Maggie Kirkpatrick has appeared in court charged with child sex abuse dating back to the 1980s. The 74–year-old was charged with two counts of indecently assaulting a 13-year-old girl in the 1980s and one count of gross indecency with a person under 16.
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‘Slender Man’ Stabbing: Two girls accused plead not guilty “Video”
A lawyer for one of the girls accused in the Slender Man stabbing case says his client will plead not guilty. Judge Michael Bohren also said the young teens will stand trial together starting Oct. 15. The teens, Morgan E. Geyser and Anissa E. Weier, from the Milwaukee suburb of Waukesha are being tried as adults and face decades in …
Read More »Joyce Ingalls: “Paradise Alley” Star Dies at 65
Joyce Ingalls, a former model and actress and the wife of Emmy-nominated producer Darrell Fetty, has died. She was 65. Tabloid media revealed that a representative of the Joyce Ingalls’ husband has confirmed that she died at the Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, California, reports E! Online.
Read More »Human ‘super-predators’ should change their habits, Study
Man is the deadliest predator on Earth. A new study has designated a new category of hunter under which mankind falls, the “super predator.” Research published in the Aug. 21 edition of the journal Science by a team led by Dr. Chris Darimont, the Hakai-Raincoast professor of geography at the University of Victoria, shows how extreme human predatory behavior is …
Read More »Boreal forests threatened by climate change, New Study
The loss of forest mostly calls to mind the clearing of precious rainforests, but a less tropical type of forest is also under threat. New research suggests boreal forests will require much stronger protections if they are to survive global warming. Management of boreal forests needs greater attention from international policy, argued forestry experts from IIASA, Natural Resources Canada, and …
Read More »Bears cool off in New Jersey family’s backyard pool (Video)
A New Jersey couple captured video of five bear cubs and their mother playing in a backyard pool while the couple’s daughter offered perturbed commentary. “I thought they would get a drink or just drink out of it for a minute and then move on, but they pretty much started climbing,” said resident Tim Basso. “My first thought was really, …
Read More »Alaska: Whales Are Mysteriously Dying; Scientists are racing to find out why
Whales are dying off the coast of Alaska and no one knows why. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration declared the trend an “unusual mortality event” and will launch a scientific investigation to find the cause, the agency announced. The whales have become stranded around islands in the western Gulf of Alaska and the southern shores of the Alaska Peninsula.
Read More »Underwater Drug Tunnel Burrowed Into Calexico Canal “Video”
Underwater drug tunnel? a man has pleaded guilty to one of the most extraordinary smuggling operations ever, involving specially-adapted scuba gear and a tunnel between Mexico and the US. Evelio Padilla pleaded guilty to one count of possession of drugs with intent to distribute at a San Diego federal court, a crime for which he could face up to 20 …
Read More »Man in hospital after Yonge and Dundas shooting : Police
One man is in hospital after a shooting near Yonge and Dundas streets late on Thursday night.. Police say that around 12:45 a.m. a single shot was fired. Witnesses in the area called 911, and paramedics say that a man was taken to hospital with a gunshot wound. His injuries are not considered life-threatening.
Read More »Doris Lessing : MI5 spied on Nobel winner for 20 years, New Files Reveal
Doris Lessing was spied on by spies from MI5 who were concerned about her sympathies with the communist movement. Previously top secret files reveal that Lessing’s phone conversations, mail and movements’ were closely controlled by MI5 and Met police special branch. Doris Lessing died in 2013 aged 94. She won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2007.
Read More »Tianjin: Cyanide in waters near China blast site 277 times acceptable level, Report
TIANJIN, China: Tianjin has strengthened its efforts to prevent the dispersal of hundreds of tonnes of toxic cyanide from the site of the warehouse explosions amid rainfall forecast. Tests of wastewater in Tianjin, the port city where more than 100 people were killed in the blasts late on Aug. 12 and an apocalyptic fire that followed, showed that cyanide levels …
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