David Arquette announced on the radio his marriage to Courtney Cox is definitely over.
David Arquette, 40, told raunchy shock jock Howard Stern his heart now belongs to his new girlfriend Christina McLarty.
The star said “no its not a rebound”, adding that he was happy and conceding that he is in love.
But Howard Stern pressed further, asking: “If Courtney said to you, <<David, I made a mistake I want to work on our marriage. I want you moving back into the house, I want you to break up with that girl. I know we have to do this for our daughter.>> Would you consider it?”
David Arquette, who was wearing sunglasses that masked his eyes, said: “Uh, I mean, no.”
Howard Stern then said: “What did she do when you said, <<Courtney, I’m in love with a new woman?>>”
David Arquette announced on the radio his marriage to Courtney Cox is definitely over
David Arquette said: “She was sad, we were both sad. We both cried.”
When he was finally questioned if he knew he was in love “this weekend”, David Arquette struggled to come up with an answer.
The actor finally piped up: “I don’t know why I always end up talking about my relationships. I try not to.”
After his public split with Courtney Cox, 47, in summer 2010, David Arquette was said to be devastated.
And with Courtney Cox giving him plenty of support as he took part in Dancing With The Stars, rumours were abounding they could reconcile.
David Arquette has hooked up with Entertainment Tonight star Christina McLarty
But now David Arquette has hooked up with Entertainment Tonight star Christina McLarty, it looks like they will be dashed forever.
David Arquette has well and truly failed in his attempt to keep his mouth shut about his “adorable” girlfriend, who he said he was trying to keep under-wraps.
The actor previously said: “I’m trying to keep my personal life personal.
“It’s very hard for me because I’m a very honest person.”
Matt Millen, the retired NFL linebacker who played for both legendary coach Joe Paterno and ex-defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky when he attended Penn State between 1976 and 1979, broke down in tears during his appearance at ESPN yesterday.
Jerry Sandusky was arrested over the weekend on charges that he sexually abused numerous boys he allegedly met through the Second Mile charity he founded.
The scandal is forcing now Joe Paterno into early retirement and he is expected to leave at the end of this season.
Penn State Athletic Director Tim Curley and vice president for finance and business Gary Schultz were charged on Saturday after a grand jury investigation of Jerry Sandusky, who was slapped with a 40-count indictment of child sex abuse charges.
The arrest brought shame to the Penn State football program, and left Joe Paterno clinging to his job, which he has held for 45 years, although last night thousands of students marched in support of their beloved coach.
During his appearance on ESPN yesterday, an emotional Matt Millen weighed in on the scandal, saying that the legendary Penn State coach would not go down without a fight
Both Matt Millen and Joe Paterno serve as honorary board members for the charity, which Jerry Sandusky founded in the late 1970s.
During his appearance on ESPN yesterday, an emotional Matt Millen weighed in on the scandal, saying that the legendary Penn State coach would not go down without a fight.
Matt Millen said: “The simple answer is that he needs to go, and last I checked this is the United States of America. We need to divorce ourselves from the emotion of the moment.”
“I get mad,” Matt Millen said as he broke down in tears.
“It’s pretty disturbing. It makes you sick to see that this could happen to this level.”
The scandal is forcing now Joe Paterno into early retirement and he is expected to leave at the end of this season
Describing Jery Sandusky, Matt Millen said: “He’s your next door neighbour. He’s the guy you know your whole life. He’s everything you want. I’ve known the guy since 1976. I’ve been to meetings with him. He’s been in my home.”
Meanwhile, the number of accusers in Penn State scandal has more than doubled as Pennsylvania opened up hotlines for potential victims to call.
Sources told Fox 29 News that as many as 17 people have said they were victimized by Jerry Sandusky, up from the 8 victims listed in a grand jury indictment Monday.
Tim Curley and Gary Schultz stepped down Monday night after an emergency meeting of the university’s Board of Trustees – and now Joe Paterno is facing calls to follow them out.
Tim Curley requested to be placed on administrative leave so he could devote the time needed to defend himself against perjury and other charges, university President Graham Spanier said.
Gary Schultz will step down and go back into retirement, Graham Spanier said. He declined to comment to reporters after the meeting.
Jerry Sandusky was arrested over the weekend on charges that he sexually abused numerous boys he allegedly met through the Second Mile charity he founded
Legendary head football coach Joe Paterno, who last week became the coach with the most wins in Division I football history, wasn’t charged, and the grand jury report didn’t appear to implicate him in wrongdoing.
However, at a press conference Monday, Pennsylvania’s top cop wasn’t ready to let him off the hook yet.
Joe Paterno told university officials when a graduate assistant reported to the 84-year-old coach seeing Jerry Sandusky in the shower, reportedly abusing a boy as young as 10.
Joe Paterno might have done what was legally required, “but somebody has to question about what I would consider the moral requirements for a human being that knows of sexual things that are taking place with a child,” state police Commissioner Frank Noonan said in a press conference Monday.
Frank Noonan added: “I think you have the moral responsibility, anyone. Not whether you’re a football coach or a university president or the guy sweeping the building. I think you have a moral responsibility to call us.”
Joe Paterno has long had an image as a leader who does things by the book and runs a program that has seen far fewer off-field troubles than other major college football teams. Doubts about his judgment in handling the Jerry Sandusky matter quickly began to emerge.
Jerry Sandusky, once considered Joe Paterno’s heir apparent, retired in 1999 but continued to use the school’s facilities for his work with The Second Mile, a foundation he established to help at-risk kids.
Thousands of students took London streets today to demonstrate against tuition fees and spending cuts.
Hundreds of police officers lined the route as over 2,500 demonstrators started a march to voice their anger over funding cuts and plans to treble tuition fees.
A breakaway group of protesters tried to set up tents in Trafalgar Square, but police were quick to remove the tents and arrest those who had brought them.
Students carried placards which read “Scrap Tuition Fees” and “Free Education”.
Thousands of students took London streets today to demonstrate against tuition fees and spending cuts
There were chants of “No ifs, no buts, no education cuts” and “David Cameron **** off back to Eton” while protesters slowly made their way through the streets.
There were estimates that 10,000 people would attend the march proved to be an exaggeration, as a policeman said he thought there were around 2,500 demonstrators.
News and police helicopters hovered overhead and onlookers lined the streets as the protest made its way through London.
Workers gathered at office windows to watch the demonstration, waving and smiling at those on the roads below. Music blared from speakers while protesters appeared to chat amicably with riot police.
Officers on foot carrying batons and riot helmets walked alongside the protesters.
Students carried placards which read "Scrap Tuition Fees" and "Free Education"
A group split off from the march and quickly made a makeshift camp in Trafalgar Square. Anti-capitalist Occupy London activists put up 20 tents at the foot of Nelson’s Column.
However, police moved swiftly to arrest those responsible and remove the tents they had attempted to put up, clearing the square within an hour.
Michael Chessum, lead organiser of the demonstration, yesterday accused police chiefs of acting in a “political and cynical” manner.
“What the police have done is extremely political and a cynical attempt to put people off from coming to a national demonstration,” Michael Chessum said.
“What they are doing is trying to put people off and pre-criminalising the process.
“They are ramping up the pressure and in the process being completely irresponsible.
“They have made it more likely that trouble will occur.”
Michael Chessum said that students are protesting particularly over the Government’s White Paper on higher education, which they claim will lead to the privatization of the sector.
Protests were led through central areas of London by the National Campaign Against Fees and Cuts starting from midday.
Scotland Yard Commander Simon Pountain said that around 4,000 officers would be on duty thanks to mutual aid provided by other forces.
“We know the overwhelming majority of students are law abiding and we hope this will be a peaceful event,” Simon Pountain said.
“We certainly don’t see it as inevitable that we will witness a repeat of last year’s scenes of violence and criminal damage.
“However, it would be negligent if we did not plan a response to the small minority who may be intent on disruption and may not intend to be peaceful.”
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) remind American people not to panic when they lose television and radio service for a few minutes today at 2:00 p.m. during a test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS).
Although the public alert mechanism is decades old and often tested and used at the local level, it has never before been tested on a nationwide scale.
This first-ever test will occur at 2:00pm EST on Wednesday, November 9 and will occur simultaneously across the U.S. and its territories, lasting up to three-and-a-half-minutes.
FEMA and FCC remind American people not to panic when they lose television and radio service for a few minutes today at 2 p.m. during a test of the Emergency Alert System
The EAS is a national alert and warning system established to enable the President of the United States to address the American public during emergencies.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Weather Service, governors and state and local emergency authorities also use parts of the system to issue more localized emergency alerts.
EAS test will look and sound very similar to the local tests of the Emergency Alert System that occur frequently; the public will hear a message indicating that “This is a test” on broadcast radio and television stations, cable television, satellite radio and television services and wireline video service providers.
The disruption will occur across all states and the territories of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and American Samoa.
FEMA and FCC sent an open letter to all stakeholders on Friday, including governors, federal legislators, broadcasters, news networks and other organisations, asking for their help in educating their respective communities about the event – to curb potential panic about lost communications services.
FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate and FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski wrote: “The various disasters our country has faced this year underscore the need for effective and well-tested emergency alert and warning systems that could be used in a time of real emergency, at a moment’s notice.
“The purpose of the test is to allow FEMA and the FCC to assess how well the Emergency Alert System would perform its primary function: alerting the public about a national emergency.”
The test is conducted to help identify any positive changes that could be made as FEMA, the FCC and other partners continue working to build “a modernized and fully accessible Emergency Alert System”, according to a press release issued by the organizations.
FCC and FEMA are also asking stakeholders to make sure their communities are aware of key facts about the test, including that the test .
The letter continued: “As with all of our work, we know that the support of our state, local, tribal and territorial partners, along with the private sector, our faith-based and disability communities, and other key stakeholders, will be vital to effectively raising the public’s awareness of the test and minimizing undue public concern.
“We greatly appreciate your continued partnership as we prepare for this unique event and important public service.”
EAS test will not impact landline or mobile phones, power grids, or internet connectivity.
What will happen during the EAS test:
* The test will be approximately 30 seconds long and will look and sound very similar to the frequent local tests of the Emergency Alert System
* It will be transmitted via television and radio stations within the U.S., including Alaska, Hawaii, the territories of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and American Samoa
* An audio message will interrupt television and radio programming indication: ‘This is only a test,’ though text may not indicate this same message on the screen on every television channel
* Organisations that serve people with disabilities or people with limited English proficiency should be aware that they may receive requests for information or assistance from broadcasters or other communications service providers and emergency managers in the days leading up to, during, and after the test
* When the test is over, regular programming will resume
Gunilla von Post, the Swedish socialite, who had an affair with John F. Kennedy, died at 79.
Gunilla von Post was just 21 when she began seeing JFK, when he was 36 and Massachusetts senator.
JFK and Gunilla von Post affair began just a few weeks before his marriage to Jacqueline Bouvier and continued two years after their wedding.
Gunilla von Post went on to tell all in her memoir Love, Jack, which came out in 1997.
Swedish socialite and JFK met by chance in the French Riviera in August 1953.
Gunilla von Post had been sent there by her aristocrat father to brush up on her French.
John F. Kennedy was immediately blown away by her natural blonde beauty.
JFK and Gunilla von Post affair began just a few weeks before his marriage to Jacqueline Bouvier and continued two years after their wedding
The lovers spent one evening together in which, she recalled: “He turned and kissed me tenderly and my breath was taken away.
“The brightness of the moon and stars made his eyes appear bluer than the ocean beneath us.”
JFK admitted he was about to get married and sure enough, three weeks, on September 1 1953, he married Jacqueline Bouvier.
The love letters and trans-Atlantic phone calls soon followed and JFK told her he wanted to see her again.
John F. Kennedy visited Sweden with a friend in 1955 and the relationship was consummated in August 1955.
Gunilla von Post wrote: “I was relatively inexperienced, and Jack’s tenderness was a revelation. He said, <<Gunilla, we’ve waited two years for this. It seems almost too good to be true, and I want to make you happy>>.”
A week later they said their tearful goodbyes and a few painful months ensued.
According to Gunilla von Post, JFK called his father Joe to tell him he wanted to divorce Jackie and marry her.
JFK’s father said that would destroy his chances of reaching the White House.
He tried to get Gunilla von Post to move to New York and take up modelling but she said she would only do that if they were married.
It was a catch 22 situation which JFK ended with one last handwritten note in which he admitted his emotions were “complicated”.
According to Gunilla von Post, JFK called his father Joe to tell him he wanted to divorce Jackie and marry her
Gunilla von Post wrote of her short, sweet romance: “I borrowed him for a week, a beautiful week that no one can take away from me.”
Born on July 10, 1932, in Stockholm, her full name was Karin Adele Gunilla von Post.
Gunilla von Post went on to marry wealthy Swedish landowner Anders Ekman and three years later she had one final meeting with JFK.
Gunilla von Post and her husband were guests at a charity ball at the Waldorf Astoria, New York, which was also attended by JFK and Jacqueline Kennedy.
She scribbled a note on a napkin at her table and asked a waiter to pass it to the senator.
Moments later JFK signalled to meet him in a corridor.
Gunilla von Post wrote: “He just gave me a huge hug. And then he said <<It’s wonderful to see you. I love you>>.” She said “it was lovely”.
Gunilla von Post trained in hotel management and cookery and attended a finishing school in Lausanne.
JFK’s affairs, from Marilyn Monroe to the reputed girlfriend of a Mafia boss, have been well documented.
Those who doubted Gunilla von Post’s accounts were forced to eat their words last year when she decided to sell 11 of JFK’s handwritten letters and three telegrams on a Chicago online auction site.
The letters were all written after his marriage. In the first, sent five months after his marriage in March 1954, JFK asked: “Do you remember our dinner and evening together this summer at Antibes and Cagnes?”
In another letter JFK wrote: “I thought I might get a boat and sail around the Mediterranean for two weeks with you as crew. What do you think?”
Unfortunately for the lovelorn couple, JFK then sent a telegram cancelling it after suffering a back injury that needed surgery.
Those who doubted Gunilla von Post's accounts were forced to eat their words last year when she decided to sell 11 of JFK’s handwritten letters and three telegrams on a Chicago online auction site
The sale of the letters raised $115,537.50, beating the original estimate of $50,000.
Anders Ekman died in an accident, and Gunilla von Post later married Weisner Miller, an American IBM executive, and moved to America.
The second marriage ended in divorce, but Gunilla von Post continued to enjoy life on the international social circuit, supporting charities and moving between homes in Palm Beach, Sweden, the south of France and Switzerland.
Gunilla von Post is survived by two daughters of her first marriage and a son of her second.
Akeevia Lajoseia Abner and Tekeevia Lajoseialan Abner from Atmore, Alabama, twin sisters, have been arrested for murder after their three toddlers were left alone to die in a fire in their home.
The twin sisters, 18, were taken into custody on Monday by the state fire marshal.
The victims, who died in a house fire while their mothers were out, were 3-year-old Aniyia Abner, 3-year-old Takia Abner and 22-month-old Michael .
A preliminary investigation indicated an oven left open could be the source of the blaze that killed the three toddlers
A preliminary investigation indicated an oven left open could be the source of the blaze that killed the toddlers.
Investigators suggested the oven could have been left open to keep the children warm.
They also found a mattress inside the house blocked the door, so the children would have been unable to escape.
Escambia County District Attorney Steve Billy said the women showed “an extreme indifference” to the children’s lives and “created a grave risk of death to the children” by leaving them alone.
Akeevia Lajoseia Abner
Scott Pilgreen, an assistant state fire marshal, said one child was found in a bedroom and the other two in a hallway.
When firefighters arrived just before 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, they found the home engulfed in flames and all three children unconscious, Scott Pilgreen said.
The three toddlers were transported to Atmore Community Hospital, where each died a short time later.
Tekeevia Lajoseialan Abner
The preliminary cause of death has been listed as smoke inhalation, but all the children suffered burns as well.
Toddlers’ bodies have been transported to Mobile for autopsies, said Steve Billy.
It was not immediately known which children belong to which mother or if either woman has any other children not present in the home at the time of the blaze.
The twin sisters were taken into custody by the State Fire Marshal and booked into the Escambia County, Alabama, Detention Center. They were each arrested on three counts of reckless murder.
A funeral service for the three toddlers will be held Thursday, November 10, at New Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church
If found guilty, Akeevia Lajoseia Abner and Tekeevia Lajoseialan Abner could receive ten years to life for each count.
Neighbour Sandra Thomas told Fox News: “The mothers, they are already in a prison in their minds because they have to live with the fact they are responsible for their children dying.”
The family has made funeral arrangements for the children. A service will be held Thursday, November 10, at New Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church.
A two-year-old toddler, Nicholai Garrett was rescued by a group of brave men after the boy fell into Caloosahatchee River, Florida.
Nicholai Garrett dropped into the Caloosahatchee River after he tripped and fell while walking with his mother and grandmother on a pier.
Several witnesses in Centennial Park saw what happened, including Andy Fowler, 54, who jumped in to help the boy.
But as Andy Fowler tried to get the boy ashore, he became tired while fighting the river’s strong current.
That was the moment when Robert Moss jumped in.
A two-year-old toddler, Nicholai Garrett was rescued by a group of brave men after the boy fell into Caloosahatchee River, Florida
Robert Moss, 43, told ABC affiliate WZVN: “I heard there was a baby in the water and instincts took in. I seen him go down once when I got out to him, he went down again.
“He kind of rolled his eyes and looked at me and said he didn’t think he was going to make it.”
Another man, Justin Bacon, also observed the struggle in the water and ran into the water to help.
Justin Bacon told WZVN: “When I saw the kid’s head go underwater, there was no thinking about it.”
Several witnesses in Centennial Park saw what happened, including Andy Fowler, 54, who jumped in to help the boy
Robert Moss was able to hang on to young Nicholai Garett and Andy Fowler, bringing them to shore where they were plucked out of the water by rescuers from the Fort Myers Fire Department.
The toddler was examined by paramedics at the scene and found to be in good condition, and returned to his mother.
Andy Fowler was hospitalized after swallowing water from the river, but is expected to fully recover.
Robert Moss, who sad the boy “wanted his mommy”, was grateful that the saga had a happy ending.
Robert Moss told WZVN: “I’m happy. My legs are sore and and I’m happy everybody’s OK.”
Chanda Thompson and two friends were killed while they were out buying her two-year-old daughter a birthday cake from “A Piece of Cake” bakery in Chicago.
Chanda Thompson, 21, was picking up her daughter’s birthday cake with two friends at a Chicago bakery early Saturday evening when a gunman approached their parked car and opened fire, according to police.
The mother and her two friends, Cortez Champion, 21, and Shawn Russell, 21, were killed.
Chanda Thompson’s brother Joshua Thompson, 22, told The Chicago Sun Times:
“She was working, going to school and raising a two-year-old.
“I don’t understand why this happened. She was my best friend. You couldn’t meet a better person,” he said.
Chanda Thompson and two friends were killed while they were out buying her two-year-old daughter, Nazhia, a birthday cake from "A Piece of Cake" bakery in Chicago
A 17-year-old is in custody in relation to the shooting after witnesses say they saw the shooter approach their vehicle, parked outside “A Piece of Cake” bakery, and fire before fleeing the scene.
“…they were in the car and he just came up and started shooting,” a witness told NBC affiliate WMAQ.
“And he shot all of them.”
Cortez Champion was a grade school friend of Chanda Thompson’s
Two of the victims were pronounced dead at the scene, with the third succumbing this his injuries at an area hospital.
The suspect in custody, picked out of a photo lineup, has not been charged as of Sunday evening.
Cortez Champion was a grade school friend of Chanda Thompson’s and Shawn Russell her boyfriend, according to her family.
Police are currently investing the two men’s possible relation to the shooter, though a motive is not currently known.
“I don’t know what happened, but I know those bullets were not intended for her,” Joshua Thompson said.
Shawn Russell, Chanda Thompson's boyfriend
Chanda Thompson’s two-year-old, Nazhia, unknowing what had happened to her mother, still had her birthday party, however.
The little girl celebrated wearing a small tiara on her head.
“We tried to keep our spirits up, but it was hard,” Joshua Thompson said.
Family decorated with balloons and purchased a new cake for the girl, abandoning the former one in the backseat of the car, covered in broken glass.
Family members said they didn’t know how to tell the girl, how to begin to explain what had happened to her mom.
Camille Williams, a friend of Ms Thompson told ABC affiliate WSL-TV:
“She loved her family.
“It is such a tragedy that she was murdered and she left behind a 2-year-old baby.”
“Everyone called her “Smiley” because she was always smiling,” Joshua Thompson described his sister whom he said was studying at a nearby college for her nursing degree before going to the bakery early Saturday evening.
Around Chanda Thompson’s education her brother says she was also working at a daycare facility in the nearby area.
Anatoly Moskvin, a historian and journalist has been dubbed the Russian grave-robber after 29 female bodies that he dressed up as dolls were found at his apartment.
Anatoly Moskvin, 45, is said to speak 13 languages and has been described as a “genius”.
According to Ministry of Interior spokesman Valery Gribakin, Anatoly Moskvin from the Volga River city of Nizhny Novgorod dug up the bodies at several cemeteries in the region.
Anatoly Moskvin, whose identity was withheld by police but exposed by local media, dressed them in clothes dug up from the graves.
Valery Gribakin said that the suspect is a historian who has authored several books.
The spokesman said the arrest followed a police probe into the desecration of graves in the region, which was initially blamed on extremist groups.
Nizhny Novgorod is located about 250 miles (400 kilometres) east of Moscow.
Anatoly Moskvin, 45, is said to speak 13 languages and has been described as a "genius"
Russian media reports quoted police as saying that Anatoly Moskvin only had selected the remains of young women for his grisly collection.
Anatoly Moskvin is said to have dug up the corpses from hundreds of cemeteries and took them to his small, three-bedroom flat in Nizhny Novgorod, according to local media.
The suspect was said to have carried the “dried up” remains of at least 29 women – all aged between 15 and 26 – in plastic bags.
At his apartment, Anatoly Moskvin apparently dressed the bodies and skeletons in stockings and dresses, and even made one look like a teddy bear. All had died years earlier.
Anatoly Moskvin’s ghastly obsession was uncovered when his parents visited him in the town around 200 miles east of Moscow after returning from a holiday.
At his apartment, Anatoly Moskvin apparently dressed the bodies and skeletons in stockings and dresses, and even made one look like a teddy bear
Anatoly Moskvina, a historian and journalist described by neighbours as a “genius”, sometimes slept in a coffin or on graveyard benches, said BNO News.
The historian was said to have visited more than 750 cemeteries in western Russia to indulge his fantasies, although it was not clear when he had begun exhuming graves.
Anatoly Moskvina is said to speak 13 languages and have a vast knowledge of history – on which he used to lecture at a local museum.
Soraya Evette Billinge, an angry wife, threatened to blow up 10 planes because she hated her husband working nights, police say.
According to a report from the Lee County Port Authority Police, Soraya Evette Billinge made the threat when she called officers at the South West Florida International Airport in Fort Myers from her call phone.
Soraya Evette Billinge allegedly said she did not want her husband working late at night because she did not like being home alone.
As she spoke with the dispatcher, Soraya Evette Billinge became frustrated that the police could not help her with her husband’s schedule, the report said.
Soraya Evette Billinge, an angry wife, threatened to blow up 10 planes because she hated her husband working nights
Soraya Evette Billinge is accused of saying: “Okay I blow up, I blow up ten planes” before hanging up.
According to the police report, the woman called a second time and spoke with a sergeant, but denied making any threat.
Neighbour Boswell Grant said he was shocked to see several police officers at her house.
Boswell Grant said: “I didn’t know what to think. It was shocking to me to hear that.”
Soraya Evette Billinge was arrested and charged with making a threat to bomb.
Police said that her husband does not work for the Port Authority or for the TSA.
Star student Jeffrey Pyne from West Highland, Oakland, was charged with a first-degree murder in the death of his mother, Ruth Pyne, who was found bludgeoned and stabbed to death in her home.
Jeffrey Pyne, 21, now languishes in Oakland County Jail, the same prison his mother spent two weeks last year, charged with beating her son and trying to choke him.
It will be up to a jury to find out what happened on that May 27 afternoon before Ruth Pyne’s body was found by her 11-year-old daughter at their home in the rural community of Highland Township.
Jeffrey Pyne was charged with a first-degree murder in the death of his mother, Ruth Pyne, who was found bludgeoned and stabbed to death in her home
A biology student at the University of Michigan before his arrest, Jeffrey Pyne denies the charges, claiming he was at work at the time of his mother’s death.
Many in the close-knit community knew that theirs was a dysfunctional and volatile relationship.
According to the Detroit Free Press it was one which was marked by years of abuse claims and involuntary hospitalizations for Ruth Pyne – who was said to suffer from psychosis and paranoid schizophrenia.
Court documents stated Ruth Pyne needed medication to control her violent tendencies, most of which were targeted towards her son.
Finally, after years of abuse, did mild-mannered Jeffrey Pyne snap and kill his mother? Or do they have the wrong man?
Jeffrey Pyne’s father, Bernard, an automotive engineer, maintains his son is innocent and would never do anything to hurt his mother.
Bernard Pyne, 52, told the Detroit Free Press: “He was never violent toward his mother.”
Court records show that it was when Jeffrey Pyne was only nine-years-old his mother started threatening to kill him.
Ruth Pyne, 51, would often strike her son and sometimes his younger sister.
The woman would be hospitalized four times in the ensuing years and become violent when she refused to take her medication.
Bernard Pyne described his wife as a “kind and loving mother” when she had taken her medication.
Defense attorney James Champion of Grand Rapids said Jeffrey Pyne played no role in the death.
“This wasn’t a case of some kind of struggle or outburst,” James Champion said.
“Jeffrey Pyne did not do this. This is something Jeffrey Dahmer would do, not Jeffrey Pyne.”
For five months her murder was unsolved before the case was taken up by Oakland County grand jury, convened earlier this year to review dozens of unsolved homicides.
Prosecutors said testimony ties Jeffrey Pyne to his mother’s death.
“The grand jury compelled testimony from the defendant’s family, friends and coworkers, which produced evidence linking Jeffrey Pyne to the murder,” Oakland County Prosecutor Jessica Cooper said in announcing the indictment.
Family photos show Ruth Pyne, a dental hygienist, holding her children in front of birthday cakes, at Christmas celebrations and on vacations.
The Pynes – who were deeply religious – enrolled their son and daughter at West Highland Christian Academy where Jeffrey Pyne was described as a star student and athlete.
Donna Gundle-Krieg, Jeffrey Pyne’s former English teacher and senior adviser, wrote in an e-mail to Detroit Free Press:
“He was a leader in the school, as well as a straight-A student and a great athlete.
“He was a friend to everyone, caring and polite with a great future. An overall great kid. He loved his mother very much.
“When planning his career, he told me that he wanted to go to school to find a cure for an illness that he mentioned afflicted his mother. He never gave details of the illness.”
Family photos show Ruth Pyne, a dental hygienist, holding her children
From 1998 onwards, things in the seemingly-charmed family changed as Ruth Pyne’s mental health deteriorated, and she would threaten to kill herself and her son.
After this Ruth Pyne was diagnosed with being both bipolar and a paranoid schizophrenic.
Over the coming years, psychiatrists would describe the woman as “angry and violent”, “severely mentally ill”, “a danger to herself and others” and suffering from “acute mania”, court records show.
In 2009, in a petition to the probate court asking that his wife be committed to a mental hospital, Bernard Pyne wrote she was refusing medication, believed a computer chip had been implanted in her daughter and had been “striking our son for no reason”.
Bernard Pyne had sent their young daughter Julia to stay with relatives.
According to the Detroit Free Press, Bernard Payne wrote: “I must work, and can’t monitor her when I work. … She claims that her family could die, and it would not bother her at all.”
Ruth Pyne’s treating psychiatrist wrote on October 7, 2009: “She is likely to deteriorate severely and become a danger to herself and others due to her refusal to accept treatment for her very serious mental illness,” and recommended immediate transport to a mental health hospital for involuntary commitment.
The woman was in and out of hospital and spent time in jail in 2010 after trying to kill her son. The judge released her on $10,000 bond and said she could return home as long as she took her medication in front of her husband.
Nine months later Ruth Pyne was dead, her body found on the garage floor. She was stabbed 16 times and her head bashed repeatedly with a board.
To this day Jeffrey Pyne still claims he was at work as a handyman for a local woman at the time. It is unclear whether he has an alibi and if it holds up.
Jeffrey Pyne is back in court for a pretrial examination on December 20 and the trial is expected to start in late winter or early spring. If convicted, he faces life without parole.
Christopher Deedy, a federal agent charged with killing a man inside a McDonald’s restaurant in Hawaii was released from police custody today after posting $250,000 bail.
Christopher Deedy, 27, is accused of fatally shooting 23-year-old Kollin Elderts in the chest during a confrontation in the early hours of Saturday in Waikiki.
An official spokesman for the Department of State confirmed that Christopher Deedy was in Hawaii to protect U.S. dignitaries at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, which will be attended by President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama at the weekend.
Christopher Deedy, 27, is accused of fatally shooting 23-year-old Kollin Elderts in the chest during a confrontation in the early hours of Saturday in Waikiki
Special agent Christopher Deedy, who is attached to the Bureau of Diplomatic Security, was charged with second-degree murder and using a firearm in the commission of a felony.
Honolulu police said Christopher Deedy was released from jail at 5:15 a.m. yesterday. His first court appearance is scheduled for November 17.
Police spokesman Carolyn Sluyter said Kollin Elderts, Christopher Deedy and two other men were involved in a confrontation at the restaurant when the shooting occurred after an earlier altercation at a nightclub.
The victim, Kollin Elderts suffered a gunshot wound and was taken to hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Christopher Deedy was arrested at the scene, Carolyn Sluyter said. She did not identify the other two men.
Michael Green, an attorney for Kollin Elderts’ family, said the victim and Christopher Deedy didn’t know each other and that the victim was unarmed.
The shooting comes as security is ramped up in the area for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, which starts today.
It was not immediately known who Christopher Deedy’s attorney is.
President Obama and the First Lady were due to travel to Honolulu at the weekend for the APEC summit.
The victim, Kollin Elderts was a graduate of Kalaheo High School in Kailua
Kollin Eldert’s family have hired attorney Michael Green who claims that agent Christopher Deedy followed the victim to the McDonald’s at 3:00 a.m.
Michael Green said the victim “was in a club and got into a beef with a guy who turned out to be a federal agent. The guy followed him (Elderts) to McDonald’s and shot him once in the chest”.
The lawyer did not know the name of the nightclub. He added: “Nothing good happens at three o’clock.”
Michael Green told Hawaii News Now: “If you have a group of people, including this agent, at a bar or club, what’s the likelihood of all of them winding up at this McDonald’s shortly after that, before the club is closed? Someone apparently followed someone.”
The lawyer added: “He’s an agent of the federal government and my guess is he’s on duty 24 hours, just like our Honolulu Police Department people are.
“And so there are some issues involved and there are some legal questions that have to be answered.”
He said that a blood alcohol test was likely to take place.
“We can’t wait to see those test results,” Michael Green added.
Michael Green said he was in the process of tracking any surveillance videos from the McDonald’s and surrounding businesses.
Kollin Elderts was a graduate of Kalaheo High School in Kailua.
Kollin Elderts’ criminal record consisted of a 2008 disorderly conduct violation, for which he was ordered to pay $150 and a 2010 petty misdemeanor for operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant, for which he paid a $300 fine.
Joe Frazier, the former heavyweight box champion, died Monday night at 67 after a brief final fight with liver cancer.
The family issued a release confirming the boxer’s death.
Joe Frazier, who handed Muhammad Ali his first defeat yet had to live forever in his shadow.
The boxer, who took on Muhammad Ali in three momentous fights in the 1970s – including the epic “Thrilla in Manilla” – had been under home hospice care in his Philadelphia home after being diagnosed just weeks ago with the cancer that took his life, a family friend said.
Until then, Joe Frazier had been doing regular autograph appearances, including one in Las Vegas in September.
Boxing promoter Don King called Joe Frazier a giant among men.
Smokin’ Joe was a small yet ferocious fighter who smothered his opponents with punches, including a devastating left hook he used to end many of his fights early.
It was the left hook that dropped Muhammad Ali in the 15th round at Madison Square Garden in 1971 to seal a win in the so-called “Fight of the Century”.
Joe Frazier, the former heavyweight box champion, died Monday night at 67 after a brief final fight with liver cancer
Though he beat Muhammad Ali in that fight, Joe Frazier lost the final two and for many years was bitter about the role Ali forced him to play as his foil.
“You can’t mention Ali without mentioning Joe Frazier,” said former AP boxing writer Ed Schuyler Jr.
“He beat Ali, don’t forget that.”
They fought three times, twice in the heart of New York City and once in the morning in a steamy arena in the Philippines.
They went 41 rounds together, with neither giving an inch and both giving it their all.
In their last fight in Manila in 1975, they traded punches with a fervor that seemed unimaginable among heavyweights.
Joe Frazier gave almost as good as he got for 14 rounds, then had to be held back by trainer Eddie Futch as he tried to go out for the final round, unable to see.
“Closest thing to dying that I know of,” Muhammad Ali said afterward.
Muhammad Ali was as merciless with Joe Frazier out of the ring as he was inside it. He called him a gorilla, and mocked him as an Uncle Tom.
But he respected him as a fighter, especially after Joe Frazier won a decision to defend his heavyweight title against the then-unbeaten Muhammad Ali in a fight that was so big Frank Sinatra was shooting pictures at ringside and both fighters earned an astonishing $2.5 million.
Joe Frazier, who handed Muhammad Ali his first defeat yet had to live forever in his shadow
The night at the Garden 40 years ago remained fresh in Joe Frazier’s mind as he talked about his life, career and relationship with Muhammad Ali a few months before he died.
Joe Frazier told The Associated Press: ”I can’t go nowhere where it’s not mentioned. That was the greatest thing that ever happened in my life.”
Though slowed in his later years and his speech slurred by the toll of punches taken in the ring, Joe Frazier was still active on the autograph circuit in the months before he died.
In September he went to Las Vegas, where he signed autographs in the lobby of the MGM Grand hotel-casino shortly before Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s fight against Victor Ortiz.
Joe Frazier was small for a heavyweight, weighing just 205 pounds when he won the title by stopping Jimmy Ellis in the fifth round of their 1970 fight at Madison Square Garden.
But he fought every minute of every round going forward behind a vicious left hook, and there were few fighters who could withstand his constant pressure.
His reign as heavyweight champion lasted only four fights – including the win over Muhammad Ali – before he ran into an even more fearsome slugger than himself.
George Foreman responded to Joe Frazier’s constant attack by dropping him three times in the first round and three more in the second before their 1973 fight in Jamaica was waved to a close and the world had a new heavyweight champion.
Two fights later, he met Muhammad Ali in a rematch of their first fight, only this time the outcome was different.
Muhammad Ali won a 12-round decision, and later that year stopped George Foreman in the Rumble in the Jungle in Zaire.
There had to be a third fight, though, and what a fight it was. With Muhammad Ali’s heavyweight title at stake, the two met in Manila in a fight that will long be seared in boxing history.
Joe Frazier went after Muhammad Ali round after round, landing his left hook with regularity as he made Ali backpedal around the ring.
Eric Harris, a convicted pedophile is suing the Florida prison system for using soy in its food in place of real meat.
Eric Harris, 34, says the prison where he is incarcerated is forcing him to a eat vegan diet, devoid of any meat or animal products.
The prisoner claims “Southern BBQ”, “meat loaf” and “meaty macaroni” contain large portions of soy and the food is making him sick.
Eric Harris is serving a life sentence at Lake Correctional Institution in Clermont, Florida, after he was convicted of sexually battering a young child.
The man says the meals give him painful gastrointestinal cramping and threaten his immune system and thyroid. As a result, prison food constitutes a “cruel and unusual punishment”, he says.
Eric Harris, a convicted pedophile is suing the Florida prison system for using soy in its food in place of real meat
The lawsuit asks a judge to force Florida prisons to stop serving soy. Eric Harris is also seeking an unspecified amount of money.
The legal action is being paid for by the Weston A. Price Foundation, a Washington interest group that opposes the use of soy in foods.
The group says 500 inmates have complained about the food since Florida prisons began dishing up soy in their meals in 2009 in an effort to cut costs.
Spokeswoman Kimberly Hartke says: “These men are guinea pigs who are being fed high levels of soy.”
Weston A. Price Foundation advocates a diet of whole milk, grass-fed meat and unprocessed foods. It believes prisons should be raising their own meat and fresh vegetables to feed to inmates.
Florida prison meals are made with half soy and half poultry.
Inmates might not like the taste, but replacing all the soy with meat could double the prison system’s $47 million annual food budget, says Gretl Plessinger, a Department of Corrections spokeswoman.
“They would much rather have beef or pork, of course. We are required to provide a nutritional meal, which we do, but we also have to be mindful of taxpayers who are footing the bill,” Gretl Plessinger said.
Despite the complaints, nearly 90% of prisoners choose to eat the dishes mixed with soy instead of the beans or peanut butter alternatives they have for each meal, Gretl Plessinger said.
Eric Harris claims he has a history lymphoma and says the soy meals are dangerous to inmates, especially those with soy allergies and pre-existing gastrointestinal and thyroid conditions.
In his lawsuit, he says inmates eat 100 grams of soy protein a day, four times the amount recommended by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
This isn’t the first soy-based lawsuit Eric Harris has filed. He has brought the complaint twice before and his lawsuits have been kicked out of court on the grounds that he has abused the judicial system.
A judge pointed out recently, that Eric Harris, a sex offender, has sued Florida alleging that the state’s lack of a male version of battered women’s syndrome was unconstitutionally discriminatory. He has also claimed mental anguish from a video game that recreated the 1999 Columbine High School shootings in Colorado, saying he was a “close friend” of one of the shooters.
Julia Biryukova, mother of two-year-old Sky Metawala who vanished after being left in an unlocked car while she went to get gas, had previously been cited for leaving a child unattended in a vehicle, according to police.
Authorities of Bellevue, Washington, spent a second day today searching for Sky Metawala, as court documents emerged revealing his parents had previously been arrested for leaving their child.
The mother had also obtained a restraining order against his father last year.
Julia Biryukova told investigators she left her toddler alone on Sunday as she and her four-year-old daughter walked a mile to a gas station, Bellevue police said.
When she came back an hour later, the boy was gone, Julia Biryukova said.
Investigators searched a 20-block area and even went door to door but found no sign of him.
Julia Biryukova told investigators she left her toddler alone on Sunday as she and her four-year-old daughter walked a mile to a gas station
In December 2009, officers in nearby Redmond cited Julia Biryukova and her husband, Solomon Metalwala, for reckless endangerment for leaving a child unattended in a vehicle.
Details were not immediately available; police said they were working to redact an incident report for release under the state’s public records act.
The case was dismissed early this year after Sky Metawala’s parents agreed to a year of probation, 40 hours of community service and a ten-week parenting class, said Ian Goodhew, a spokesman for the King County Prosecutor’s Office.
Julia Biryukova and Solomon Metalwala had been together for 14 years, married since 2003 and separated in March 2010, court records show.
In June 2010, Julia Biryukova, 30, filed for a protection order on behalf of herself and their two children, saying Solomon Metalwala had a severe anger problem, was verbally abusive and that he had beat her for the first time the previous Christmas.
The reason was that she had allowed Sky – just four months old at the time – to sleep later than expected, Julia Biryukova said.
“He became furious like I have never seen him before, he grabbed me by my hair in front of our daughter, dragged me into our hallway, threw me down on the floor and then threw me against a decorative column we have in the entrance of our home,” Julia Biryukova wrote.
“He continued to assault me with his feet – by kicking me and then he took out his car keys and contrived to scratch me in any area he could.”
The abuse escalated after that, with Solomon Metalwala telling her to go live on the street and work as a prostitute, Julia Biryukova said.
“The most, most recent have been his threats to kill me if I say anything against him or if in any way I proceed with action of seeking custody of our two small children,” Julia Biryukova added.
“I live in constant fear for my life and my children’s life. Please investigate and help me!”
A man who answered the phone at King Street Kafe and Market, a shop Solomon Metalwala owns in Seattle’s Pioneer Square neighborhood, referred calls to a Leslie Clay Terry III, a lawyer who represented the couple in the reckless endangerment case. Clay Terry did not immediately return a call seeking comment.
Spokesperson for the Bellevue Police Department, Officer Carla Lafrate, told The Seattle Times: “King County felt like they had done a very thorough search of a pretty wide area for the boy and were confident that he wasn’t there.”
Julia Biryukova told police that as she was walking back to her silver Acura from Chevron gas station a friend picked her up and drove them back to the car.
But when they returned, the toddler was missing. The door had been left unlocked and there was no sign of forced entry, police said.
Officer Carla Lafrate added: “We don’t know much, other than the child is still missing. I don’t know if the child got out on his own.”
Sky Metalwala has been described as having brown eyes and dark buzz-cut hair.
The toddler was dressed in a dark-green hooded sweatshirt and blue and grey striped trousers.
The case is being treated as a missing child, as they do not know if he was taken or left on his own accord.
Dr. Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson’s private doctor has been found guilty today of killing the megastar by a jury in Los Angeles.
Michael Jackson’s personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray faces up to four years behind bars after the jury in Los Angeles convicted him of involuntary manslaughter after just ten hours of deliberations over two days.
A panel of seven men and five women took two days of deliberation to reach a verdict.
Michael Jackson died on 25 June 2009 from an overdose of the powerful anaesthetic propofol.
Dr. Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson's private doctor has been found guilty today of killing the megastar by a jury in Los Angeles
Dr. Conrad Murray, 58, could now receive a maximum prison term of four years and lose his licence to practise medicine.
Doctor’s lawyers argued that Michael Jackson self-administered a lethal dose of the drug while he was out of the room.
Dr. Conrad Murray sat silently, shifting in his seat as the verdict was read out.
The Los Angeles jury – made up of one African American, six whites and five Hispanics – deliberated on Friday and through the morning on Monday.
Outside the court, fans of Michael Jackson were cheering and chanting, “Guilty! Guilty!” in the run-up to the verdict being announced.
During the six-week trial, 49 witnesses and more than 300 pieces of evidence were presented to the court.
Michael Jackson, who had been out of the public eye for several years, died in 2009 as he was preparing for a series of comeback performances at the O2 Arena in London.
Michael Jackson, who had been out of the public eye for several years, died in 2009 as he was preparing for a series of comeback performances at the O2 Arena in London
In his closing argument last Thursday, the prosecution said Dr. Conrad Murray had caused Michael Jackson’s death through negligence, depriving star’s children of their father and the world of a “genius”.
The defense argued that Michael Jackson was a drug addict who caused his own death by giving himself an extra dose of propofol while the cardiologist was out of the room at the star’s rented mansion in Los Angeles.
More than three million Muslim pilgrims today symbolically stoned Satan in a valley near the Saudi Arabian holy city of Mina – part of the last, and most dangerous, rite of the annual hajj.
In the past years the sheer number of people swirling around the pillars has led to stampedes – with 244 people killed in 2004 and 360 fatally injured the following year.
Saudi authorities subsequently built the current concrete complex to reduce the danger, and have so far not reported any injuries from 2011 event.
More than three million Muslim pilgrims today symbolically stoned Satan in a valley near the Saudi Arabian holy city of Mina - part of the last, and most dangerous, rite of the annual hajj
Vast crowds cast pebbles as they flowed past the three pillars, on the same day as the start of the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha.
The ritual in the desert valley commemorates Abraham’s stoning of Satan, who is said to have appeared three times to the prophet to tempt him.
Male pilgrims in two-piece seamless white robes, and women covered head to foot except for their hands and faces, chanted “God is great” while casting the pebbles.
Pilgrims later shaved their heads or clipped off a lock of hair, a tradition dating back to the Prophet Muhammad’s own pilgrimage.
Male pilgrims in two-piece seamless white robes, and women covered head to foot except for their hands and faces, chanted "God is great" while casting the pebbles
The pilgrims are also required to slaughter a lamb or goat, representing the lamb that Abraham sacrificed in the place of his son Ishmael. They are allowed to arrange for this to be done in a different location or in their own countries.
Today also marks the start of Eid al-Adha, in remembrance of Abraham’s near-sacrifice of his son.
The five-day pilgrimage is packed with symbolism and ritual. It is aimed at cleansing the soul of sin and winning absolution by tracing the footsteps of the Prophet Muhammad and of Abraham, whom Muslims view as a forefather of Islam.
Libyans who have long been denied the opportunity to make the hajj were reportedly in attendance at this year’s pilgrimage.
The privilege was usually only reserved for Muammar Gaddafi’s cronies.
Mariah Yeater, the young woman who claims Justin Bieber is the father of her child, has given her first ever TV interview.
Mariah Yeater, 20, has been dressed to look young and innocent, with minimal make-up and a white shirt beneath her pink sweater, unlike the controversial topless pictures of her which emerged last week.
It is difficult to tell from her body language what the truth is, but Mariah Yeater is close to tears as she explains Justin Bieber went from “cute and gushy to aggressive” during their liasion in a backstage toilet last year.
In the exclusive interview with The Insider, Mariah Yeater reinforces the claims that Justin Bieber fathered her four-month-old son Tristyn.
Mariah Yeater, 20, has been dressed to look young and innocent, with minimal make-up and a white shirt beneath her pink sweater, unlike the controversial topless pictures of her which emerged last week
Mariah Yeater gave birth following the alleged incident with Justin Bieber, which reportedly occurred following 30 seconds of unprotected sex in a VIP bathroom at the Staples Center in LA after a concert in October 2010.
Speaking of the incident, Mariah Yeater said:
“He (Bieber) immediately took a liking to me and we just got to talking and then he eventually asked me, <<Do you mind if we can go somewhere and be alone?>>”
She then said Justin Bieber, then 16-year-old, took her to a bathroom.
In the exclusive interview with The Insider, Mariah Yeater reinforces the claims that Justin Bieber fathered her four-month-old son Tristyn
When she was asked over what evidence she has to support her claims, Mariah Yeater said she has provided the relevant to her attorney but could not discuss it on camera.
Mariah Yeater added: “It’ll show in court to prove that my allegations are true.”
The Insider confronted Mariah Yeater on a recent interview with a security guard who claims that on the night in question, Justin Bieber’s dressing room was full of friends and family, staying with the teenage heartthrob until he left.
Asked for her response on the guard’s claims, Mariah Yeater said: “No comment.”
Mariah Yeater’ son, Tristyn, was born in July, with a child support hearing scheduled for December 15.
Continuing with his career in the face of adversity, Justin Bieber accepted the Best Pop award at the MTV European Music Awards last night in Belfast.
Justin Bieber was also named Best Male, taking to the stage to collect his award and saying:
“Yo, two awards in the past 60 minutes.
“There’s been a lot of c**p on the internet lately, but I’ve pulled through.”
Sky Metalwala, a two-year-old toddler went missing while his mother went looking for gas in Bellevue, Washington.
Police and search dogs were scanning yesterday a wooded area in Bellevue, searching for the toddler .
The mother took her other child, four, with her to walk a mile to the nearest petrol station after their car came to a halt, but left the two-year-old Sky Metalwala buckled into his car seat in the unlocked vehicle.
Sky Metalwala, a two-year-old toddler went missing while his mother went looking for gas in Bellevue, Washington
When the mother, who has not been identified but is from Redmond, returned around an hour later to the parked car at 9:50 a.m., the toddler was gone.
Police responded to the mother call and started the search but said they did not find a gas can at the car when they arrived.
Officers attempted an all-day search for Sky Metalwala in the northwestern area of the city, but suspended their efforts at 6:00 p.m. local time.
Around 50 people and King County Search and Rescue teams were looking for Sky Metalwala before it became too dark to continue.
Spokesperson for the Bellevue Police Department, Officer Carla Lafrate, told The Seattle Times: “King County felt like they had done a very thorough search of a pretty wide area for the boy and were confident that he wasn’t there.”
Sky Metalwala’s mother told police that as she was walking back to her silver Acura from Chevron gas station a friend picked her up and drove them back to the car.
But when they returned, Sky Metalwala was missing. The door had been left unlocked and there was no sign of forced entry, police said.
Officer Carla Lafrate added: “We don’t know much, other than the child is still missing. I don’t know if the child got out on his own.”
Sky Metalwala has been described as having brown eyes and dark buzz-cut hair.
The boy was dressed in a dark-green hooded sweatshirt and blue and grey striped trousers.
The case is being treated as a missing child, as they do not know if he was taken or left on his own accord.
Detectives are working with the mother and the Sky Metalwala’s father, who lives in Kirkland, has also been contacted.
Luis Rosales, an armed robber got more than he bargained for after being tackled by two cage fighters who just happened to be staying at the hotel he was trying to hold-up.
Luis Rosales, 31, definitely made the wrong move when he walked into the Comfort Inn hotel in LA’s Koreatown, pointed a gun at the clerk and demanded he fill a bag full of cash.
After handing over money from the till, the clerk noticed Luis Rosales place the weapon in the bag along with the cash. He followed him out of the office, grabbed him from behind and screamed for help.
Luis Rosales, an armed robber got more than he bargained for after being tackled by two cage fighters who just happened to be staying at the hotel he was trying to hold-up
Luckily for the clerk, two of his guests, trained martial arts experts Brent Alvarez, 33, and Billy Denney, 28, had just arrived in town for a tournament in Long Beach and were waiting in the lobby.
As Luis Rosales struggled to break free the two fighters leapt into action with Billy Denney grabbing the robber in a hold while Brent Alvarez seized the gun.
The cage fighters then put the robber on the ground with a leg sweep and held him until police arrived.
Billy Denney told the LA Times: “The manager eye-balled us and immediately started running after this guy saying <<He’s got a gun, he’s got a gun, he’s got a gun, he just robbed me>>.
“He body-locks him and that’s when me and Brent. kind of rushed the guy.”
Brent Alvarez, 33, a former hip-hop club bouncer added: “He wasn’t trying to punch us; he just seemed like someone who had run out of options.
“I think back now and wonder what the hell was I doing? I should have hit him and knocked him out.”
Brent Alvarez runs Twisted Web Martial arts studio in Eugene, Oregon
Brent Alvarez, who runs Twisted Web Martial arts studio in Eugene, Oregon, and Billy Denney who is his student, ended up struggling for several minutes with Luis Rosales before the police arrived and brought things under control.
Brent Alvarez claims the suspect kept insisting he was desperate and was only doing it for his daughter.
The Los Angeles Police Departnment have commended the two men for their bravery.
Mixed martial arts expert, student Billy Denney
Officer Rosario Herrera of the LAPD said: “When the officers arrived they saw a man on the ground being held by two citizens.
“From there we disarmed him, we got the money.”
Luis Rosales was later taken into custody and charged with armed robbery with bail set at $101,250.
Even she was due to serve a 30 days sentence, Lindsay Lohan has been released from jail after just 4.5 hours in custody.
Lindsay Lohan enjoyed a last supper with friends before she checked into the Century Regional Detention Facility in Lynwood, CA , last night just before 9:00 p.m. to begin serving her 30-day jail sentence.
LiLo didn’t need to pack an overnight bag though as she was released at approximately 1:30 a.m. and headed back to her rented home having spent almost as much time out eating sushi earlier in the evening as she spent behind bars.
Even she was due to serve a 30 days sentence, Lindsay Lohan has been released from jail after just 4.5 hours in custody
Lindsay Lohan early release is thought to be due to overcrowding in prison.
The actress must now complete the remaining 53 days of her community service, including at least 12 days a month at the county morgue.
The sentence also requires Lindsay Lohan to undergo 18 psychotherapy sessions and appear monthly at court hearings between December 2011 and March 2012.
Judge Stephanie Sautner also said Lindsay Lohan can no longer leave the country and needs the permission of her new “no-nonsense” probation officer to travel outside California.
Lindsay Lohan, 25, will have to serve 423 hours at the county morgue, where for nearly two weeks she has been scrubbing floors, cleaning toilets and washing dirty sheets.
After jailing Lindsay Lohan, Judge Stephanie Sautner said: “You are not to get house arrest or early release, except for that required by the law.“
The sentence marked LiLo’s fifth jail term since her arrest in 2007 for drunken driving.
After her sentencing, Los Angeles County Sheriff spokesman, Steve Whitmore said: “It’s possible she could be booked in and booked out the same day.
“It depends on the fluctuations of the day, what’s going on in the jail.”
Lindsay Lohan was set to begin her 30 day jail sentence after being found guilty of violating her probation and was ordered to check in to the Lynwood Regional Correctional Facility before November 9 but found time to tie up some loose ends first.
On Saturday night Lindsay Lohan and friends went to Wabi-Sabi Sushi and Asian restaurant for a low key dinner.
LiLo seemed in high spirits as she laughed in the bar, which is just a stone’s throw from her home in the trendy enclave.
She has had a busy few days and reportedly stripped for Playboy on Wednesday.
But it is said the shoot was the second for Lindsay Lohan after Hugh Hefner decided he wasn’t happy with the first set of photos and hired a new photographer.
Sources told RadarOnline: “Lindsay was told that the Playboy executives wanted to go another direction with her shoot so they asked her to come back for a second time.
“There is never a guarantee that everyone will like the photos or that they will be of high enough quality to use for the cover, but Playboy wanted to make sure that Lindsay’s pictures were exactly what they wanted.”
On Wednesday, Lindsay Lohan waived her rights at her probation violation hearing at the Los Angeles Superior Court Airport Branch and admitted the violation.
Judge Stephanie Sautner ordered her to surrender to the jail by Wednesday.
Lindsay Lohan was not immediately put behind bars because the judge decided to allow her time to complete her nude photo shoot for Playboy, according to TMZ.
Lindsay Lohan’s lawyer, Shawn Holley, is understood to have told the judge in chambers that her client had a $1million contract with Hugh Hefner’s publication.
As well as serving the jail time the star must continue her community service at the Los Angeles county morgue. But TMZ reported that Lindsay Lohan may serve just minutes behind bars.
A source within the Sheriff’s Department told TMZ that if someone receives a misdemeanor sentence of 90 days or less, they are routinely processed in and then released.
A 19-month-old toddler from Florida died in a horrific accident after being run over by a lawnmower that was driven by his grandmother.
The toddler suffered horrific injuries to his head and body after being dragged under the spinning blades. The accident took place in Titusville, Florida, on Friday afternoon.
Battalion Chief Scott Gaenicke from Titusville Fire & Emergency Services said:
“He was riding on the lawnmower with Grandma and somehow fell off and was run over.
A 19-month-old toddler from Florida died in a horrific accident after being run over by a lawnmower that was driven by his grandmother
“We believe the blades of the lawnmower struck the child.”
Titusville police have seized the mower and trailer as they launch an investigation into the accident.
Neighbours said the grandmother, who has only been identified by her first name of Cynthia, is distraught.
“They’re suffering. The whole family’s suffering,” said neighbor Dave Smith.
“Cynthia is a good, Christian woman, and I know whatever happened, I just know she feels as bad as anyone could ever feel. She’ll never get over this.”
Another neighbour, who owns a lawn care business, said the toddler would have suffered terrible injuries.
“A 19-month-old getting hurt on one, I’m surprised there’s anything left of him. That’s as bad as they can be,” said Jessica Lowe.
“They’re so heavy and dangerous. I’ve blown out windows just by hitting pine cones,” she said.
Investigators are trying to piece together how the child, who was said to have been towed behind the mower, came to be hit by the blade.
The badly injured boy was flown by helicopter to Parrish Medical Centre where he was pronounced dead.
Investigators said they’ll wait for the boy’s autopsy from the Medical Examiner’s Office and talk with the State Attorney’s Office to determine if the grandmother will be charged.
According to a new book, wrote by Chuck Pfarrer, a former SEAL team commander – SEAL Target Geronimo. The Inside Story of the Mission to Kill Osama Bin Laden – President Barack Obama was actually playing golf until 20 minutes before the operation began in earnest.
Chuck Pfarrer’s book claims that Barack Obama Only played golf and only after he finished the course he return to the White House to watch what he later trumpeted as a great success of his presidency.
Strain etched on his face, Barack Obama watched as the raid to kill Osama Bin Laden played out on a television in front of him.
The book also claims the official account was riddled with errors and that Osama Bin Laden was referred to as “Bert” and not just “Geronimo”.
Also, none of the Navy SEALs said the now famous words: “For God and country”, and when they burst into Bin Laden’s room, his wife screamed: “No, no, don’t do this… it’s not him!”
Chuck Pfarrer has spoken to several of the men who carried out the operation at Osama Bin Laden’s mansion hideout in Abbottabad, Pakistan, on May 2.
The author paints a very different picture to the official photo released at the time which shows Barack Obama and advisers huddled round a table in the White House situation room as footage was beamed from a drone 15,000 feet above the al-Qaeda leader’s mansion.
Strain etched on his face, Barack Obama watched as the raid to kill Osama Bin Laden played out on a television in front of him
Chuck Pfarrer says the President’s role was largely inflated and suggests he stayed out on the golf course for so long so he could distance himself in case it went wrong.
The author writes: “If this had completely gone south, he was in a position to disavow.”
Chuck Pfarrer says the White House photographs did not show the moment that Osama Bin Laden was killed, but the moment a helicopter went down, which happened after the shooting.
SEAL Target Geronimo claims that President Barack Obama was actually playing golf until 20 minutes before the killing Osama Bin Laden operation began
Barack Obama is known to be a keen golfer. Just today, as the White House was being encircled by 8,000 environmental protesters, he was on a course in Fort Belvoir, Virginia. The President also played golf four times during his week-long family holiday on Martha’s Vineyard.
Chuck Pfarrer’s book also claims that Osama Bin Laden would have been captured if he gave himself up. The author said a SEAL team would not have been sent in for a kill mission, adding: “If it was a kill mission you don’t need SEAL Team 6; you need a box of hand grenades.”
He also gives a dramatic new insight into what happened during the 1:00 a.m. raid, during which only 12 bullets were fired.
Within 90 seconds of their helicopter landing, the SEALs saw Osama Bin Laden slam his bedroom door shut. Two SEALs burst in and saw Osama Bin Laden and one of his four wives, Amal, who shouted: “It’s not him!”
Contrary to White House statements that he was unarmed, Osama Bin Laden had a gun next to him. As he shoved his wife at the SEALs, four shots were fired.
The first round whistled past Osama Bin Laden’s face. The second grazed his wife’s calf.
Contrary to White House statements that he was unarmed, Osama Bin Laden had a gun next to him
Chuck Pfarrer claims: ” Two 5.56mm Predator bullets slammed into him. One struck him next to his breastbone, blowing apart his aorta. The last went through his skull.”
The author also reveals that Osama Bin Laden was known as “Bert” to the Seals, and his deputy Ayman al-Zawahiri was Ernie – a reference to the Sesame Street puppets.
The SEALS have decided to speak out after being enraged by the image that was being painted of them as cold-blooded murderers on a “kill mission”.
Chuck Pfarrer said: “I’ve been a SEAL for 30 years and I never heard the words <<kill mission>>.”
The soldiers were also said to be disappointed that Barack Obama announced Osama Bin Laden’s death on TV a few hours later, making their intelligence-gathering futile.
Chuck Pfarrer also said the President’s announcement of the “intentional” killing was understandable but nonetheless disappointing.
The author told the Sunday Times: “There isn’t a politician in the world who could resist trying to take credit for getting Bin Laden but it devalued the <<intel>> and gave time for every other Al-Qaeda leader to scurry to another bolthole.
“The men who did this and their valorous act deserve better. It’s a pretty shabby way to treat these guys.”
The operation began to come together in January 2010 after it was discovered that a “high-value individual” was hiding out at a compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
The commanding officer of the SEALS was brought to a top secret meeting with the CIA and his boss Admiral William McRaven to prepare a plan to present to the President.
Chuck Pfarrer asked: “So is this Bert or Ernie?”, according to the SEALs’ Sesame Street nicknames for Osama Bin Laden and his deputy Ayman al-Zawahiri.
CIA intelligence confirmed they were “60 per cent or 70 per cent certain it’s our guy”.
Satellite images had measured the target’s shadow, making him “over 6 feet tall”. He was dubbed “the pacer” as he was constantly seen walking back and forth.
In the following months, the team of SEALS began to make detailed preparations including practising manoeuvres at a mock-up of the compound at a remote army camp.
It was planned that the team would use Ghost Hawk helicopters because they were so quiet on approach, the Seals described them as flying in “whisper mode”, according to Chuck Pfarrer.
Barack Obama gave the mission the green light and SEAL Team 6, known as the Jedi, kicked into action.
After being deployed to Afghanistan, the team were told to use older helicopters, Stealth Hawks, as sending in Ghost Hawks without the back up of jet fighters was considered too risky. Decoy targets were set up and the U.S. Navy scrambled Pakistan’s radar to protect the mission.
The operation, called Neptune’s Spear, was meant to take place on April 30 but was rescheduled for May 1 because of bad weather. In the dead of night, the SEALS flew on two Stealth Hawks, codenamed Razor 1 and 2, followed by two Chinooks five minutes behind.
Each SEAL was wearing body armour and night-vision goggles and equipped with laser targets, radios and sawn-off M4 rifles.
Also on board were a CIA agent, a Pakistani- American interpreter and a sniffer dog called Karo, wearing dog body armour and goggles.
It was estimated that around 30 people were in the high-walled compound in Abbottabad – Oasama Bin Laden and three of his wives, two sons, Khalid and Hamza, his courier, Abu Ahmed al- Kuwaiti, four bodyguards and a number of children.
At 56 minutes past midnight the compound came into sight and the code “Palm Beach” gave the signal they were three minutes to landing.
The first helicopter hovered over the main house, where Osama Bin Laden was known to live on the top floor. A team of 12 SEALS abseiled the 5 ft-6 ft down onto the roof, leapt onto a terrace and kicked in the windows.
The first person they saw was Osama Bin Laden’s third wife Khaira. She fell after being blinded by a strobe light and was caught by a SEAL who pinned her to the floor.
Osama Bin Laden suddenly appeared in the doorway of a bedroom along the hall and then slammed the door.
One SEAL radioed: “Geronimo, Geronimo, Geronimo“, signalling that they had spotted the target.
As people started moving in other parts of the house and lights were thrown on, Osama Bin Laden’s son Khalid came running up the stairs towards the SEALS and was shot dead.
Two commandos kicked in Bin Laden’s door to find the al-Qaeda leader cowering behind his youngest wife Amal.
As Osama Bin Laden tried to reach for his AK-47 rifle, the SEALS opened fire.
One round hit the mattress, another grazed Amal in the calf.
They each fired again: one shot hit Osama Bin Laden’s breastbone, the other his skull, blowing out the back of his head. His dead body slumped to the floor and he lay face up – just 90 seconds after the mission began.
Earlier reports had suggested that Osama Bin Laden was not killed until after a protracted gun fight.
The second helicopter had headed to a smaller guesthouse in the compound where Osama Bin Laden’s courier, Kuwaiti, and his brother lived.
As the helicopter closed in, a man appeared in the door with an assault rife and began to fire. Someone on board shouted: “Bust him!”. A sniper on board the chopper fired two shots and Kuwaiti was killed along with his wife standing behind him.
Within two minutes the SEALS had cleared the guesthouse and removed the women and children. They then ran to meet their colleagues at the main building, firing two bullets into one of Osama Bin Laden’s bodyguards who was brandishing a gun.
Five minutes later, a Chinook landed by the compound and more commandos flooded into the compound.
The commanding officer went to view Osama Bin Laden’s corpse before confirming via satellite phone to the White House “Geronimo Echo KIA” – that their number one enemy was dead.
Chuck Pfarrer is a former commander who worked 30 years as SEAL
Chuck Pfarrer added: “This was the first time the White House knew he was dead and it was probably 20 minutes into the raid.”
A sample of Osama Bin Laden’s DNA was taken, the body was bagged and put on the helicopter. His rifle is now mounted on the wall of their team room at their headquarters in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
On leaving the compound the first helicopter had an electrical failure and crashed tail-first into the compound.
SEALS initially thought it had been shot down as they rushed to help the crew who escaped unharmed.
Abiliti is a gastric pacemaker, the latest hi-tech device in the battle of obesity, which works as a stomach implant that tricks the brain into feeling full.
According to experts, the gastric pacemaker can train obese people to eat normal-sized meals without the need for surgery that drastically changes the size of their stomach.
The device, which is a credit card sized implant, detects when food has been eaten and sends signals to the brain to create the impression of fullness, regardless of the portion’s size.
Abiliti is a gastric pacemaker, the latest hi-tech device in the battle of obesity, which works as a stomach implant that tricks the brain into feeling ful
Experts hope that the Abiliti gastric pacemaker, which is implanted via keyhole surgery, will provide a popular alternative to radical procedures such as a gastric bypass, in which the stomach is made smaller and the digestive tract replumbed.
Initially, operations will be carried out on the obese – people with a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or above.
However, scientists who have trialled the $15,000 device, which is already available at selected private hospitals, say it may one day be offered to those who are merely overweight to stop them from becoming fatter.
The Abiliti, which is made by U.S. firm IntraPace, is attached to a lead, a food sensor and an electrode.
When someone with the implant eats, its sensor is tripped and sends a signal to the device, which then sends a series of gentle electrical pulses to the electrode.
This excites the nearby vagus nerve, and triggers hormonal changes that trick the brain into thinking that the stomach is full.
Abiliti gastric pacemaker detects when food has been eaten and sends signals to the brain to create the impression of fullness, regardless of the portion's size
In European trials, people fitted with the gastric pacemaker ate 45% less at each meal.
One German recipient has gone from 287 lbs (140 kg) to just over 168 lbs (83 kg), and has even started competing in triathlons.
A 53-year-old mother-of-three from England, who is due to be fitted with an Abiliti this week described it as her last chance of losing weight.
The woman said: “I’ve been big ever since I was a child.
“I’ve tried everything, including exercise, dieting and drugs, but nothing works.
“I’d give anything to have a normal shape.”
Dr. James Byrne, who will perform her operation at the private Spire Southampton Hospital, said the gastric pacemaker has several benefits over other weight-loss techniques, including the gastric bypass and the similar gastric band, popularised by celebrities.
“These procedures do work, but they are quite drastic as we have to remodel the gut,” he said.
“The Abiliti is a simple implant that can be reversed if necessary, so it is much less aggressive.”
The gastric pacemaker can be programmed to switch off at mealtimes and on between them, to combat snacking.
While the Abiliti gastric pacemaker can’t count calories, it can provide doctors with a picture of portion size and the number of nibbles eaten, allowing them to provide diet and life- style advice tailored to individual patients’ habits.
Hugh Grant met Tinglan Hong, the mother of his first child at a Chinese restaurant,the Bayee Village in Wimbledon, where she worked.
Hugh Grant, 51, met Tinglan Hong at the Bayee Village,where he dined regularly and she entertained guests by singing karaoke.
Tinglan Hong, 32, worked in the restaurant for seven years and dated its owner Marco Yu before her short relationship with Hugh Grant.
Hugh Grant met Tinglan Hong, the mother of his first child at a Chinese restaurant,the Bayee Village in Wimbledon, where she worked
Speaking about Tinglan Hong, who was known as Tin Tin, Marco Yu told the Sunday Mirror that he was shocked at hearing his former girlfriend was pregnant with Hugh Grant’s baby.
Bayee Village restaurant owner, Marco Yu said: “She’s a nice girl and a good worker. Everybody liked her. She comes from a good family and has a masters degree in travel and tourism so is very bright.
“I haven’t seen her since she went on maternity leave but I wish her the best of luck.”
Bayee Village restaurant in Wimbledon is regularly frequented by famous people with Hugh Grant being a regular and members of the Fulham football squad.
Restaurant specials include sweet and sour sea bass and a number of dishes based on lobster.
Bayee Village restaurant in Wimbledon is regularly frequented by famous people with Hugh Grant being a regular and members of the Fulham football squad
Tinglan Hong was born in China before moving to the England where she engaged in what was named a “fleeting” affair with Hugh Grant.
The news Tinglan Hong gave birth to Hugh Grant’s first baby, a girl who is now six weeks old, caused surprise around the globe and was not planned.
Hugh Grant is not believed to have been present at the birth but he is said to have spent around half an hour with her the following day before heading to Scotland to play in a golf tournament.
According to U.S. reports, Tinglan Hong gave birth at the beginning of October, but the British media has been told that she had the child on the afternoon of September 26.
Hugh Grant’s baby girl was delivered at the private Portland Hospital in central London by Caesarean section. It is believed Tinglan Hong used the name “Sophie” for the baby during her stay at the hospital.
