Daily Misfortune Month December 2014
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- 1 injured December 25, 2014 Jersey City man stabbed by friend's wife during Christmas morning altercation
- 1 mosque vandalism December 25, 2014 Fresno Mosque Christmas Day Vandalism Suspect Is Disgruntled Muslim
- 1 killed December 25, 2014 Report: Man killed mother in Christmas Day shooting
- Libyan civil war A militia attack on a power plant in Sirte leaves at least 19 soldiers dead.(BBC)
- Pope Francis condemns the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria for violence against women, children, and ethnic minorities. (CNN)
- Iraqi Christians defy persecution and celebrate Christmas in Baghdad. (The New York Times)
- 1 injured December 25, 2014 Jersey City man stabbed by friend's wife during Christmas morning altercation, cops say Robinson told police the victim and her husband had been fighting and that she was trying to separate the two men when the man "attempted to swing his fists to hit her," cops said. Robinson stated at that point, she stabbed him in "self defense" in an effort to protect herself from the blows, police said.
- 1 mosque vandalism December 25, 2014 Fresno Mosque Christmas Day Vandalism Suspect Is Disgruntled Muslim by Patrick Poole | PJ Tatler A vandalism attack on the Islamic Cultural Center of Fresno on Christmas Day branded by Police Chief Jerry Dyer as a “hate crime,”... soon police announced today that the suspect arrested in the attack is 28-year-old Asif Mohammad Khan, who, according to news reports, is a Muslim who used to attend the mosque and did the attack in response to bullying by some in the mosque. (Could it be radicalized attack on a moderate mosque?) reminiscent of the July 2010 arson at a Marietta, Georgia, mosque that was later determined to be set by a member.
- 1 killed December 25, 2014 Report: Man killed mother in Christmas Day shooting Delmarva Daily Times witness said Braboy was arguing with a family member about Braboy having a handgun in the house, according to charging documents. He was asked to leave and he did, and Alonzo went outside, which was when Braboy put his arm around her neck, charging documents state. He put his arm there again, and that's when he shot her in the chest, according to charging documents. Braboy maintains he is innocent and did not kill his mother despite witnesses. no felony convictions, at least in Maryland. pleaded guilty to a possession of marijuana charge from April 2010.
- Libyan civil war A militia attack on a power plant in Sirte leaves at least 19 soldiers dead.(BBC)
- Pope Francis condemns the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria for violence against women, children, and ethnic minorities. (CNN)
- Iraqi Christians defy persecution and celebrate Christmas in Baghdad. (The New York Times)
- 1 wounded December 23, 2014 JFRD refueling firefighter targeted in drive-by shooting First Coast News A Jacksonville firefighter was wounded Tuesday evening during an apparent drive-by shooting when someone opened fire at a fire truck refueling outside a firehouse on the city's Southside. Crime or warfare?
- 1 killed December 23, 20214 update Canadian Luka Magnotta Sentenced To Life For Killing Chinese Lover, Mailing Body Parts December 23 2014 A Canadian man was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday for killing and dismembering his Chinese lover and mailing the body parts to schools and political parties across a horrified country. Luka Magnotta, a former porn actor, was convicted by a jury of first-degree murder in the 2012 slaying of Jun Lin, 33, after eight days of deliberations. The conviction carried a mandatory life sentence, with the possibility of parole after 25.
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Wednesday 1:53 PM CNN
Danny Cevallos says the legislature didn't have to get involved in regulating how people greet each other...
Tuesday, December 23 AP
Atlanta police are investigating a shooting inside a movie theater in the city's Midtown neighborhood that left two people hospitalized in stable condition. Atlanta police spokesman John Chafee said in an email that a group of people were attending a movie release party at the Midtown Art Cinema Tuesday night and an argument led to gunfire. Chafee says an off-duty officer working at the theater heard the gunshots. A woman was shot...
Tuesday, December 23 AP
A brazen scheme in which guns -- even an AK-47 rifle -- were taken onto passenger jets for years in carry-on luggage was described by a Brooklyn prosecutor Tuesday as a terrorism threat that should cause the airline industry to end the practice of letting some workers enter airports without security screening. "I hope this is a wakeup call for the nation," Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth Thompson said at a news conference....
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Tuesday, December 23 AP - Philip Marcelo
Lawyers for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the surviving Boston Marathon suspect, are again asking a federal judge to delay his trial until September. In a motion filed on Tuesday, Tsarnaev's lawyers argued that the trial, currently scheduled to start with jury selection on Jan. 5, would begin faster than "99 of the 119 federal capital trials to get underway since 2004." Tsarnaev, 21, has pleaded not guilty to 30 federal charges, including using a...
Tuesday, December 23 AP
Prosecutors say they've dropped abuse and false imprisonment charges against the parents of autistic twin men who were kept locked up at night in a basement room with no lights or furniture. The Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office said Tuesday there was insufficient evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that 57-year-old John Land and 60-year-old Janice Land had criminal intent to neglect their children. State's attorney's spokesman Ramon Korionoff says the...
Tuesday, December 23 AP
Lt. Josh Brooks says the officer-involved shooting happened Tuesday after police responded to a vehicle fire on Highway 101 that included sm…...
Tuesday, December 23 CNN - Catherine E. Shoichet
The mother of the man who killed two New York police officers has spoken out, apologizing for the horror her son Ismaaiyl Brinsley caused before taking his own life.
Tuesday, December 23 AP
By The Associated Press Keurig is recalling more than 7 million of its single-serve coffee brewing machines after reports that a number of them had spewed hot liquids and injured dozens of users.
Tuesday, December 23 AP
A Georgia man has been charged with vandalizing a New Jersey town's Sept. 11 memorial, including painting a beam from the World Trade Center…...
Tuesday, December 23 AP
Police say the Oregon driver accused of fatally hitting a pedestrian and carrying him on top of her car for 11 blocks has acknowledged that she found him on the roof when she stopped to check for damage, removed the man and left him in the street.
Tuesday, December 23 CNN
CNN's Brian Todd reports on the heavy fallout after the murders of two New York police officers.
Tuesday, December 23 AP
New York police Officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos were ambushed Saturday by Ismaaiyl Brinsley, the final act in a rampage that began when he shot and wounded his ex-girlfriend at her home outside Baltimore, then made threatening posts online, including a vow to put "wings on pigs" and...
As the New York Police Department mourns two of its own, Mayor Bill de Blasio pleaded for a pause in protests and rancor amid a widening rift with those in a grieving force who accuse him of creating a climate of mistrust that contributed to the killings of two officers.
Tuesday, December 23 AP
A Pennsylvania trooper wounded in a deadly September ambush outside his barracks is home for a holiday visit. Trooper Alex Douglass has left a rehabilitation center to spend Christmas with family in Lackawanna County. Lt. Chris Paris says Douglass is in good spirits but has a long way to go with his rehabilitation in New York. Douglass has posted a message through his brother's Facebook page thanking supporters for their well wishes....
Authorities say a Delta employee used his security clearance to help smuggle more than 100 guns, some of them loaded, on flights to New York.
Monday, December 22 Reuters
Bomb attacks in northern Nigeria at a bus station and a market kill more than two dozen people and wound many more. Paul Chapman reports Subscribe: More updates and breaking news: Reuters tells the world's stories like no one else. As the largest international multimedia news provider, Reuters provides coverage around the globe and across topics including business, financial, national, and international news. For over 160 years, Reuters has maintained its reputation...
Monday, December 22 AP - Todd Richmond
A white Milwaukee police officer fired after fatally shooting a mentally ill black man in April won't face criminal charges, the county's top prosecutor said Monday, a decision that prompted the man's family to immediately demand a federal investigation.
Monday, December 22 CNN - Mayra Cuevas
After the first lethal injection failed to kill Joseph Wood, executioners gave him 14 additional doses of a two-drug cocktail as he struggled to breathe over two hours. An independent report found that protocol was followed.
Monday, December 22 AP
The Snohomish County sheriff's office says a high school student who reportedly agreed to let another teen punch him to settle a party dispute was fatally injured and the teen accused of delivering the blow has been arrested for investigation of manslaughter.
Former Milwaukee police officer Christopher Manney says he opened fire on Dontre Hamilton after Hamilton grabbed his baton and struck him with it.
Monday, December 22 AP
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma's lethal injection protocols are constitutional and the state can proceed with the scheduled executions of four death row inmates early next year, a federal judge ruled on Monday. U.S. District Judge Stephen Friot denied a request for a preliminary injunction that was requested by a group of 21 Oklahoma death row inmates who argued the use of the sedative midazolam as the first drug in a three-drug...
Monday, December 22 AP
A French power and transportation company has agreed to pay $772 million in penalties to resolve allegations that it bribed high-ranking gov…...
Monday, December 22 AP - Astrid Galvan
Arizona officials will no longer administer the two-drug combination used in the nearly two-hour execution of Joseph Rudolph Wood this year.
Monday, December 22 AP
"Everyone step back."
Monday, December 22 AP
The impostor last week stood by the red bucket, rang the bell, pocketed the cash and left before 10 a.m. when the legitimate volunteer arriv…...
Monday, December 22 AP
A Bloomfield man accused of fatally stabbing his wife told investigators that he attacked his wife after an... more »...
Monday, December 22 AP
The owner of the Indianapolis Colts has ponied up $10,000 for a Massachusetts organization that keeps Beat Generation writer Jack Kerouac's legacy alive.
Monday, December 22 AP
To play the role of an entertainment journalist in Chris Rock's new film "Top Five," actress Rosario Dawson tapped into her friendship with a former Rolling Stone writer and editor to make her portrayal real. (Dec. 22) ...
Monday, December 22 AP
Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage and Martin Clunes reveal what type of Christmas shopper they are. (Dec. 22) ...
Monday, December 22 AP
Classical singer Katherine Jenkins talks about what makes a good Christmas and how she relaxes over the festive period. (Dec. 22) ...
Monday, December 22 NBC News
Tension between police and protestors in New York reaches a new level as a lone gunman's execution of two NYPD cops was reportedly done as retaliation for Michael Brown and Eric Garner. Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews NBC News is a leading source of global news and information. Here you will find clips from NBC Nightly News, Meet The Press, and our original series Debunker, Flashback, Nerdwatch,...
Monday, December 22 AP
The French power and transportation company has agreed to pay $772 million in penalties to resolve allegations that it bribed government officials in multiple foreign countries. (Dec. 22) ...
Monday, December 22 AP
'American Sniper' actress Sienna Miller, the Penguin from 'Gotham,' Robin Lord Taylor, and "Nashville" star Eric Close share their plans to connect with famil and friends over the holidays. (Dec. 22) ...
Monday, December 22 AP
David Poe's music has mostly flown under the mainstream radar, but the Ohio-born singer-songwriter has captured the attention of some of the industry's biggest names, with many of his songs featured on the ABC hit show "Nashville." (Dec. 22) ...
Monday, December 22 AP
Erotic romance writer Sylvia Day says she's got a thing for the Big Apple. (Dec. 22) ...
Monday, December 22 AP
Follow-Up // Gov. Andrew Cuomo is urging calm through the upcoming holidays and respecting families' grief in response to the weekend killings of two New…...
Monday, December 22 AP
The gunman who fatally ambushed two police officers in their squad car had a long criminal record, a hatred for police and the government and an apparent history of mental instability that included an attempt to hang himself a year ago, authorities said Sunday. Moments before opening fire, Ismaaiyl Brinsley approached people on the street and asked them to follow him on Instagram, then told them, "Watch what I'm going to do,"...
Monday, December 22 AP
The children of slain New York City police officer Rafael Ramos are getting college aid from a charity founded by the late New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner. Silver Shield Foundation Foundation Chairman Billy Walters said Monday the organization has set aside a total of $40,000 for the educations of Ramos' two sons. Ramos and his partner, Officer Wenjian Liu, were ambushed and shot to death Saturday in their patrol car by...
Monday, December 22 AP
A white Milwaukee police officer who was fired after he fatally shot a mentally ill black man in April won't face criminal charges, the county's top prosecutor said Monday. Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm said Christopher Manney won't be charged because he shot Dontre Hamilton in self-defense. Manney is at least the third white police officer to not be charged in the past month after a confrontation that led to a...
Monday, December 22 AP
Attorney General Eric Holder is directing Justice Department officials to expedite death benefits to the families of two New York police officers who were fatally shot inside their patrol car. A Justice Department official said Monday that Holder wants to ensure that the benefits are paid quickly and that the paperwork process begins as soon as possible. The official spoke on condition of anonymity since Holder's directive had not yet been announced....
Monday, December 22 AP
Deputies shot and killed a man who holed up inside a burning house in Northern California and fired more than 100 rounds at officers and neighboring houses for several hours, authorities said.
Monday, December 22 AP
After a burglar stole a suburban New York family's Christmas presents from under the tree, police played Santa.
Monday, December 22 AP
Authorities in Maine say a man killed his girlfriend and her two children, whose bodies were found in the mobile home they shared. State police say 27-year-old Keith Coleman, of Garland, has been charged with three counts of murder. He is accused of killing 36-year-old Christina Sargent, 8-year-old Destiny Sargent and 10-year-old Duwayne Coke. Their bodies were discovered Saturday night. Police say Coleman was taken into custody Sunday afternoon at an apartment...
Monday, December 22 AP
The parks director of a Pennsylvania township who helped subdue a gunman charged with killing three people at a municipal meeting last year is among 19 people being honored with medals and cash from the Pittsburgh-based Carnegie Heroes Fund Commission. Bernard Kozen was the 56-year-old parks director of Ross Township when he tackled, disarmed and subdued 60-year-old Rockne Newell on Aug. 5, 2013. Newell is awaiting trial and faces the possible death...
Monday, December 22 AP
A fugitive trying to evade an arrest warrant shot a Tampa-area police officer and then ran him over early Sunday, killing the officer, police said. Marco Antonio Parilla Jr., 23, crashed his car into a pole and another vehicle after running over Tarpon Springs officer Charles Kondek. Parilla was arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder. The shooting did not appear to have any connection to the ambush killings of two New York...
Monday, December 22 AP
After a burglar stole a suburban New York family's Christmas presents from under the tree, police played Santa. The Journal-News reports (http://lohud.us/1xDQo0R ) that White Plains police presented the Cuenca-Orzuna family Saturday with $1,500 worth of gift cards and several toys. Officers raised the money, with contributions from their union and police officials, after the family's apartment was ransacked last week. Detective German Lopez says the thief or thieves took the gifts...
Monday, December 22 AP
Authorities say the northern New Jersey strip club that was used for filming of "The Sopranos" has been robbed of $30,000. Lodi police say that two men with shotguns robbed Satin Dolls early Sunday morning. The men fled after the robbery. The club stood in as Bada Bing on the HBO show. Anyone with information is asked to call the police department's detective division at 973-473-7600.
Monday, December 22 AP
The state has created a free mobile app aimed to helping people traveling through Indiana avoid trouble spots.
Monday, December 22 AP
A Bridgeport man has been charged with attempted murder after police say he fired into an occupied car in Stamford and continued to shoot wh…...- Leaders call for calm after police officer fatally shoots armed 18-year-old near FergusonMinneapolis Star Tribune - 22 hours ago
ST. LOUIS - A person was killed and three others injured in a Christmas Eve shooting in downtown St. Louis. It happened late afternoon Wednesday at 17th and Pine.
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A distraught woman is comforted outside the food court entrance to the Oakwood Center in the New Orleans suburb of Gretna, La., on Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2014.
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There have been four arrests in the four days since the shooting, officials said. “All threats against members of the NYPD are taken seriously and are investigated immediately to determine the credibility and origin of the information,” the department ...
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23, 2014: Two drivers, including a pregnant woman and her unborn child, were killed in a head-on collision in Fort Worth. (Photo: WFAA).
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The shooting occurred in Berkeley, an inner suburb of St. Louis not far from Ferguson, where police officer Darren Wilson shot and killed Michael Brown, setting off a wave of protests around the country. Details of what happened Tuesday night remained ...
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A Jacksonville firefighter was wounded Tuesday evening during an apparent drive-by shooting when someone opened fire at a fire truck refueling outside a firehouse on the city's Southside.
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D.C. police fatally shot a robbery suspect in Southeast Washington on Wednesday afternoon and hours later shot and wounded a suspect in a carjacking in Northeast, officials said.
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There was shooting and two of the suspects were dead. Two residents of the apartment were also wounded. Two guns, one belonging to a victim and another belonging to a suspect, were recovered, according to police.
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Both buildings were swept by the bomb squad and cleared, sources said. While police investigate the origin of the threats, security has been stepped up at all station houses following the fatal shooting of on-duty NYPD officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian ...
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The shooting took place after a screening of the movie Finesse. During a post-screening question and answer session, shots reportedly rang out.
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Two men injured in stabbing in Orting, one in critical condition. Posted 8:54 PM, December 23, 2014, by Q13 FOX News Staff, Updated at 10:06pm, December 23, 2014.
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GREENVILLE, S.C. - A Greenville man and an Easley woman are in critical condition after they were found with gunshot wounds along Interstate 85 Wednesday morning by a passing motorist, according to the Anderson County Sheriff's Department.
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(CNN) -- The Algerian military has killed the leader of an Algerian terror group that beheaded French hiker Herve Gourdel earlier this year, the state-run Algeria Press Service reported Tuesday.
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Orting police are investigating a stabbing outside the Los Pinos restaurant on Washington Avenue Southeast that sent two men to the hospital, one with severe injuries.
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Jarius Cole, 19, was booked second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder. Authorities say Cole shot and killed his girlfriend, Andrea Grant, 20, and accidentally shot his grandmother, Peggy Cole, 65, at his residence near Westwego on ...
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A distraught woman is comforted outside the food court entrance to the Oakwood Center in the New Orleans suburb of Gretna, La., on Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2014.
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Police shot and killed a suspected robber Wednesday afternoon and later shot a man driving a carjacked FedEx truck. In both cases, D.C.
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(Reuters) - Three people were injured, two of them critically, after a gunman opened fire in a Chicago train station on Wednesday night, police said.
Police dash-cam video shows altercation before Hwy. 212 shooting
Drunken driving's immeasurable toll in Minnesota
Alcohol-related crashes injured 2,300 in Minnesota in 2013. Some recovered; others live in pain every day.
St. Paul neighborhood rallies around church
A fire left tiny St. Mark Lutheran Church unusable for months, but neighbors have rallied around the church.
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Jesse Ventura $1.8 million in a defamation suit. Taya Kyle is asking the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse an 8-2 decision in Ventura's favor, according to MPR News. The suit is centered around Chris Kyle's "American Sniper" book, in which ...
ST. LOUIS - A person was killed and three others injured in a Christmas Eve shooting in downtown St. Louis. It happened late afternoon Wednesday at 17th and Pine.
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U.S. officials confirmed reports Wednesday that a Jordanian fighter jet was shot down in the fight against Islamic State militants in northern Syria and that the pilot had been captured.
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