Tuesday, February 7, 2012

(9 stories) New Yorker Seeks $900,000,000,000,000 Settlement Over Placement Of Her Kids In Foster Care

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New Yorker Seeks $900,000,000,000,000 Settlement Over Placement Of Her Kids In Foster Care (thesmokinggun)
A New York woman whose two boys were removed from her custody by child welfare officials has filed a federal lawsuit accusing city officials of violating her civil rights .

Pilot Busted for Using Crystal Meth (NBC Connecticut)
Balinese dancers perform in front of a brand new Boeing 737-900 ER series plane during its official launch by Indonesia's Lion Air Monday, April 30, 2007 in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Mountain Lion Attacks Boy in Texas Park (NBC Dallas)
A 6-year-old boy is recovering after a mountain lion "clamped" on to his face at Big Ben National Park in Texas.

McDonald's Pulls "Pit Bull" Radio Spot After Dog Owners Complain (NBC Connecticut)
McDonald's has apologized after landing in the doghouse for a radio ad that said eating its line of Chicken McBites was less risky than petting a stray pit bull.

Man stabbed in bizarre golf course clash (USA Today)
A vicious and bloody clash on a golf course has left a Texas man worried that he'll lose use of a leg that was stabbed with a broken club shaft.

Montana man fined $1K for instigating police chase (The Kansas City Star)
A Butte man who told officers he instigated a police chase because he always wanted to try it, found out it'll cost him a $1,000 fine to go with his tire damage.The Montana Standard in Butte reports 55-year-old John C. Hughes pleaded guilty Thursday in City Court to reckless driving while eluding a peace officer.The chase began in the pre-dawn ... (more)

Police: Naked woman charged with DWI
Police: Naked woman charged with DWI (WISH-TV Indianapolis)
Angela Odom, 29, is facing driving while intoxicated charges after a law enforcement officer said he saw Odom drive up to an apartment complex gate in a white Hyundai, get out of the car naked and start banging on the gate.

Accused wife-killer called slaying on shopping trip 'strange': sister-in-law (Canada)
The Crown alleges Mark Stobbe, a former senior bureaucrat in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, clubbed his wife to death during an argument.

Love gone wrong? Go digital to get over an ex (KBCI CBS 2)
You thought you found your one true love online, but now you've been dumped by text or defriended on Facebook without a peep of explanation.

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