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The woman asked Officer Hill why he was stopping her.
She wore jean shorts and a tight red shirt and had stood outdoors for half an hour. She’d had a conversation with a passing man. When Officer Hill searched her bag, he found a condom and $1.25.
He arrested her for “loitering for the purpose of prostitution.” On the supporting deposition, he filled in the blanks for what she was wearing and how many condoms she had. Continue reading “New York Cops will Arrest you for Carrying Condoms”
New York Times – by MARK MAZZETTI, CHARLIE SAVAGE and SCOTT SHANE
WASHINGTON — One morning in late September 2011, a group of American drones took off from an airstrip the C.I.A. had built in the remote southern expanse of Saudi Arabia. The drones crossed the border into Yemen, and were soon hovering over a group of trucks clustered in a desert patch of Jawf Province, a region of the impoverished country once renowned for breeding Arabian horses. Continue reading “How a U.S. Citizen Came to Be in America’s Cross Hairs”
Staten Island Advance – by Ryan Lavis
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — When the Rev. John Rocco Carlo mounts to the pulpit of the Christian Pentecostal Church in Concord, he’s armed with God’s word — and his Beretta .25 pistol.
As a transit cop with the NYPD, he learned fast that his “persuader” could be the difference between life and death on some of the toughest beats in Manhattan and Brooklyn. Continue reading “Gun-carrying Staten Island pastor: ‘They can be a life-saver’”
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Bravo Starbucks!
That’s the sentiment caffeine lovers at the Starbucks at Penn Station expressed to 1010 WINS’ reporter Gary Baumgarten after being told the chain is not worried about Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s ban on large sugary drinks next week. Continue reading “Bloomberg’s Drink Rules Take Effect Next Week, But Starbucks Not Making Changes”
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — Bumble Bee Foods LLC has more than doubled the size of its recall of some of its 5-ounce canned tuna because of a risk that the fish could become contaminated and spoil.
Bumble Bee said late Thursday that it’s now recalling 51,000 cases of canned tuna, up from its original 22,500 cases. Each case contains 24 to 48 cans. The company said that some cans’ seals may not be tight enough. Loose seals could let in germs and spoil the tuna, sickening an eater. Continue reading “Bumble Bee Tuna Recall Expands To 51,000 Cases”
Huffington Post – by Glenn Adams
AUGUSTA, Maine — A town of 140 people in western Maine is considering an ordinance making gun ownership mandatory, the latest of a handful of communities nationwide to pass or consider such a rule even though the measures are widely considered unenforceable. Continue reading “Mandatory Gun Ownership Provisions Under Consideration In Communities Across The Country”
Murrieta Patch – by Kristina Houck
RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA — When Jacquelyn Vega’s daughter Vivian began bleeding days after her tonsillectomy, she rushed her to Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta. The 4-year-old was eventually treated, but at a different hospital.
After pleading with the emergency room nurses at Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrietafor roughly 20 minutes, Vega alleges her daughter was denied treatment. Continue reading “Local Mom Claims Hospital Refused to Care for 4-Year-Old Daughter”
The New York Times notes that Michael Bloomberg’s big beverage ban, which takes effect on Tuesday, will have some confusing results for coffee sellers and drinkers.
While sugar-sweetened coffee in servings of 16 ounces or less will remain legal, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has imposed limits on the amount of sugar that can be added to larger servings before customers take possession of them. “If a customer orders a 20-ounce black coffee with sugar,” the health department says in a flyer titled “New Beverage Portion Rule for Food Service Establishments: What You Need to Know,” “the establishment can add as much as about three teaspoons of sugar to the drink.” Continue reading “Why Is Michael Bloomberg Screwing With New Yorkers’ Coffee Orders? Because He Can.”
LACEY, Wash. — A 50-year-old nurse used her finger to convince the thieves who stole her car that she had a gun and wanted her car back.
Beatriz Pardo told KIRO 7’s South Sound Reporter Richard Thompson that she pulled into the Fred Meyer parking lot in Lacey on Thursday and spotted her car, which had been stolen five days earlier. She said that she became determined to get it back. Continue reading “Woman fights car thieves with bold bluff”
Huffington Post – by Ron Dicker
A Long Island man was issued court summonses for laughing too loudly in his own home, CBS New York wrote in a report with the Associated Press.
According to the article, a neighbor issued complaints against 42-year-old Robert Schiavelli of Rockville Centre, N.Y., on Feb. 12 and Feb. 13.
Schiavelli, who has seizures and other neurological problems, claimed he laughs as a defense mechanism against the taunts of his neighbor, Daniel O’Hanian, the outlet notes. However, the judge declined to throw out the complaints at a Tuesday arraignment, and now Schiavelli, who lives with his mother, could face $500 in fines or 30 days in jail. Continue reading “Robert Schiavelli Issued Summonses For Laughing Too Loudly In His Long Island Home”
Huffington Post – by John Celock
A Kansas legislative committee passed a bill Wednesday morning to allow concealed guns in public buildings and to allow teachers to carry guns at school.
The state House Federal and State Affairs Committee passed legislation to allow concealed carry of firearms in public buildings unless the building had a series of security procedures implemented. The approval followed another vote on an amendment allowing school districts to permit teachers to carry concealed weapons during the school day. Continue reading “Kansas Lawmakers Tack Guns-For-Teachers On To Existing Bill”
Manchester Community College was on lockdown Wednesday after a student contacted authorities to report that another student had a gun in his waistband.
The Connecticut college posted an alert on its website shortly after the 2 p.m. incident, confirming an all-campus lockdown: Continue reading “Manchester Community College Lockdown: Gunman Report Prompts Campus Closure In Connecticut”
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — After launching campaigns against the Big Gulp, “big” salt and “big” junk food, Mayor Michael Bloomberg is embarking on a new target.
He wants to stop New Yorkers from going deaf, so he’s put in motion an attack on ear buds, CBS 2’s Marcia Kramer reported Wednesday. Continue reading “Cranked-Up Earbuds Next On Mayor Bloomberg’s Health Hit List”
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Bumble Bee Foods LLC is recalling some of its 5-ounce canned tuna because of a risk the fish could spoil.
The company said Wednesday that some cans’ seals may not be tight enough. Loose seals could let in pathogens and spoil the tuna, sickening an eater.
There have been no reports so far of any related illnesses. Continue reading “Bumble Bee Tuna Recall: Company Pulls Some 5-Ounce Cans Over Risk The Fish Could Spoil”
Policy Mic – by Michael Luciano
Last month Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) threatened to block the nomination of John Brennan to director of the CIA unless President Obama answered the question of whether he believed he had the power to authorize targeted killings of U.S. citizens on American soil. On Monday, Paul got an answer from U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder.
In a letter addressed to the senator, Holder wrote, Continue reading “Eric Holder Tells Rand Paul That Obama Can Kill Americans On U.S. Soil”
AUSTIN,, Texas — Officials said a police officer has shot and killed a 70-year-old U.S. Navy veteran on Friday after he allegedly refused to surrender his gun and then aimed his weapon at the officer.
Police Chief Art Acevedo said at a news conference that John Schaefer called 911 about 7:20 a.m. to report that he had shot and killed a pit bull that attacked him. Officers reportedly asked dispatchers to call Schaefer back and tell him to put his gun in the house before officers arrived.
Acevedo said Schaefer refused, and he refused again when officer Jonathan Whitted got to the residence and asked Schaefer to hand over the pistol he saw tucked in his waistband. Continue reading “Man shot and killed by police”
NEW YORK — The FBI and the Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday they are investigating a pilot’s report that he spotted a small unmanned aircraft near Kennedy Airport.
The Alitalia pilot told controllers that he saw the aircraft as he approached the runway at Kennedy at about 1:15 p.m. Monday. The pilot said the aircraft was 4 to 5 miles southeast of the airport and was flying at an altitude of about 1,500 feet. Continue reading “Drone Near NYC’s JFK Airport Spotted By Pilot; FBI And FAA Investigating”
Vice – by Molly Crabapple
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