![]() Chicago police allegedly tortured five who then confessed to killings
Written By: The Web Babies | Published: July-25-2013 | Category: US NEWS CHICAGO, July 26 (UPI) -- The Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission said it found credible evidence that police tortured confessions out of five men convicted of murder. The cases will now be assigned to a Cook County Criminal Court judge to decide whether new trials are warranted, the Chicago Tribune reported. Officers involved in four of the fiv... |
Michelle Obama chats with kids across North America on Christmas EveKAILUA, Hawaii, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- First lady Michelle Obama spent part of her Christmas Eve chatting on the phone with children as part of the U.S. military's Santa Claus tracking p... |
Space station astronauts finish spacewalk to replace cooling pumpGREENBELT, Md., Dec. 24 (UPI) -- NASA says astronauts on the International Space Station have completed a spacewalk to replace a faulty cooling pump module with a spare. The offic... |
Nearly 4 in 10 attend church regularlyPRINCETON, N.J., Dec. 24 (UPI) -- A poll released Tuesday indicates four in 10 Americans have attended a religious service in the previous week, down about 10 percent from a high i... |
Girl gets pre-Christmas autograph from President ObamaKAILUA, Hawaii, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- A 10-year-old Toronto girl got an early Christmas surprise Tuesday when President Obama signed her journal while vacationing in Hawaii. The Christ... |
EPA announces new labels for pesticides linked to honeybee declinesWASHINGTON, Aug. 15 (UPI) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says new labels for neonicotinoid pesticides can protect honeybees by prohibiting their use where bees are pre... |
Cosmic impact may have led to demise of early North American peoplesCAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 1 (UPI) -- North America may have suffered a large cosmic impact about 12,900 years ago that led to the demise of the early "Clovis" people, researchers say.... |
![]() Republican from Louisiana wont seek re-election to Congress in 2014WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (UPI) -- Six-term U.S. Rep. Rodney Alexander, R-La., said he's grown weary of Washington's partisan politics and won't seek re-election next year. "Rather than producing tangible solutions to better this nation...
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Edward Snowden The missions accomplishedWritten By: Theo | Published: December-24-2013 MOSCOW, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Edward Snowden said when he released classified secret NSA documents, his intention was to "give society a chance to determine if it should change itself." In an exclusive interview with the Washington Post, Snowden said "in terms of personal satisfactio... ![]() |
Bride has tongue bitten off by jilted loverWritten By: Theo | Published: December-25-2013 MUMBAI, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- An Indian woman had her tongue bitten off by a jilted lover moments before she was to marry another man, police said. ... |
Markets hit record highs in half day sessionWritten By: Theo | Published: December-25-2013 NEW YORK, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Stocks closed at another record high in a holiday-shortened Christmas Eve session in New York Tuesday. With markets shutting down at 1 p.m. EST, the Dow Jones industrial average added 62.94 points or 0.39 percent to 16,357.55. The DJIA has hit at least... |
Daughter of NYC mayor-elect discloses substance abuseWritten By: Theo | Published: December-24-2013 NEW YORK, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Chiara de Blasio, the 19-year-old daughter of New York's mayor-elect, revealed Tuesday she has struggled with drug and alcohol abuse. She spoke candidly about her drinking and drug use in a 5-minute video distributed by her father's staff, the New York... |
Zoe Saldana married Marco Perego in JuneWritten By: Theo | Published: September-11-2013 NEW YORK, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- U.S. actress Zoe Saldana married Italian artist Marco Perego in London last June, UsMagazine.com reported Wednesday. "It was super small but very romantic and beautiful," a source told the magazine about the wedding ceremony, which was attended by a f... |
Former boxer Oscar De La Hoya going to rehabWritten By: Theo | Published: September-11-2013 LAS VEGAS, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Former boxer Oscar De La Hoya said he's missing what's billed as the biggest fight of the year because he's checking himself into rehab for substance abuse. ... |