JUST SAYING BY RAUL HERNANDEZ [email protected] PBS’s The Great War is a three-part series about World War I, and the documentary rivals Ken Burns Civil War in extraordinary storytelling. I enjoyed watching…
Watch a Giant Spider Wriggle out of Its Skin
By Liz Langley PUBLISHED APRIL 22, 2017 Spiders freak people out just by existing, but they also have a quality some might consider creepy: They shed their skins. Regular skin peels are…
Russian Cyber-Criminal Sentenced to 27 years for Hacking, Credit Card Fraud
WASHINGTON Russian cyber-criminal was sentenced to 27 years in prison for hacking and credit card fraud scheme, officials announced Friday. He stole and sold millions of credit card numbers, defrauding victims of…
Four Jail Guards Indicted for Beating Handcuffed Inmate
Missouri A federal grand jury indicted four former jail guards from the Jackson County Detention Center for beating an inmate, according to officials from the Department of Justice. The four were charged…
Powerful PBS Documentary: The History of American Coal Mining
Powerful documentary about the history of American Coal Mining and efforts by miners to organize unions for better wages and living conditions.
Treasury refuses to give Exxon Mobil special waiver to drill in sanctioned Russia
The Treasury Department said it will not grant Exxon Mobil a waiver to drill in areas of Russia currently under sanctions. The United States sanctioned Russia in 2014 after Moscow annexed Crimea….
Dermatologist Pays Nearly $2.7 Million to Settle Allegations of Unnecessary Cancer Surgeries.
LOS ANGELES The owner of The Skin Cancer Medical Center in Encino has paid the federal government nearly $2.7 million to resolve allegations that he submitted bills to Medicare for Mohs…
Ex-Sheriff Guilty of Having Sex with Female Inmates, Beating Handcuffed Male Prisoner
Tennessee The sheriff of Fentress County, Tennessee, plead guilty Thursday to having sex with female inmates in exchange for favors and to beating a handcuffed male prisoner, officials said. Charles Cravens, 47,…
Comedy Central’s Trevor Noah’s Goodbye to Bill O’Reilly
Comedy Central’s Trevor Noah gives former Fox’s TV host Bill O’Reilly a sendoff by playing back some of O’Reilly’s memorable words and interviews while he was on the air.
Former Mayor Sentenced to a Year in Prison for Taking Bribes from Contractor
LOS ANGELES The former Mayor of South El Monte was sentenced Wednesday to one year and one day in federal prison for taking bribes from a contractor doing business with the city….
Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Soliciting Murder of U.S. Military Servicemen
MIAMI Terrence J. McNeil, 24, of Akron, Ohio, plead guilty to five counts of solicitation to commit a crime of violence and five counts of making threatening interstate communications involving his soliciting…
Princess Cruise Line Ordered to Pay $40 Million for Illegal Dumping Oil, Waste and Falsifying Records
FLORIDA Federal agents announced Wednesday that Princess Cruise Lines Ltd. (Princess) was sentenced to pay a $40 million penalty. This is the largest-ever for crimes involving deliberate vessel pollution – related to…