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Protesters hope to shut down New York's Wall Street

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Protesters hope to shut down Wall Street on Thursday home to the New York Stock Exchange by holding a street carnival to mark the twomonth anniversary of their campaign against economic inequality. Protest organizers acknowledged that the day of action could be the group’s most provocative yet and could lead…

Penn State tries to pick up pieces in abuse fallout

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Penn State University struggled to stem the damage on Thursday from a sex abuse scandal that ended the 46year career of football coach Joe Paterno one of the most revered U.S. sports figures. Paterno 84 was fired late on Wednesday after it was revealed he was told in 2002 that…

Washington Nats catcher Ramos kidnapped in Venezuela

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Washington Nationals baseball catcher Wilson Ramos was kidnapped on Wednesday from a family home in Venezuela police and colleagues said. We only know four armed men in a van took him away from his house Kathe Vilera a spokeswoman for the local Aragua Tigres team where Ramos was playing during…

Penn State students protest after Paterno fired

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More than 1000 protesting Penn State University students poured into the streets around campus on Wednesday after head football coach Joe Paterno was fired in fallout from a childabuse scandal at the school. Chanting Hell no Joe won’t go and We want Joe back they also cursed former assistant coach…

Los Angeles police "embarrassed" after gun cache stolen

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Los Angeles police officials searched on Monday for a stolen cache of submachine guns and semiautomatic handguns that disappeared from a SWAT training facility and said they were embarrassed by the loss. More than 30 Heckler & Koch MP5 submachine guns and M1911 pistols that had been stored at the…