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Florida woman arrested for riding a manatee

11/25/2012 15:18
  By Miranda Bridgeford  November 25, 2012 A Pinellas County woman was arrested Saturday for riding a manatee near St. Petersburg in September. Sun Sentinel reports that Ana Gloria Garcia Gutierrez, 53, was arrested at her work Saturday on a warrant issued by the States...

Uganda to try to pass bill to make maximum sentence for homosexuality life in prison

11/25/2012 15:17
  By Miranda Bridgeford  November 25, 2012 Ugandan lawmakers are voting on an anti-homosexual bill that will propose a maximum sentence of life inprison for same sex behavior. CNN reports that homosexuality is illegal in Uganda.  Gays and lesbians are being...

FBI fugitive caught in Mexico

11/25/2012 15:14
  By Miranda Bridgeford  November 25, 2012 A man on the FBI’s 10 most wanted list was arrested in Mexico on Friday. Joe Luis Saenz faces charges of murder, kidnapping, and rape. He has been returned to Los Angeles after being arrested in Guadalajara, according to The...

One deputy was killed and another injured during a home call

11/25/2012 15:13
  By Miranda Bridgeford  November 25, 2012 Two sheriff’s deputies were shot resulting in one fatality and one being critically injured on Friday after being confronted by a man at his home in Fairhope, Alabama. CNN reports that Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office was called...

50 Cent helps feed those in need during Thanksgiving

11/24/2012 20:26
  Miranda Bridgeford 11/23/2012 Rapper 50 Cent used his celebrity status to help feed those who were less fortunate on Thanksgiving. 50 Cent teamed up with Feeding America, The Food Network, and SMS Audio to provide Thanksgiving meals for hungry New Yorkers and Hurricane Sandy...

Boxer Hector 'Macho' Camacho has died

11/24/2012 10:07
  Miranda Bridgeford 11/24/2012 Hector 'Macho' Camacho, three time world boxing champion, died after being taken off life support due to a drive by shooting in Puerto Rico. Camacho was a famed boxer in the 1980s and 1990s, according to NBC News. He was is in a coma and...

Jennifer Lawrence on weight in Hollywood

11/24/2012 10:02
    Miranda Bridgeford 11/23/2012 Actress Jennifer Lawrence thinks that according to the standards of Hollywood, she is considered obese. Today.com reports that Lawrence faced criticism by people who thought that she was too curvy for the role of Katniss Everdeen...

Jesse Jackson resigned from Senate position due to mental health issues

11/24/2012 10:00
  By Miranda Bridgeford  November 22, 2012 Democratic Representative Jesse Jackson resigned from Congress due to his mental health issues. John Boehner, House Speaker, said his office received the letter of resignation on Friday afternoon, according to NBC News. His...

Four men were arrested in plotting to commit jihad

11/24/2012 09:58
  By Miranda Bridgeford  November 22, 2012 Four California men were plotting to commit “violent jihad” and authorities said the case is “extremely serious.” The men, Sohiel Omar Kabir, 34, Ralph Deleon, 23, Miguel Alejandra Santana, 21, and Arifeen David Gojali, 21, were...

One of the men in the attack on a luxury hotel in Mumbai in 2008 was hung for his involvment

11/24/2012 09:56
  By Miranda Bridgeford  November 22, 2012 The last gunman from the November 2008 attacks in Mumbai was hung in the city of Pune early Wednesday morning. Mohammed Ajmal Kasab, 25, was executed after his mercy petition was rejected by the Indian president, according to...
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