New York man strips down to birthday suit during a US Airways flight to Los Angeles forcing crew to divert to Albuquerque. A US Airways flight to Los Angeles was diverted to Albuquerque after a Bronx man removed all of his clothing midflight, forcing flight attendants to cover him with a blanket before he was […]

Well it’s not like we didn’t already know that Michael Jackson’s kids were not biologically his. A Los Angeles dermatologist who treated Michael Jackson for years is the biological father of Jacko’s son and daughter, according to a bombshell new report. Us Weekly magazine reports in its upcoming issue, which hits newsstands tomorrow, that Dr. […]

It’s the maximum. 150 years in prison for mega thief Bernie Madoff. Historic swindler Bernard Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison Monday for a fraud so extensive that the judge said he needed to send a symbolic message to potential imitators and to victims who demanded harsh punishment. Scattered applause and whoops broke […]

Entire 13 story nearly finished apartment building in China just falls over on its side. I wonder if the people living in similar buildings right behind it are a little nervous? A 13-storey residential building under construction in Shanghai collapsed on Saturday, killing one worker and highlighting the dangers of shoddy building in fast-urbanising China. […]

Thieves breaking into AZ optometrist offices to steal eyeglass frames. Docs charging $200 to $800 for these things. Perhaps THAT is the real crime here! Burglars are hitting optometry offices and making off with expensive eyeglass frames, according to Chandler police. The thieves have broken into five offices in Chandler since January and have been […]

19 1/2 year veteran of the NYPD convicted of perjury after being tripped up by crook’s mp3 player. $80,000 a year salary–gone. $41,000 pension–gone. Seven year prison sentence–looming. It was approaching midnight when Bronx Detective Christopher Perino confronted Erik Crespo in the interview room of the 44th Precinct station house on New Year’s Eve 2005. […]

Another issue concerning food announced this week as the FDA warns of salmonella problems with pistachios. U.S. consumers should avoid two brands of pistachios tied to a salmonella-related recall because they may have been repackaged and sold in airports and hotels, the Food and Drug Administration said. The federal agency identified the suspect brands late […]

San Diego police officer not guilty of shooting into occupied car during road rage incident. San Diego police Officer Frank White was found not guilty yesterday of criminal charges resulting from the shooting and wounding of a mother and her young son during a road-rage incident last year. A Vista Superior Court jury acquitted White, […]

Family of famous Apache warrior Geronimo want his remains removed from Oklahoma and brought back home to New Mexico. Obama administration fighting against the move. US officials are seeking the dismissal of a lawsuit brought against the government by descendants of Apache leader Geronimo to recover his remains. The descendants want to rebury Geronimo, who […]

Happy Father’s Day. Son donates kidney to save father’s life. You can’t put a price tag on the best gifts. John Talos of Port Austin knows all about that notion. The 45-year-old has given his son, 19-year-old John Eugene, lots of gifts over the years. Ask John Eugene to talk about the best gifts he […]