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September 24, 2008
A fifth grader in Colorado has been suspended for wearing a shirt that read, "Obama is a terrorist's best friend," according to MyFox Colorado. Eleven-year-old Daxx Dalton was suspended by officials at Aurora Frontier K-8 School for wearing the homemade shirt. Students had been asked to go to school wearing red, white and blue to show their patriotism.
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August 19, 2008
Newly elected Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo named a former slave as his Minister for Indigenous Affair. Margarita Mbywangi, 46, an Ache tribal chief, was captured in the jungle when she was four and sold several times as a slave to owners of large lands. Fortunately, her masters send her to school which enabled her to learn to read and write.
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August 12, 2008
Police in Longmont, Colorado are looking for a man who claimed to be a police detective in an effort to obtain free adult videos from a novelty shop. The store manager told police that an unidentified man came into the shop at least three times to demand free copies of X-rated videos. He said he wanted the videos to determine if performers were not underage and not violating any laws.
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June 30, 2008
A U. S. official said that two medical choppers collided in mid-air killing at least six passengers, and leaving one in critical condition in Arizona. Authorities said the incident occurred near a hospital in Flagstaff, around 3:45 p. m. local time on Sunday, when both helicopters were on their way to the hospital.
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June 30, 2008
A U. S. official said that two medical choppers collided in mid-air killing at least six passengers, and leaving one in critical condition in Arizona. Authorities said the incident occurred near a hospital in Flagstaff, around 3:45 p. m. local time on Sunday, when both helicopters were on their way to the hospital.
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