Philadelphia police officer admits lie in saying he was shothttp://www.philly.com/philly/news/breaking/93466604.html?cmpid=15585797 Straight from the Susan Smith files, a Philadelphia police officer who claimed that he was shot by a black man, lied about it.  Sgt. Robert Ralston, a 21-year veteran of the department, shot himself in the shoulder so that his kids would be proud of…

Arizona Bill Targeting Ethnic Studies Signed Into LawThe presence of Latinos has driven Arizona legislators over the edge. On the heels of passing some of the most racist legislation in recent history, the saga continues. Now, lawmakers have targeted the school system, banning ethnic studies. According to Tom Horne, the Tucson school system’s state superintendent…

Miracle at Tripoli: 103 Dead as Jet Crashes in Libya; Child Survives Crashhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37100560/ns/world_news-africa 103 people were killed when a plane crashed in Libya, while trying to land at Tripoli airport. The Afriqiyah Airways plane was flying from Johannesburg to Tripoli, when it crashed killing the crew and all but one passenger. Amazingly, a child survived…

Going to the Brink in Europe After behaving like an unruly bunch of Third World nations, Europeans got their act together in the nick of time this weekend to come up with a financial rescue plan for that will prevent another financial meltdown—or worse—a second global recession. The 750 million euro ($1 trillion) plan to…

Panic Room: Dow Drops and Rebounds http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704370704575227754131412596.html Do you hear that? No it’s not a stampede, it’s the panic that washed over Wall Street and the country yesterday after the Dow Jones Industrial Average went into a 1,000-point tailspin. At its afternoon low, the Dow had plummeted 998.50 points, its biggest intraday point drop ever.…

No-Fly List Fail: Security slip let suspect on plane, near takeoffhttp://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ib_fj8uy3L29st8d61Wk32WKV_JAD9FGBQNG0 What exactly is the point of a no-fly list if wannabe terrorists are going to be allowed on the plane anyway? How is it that us regular folks get searched and seized for things like mascara, lipstick, hand lotion and belt buckles? Suspected terrorist…

President Obama to do everything `humanly possible’ on spillhttp://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hIfwUDeBxbANKX2GATS6YOiMTnJQD9FEVEB01 As if we needed to hear this. We think it’s interesting that folks are trying to lay this disaster at his feet.  The Obama administration should have responded more quickly to the spill? Which is it? More government or less government? Oversight on this but no…

Dear Momma: Afeni Shakur Arrested on Drug Chargeshttp://www.ballerstatus.com/2010/04/27/tupacs-mom-afeni-shakur-arrested-on-drug-possession-charges/ Say it ain’t so. Afeni Shakur, mother of late rapper Tupac Shakur was arrested for drug possession in Lumberton, NC. Charges include felony possession of marijuana, simple possession of a controlled substance and maintaining a vehicle, dwelling or place for a controlled substance. Translation: she’s back on…

Holding that Line: Goldman executives tight-lippedhttp://www.miamiherald.com/2010/04/27/1600918/under-heated-questioning-goldman.html What did you expect? We don’t even know why they’re having hearings. Why ask liars, thieves and scoundrels who made billions while tanking the U.S. economy to tell the truth? Sure, the Goldman execs are the beacons of truth, which is how we got into this dire economic situation…