Three months after the release of Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, the man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing is apparently still alive Three months after the release of Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, the families of American victims of the Lockerbie bombing have reignited a row over the medical advice that allowed him to be freed early from his 27-year sentence. Megrahi was released on compassionate grounds from prison...
In 2007, there were 248,300 victims of rape, attempted rape, or sexual assault.1 (These figures do not include victims 12 years old or younger.) Every 2 minutes, someone in the U.S. is sexually assaulted. Here’s the math. According to the U.S. Department of Justice’s National Crime Victimization Survey — the country’s largest and most reliable crime study — there [...]...
FRI 11/20 | Working with a gun-violence prevention group, Colin Goddard shares his undercover footage from gun shows to make the case for closing a legal loophole that allows gun sales without background checks.
Just four days after she filed a $1.5 million lawsuit for battery and false imprisonment against ex-boyfriend Shawne Merriman, Tila Tequila publicly entered the realm of cuckoo bananas by ranting nude for hours in front of a webcam. Nine MSN says The reality star’s antics included doing a striptease, waving a gun around, removing a [...]
By Christine M. Flowers Philadelphia Daily News I FOUND myself smiling when I heard the usual suspects criticizing the Conference of Catholic Bishops for poking its nose into the health-care debate. Actually, it was more like a smirk. When word got out that the mitered ones had lobbied for the Stupak Amendment barring tax subsidies for abortion, which I wrote about last week, pro-choice groups and...
Perhaps there are more husbands who secretly wish to slap their wives. Let me explain the reason for saying this. A Danish advocacy group decides to make awareness about domestic violence. So, they created some kind of online game- "Hit the Bitch-...
Jamar Pinkney Sr., 37, was charged with first-degree murder Wednesday in the shooting death Monday of Jamar Pinkney Jr. in the Detroit, Michigan, enclave of Highland Park. The father was reportedly irate over hearing his 15-year-old son had sexual contact with a three-year-old girl. A relative said he made the teen strip at gunpoint, marched him to a vacant lot and shot him to death despite pleas...
Summary: This year's fundraiser to prevent child sexual abuse was set for a Bollywood theme. Preview was there and has a short video to share. Link: http://thedigitel.com/node/7361
A 30-year-old man was arrested after a search of his home turned up kiddie porn on his computer Thursday. Detectives said they found a laptop computer which contained several images of child pornography.
Rihanna went from not giving a single interview to being an open book in nine months. The singer, who spoke out against Chris Brown and domestic violence recently admits that she's not really dating right now, but when the ...
Divorce Lawyers - Raleigh Attorneys of GWH For hot topics in divorce - family law North Carolina Divorce Lawyers - Gailor, Wallis Hunt, PLLC Raleigh, North Carolina Family law is a constantly changing section of the law that encompasses more than just divorce and other matters of marriage dissolution. On the contrary, family law involves everything from child support, child custody and equitable distribution...
Seems that way to me. "Rick Perry continues to play politics with the death penalty. He should have accepted the recommendation of the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles to commute the death sentence of Robert Thompson. It would not surprise me if Rick Perry one day replaces the members of the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles who voted in favor of clemency for Thompson, just like he replaced...
"The girl's mother, Antoinette Davis, is charged with trafficking her daughter and child abuse involving prostitution" — Man charged with raping, killing NC girl, 5 . "The violence claimed the lives of two men, a 4-year-old boy and a 2-year-old girl" — Gunman opens fire on Pacific island Saipan; 5 dead . "How did the leading killers end up at the bottom of the global...
Three months ago today, the 'terminally ill' Lockerbie bomber, Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi, was released from prison on 'compassionate grounds' and returned home to cheering throngs in Libya. It was said he had three months to live. So...? I mean if...
Rihanna is opening up about the Chris Brown incident for the first time, and wants to let other women out there to know domestic violence can happen to anyone, and they can overcome it. She said her ordeal has made her even stronger. The "Umbrella" singer, who was attacked by her then-boyfriend in February, said she's not going to let the abuse defeat her. Rihanna (Getty Images) She said: "I've definitely...
R&B singer Chris Brown announced a month long "fan appreciation" tour on Tuesday -- the same day that ex-girlfriend Rihanna released a new single seen by some as evoking their stormy relationship. Both Rihanna's single "Russian Roulette" and Brown's tour announcement were firsts since their relationship came to a violent end in February.
In fact, experts say, it's unrealistic to expect women not to go back to their abusers, be they husbands or boyfriends, as the victims grapple with feelings of guilt, fear, isolation – even love. "It never surprises me," says Violent Partners author Linda Mills, who believes therapists and people close to couples in abusive relationships must accept this seemingly fact. "If you start with 'You shouldn't
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