TOKYO – A U.S. sailor sought in the killing of a Japanese taxi driver near an American navy base was taken into custody for questioning early Saturday, U.S. navy officials said. The 61-year-old victim, Masaaki Takahashi, was found fatally stabbed in his cab Wednesday night in Yokosuka, south of Tokyo, …
Read More »India Family Beheaded in Apprent Revenge for Forbidden Wedding
The bodies of a poverty-ridden Indian man and eight members of his family were found shot, beheaded and floating in a river after an alleged revenge killing for his having married a wealthy woman, Reuters reported. Police from Bihar, in eastern India, said they have charged 15 people, most of …
Read More »Al Qaeda Claims to Have Taken 2 U.N. Diplomats, 4 Tourists Hostage
ALGIERS, Algeria – Al Qaeda’s North Africa branch claimed Wednesday it is holding hostage a senior U.N. peace envoy, his aide and four tourists kidnapped in the Sahara Desert in recent weeks. United Nations special envoy for Niger, Robert Fowler, and his aide Louis Guay, both Canadian diplomats, were kidnapped …
Read More »Yankees Superstar A-Rod Says He 'Screwed Up Big Time' When He Took Steroids
Yankees superstar Alex Rodriguez, in his first press conference since he admitted that he used steroids earlier in his stellar baseball career, said Tuesday that he “screwed up big time” by taking drugs. The decision was a “stupid mistake and a lesson learned for a guy with a lot of …
Read More »Video Games Good for Kids, Report Says
BRUSSELS, Belgium – Video games can be good for children, encouraging creativity and cooperation, a European Union report concluded Wednesday which ran counter to the violent reputation of some titles. In conclusions that may either surprise or reassure parents of game addicts, the study by the European Parliament Committee on …
Read More »LAPD Launches Investigation Into Release of Alleged Rihanna Abuse Photo
The Los Angeles Police Department launched an internal investigation Thursday into the release of a domestic violence photograph that appears to be pop-singer Rihanna after she was allegedly attacked by Chris Brown earlier this month. TMZ.com posted the photo of a battered woman’s face late Thursday, saying the photo was …
Read More »Former NYPD Officer Accused of Drugging, Raping Woman
GREENBURGH, N.Y. – A retired New York City policeman has been accused of drugging a woman in a Bronx bar and then raping her in a Westchester County motel. Police in Greenburgh say 46-year-old Jose Arroyo is charged with second-degree kidnapping and first-degree rape and has been sent to the …
Read More »RFK Jr. on Obama's Environmental Agenda, Clinton's Confirmation, Caroline Kennedy's Political Future
This is a rush transcript from “Your World With Neil Cavuto,” January 21, 2009. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. NEIL CAVUTO, HOST: All right, Hillary Clinton is the next secretary of state, overwhelmingly approved in the United States Senate. There had been …
Read More »Pilot Accused of Faking Death Released From Hospital
PENSACOLA, Florida – An Indiana financial manager suspected of faking his death in a plane crash has been released from a hospital in Florida. Marcus Schrenker had been recovering at a Tallahassee hospital after being found by U.S. Marshals last week with a self-inflicted gash to his wrist at a …
Read More »Federal Authorities File Charges Against 'Missing' Pilot
CHATTAHOOCHEE, Fla. – A daredevil money manager whose run from ruin was halted when investigators interrupted his suicide attempt at a Florida campground found his legal problems compounded Wednesday as authorities filed federal charges against him in the three-day ordeal. U.S. Marshals tracked Marcus Schrenker, 38, to a north Florida …
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