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Grandma Sobs During 911 Call in Anthony Trial

Cindy Anthony, the mom of a Florida woman charged with murdering her toddler, sobbed on the witness stand as prosecutors played a 911 tape in which she reported her granddaughter missing. (May 31)

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Grandma Sobs During 911 Call in Anthony Trial

Cindy Anthony, the mom of a Florida woman charged with murdering her toddler, sobbed on the witness stand as prosecutors played a 911 tape in which she reported her granddaughter missing. (May 31)

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Rep. Weiner Dodges Questions on Twitter Photo

Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) declined to answer reporters’ questions about a lewd photo sent to a woman who follows him on Twitter or why he was hiring a lawyer for the case instead of having law enforcement officials pursue the matter. (May 31)

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Rep. Weiner Dodges Questions on Twitter Photo

Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) declined to answer reporters’ questions about a lewd photo sent to a woman who follows him on Twitter or why he was hiring a lawyer for the case instead of having law enforcement officials pursue the matter. (May 31)

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John Ashcroft is off the hook. The Supreme Court tossed out a lawsuit against the former attorney general in an 8-0 vote today, finding that he did not misuse his power or violate the 4th Amendment. American Muslim Abdullah al-Kidd sued after being arrested at Dulles Airport and held for…

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Ohio State Students React to Tressel’s Departure

Students at Ohio State are not surprised Jim Tressel resigned Monday amid NCAA violations and sanctions. They are also expecting the program to take a hit without one of the most successful coaches of the last decade. (May 31)

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House Rejects Debt Limit Increase Without Cuts

They may have voted “no” Tuesday, but House Republicans are signaling that they may still accept an increase in the nation’s debt limit later on. They’ve rejected their proposed $2.4 trillion increase. (May 31)

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Bozell Column: Here Come the Ailes Haters

One part of the liberal media’s Obama re-election effort is well under way: trying to destroy the reputation of Fox News and its president, Roger Ailes. Two long new magazine “exposes” have attempted to demonize Ailes and his allegedly brain-dead minions as the antithesis of good journalism. The funnier one came from Rolling Stone magazine, which ran the title “How Roger Ailes Built the Fox News Fear Factory.” How little does this rag understand good journalism? It took only a few lines before staff writer/fantasist Tim Dickinson fell on his face. After painting a picture of employees loyally cheering the boss at a holiday party, Dickinson entertained comparisons to…Mao Zedong. “It was as though we were looking at Mao,” said disgruntled ex-employee Charlie Reina. “It’s like the Soviet Union or China: People are always looking over their shoulders,” added “a former executive” with News Corporation. Dickinson also said Ailes runs “the most formidable propaganda machine ever seen outside the communist bloc.” Put aside that Ailes isn’t responsible for 70 million deaths and mass cannibalism, and that his politics are essentially the philosophical opposite of communism – and OK, he’s Mao.

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Google Offers rolling out in Portland, Oregon tomorrow, SF and NYC this summer

If you’ve been watching our liveblog of Eric Schmidt at D9 , you’ll know that the Floyd’s Coffee ad above isn’t just a mockup — this evening, the Google chairman announced his company’s Groupon-like Google Offers service will launch in Portland, Oregon tomorrow. We’ll also see it in San Francisco and New York City this summer, delivering daily deals directly to our NFC-equipped Nexus S smartphones. Google Offers rolling out in Portland, Oregon tomorrow, SF and NYC this summer originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 31 May 2011 23:09:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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Two Iraqis living in Kentucky have been arrested on charges that they tried to send sniper rifles, stinger missiles, and money to al-Qaeda operatives in their home country, according to court documents unsealed today. Thirty-year-old Waad Ramadan Alwan and 23-year-old Mohanad Shareef Hammadi, who both have lived in Bowling Green…

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