Friday, January 10, 2014
NEWARK, N.J., Jan. 10 (UPI) -- Six New Jerseyans caught in the George Washington Bridge traffic jams, filed a class-action suit against Gov. Chris Christie, saying he took away their liberty. The class-action complaint, filed in U.S. District Court in Newark, says six people who live in Fort Lee and... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, January 9, 2014
Egyptian courts convict 87 Morsi supporters
CAIRO, Jan. 9 (UPI) -- Courts in Cairo Thursday handed down three-year jail terms to 87 people who protested in support of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi. Judicial sources told the Middle East News Agency one misdemeanor court issued the three-year sentences to 63 people and also fined... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
O.J. Simpson reportedly has symptoms of brain tumor
CARSON CITY, Nev., Jan. 7 (UPI) -- The National Enquirer reports doctors at a Nevada prison suspect O.J. Simpson has brain cancer and are about to begin tests for it. The tabloid said its source also told it Simpson, angry at another inmate at Lovelock Prison who kept asking whether he killed his... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, January 7, 2014
Polar vortex sucks Midwest, Northeast into its frigid center
BUFFALO, N.Y., Jan. 7 (UPI) -- Thousands of people from the U.S. Midwest to the Northeast were without power Tuesday as biting winds sent wind chills well below zero in some places. Many locations in the eastern United States were under wind chill alerts as of early Tuesday with wind chill values... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, January 6, 2014
Family of 13-year-old brain dead girl removes her from hospital
OAKLAND, Calif., Jan. 6 (UPI) -- The family of 13-year-old Jahi McMath hailed the release of the brain-dead teen's body from an Oakland, Calif., hospital as a victory, a relative said. Children's Hospital and Research Center Oakland officials said the hospital released Jahi's body Sunday to the... Sign in to see full entry.