The Dalai Lama’s nephew was killed by an SUV last week while on the first leg of a 300-mile march in Florida for Tibetan independence from China. Jigme K. Norbu, 45, was walking along the white line of the highway when he was hit. The …
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Charges may be near in John Edwards Investigation
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, …
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