A few days after Rehtaeh Parsons’ mother turned off the hospital life support systems and allowed her daughter to die, computer activists claiming to be affiliated with the hacker group Anonymous are threatening to reveal the identities of Parsons’ alleged rapists.
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Mother Of George Zimmerman Accuses Media Of ‘False Narrative’
Zimmerman was arrested on April 12, 2012, six weeks after he shot the unarmed Martin during a struggle that Zimmerman maintains was self-defense.
NHL, Players Union Launch Initiative To Battle Homophobia
The National Hockey League and its players union launched an initiative today that it hopes will stamp out homophobia from the game.
North Korea May Have A Nuclear Warhead To Put On A Missile, Says Pentagon
The Pentagon’s intelligence arm has “moderate confidence” that North Korea may have developed the technology to create nuclear weapons that are small enough to fit on a long-range missile.
American Tribe Fights To Halt Artifact Auction In Paris
An auction of sacred Native American artifacts scheduled for Friday in Paris is stirring up controversy on both sides of the Atlantic
Shark! Fisherman Gets Quite A Scare, Catches Scene On Video
Isaac Brumaghim was reeling in a tuna Sunday about two miles off Oahu Island when he came as close as anyone wants to get with a tiger shark that weighed 400 to 500 pounds.
Georgia Man Is Killed, After Holding 5 Firefighters Hostage
A SWAT team moved into a Suwanee, Ga. home, killing a suspect who was had been holding a group of firefighters hostage on Wednesday.
The Immigration Movement: Without A Unified Leader, But On The Cusp Of Success
“We have hope,” Elsa Flores said. She was demonstrating with thousands of other protesters in Washington on Wednesday, demanding a path to citizenship for an estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants.
Pacific Commander: U.S. Can Intercept North Korean Missiles
The commander of the U.S. Pacific Command said Tuesday that American forces currently have the ability to intercept a North Korean ballistic missile.
Post Office Will Keep Saturday Mail Delivery After All
The U.S. Postal Service has backed off a plan to halt Saturday mail delivery, saying that Congress has forced it to continue the service despite massive cost overruns.