Drunk groom’s brother steps in – marries the bride
April 30, 2007 by info · Leave a Comment
PATNA, India – Villagers at a wedding in eastern India decided the groom had arrived too drunk to get married, and so the bride married the groom’s more sober brother instead, police said Monday.
“The groom was drunk and had reportedly misbehaved with guests when the bride’s family and local villagers chased him away,” Madho Singh, a senior police officer told Reuters after Sunday’s marriage in a village in Bihar state’s Arwal district. Read more
Police say man distributed nude pics of ex-wives
April 30, 2007 by info · Leave a Comment
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – A 57-year-old man is accused of passing out sexually explicit fliers that included images of two ex-wives.
Gordon Wayne Wright was arrested Thursday and faces preliminary charges of distributing obscene matter and invasion of privacy, both misdemeanors, Evansville police said.
Police believe Wright distributed at least 1,000 copies of the fliers, which show two nude women in sexually explicit poses. Both women were identified as ex-wives of Wright. Read more
Man Dies From Sex with Horse
April 29, 2007 by info · Leave a Comment
King County sheriff’s detectives are investigating the owners of an Enumclaw-area farm after a Seattle man died from injuries sustained while having sex with a horse boarded on the property.
Investigators first learned of the farm after the man died at Enumclaw Community Hospital July 2. The county Medical Examiner’s Office ruled that the death was accidental and the result of having sex with a horse.
A surveillance camera picked up the license plate of the car that dropped the man off at the hospital, which led detectives to the farm and other people involved, said sheriff’s Sgt. John Urquhart. Read more
Police: Mom Tries To Drown Infant
April 27, 2007 by info · Leave a Comment
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Police said a Springfield mother called 911 and claimed that she tried to drown her 6-month-old daughter and then cut her own wrists.
The incident happened on Sunday afternoon at a home on Vester Avenue in Springfield, NewsChannel5 partner ONN reported. Read more
Psychiatrist accused of molesting
April 26, 2007 by info · Leave a Comment
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (AP) -
Dr. William Ayres’ specialty was child psychiatry, which meant it was perfectly routine for him to be alone and behind closed doors with boys.
During a more than 40-year career in which he rose to the top of his profession, he took advantage of that to molest numerous patients, authorities say. Read more
Dutch coffee shops say cannabis smoke here to stay
April 25, 2007 by info · Leave a Comment
Could a smoking ban spell the end of Amsterdam’s world famous coffee shops, where smoking cannabis is one of the main attractions?
No chance, says local conservative politician and coffee shop owner Michael Veling.
The Dutch may well follow other European countries in banning tobacco smoking in restaurants, cafes and bars, but Veling says it should still be possible to smoke dope. Read more
Naked porn-surfing Army recruiter arrested
April 24, 2007 by info · Leave a Comment
HACKETTSTOWN, N.J., April 24 (UPI) — A U.S. Army recruiter in Hackettstown, N.J. is charged with stripping naked, entering a home and surfing Internet pornography sites.
Court records said Jerry Mahaffey, 26, was charged early Saturday morning when police received a call about an intruder bleeding from cuts, the Eastern (Pa.) Express-Times reported Tuesday. Read more
Atheists split on how to not believe
April 22, 2007 by info · Leave a Comment
BOSTON – Atheists are under attack these days for being too militant, for not just disbelieving in religious faith but for trying to eradicate it. And who’s leveling these accusations? Other atheists, it turns out.
Among the millions of Americans who don’t believe God exists, there’s a split between people such as Greg Epstein, who holds the partially endowed post of humanist chaplain at Harvard University, and so-called “New Atheists.â€
Epstein and other humanists feel their movement is on verge of explosive growth, but are concerned it will be dragged down by what they see as the militancy of New Atheism. Read more
Obama Makes Vow to End Iraq Conflict
April 20, 2007 by info · Leave a Comment
A woman’s tearful plea to Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama (news, bio, voting record) to end the Iraq war momentarily caught him off guard Friday at a New Hampshire town hall meeting.
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14-year-olds ‘use cannabis daily’
April 19, 2007 by info · Leave a Comment
Teenagers as young as 14 are using cannabis every day, according to a study by Queen’s University Belfast.
The researchers found about one in 10 cannabis-smoking teenagers they surveyed were using the drug daily.
Dr Patrick McCrystal said cannabis use at a young age could lead to mental illness and other problems.
“These young people are telling us that by the age of 15 they have moved beyond experimental or recreational use of an illegal drug to more sustained usage.” Read more
