The Other McCain

"One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or else shut up." — Arthur Koestler

Abdul-Majeed Marouf Ahmed Alani

What kind of name is that? An American Airlines mechanic was arrested Thursday on a sabotage charge accusing him of disabling a navigation system on a flight with 150 people aboard before it was scheduled to take off from Miami International Airport earlier this summer. The reason, according to a criminal complaint affidavit filed in […]

Oops! Tried to Rob the Wrong Woman!

  The unlucky criminal made a bad choice: A woman shot and wounded a suspected robber who reached for her purse, police say. It happened around 2:30 a.m. Tuesday on Creekbend at Fondren in southwest Houston. Police say Lachelle Hudgins had just parked her vehicle outside her home when two men reached through her driver’s […]

What Was the Texas Gunman’s Motive?

The man whose shooting rampage in Odessa, Texas, killed seven people had been fired from his job at a trucking company shortly before the spree that ended when he was shot by police. Seth Ator, 36, had a minor criminal record involving offenses committed when he was 19, but authorities were at a loss to […]

One Less Criminal on the Streets

  “Overkill is underrated,” says Jesse Kelly, commenting on video of an attempted robbery at a Metro PCS phone store in Philadelphia. The store had repeatedly been targeted by criminals in the past, but this time the clerk had a licensed firearm and was ready to use it. Video shows the robber walk in the […]

The Final Frontier: Lesbian Astronaut Becomes First Criminal in Space

  Remind me of this when Women’s History Month arrives next year: Decorated NASA astronaut Anne McClain is accused of stealing her estranged wife’s identity and improperly accessing her bank account while McClain was on a six-month mission aboard the International Space Station — likely the first crime ever committed in space. The wife, Summer […]

Feds Charge Transgender Activist With Raping 4-Year-Old on Video

  In a Facebook post last November, Jakob “Dakota” Nieves of Lawrence, Mass., urged a “yes” vote on a referendum to prohibit “discrimination on the basis of gender identity in places of public accommodation, including such sex-specific areas as restrooms and locker rooms.” On Aug. 14, Nieves was arrested on federal child pornography charges: Jakob […]

‘Special Needs’: Autistic Neo-Nazi Killers

  The first thing you need to know about Nicholas Giampa — besides the fact that he murdered two people — is that he had been diagnosed with autism, depression and a social anxiety disorder, according to his mother. From an early age, Giampa was “troubled,” and was a target of bullying. He attended five […]

Florida Man Planned Stabbing Attack at Elementary School, Police Say

  Before we get into this latest “Florida man” story, let me ask you a trivia question: Who wrote the Pledge of Allegiance? If you knew it was Francis Bellamy, congratulations! You’re a winner, and I’ll permit you to contribute $17.76 to the tip jar. You’re welcome. What? Never mind. Very few people would recognize […]

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