Wednesday, February 26, 2014

13 Years Boy Hangs Self For Accumulating 420 Pounds Computer Games Bill

A teenager hanged himself after racking up a bill of hundreds of pounds on computer games, an inquest heard.
Henry Tattersall was told he would not get any Christmas presents when he mistakenly downloaded Xbox games worth £420 last November.
Just minutes before hanging himself, the 13-year-old spoke to his girlfriend on Facebook and said: ‘I’m going to kill myself.’

14 Years Boy Rapes Mum In UK

A boy of 14 has been charged with raping his mother, police have said.
The youngster is alleged to have committed the attack at the family home in Blackpool, Lancashire, last weekend.
Judge Jeff Brailsford, sitting at the town’s magistrates’ court, called the alleged offence a ‘grave crime’, the Blackpool Gazette reports.
The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was released on bail ahead of a hearing at Preston crown court on March 11.
He is said to be the youngest in Britain to be charged with the rape of a mother.

Nigerian Man Stabs Wife In US Over Alleged Infidelity

 

A jealous dad-of-two repeatedly stabbed his wife after finding out she was having an affair from her phone.
Oluwabusayo Abegunde, 38, found out his wife had been going out drinking and clubbing with another man after looking at photos and messages on her Blackberry.
He launched the savage knife attack just two days after Valentine’s Day as wife Esther Abegunde, 33, lay asleep. She had earlier told him their marriage was over and moved into the spare room.

Couple Found $10m Coins Buried In Backyard For Years

A lucky couple literally struck gold when they found a rare coin stash worth an estimated $10million (£6million) in their back garden.
The pair, from California, were out walking their dogs when they uncovered the Gold Rush-era coins buried in the shadow of an old tree.

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Pocket Bible Saves Man From Death Bullets

A bus driver in Trotwood, Ohio, is recovering in hospital after remarkably surviving being shot at point blank range in an unprovoked random attack seemingly linked to a gang initiation ceremony.
Rickey Wagoner, 49, was assaulted by three men while he stood beside his bus in the early hours of Monday morning.
Three shots were fired at Wagoner - one struck him in the right leg and two were fired at his chest.

CNN Ends Piers Morgans Show

CNN president Jeff Zucker has pulled the plug on British host Piers Morgan's TV show after its ratings plunge, ending the former tabloid editor's three year run on U.S. television.
Morgan, who irked U.S. gun owners after launching a crusade for greater gun control, struggled after stepping into the shoes of popular, down-to-earth host Larry King in the coveted 9:00 p.m. primetime slot.
"CNN confirms that 'Piers Morgan Live' is ending," CNN vice president of communications Barbara Levin told AFP. "The date of the final program is still to be determined."

How World Most Wanted Drug Baron Was Arrested

After fruitlessly pursuing one of the world's top drug lords for years, authorities finally drew close to Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman using a cellphone found at a house where drugs were stored.
The phone belonging to a Guzman aide was recovered with clues from a U.S. wiretap and provided a key break in the long chase to find Guzman, officials told The Associated Press on Sunday.
Another big leap forward came after police analyzed information from a different wiretap that pointed them to a beachfront condo where the legendary leader of the Sinaloa cartel was hiding, according to a U.S. government official and a senior federal law enforcement official.