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(VIA MSNBC DOT COM) AT&T is helping out individuals who are trying to reach Japan-based friends and family in the aftermath of the recent earthquake by providing free calling to the country. Engadget reports that AT&T will be offering “billing relief” for its customers on calls made to Japan between March 11 and March 31. […]
(VIA MSNBC DOT COM) A man left his sleeping 4-year-old son home alone while he went outside and pretended to be a ninja warrior, police say. The Daily Courier of Connellsville reported that Ross Hurst was charged with endangering the welfare of a child after police found him dressed all in black and “playing ninja” […]
(VIA 6ABC DOT COM) Action News has learned the names of the 21 priests suspended by the Philadelphia archdiocese following a scathing report by a grand jury investigating child molestation claims. On Tuesday, Philadelphia Cardinal Justin Rigali placed 21 priests on leave. Starting on Wednesday, individual parishes were notified about the suspensions. Those priests are […]
(VIA GAWKER.COM) Shortly after Oprah Winfrey became a national sensation she hired her first cousin Jo Baldwin to be her speechwriter. Later she promoted Baldwin to VP of her company Harpo Inc. “When I received my PhD in 1985 from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Oprah asked me where I was going to work,” said Jo […]
VIA: NewsOne.com A northern New Jersey pastor accused of stabbing another preacher has pleaded not guilty to charges of attempted murder and unlawful possession of a weapon. The Record reports that the Rev. Edward Fairley of Paterson was arraigned Friday in state court. The judge set bail at $1 million and sent the case to […]
(VIA NEWSONE.COM) Friends and family members say a man found dead inside a Dallas-Fort Worth suburban church is believed to be the pastor of their church. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports that associates identified them as the Rev. Clint Dobson and Judy Elliott, both of Arlington. They say a severely beaten woman police discovered inside […]
VIA: AOLNEWS A central Georgia couple has pleaded guilty to having their 14-year-old daughter engage in sex with a man so that they would not have to make monthly payments on their secondhand minivan. Sandra Davis, 37, of Dodge County, pleaded guilty to child molestation and was sentenced to eight years in prison on Monday. […]
(VIA AOLNEWS)A teenage mother is charged with second-degree murder for allegedly stabbing her friend over a dispute about a $20 loan that escalated into a Facebook feud. Kamisha Richards, 22, died after being stabbed in the chest with a steak knife Monday night inside an apartment in the east New York neighborhood of Brooklyn, police […]
(VIA MSNBC DOT COM) A married father of two was ordained as a priest by the Catholic Church in Germany on Tuesday after receiving an exemption to priestly celibacy from Pope Benedict XVI. Harm Klueting, a theologian and former Protestant pastor, will not have to adhere to the Church’s celibacy law for the duration of […]
(VIA EURWEB) A prominent Muslim civil rights group is asking Mike Huckabee, the former Arkansas governor, to apologize for his comment about Christian churches that have allowed Muslims to use their worship space. Huckabee, who ran for president in 2008 and is also considering a 2012 bid, said on “Fox and Friends” recently that he […]
(VIA MSNBC DOT COM) Used to be, kids were made to take a timeout when they acted up, or maybe even a spanking. But now, parents have other options, like selling their treasured toys on eBay as punishment. One mom, fed up with her boys’ fancy spinning tops and how they wrecked her bathtub, decided […]
(VIA ABC NEWS DOT COM) A Baldwin Borough man who put a giant illuminated cross outside his home says he will not take the structure down. Carl Behr addressed Baldwin borough council Tuesday night, after the borough told him he had five days to take down a 24-foot cross he built at his property along […]