Yesterday’s extraordinary fire fight in the Canadian Parliament brought together two men from quite different backgrounds. On one side was 32-year-old Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, who raised his arms in delight having shot an unarmed solider at point blank range. The other
Britain’s most notorious police killer Harry Roberts is due to be released after spending more than 45 years in jail, reports said on Thursday. The 78-year-old was imprisoned for life for murdering three unarmed officers in Shepherd’s Bush, London in
The BBC’s use of “draconian” surveillance laws to pursue non-payers of the licence fee is to be reviewed by a top lawyer, after the Culture Secretary raised concerns that too many people are being prosecuted for failing to pay. The
Hundreds of children who were at risk of sexual exploitation have been let down by the police, according to a whistleblower. Ann Lucas, who ran the sexual exploitation service in the city of Sheffield, told the BBC that although she
The Islamic State’s brutal attempts to eradicate Iraq’s Yazidi minority from territory they control may officially fit the definition of genocide, according to a United Nations official visiting Iraq this week. The evidence shows “an attempt to commit genocide,” said
Toys ‘R’ Us has announced they will be removing Breaking Bad action figures from their website and stores following a petition that was launched by a disapproving mother from Florida last week. The collectible items are based on characters from
Actor Frank Sivero filed a $250 million lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court against Fox Television Studios on Oct. 21 alleging that the creators of The Simpsons ripped off his Goodfellas character Frankie Carbone. The lawsuit obtained by Deadline states that in 1989, Sivero
Three young black men viciously beat a woman in Brooklyn in an attempt to rob her of her purse and cell phone and it was all caught on video. 21-year-old Gwendolyn Reyes, an Hispanic woman and aspiring model, was walking
Django Unchained actress Daniele Watts, who entered the national spotlight for allegedly “crying wolf” by claiming that her brief detainment by the LAPD in September was racially motivated, has been formally charged with lewd conduct. If convicted, she and her
Cards on the table: I’m as big a fan of “Breaking Bad” as you’ll find anywhere, and laughed out loud at the sight of series protagonist Walter White rendered as an action figure – complete with a pistol, a satchel
A man has been convicted of possessing prohibited images of children thanks solely to his large collection of manga and animé cartoons. Robul Hoque, who was convicted at Teesside Crown Court after pleading guilty to ten counts of the charge,
Police in Pennsylvania have been engaged in a massive manhunt for an man accused of killing one state policeman and seriously wounding another. The man was recently seen by a witness but has still evaded capture. On October 17, a
The other day on BBC Radio 4’s Any Questions, I made a point which unfortunately went right over the heads of my booing audience. It had to do with the way lefties like my fellow panelists Chuka Umunna MP and
A two day “Power Summit” in Silicon Valley, staged by the ten-year-old nonpartisan organization VotoLatino, gathered hundreds of Latino millennials together to push a “get out and vote” message and to support immigration reform and crucial political campaigns. Rosario Dawson,
Yesterday on Twitter someone publicly declared that I not only had no brains but no balls either. This remark went to the very heart of my male pride and cut me so deeply that I think I may face sleepless
(Reuters) – Mexico’s federal forces will take over security in 13 central and southern towns where police are suspected of ties to crime groups, authorities said on Sunday, pointing to widespread gang infiltration among law enforcement in the region. Mexico’s
MCALLEN, Texas — Despite the Mexican government’s claims of improving security over the weekend two gunmen burst into a radio station and gunned down a community activist in the middle of a radio show. The murder took place Saturday in
How do we value a person’s contribution? Is it by their productive capacity or their productive performance, or is it by the person’s time and intent to contribute? Do we attempt to measure their intrinsic worth as a human being
HOUSTON, Texas — Thirteen members of the MS-13 gang have been charged with three murders and one attempted murder in Virginia, not far from Washington, DC. The gang members are each facing nine counts in connection with the crimes, according to the Washington
Following the Danish bikers already fighting, a German biker gang named after an ancient Iranian empire has sent a group of men to fight alongside the Kurds against the Islamic State, and have posted photographs on social media showing them
SPOILER WARNING: Though I won’t reveal plot points, there’s no way to talk about what makes “Fury” special without revealing its theme, which is a spoiler. This happens in the paragraph directly below and throughout. You’ve been warned. Other than
The arrests of Aaron Hernandez, Ray Rice, and Adrian Peterson have reinforced the perception of the NFL as the National Felons League. But police actually arrest NFL players at about one-eighth the clip of the rate for comparable men in
The top deputy to Attorney General Eric Holder announced his resignation on Thursday amid revelations that Operation Fast and Furious scandal guns were used to harm Americans in Phoenix in 2013, a development top congressional Republicans say President Obama’s administration
Hong Kong’s police force have long prided themselves as being “Asia’s finest”. But their hard-won reputation for honest and impartial policing is at risk from accusations of double standards and brutality following violent clashes with pro-democracy protesters, lawmakers and analysts
MCALLEN, Texas — A top ranking member of the Sinaloa Cartel, who worked for legendary El Chapo Guzman, has been found guilty of brokering massive drug shipments to Europe and to the U.S. using shipping container ships. The operation included
