In Fort Worth, Texas, Elisa Castillo—a 56-year-old grandmother with no prior drug offenses— has been sentenced to life without parole. She maintains her innocence, and never "touched the drugs that sent her to prison," points out the ACLU; "Her fate was sealed, in large part because she didn't have a card to play when negotiating her sentence." The Houston Chronicle has more.
56-year-old Texas grandma gets life without parole on first-time drug charges
Jury finds Bill Cosby raped teen at Playboy Mansion
Bill Cosby, released from jail after his rape conviction was tossed in Pennsylvania, was today found liable for sexually assaulting a teenage girl in 1975 at the Playboy Mansion. Cosby does not face imprisonment in the civil action, but must pay his victim, who was then 16 years old, $500,000. The civil case against Cosby… READ THE REST
Man obsessed with right to bear arms loses both to homemade bomb
A man was rushed to hospital after an explosion Saturday at a house in Warren, Michigan, which investigators claim was full of bombs. He lost his arms in the incident and was listed in critical condition Sunday, reports The Detroit News. Hani Barghouthi: The man, who [police Commissioner Bill] Dwyer said had an extensive criminal… READ THE REST
Manuka honey is a sweet temptation for shoplifters
Honey thieves have recently targeted a Whole Foods in La Jolla, CA. They are specifically going after the Manuka honey, which the store sells for around US$60 per small jar, and which is now kept safely concealed at the store checkouts — you have to ask specifically for it if you want to buy it. … READ THE REST
Got a home repair project? This HD endoscope camera can give you a closer look
As much as you hate it, sometimes we have to search for things in places we never want to go, like the kitchen sink's drain, the dusty attic, or the spider-web-laden area underneath the house. Your shrieks might just bring music to their ears! But as much as we don't want to see what's in these… READ THE REST
With Buildix Pro, you don't have to be a pro developer to make a killer website
Whether you have your own cookie business or run a celebrity gossip blog, having an unimpressive landing page can really slow things down. Sure, hiring a professional developer to create a website would be awesome, but their rates can be pretty steep, and that's not something you want to budget for these days. Just because… READ THE REST
Send untouched files and useless apps to the dump with this app for Macs
How much of your Mac's storage space is actually stuff you use? Odds are good a significant portion of your hard drive is filled with untouched downloads, duplicate files, and apps you forgot existed. You may not have noticed it, but the gradual slowing of your computer could be due to all those files just sitting… READ THE REST
