TORONTO – A judge has sentenced two men to 12 years in prison for one of the largest Ponzi schemes in Canadian history. Gary Sorenson and Milowe Brost were found guilty of fraud and theft in February in an elaborate scheme in which investors were promised unrealistic returns. More than …
Read More »New York School Superintendent Wrestles Gun From Armed Man
ORANGETOWN, N.Y. – A former New York City police officer walked into a suburban middle school with a handgun Tuesday but was wrestled to the floor by the district superintendent, who wrenched the weapon away and pinned him until police knocked down a door and arrested him, authorities said. No …
Read More »The Alternative to Ahmadinejad
This is a rush transcript from “On the Record,” June 16, 2009. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, FOX NEWS HOST: Look at this video, the biggest protest in Iran in 30 years. There is no end in sight. Already …
Read More »Ohio School District Catches Cheaters, Cancels Graduation
COLUMBUS, Ohio – An Ohio school district says it uncovered a cheating scheme so pervasive that it had to cancel graduation ceremonies for its 60 seniors — but will still mail their diplomas. A senior at Centerburg High School accessed teachers’ computers, found tests, printed them and distributed them to …
Read More »CBO's Estimates on the Health Care Bill: What Do They Mean?
This is a rush transcript from “On the Record,” November 18, 2009. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, FOX NEWS HOST: It feels a bit like the “Wizard of Oz.” The CBO, where is it? Our own Griff Jenkins went …
Read More »Man Who Shot at Police in New York Dies
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – A man who fired gunshots at police after a home invasion robbery at an apartment in Syracuse, N.Y., has been found dead. Sgt. Tom Connellan says the incident began around 10 p.m. Sunday when the gunman broke into an apartment and demanded money from three people. He …
Read More »Khmer Rouge's Chief Torturer Expresses 'Excruciating Remorse'
The Khmer Rouge’s chief torturer and jailer has expressed “excruciating remorse” for more than 14,000 people killed under his watch, Sky News reported. Kaing Guek Eav, better known as Duch, was in charge at a notorious prison during Cambodia’s ultra-Maoist revolution of the 1970s. The 67-year-old former math teacher admits …
Read More »New Orleans Plastic Surgeon Stabbed to Death, Home Set on Fire
NEW ORLEANS – Someone stabbed a 45-year-old plastic surgeon to death, then set fire to his French Quarter home early Saturday. Firefighters found the body on the second floor after breaking into the “the heavily secured structure” about 3 a.m. because neighbors said the occupant might be inside, said Edwin …
Read More »Mom, 31, Dies From H1N1 Weeks After Giving Birth to First Child
A new mother died from H1N1 days after giving birth to her first child. Susan Ford, 31, of Leigh in Greater Manchester, England, was 35 weeks pregnant when she was admitted to hospital with severe flu symptoms. Her condition deteriorated rapidly and her baby was delivered safely the next day …
Read More »Pickup Tips From 'Mad Men'
There is something unique about the men of AMC’s “Mad Men;” they have an old-school approach to business and social situations that isn’t clouded by over-thinking, emotion or the possible consequences of their actions. Why should they care? They are kings of the industry and men who are paid unbelievable …
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