A British Appellate court has ruled that a mother should be allowed to prevent a father from learning of the birth of their child and to secretly put the baby up for adoption. Continue reading “British Court: Mother May Conceal Fact of Birth from Father and Put Child Up for Adoption”
Category: Bizarre
In a chilling account, the Saudi woman who was first gang raped and then sentenced to 200 lashes (for being with a male non-family member) has given a full account of her ordeal. The woman’s story is an insight into the plight of woman in a country where they are restricted in their travel and subject to the harshest possible punishments. Continue reading “Saudi Rape Victim Gives Her Chilling Account”
Rep. Bob Filner, D-Calif., entered an Alford plea to criminal trespass — avoiding a trial on assault and battery charges over allegations he pushed a United Airlines baggage employee at Dulles International Airport. Continue reading “Rep. Filner Enters Plea in Criminal Trespass Case”
Luciano Pavarotti’s death appears to have left a perfectly operatic scene of an irate widow and accusations of false friends bent on her destruction. Pavarotti’s widow, Nicoletta Mantovanis, is suing two friends of the singer for defamation based on their claims about the state of her marriage with the star. Continue reading “Widow of Luciano Pavarotti Sues Friends: Seeking $44 Million for Defamation”
In what must count somewhere toward credit, law students have sued American Justice School of Law in Paducah, Ky, for $120 million in a class action lawsuit. Continue reading “Law Students Sue Law School for Racketeering and Fraud”
In a shocking case for the academic community, former University of Penn. Economics professor Rafael Robb has entered a guilty plea in the murder of his wife, Ellen, shortly before Christmas. Continue reading “Former Penn. Econ. Professor Rafael Robb Pleads Guilty to Killing Wife”
Officials have arrested a teacher in Sudan who allowed her class to name a Teddy bear “Mohammed.” Gillian Gibbons is accused of offending Islam. Continue reading “Sudan Arrests Teacher for Naming Class Teddy Bear “Mohammed” – Faces 40 Lashes”
Three people have been killed thus far in Wisconsin’s deer season — after only nine days. Continue reading “Buck Fever: Three Killed in First Nine Days of Deer Season in Wisconsin”
Federal trial judge Samuel Kent is facing possible criminal charges and impeachment after accusations of sexual harassment and assault. The judiciary itself is under criticism for its handling of the allegations stemming from the United District Court in Galveston and court employee Cathy McBroom. Continue reading “Federal Judge Accused of Sexual Assault: Could Face Criminal Charges or Impeachment”
Venezuela continues its horrible spin toward dictatorship this week as President Hugo Chavez told citizens that anyone voting against his constitutional changes (giving him potential power for life) would be “traitors.” Continue reading “Hugo Chavez Proclaims Anyone Voting Against Giving Him Near Absolute Power is a “Traitor””
The Bush meat case in New York is moving toward trial with new arguments, including the use of the monkey meat as religious expression and the argument that the amount was too small to have a significant impact on conservation: a type of one monkey limit for chefs. Continue reading ““Bush Meat” Case Moves Toward Trial Amid Claims of One Monkey Exception”
The Saudi Justice Department has defended the grotesque sentence of a woman to 200 lashes after she was gang raped because, it recently revealed, she was in an “illegitimate relationship” with the man who was also assaulted. Continue reading “Saudi Justice: Flogging Rape Victim Justified Because She Had an Affair”
Today, Reuters is reporting that militants beheaded a couple in front of their children because the man wore Western clothes and was perceived as an infidel. Continue reading “Iraqi Couple Beheaded in Front of Children for Non-Islamic Habits”
In a vintage moment for the Bush Administration, controversial U.S. Attorney Rachel Paulose was promoted to a position in Washington in the wake of widespread allegations of abuse and incompetence. The move is expected to assist GOP Sen. Norm Coleman who was behind the nomination of Paulose despite her lack of experience. Continue reading “Controversial U.S. Attorney Rachel Paulose Removed From Minnesota Post — Promoted in the Wake of Alleged Incompetence and Abuses”
A federal judge spared an embarrassing appearance on the witness stand for Sen. David Vitter in a prostitution case when she abruptly canceled a hearing scheduled for next week. Continue reading “Sen. Vitter Spared from Being Called as Witness in D.C. Madam Case”