Take My Wife, Please: Man Allegedly Tries Wife Swap to Secure Bank Loan
Michael H. Williams, 43, is accused of a bizarre plan to get a loan from the PNC Bank in Mechanicsville, Maryland. When his wife refused to co-sign the loan, Williams allegedly went out and kidnapped another woman to pretend that she was his wife and to sign the papers. It is not clear what he thought the woman would do after the transaction, but the effort was halted by the bank which could not help but notice t

A Mesa In Arizona: Family Sues After Corpse Falls Out of Casket Into Grave
In yesterday’s story, the Comito family was shocked (

Beating the Rap: English Convict Two Men on Use of Rap Song to Intimidate Witnesses
Rappers have long used their song to glorify their past crimes and criminal credentials. However, in England, t

Season’s Best: The Giving List
A new report lists the top nations in terms of both the amount of aid and the nations that gave the most as a proportion of their gross national income. What is striking is the total absence of nations like Russia and China from either list despite their criticism of U.S. foreign policy. While many of us continue

Palin: One of My Greatest Credentials is the Lack of Credentials
Sarah Palin is the gift that continues to keep on giving. In her recent appearance on O’Reilly, Palin was asked the “intelligence question,” to wit, the lack of presumed intelligence to be president. Palin responded by explaining that in today’s politics the lack of an impressive education or resume is actually the credential that Americans want in a candidate.