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Charlie Sheen's Lawsuit MIGHT Have Some Legs
Now, his lawsuit appears to be more legitimate than anything else he's said in the past week, as Chuck Lorre has decided to “lawyer up” as well. As Perez Hilton put it, while Lorre's lawyer, Howard Weitzman, is denying the suit's legitimacy,
Updated: 03/12/2011 11:22A
Japan Tries to Cool Unstable Atomic Reactor, Thousands Evacuated
Lack of adequate cooling for a reactor may cause a core meltdown, the most dangerous kind of nuclear power accident, according to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission. A meltdown could potentially breach a reactor's containment building,
Updated: 03/12/2011 11:21A
Mel's ex to file civil lawsuit
Oksana - who is currently involved in a custody battle with Mel over their 17-month old daughter, Lucia - had previously planned to file a lawsuit against him alleging battery, emotional distress and defamation and her lawyer Daniel Horowitz told TMZ:
Updated: 03/12/2011 11:20A
Night On The Town In Tulsa Leads To Joy Ride And Wreck
The driver of this Nissan had minor injuries in the accident after a hit and run with a stolen car. This Camry was taken for a joy ride that ended in an injury accident. TULSA, Oklahoma -- A night out led to a stolen car, a joy ride and an injury wreck
Updated: 03/12/2011 11:20A
19-Year-Old 'Severely Injured' in Brookside Road Crash
The Darien Fire Department extracted the driver, and the police department's Accident Investigation Team was called to the scene due to the severity of the incident. Brookside Road between Granaston Lane and Appletree Road was closed at the scene for
Updated: 03/12/2011 11:19A
Troopers identify victim in fatal bicycle crash
BEAVERCREEK, Ohio (WDTN) - The Xenia Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol has identified the victim of a fatal accident Friday evening. David L. Butterfield, Jr., 44, of Beavercreek was killed while riding his bicycle along New Germany Treibein Road
Updated: 03/12/2011 11:19A
Michigan court reopens case of man shackled at trial
AP A convicted killer from Kalamazoo County will get another chance to show that courtroom shackles may have spoiled his right to a fair trial. The state appeals court rejected Ervine Davenport's argument last year, but the Michigan Supreme Court has
Updated: 03/12/2011 11:19A
Police officers arrested for safe theft
They were arrested for defeating the ends of justice after they were found in possession of a safe from a crime scene. The three officers will appear in the Klerksdorp Magistrate's Court on Monday. The police Thulani Ngubane said: “They took the
Updated: 03/12/2011 11:19A
The Longer You Live, the Worse You Drive
In the journal Accident Analysis and Prevention, Tal Oron-Gilad and colleagues at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev report how they used videos of real traffic to test volunteers in two ways. First, the people "drove" in a simulator through the video,
Updated: 03/12/2011 11:19A
13 Killed in Bronx Tour Bus Crash
Police began a hunt for the driver of the tractor trailer, which didn't stop after the crash, New York Police Department spokesman Paul Browne said. The bus, operated by the charter company World Wide Tours, was headed to Manhattan's Chinatown
Updated: 03/12/2011 11:19A