Daily Archives: May 11, 2013
Grimilda Figueroa: Late mother of Ariel Castro’s children spent ten years accusing him of abuse
Grimilda Figueroa, the mother of Ariel Castro's children, repeatedly went to authorities with accusations he was beating, abusing and threatening her. However, her complaints never...
Ariel Castro told police he was an addict who could not control his impulses
Ariel Castro told police under interrogation that he was an addict who could not control his impulses. The news came after prosecutors revealed they will...
Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere pass symbolic mark of 400 ppm
Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere have broken through a symbolic mark reaching its highest throughout human history, recent figures from a US monitoring...
Lindsay Lohan’s Adderall supply cut off by doctors at Betty Ford rehab
Doctors at the Betty Ford rehab centre are said to have cut off Lindsay Lohan’s Adderall supply, according to reports. TMZ claims that the doctors...
Kanye West has a bump on his forehead after hitting his head on a caution sign
Kanye West hit his head on a caution sign on Friday while on a lunch date with Kim Kardashian. It appears the embarrassing incident has...
Astronauts Chris Cassidy and Tom Marshburn perform emergency spacewalk to fix ammonia leak
US astronauts Chris Cassidy and Tom Marshburn are carrying out an emergency spacewalk to fix a leak of ammonia from the International Space Station's...
Thermal invisibility cloak can hide objects from heat
Scientists have built and tested a form of invisibility cloak that can hide objects from heat. Similar cloaking efforts are underway to make objects invisible...
Reyhanli explosions kill at least 40 people in Turkey
At least 40 people have been killed and other 100 are injured after two car bombs exploded in the Turkish town of Reyhanli, near...Jay-Z in 1939 Vintage Photo from Schomburg Center’s Collection
A photo of man bearing a striking resemblance to Jay-Z has surfaced, and if it wasn't for the fact that it was taken in...
Magomed Kartashov: Was Tamerlan Tsarnaev radicalized by cousin with ties to extremist Islamist groups in Russia?
Boston Marathon bombings investigators are examining whether suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev was influenced by Magomed Kartashov, a distant cousin with ties to extremist Islamist groups...
Tamerlan Tsarnaev death certificate: Shot by police and then ran over and dragged by motor vehicle
Tamerlan Tsarnaev's death certificate, which was released on Friday, showed that he was shot in the firefight and then run over and dragged by...
Brendan Mess case: Evidence suggests Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev were involved in unsolved triple murder in 2011
“Mounting evidence” gathered by investigators suggest Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev could have been involved in a grisly unsolved triple murder in 2011, it has...
Rihanna and Chris Brown rage at each other in Twitter exchange
Rihanna and Chris Brown have taken to Twitter to voice their mutual contempt for each other. They sent out thinly veiled tweets on Thursday and...
Michelle Knight to be adopted by Gina DeJesus’ family
Michelle Knight will be “adopted” by Gina DeJesus’ family and they will look after her as their daughter after Michelle rejected a meeting with...
Efrain Rios Montt sentenced to 80 years in jail over genocide and crimes against humanity in Guatemala
Guatemala’s former military leader Efrain Rios Montt has been found guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity and a three-judge tribunal sentenced him to...
Pakistan votes in the country’s first transition from one civilian government to another in its 66-year history
Pakistan votes in landmark national and provincial elections. The vote marks Pakistan's first transition from one civilian government to another in its 66-year history. However, the...