четверг, 15 марта 2012 г.

Terrell Owens, cousin, named in $12,000 Ala. suit

An Alabama business has filed a lawsuit against NFL receiver Terrell Owens and his cousin, claiming the two didn't pay expenses from a lease termination agreement for their martini bar.

The Birmingham News reports that the lawsuit was filed in Jefferson County Circuit Court Friday on behalf of Walker Partners Ltd.

The company claims it entered into a lease with Minnifield Owens Lounges in Birmingham on …

LASTING IMPRESSIONS: Bizarre arrest, 1975

Patrolmen Spencer Campbell, left, and Roger Backus of theCharleston Police Department display a costume mask, gun and knifethey discovered during an investigation into an apartment burglary inthe 1500 block of Washington Street East. It happened on April 12,1975.

A mother who lived in the apartment with her three small childrenhad frantically …

Cyclone Survivors Greet U.S. Aid

Survivors of a cyclone that devastated the southwestern Bangladesh coast greeted U.S. Navy teams Tuesday as they delivered clean water, food and medical supplies to thousands of people left hungry and homeless.

Helicopters from the USS Kearsarge, a multipurpose U.S. ship anchored off the Bangladesh coast, have been airlifting water containers to remote areas of the country's worst-affected districts of Dublar Char, Bagherat and Barguna, said Bangladesh Chief of Army Staff Gen. Moeen U. Ahmed.

"They have come all the way from a distant country to help us. It is a blessing from Allah," said Abdus Shahid, a 50-year-old farmer in Barguna district, one of …

среда, 14 марта 2012 г.

Bystanders save 2 children, but mom dies in fiery crash

Bystanders heroically rescued two young girls and a dog from a crashed car before it caught fire and exploded on the far South Side on Saturday night -- but they couldn't free the girls' trapped mom in time.

Christina Bates, 23, died after her 1993 Cadillac crashed into a pole and burned at 6:30 p.m. on East 130th Street near Evans.

"We heard the crash and ran across the street," said Flanders McCurdy, 36, one of several men who rushed to Bates' aid. "We tried to get her out, but she was stuck under the steering wheel."

The men smashed the windows to get Bates' daughters, 4-month-old Jakaya …

LaRouche's trial opens today // Judge rejects plea on prejudice

BOSTON (AP) The judge presiding over a conspiracy case againstLyndon H. LaRouche Jr., six aides and five of his politicalorganizations refused Tuesday to delay the trial or dismiss eightjurors who know a former LaRouche aide was convicted on a relatedcharge.

The rulings by U.S. District Judge Robert E. Keeton cleared theway for trial to begin today.

The defendants are charged with conspiring to obstruct a federalgrand jury investigation into alleged credit card and loan fraud bythe fringe politician's followers during the 1984 presidentialcampaign. Al but one of the organizations are charged with thefraud.

Defense lawyers had asked Keeton to dismiss …

Spears Wins Modified Visitation Rules

LOS ANGELES - Britney Spears won modified visitation rules Thursday that allow her two boys to spend one overnight a week with her, and the pop star's attorney requested her mother become the required court-appointed monitor.

Spears made a surprise appearance in court after Superior Court Commissioner Scott Gordon held a morning hearing on her emergency request to expand visitation but declined to rule. He gave attorneys for Spears and her ex-husband, Kevin Federline, who was recently granted custody, more time to discuss the matter outside court.

Spears was previously allowed monitored visits with the children but no overnight stays. Neither she nor her attorneys spoke …

Limited recount possible in Iran's disputed vote

Iran's Islamic leadership is prepared to conduct a limited recount of disputed presidential elections, a spokesman said Tuesday, as thousands of people took to the streets to show support for the regime and authorities cracked down on independent media.

The announcement comes after Iran's state radio reported earlier Tuesday that seven people were killed during clashes in the Iranian capital the previous day _ the first official confirmation of deaths linked to the wave of protests and street battles following the disputed election in which President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was declared the winner.

In downtown Tehran, thousands of people gathered Tuesday in a …