USA: ‘Facebook Killer’ Steve Stephens found dead in Penn.
From Newsmax The man who randomly killed a Cleveland retiree and posted video of the crime on Facebook shot himself to death on Tuesday in Pennsylvania, police said. Pennsylvania State Police said Steve Stephens was spotted Tuesday morning in Erie…
New look at Antiguan passport holders
By Bert Wilkinson From Amsterdam News Just when the administration of President Donald Trump is applying greater scrutiny to who enters the U.S. and who doesn’t, authorities in Antigua are preparing to pull the plug on nearly 20 foreigners who…
Former St Kitts-Nevis minister weighs in on Caribbean citizenship programmes
By WINN From Caribbean News Now BASSETERRE, St Kitts (WINN) — With claims being made by the Dominica prime minister and various people on social media that Caribbean citizenship by investment programmes (CIPs) are being unfairly targeted by the CBS…
Man with guide dog kicked out of [US] Popeyes, told ‘No pets allowed’
By Laura Northrup From Consumerist Guide dogs and other service dogs are not pets, and federal law protects their right to go anywhere that their owners are allowed to be. Yet the owner of a Popeyes restaurant in Brooklyn wasn’t…
American woman indicted in China on charges of spying
From CBS/AP BEIJING — An American woman detained in China for more than a year has been indicted by prosecutors on charges of spying, a court confirmed Tuesday. The Nanning Intermediate People’s Court in southern China accepted the case against…
Star Trek Fan Film lawsuit will live on
By Ashlee Kieler From Consumerist While the makers of the crowdfunded Star Trek fan fiction film Axanar had once hoped to reach a settlement with Paramount and CBS over a lawsuit accusing the filmmakers of copyright infringement, the much discussed…
CBS wins fight over rights to play oldies
By Amanda Bronstad, From The National Law Journal CBS has amped up the fight over sound recordings made prior to 1972 with a rare win in California. A federal judge in the Central District of California granted summary judgment on…
The Editor speaks: Anticipation
Anticipation In anticipation of a Messiah the Jews were full of excitement. In anticipation of lots of Christmas presents children were excited. In anticipation of a great 2016 there was much celebration and excitement from the masses. In anticipation of…
CBS sued for defamation over coverage of Navy Yard Shooting
By Zoe Tillman, Legal Times Rollie Chance Jr. did not open fire at the Washington Navy Yard on Sept. 16, 2013, but a few news outlets reported that he was the suspected shooter. Those reports were corrected, but Chance, in…
CBS slapped with lawsuit over farting hippo from ‘NCIS’
By Jordan Zakarin From The Wrap UPDATE: CBS responds to the suit, saying, “We believe this to be a flatulent abuse of the legal system, and we intend to clear the air on this matter immediately.” In Hollywood, the land…