Dudus begs for mercy
Confessed Jamaican drug lord Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke has written a letter to a New York judge asking for leniency, according to a report in the New York Times. Coke is facing a maximum 23 years behind bars following a guilty…
The end of the world: R.E.M. split up
NEW YORK (AP) — The alternative rock group that shook up the music world with its experimental, edgy sound and then earned multiplatinum success and a place in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced on its website that…
Jamaica’s downtown land grab
KINGSTON (AP): Fraudsters in downtown Kingston are taking advantage of rising land values and increasing demand for property by capturing abandoned premises and registering them in their names. “We are seeing a new phenomenon where persons are capturing some of…
Lawyers want to show Jackson press conference
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lawyers for the doctor charged in Michael Jackson’s death moved Tuesday to show jurors at the upcoming trial footage of a news conference in which the singer spoke of performing in only 10 shows during his…
Gunmen dump 35 bodies on avenue
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Suspected drug traffickers drove two trucks to a main avenue in a Mexican Gulf coast city and dumped 35 bodies beneath an overpass during rush hour as gunmen stood guard and pointed their weapons at frightened…
Company hires adults with autism to test software
HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (AP) — The software testers at Aspiritech are a collection of characters. Katie Levin talks nonstop. Brian Tozzo hates driving. Jamie Specht is bothered by bright lights, vacuum cleaners and the feel of carpeting against her skin….
Runaway steer creates chaos on Arizona interstate
YUMA, Ariz. (AP) — A runaway steer stopped traffic on a major highway, hurtled over a brick wall and damaged two police vehicles during a Tuesday morning chase that had four Arizona law enforcement agencies scrambling. The male bovine escaped…
Chinese delegation signs grants with Jamaica
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — A Chinese vice premier and a 60-member delegation arrived in Jamaica’s capital Monday to sign two grants to boost the island’s development as the Asian economic giant steps up its investments across the Caribbean. Vice Premier…
Obama’s health care cuts spread the pain
WASHINGTON (AP) — Health care savings in President Barack Obama’s deficit-reduction plan would squeeze future Medicare recipients, cut payments to drug companies and hospitals, and shift costs to states. Still, some advocates say the president’s approach is less painful than…
UK surgeons separate twin girls joined at head
LONDON (AP) — Sudanese twins born with the tops of their heads joined together have been separated in a rare and risky series of operations at a London children’s hospital. Facing the World, a charity which helps disfigured children, said…
