Sexual assault in military: Pentagon report, scandal deal a double blow
Even as the Pentagon prepared to report a dramatic increase in sexual assaults in the military, the officer in charge of the Air Force prevention program was alleged to have groped a woman. More…
Virginia Governor has some explaining to do over daughter’s wedding
Virginia Gov. Robert F. McDonnell has said his daughter and her husband paid for their own wedding. So a $15,000 check from a major campaign donor was a gift to the bride and groom and not to him and therefore did not have to be publicly disclosed, the governor says. A subsequent refund check of more than $3,500 from the caterer went to McDonnell’s wife and not to his daughter, her husband or the donor. More…
Grand jury indicts 35 teachers, officials in Atlanta, Georgia cheating scandal
In what has been described as one of the largest cheating scandals to hit the nation’s public education system, 35 Atlanta Public Schools educators and administrators were indicted Friday on charges of racketeering and corruption. For at least a period of four years, between 2005 and 2009, test answers were altered, fabricated and falsely certified, the indictment said. More…
Police Chief suspended without pay after racy photo of him and gun-toting woman from his Facebook page leaked
Small town Pennsylvania police chief Tom Keller has been suspended without pay because of a raunchy Facebook picture. Keller, of Confluence, appears to be intoxicated in the photo, which depicts him wrapping his arm around an unidentified woman who has one pistol in her hand, and another stuffed down the front of her jeans. More…
Burger King admits its burgers contain horse meat
Burger King has tonight admitted that it has been selling burgers and Whoppers containing horsemeat despite two weeks of denials at some UK stores. Burger King released a statement saying “Our supplier has failed us and in turn we have failed you. We are committed to ensuring that this does not happen again.” More…
Boy Scouts reconsidering policy against gay membership
The Boy Scouts of America is considering changing its longstanding policy against allowing openly gay members, according to their news release. The organization, which has 2.7 million members, is caving in to pressure by "potentially discussing" doing away with its national policy after months of protests. More…
Former New Orleans mayor indicted on federal corruption charges
Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, who captured the drama of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 with an "SOS" call to the nation, was indicted Friday on 21 federal corruption charges, including bribery, money laundering, fraud and filing false tax returns. Nagin, who is black, is best known for urging the reconstruction of a “chocolate New Orleans,” adding, “You can’t have New Orleans no other way.” More…
Lance Armstrong stripped of Olympic medal as airing of Oprah interview nears
Not only is disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong no longer officially a Tour de France winner – he’s no longer an Olympic medalist either. The move came in advance of a televised interview in which Armstrong is believed to acknowledge for the first time that he used prohibited performance-enhancing drugs in his career. More…
The claims, the attacks, the legacy: 12 Lance Armstrong quotes
Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong has not only spent years vehemently denying using banned performance-enhancing drugs; he also has viciously attacked those who told what they knew about doping in the sport and implicated him in the process. Here is a look back at a dozen quotes that highlight how far – or, some say, how low – Armstrong has been willing to go. More…
Lance Armstrong Will Admit Doping In TV Interview
Lance Armstrong is heading to TV to finally admit that he used performance enhancing drugs during his pro cycling career. Armstrong will tape the interview on Monday at his home in Austin, Texas, and it will air Thursday on Oprah Winfrey. More…
What the Petraeus scandal says about your e-mail privacy
Here’s a thought that might make even the most conscientious e-mail user nervous: "When the CIA director cannot hide his activities online, what hope is there for the rest of us?" It turns out that your email also contains packets of information called “metadata” or “headers,” which has information about where the message was sent from. That can help investigators corroborate who sent an e-mail, even if it comes from an anonymous account. More…
‘Sex Under The Desk!’ Sexy Emails Led To CIA Chief David Petraeus Shocking Downfall
The esteemed four star general and CIA Chief David Petraeus sent his former mistress, Paula Broadwell, a barrage of sexy emails including explicit ones about "sex under the desk," with literally thousands of messages sent after she ended the affair last year. More…
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