early June. …
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