A two-year grand jury investigation of John Edwards may have reached a decisive point. However, the Justice Department has not given permission to charge the former presidential candidate. Prosecutors believe Edwards violated election laws by trying to cover up his affair with a campaign videographer, …
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Police Officer Killed in Northeast Ohio
Authorities in northeast Ohio said a police officer was fatally struck while directing morning rush-hour traffic at a busy intersection. Daniel Stiles, 46, died at Akron City Hospital about three hours after the accident Tuesday morning. Capt. Stiles has been with the Uniontown Police Department …
Construction of 1,000 mph Car Begins
Building work on a car designed to breach that 1,000 mph barrier has started. The manufacturing of the Bloodhound SSC is a major milestone for the UK-based team behind it and formally marks the end of a painstaking design process led by chief engineer, Mark …
Woman dies after receiving butt implants
According to ABC 6 Philadelphia, police are investigating the death of a women after she had a procedure to enhance her buttocks.† The procedure was done on Monday in Southwest Phillly mean the Philadelphia International Airports. Complications ensued. She died later at Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital …
Catholicism? There’s an App For That
New mobile app, with the church’s blessing, is designed to help Catholics confess. “Confession” offers password-protected profiles and advice on contrition. The app received the official blessing of a U.S. bishop — the first for an iPhone app
Youngstown Campus Shooters Arrested and Charged
Two men have been arrested and charged for the† Youngtown State University campus shooting. Each man is charged with aggravated murder, shooting into a house and eleven counts of felonious assault. Suspects where involved in a dispute at the party, and came back later that …