According to The Cleveland Plain Dealer, a Richmond Heights man was ordered to spend the next three years in prison for driving into a teen he believed stole his son’s bicycle. The man, Julius Lyles III, pleaded guilty last month to felonious assault.† The day …
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69 child prostitutes freed in sweep
In a national sweep to crackdown on child prostitution, more than five dozen child prostitutes have been found in the last three days.† As reported by the Associated Press, FBI spokesman Jason Pack said that 69 children were removed from prostitution and that 99 suspected …
Somali pirates attack Spanish ship
According to CNN, Somali pirates have used a Japanese-owned freighter they seized in October to stage an attack on a Spanish warship.† The pirates attacked the ship carrying International Peacekeepers on Saturday night.† The Spanish ship only used minimal force to defend itself. The attack …
Two men in China banned from traveling
The New York Times reported that two prominent legal scholars and rights advocates bound for an international law conference in London were blocked from leaving China on Tuesday on vague charges that their departure might endanger national security. The two men believed they could not …
Our nation after the midterm elections
The result of last week’s midterm elections marked what some have dubbed a sea change in the American political landscape. Significant Republican victories in both the House and the Senate only two years after Barack Obama’s inauguration are a sign of just how much has …
Olbermann controversy
On Friday, Nov. 5 MSNBC host Keith Olbermann was suspended without pay after the news site POLITICO reported he made three campaign donations to Democratic candidates. Olbermann donated no more than $2,400 apiece to Arizona representatives Raul Grijaval and Gaberial Giffords and Kentucky Senate candidate …