"If Texas were a country, it would have the highest incarceration rate in the...

"New Marijuana Law Could Save Texas Taxpayers Millions — If Authorities Use It Tue, Aug 28, 2007 1:58 pm more: drug policy news, headline news source: mpp.org AUSTIN, TEXAS — A new law taking effect Sept. 1 could...

Thai judges issue warrants to arrest protesters

Following yesterday's massive street demonstations in Thailand, judges has ordered the arrest of the protest's organizers. Police have still been unable to negotiate an end to the protests, and they are ongoing."Thai...

Choosing to forgive -- or not

"(LifeWire) -- Bob Johnson was close to his aunt growing up. But when she learned he was gay, she began making hurtful comments; eventually, they drifted apart. Then Johnson, 43, was diagnosed with colon cancer. Relatives flocked to his side -- except for his aunt. ...

New Orleans Saints QB Drew Brees focused

"Posted by Teddy Kider, The Times-Picayune July 31, 2008 10:52PMCHUCK COOK / THE TIMES-PICAYUNE Saints quarterback Drew Brees prepares for his eighth season and his third in New Orleans. (photo on site) JACKSON,...

Sex offender exposed himself at Oceanfront, Va. Beach Police say

" VA BEACH – A convicted sex offender allegedly exposed himself to a group of people at the beach, including a 10-year-old girl. It happened at 74th Street on the afternoon of June 14. According to police,...

Man at centre of Vegas ricin case charged

A man who was hospitalised for two months after being poisoned by ricin faces the possibility of a lengthy prison sentence and a hefty fine after being charged with possessing the toxin. "LAS VEGAS (AP) — An...

Police Use Tear Gas to Break Up Thousands of Partiers Near Michigan State Campus

Police say around 3,000-4,000 people were gathered in East Lansing, Michigan on Saturday night after an attempt to re-start the Cedar Fest parties that were shut down in 1987 after the parties got too crazy.People...

Sprinter Marion Jones jailed

Another potential blow to the image of athletics, with the sentencing of one of its golden girls.  "Former sprinter Marion Jones has been sentenced to six months in prison for lying over steroid use and cheque...

NYC: Home to the Most Marijuana Arrests in the World (but don’t worry, whit...

"With the NYPD facing difficult challenges such as combating terrorism and stopping the flow of illegal handguns into the city, what are the police arresting people for at a rate ten times greater than before 1997? Marijuana. But they aren't arresting everyone who possesses...

Pete Doherty arrested in east London

They don't make rock stars like they used to.  With one obvious exception..."LONDON - Police arrested Pete Doherty on Monday in east London on suspicion of drug possession. A police spokesman confirmed a...

Iran: Death to Pornographers

For some reason I thought this was already a law, but evidently not... Iranian parliament has approved the use of capital punishment against producers of pornographic video."The vote was an overwhelming 148 to five...

Google Rejects Viacom's Copyright Claims

In its first response to entertainment giant Viacom's $1 billion lawsuit against it, Google rejects claims that it enables copyright infringement on its YouTube.com Web site, In documents filed Monday in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York regarding the...

Low-key office launches high-profile inquiry

"WASHINGTON — Most of the time, an obscure federal investigative unit known as the Office of Special Counsel confines itself to monitoring the activities of relatively low-level government employees, stepping in with reprimands and other routine administrative actions for...

Woman gets DUI on horse

A woman who went for a horseback ride through town at midnight and allegedly used the horse to ram a police car was charged with driving under the influence and drug offenses"Cars were passing by having to avoid it, and almost hitting the horse," said Police Chief Brad...

WSJ Under Fire

 The blogosphere is heating up over a controversial piece published today in the Wall Street Journal insinuating that the recent arrest of two lobbyists is akin to the holocaust. Here's a sample of the backlash: "As a Jew, I find Ms Rabinowitz's abuse of the Holocaust...

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