Jack Tweed Pleads for More Time
Jade Goody’s husband Jack Tweed has made a plea for his prison curfew tag to be removed so he can spend as much time as possible with his bed-ridden wife before she dies. “She’s my wife and she needs me by her side,” he reportedly told his probation officers. Jack (21) is out on license after being given an 18-month jail sentence for attacking a teenager with a golf club, and has to return to his mother’s home – a 20 minute drive from his terminally ill wife – every evening.
Air Jamaica Cuts Several Destinations
As of Thursday, Air Jamaica officially cancelled flight routes to Atlanta, Miami, Los Angeles, Barbados, Grenada and Grand Cayman.
Will Anyone Care After Slumdog Fades Away?
The anxious millions were watching the multi-star Oscar awards ceremony at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood. Their patience was rewarded, and their prayers were answered. “Slumdog Millionaire,” a film about Mumbai and ordeals more familiar than terrorist strikes to the less-fortunate citizens of the country’s financial capital, made a spectacular sweep, winning eight awards, including two for iconic music composer A. R. Rahman.
High Cost of Police Brutality Negatively Impacts Social Programs
Abusive cops are costing already cash-strapped cities across the U.S. millions of dollars in settlements but civil rights activists and attorneys warn that the payouts will continue unless the criminal justice system begins to prosecute its out-of-control officers.
Guards Still Enjoy Abusing Gitmo Prisoners Under Obama
Abuse of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay has worsened sharply since President Barack Obama took office as prison guards “get their kicks in” before the camp is closed, according to a lawyer who represents detainees. Abuses began to pick up in December after Obama was elected, human rights lawyer Ahmed Ghappour told Reuters. He cited beatings, the dislocation of limbs, spraying of pepper spray into closed cells, applying pepper spray to toilet paper and over-forcefeeding detainees who are on hunger strike.
Unemployment Soaring in Florida
The economy’s performance continues to degenerate even faster than many economists had expected. The latest evidence: New jobless claims last week jumped to 667,000, up from 631,000 the prior week. At the same time, a record 6.5 million Americans are receiving unemployment benefits, the highest percentage of Americans since the recession of 1983.
Pro Golfer Failure To Pay Taxes Could Land Him In Jail
You pay all your taxes, but a multi-millionaire professional golfer from Heathrow hasn’t been paying his. Now the federal government wants Jim Thorpe to pay with jail time.
Deputies: Fla Man Charged In Murder-For-Hire Plot
Edward Graziano was arrested Thursday after a 2 1/2-month undercover investigation. The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office says the 53-year-old central Florida man met with a tipster and an undercover detective to arrange the murder, providing his estranged wife’s schedule and paying $2,100.
Man Nearly Decapitated After Being Hit By Car, Semi
A man was killed after being hit by a car, then by a semi, and nearly decapitated early Thursday morning on West Colonial Drive and Hiawassee Road in Orange County.
