Monthly Archives: December 2011

Canada Revisits Old Debate on Assisted Suicide VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Confined to a wheelchair, in constant pain and unable to bathe without help, a 63-year-old grandmother has forced the issue of assisted suicide into Canadian courts for the third … Continue reading →

CNN: THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. – Tiger Woods won his first golf tournament in more than two years Sunday at the Chevron World Challenge. The former world No. 1 claimed victory in the unofficial 18-man event by one shot over compatriot … Continue reading →

LANO, Texas – When Enron filed for bankruptcy on December 2, 2001—at the time the largest bankruptcy in U.S. history—the once high-flying energy company cemented its reputation as the very symbol of corporate fraud. Its top executives, including Chairman Ken … Continue reading →

USA Today: Charlie Sheen drama continues; only this time it’s courtesy of his ex-wife Brooke Mueller. According to the Aspen Times, Mueller was arrested at a nightclub there and charged with third-degree misdemeanor assault and felony possession of cocaine, with … Continue reading →

Atlanta (CNN) — Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain told supporters Saturday that he is suspending his presidential campaign, which has become hobbled in recent weeks by allegations of sexual harassment and an Atlanta woman’s claim that they carried on a … Continue reading →

Eddie Lee Long (born May 12, 1953) is a controversial preacher and the senior pastor of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, a mega-church in unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States, near Lithonia. When Long started as pastor for New Birth … Continue reading →

Washington (CNN) — A hearing continues Thursday to determine the future of John Hinckley Jr., who shot President Ronald Reagan and three others in March 1981. After an expected week and half of testimony, a federal judge will consider whether … Continue reading →

Hong Kong (CNN) — A Hong Kong judge ordered a wealthy real estate mogul to pay his former wife $154 million in one of the city’s largest divorce settlements. The divorce award translates to HK $1.2 billion and dwarfs famous … Continue reading →

(CNN) — The Dutch man suspected in the 2005 disappearance of Natalee Holloway has sued the Chilean government for more than $13 million, alleging his human rights were violated when Chile extradited him last year to Peru to face charges … Continue reading →