…me in central Beijing was requisitioned and later demolished. She has been banned from working as a lawyer but she and her husband have continued to advise others whose land has been seized. Ni Yulan, 51, was sentenced to a year in jail in 2002 for “obstructing official business” and to two years’ imprisonment in 2008 for “harming public property”. She uses a wheelcha…
…Friends and family of the pair told reporters in the wake of the affair revelations that the Broadwells had built a happy home in Charlotte, where they live with their two sons, Lucien 6, and Landon, 4….
not thinking, she did not want to hurt anyone and did not want to cause harm,” David Gates wrote in an affidavit. Defence attorney Gordon E. Turner said on Thursday that Johnna Woolfolk, who is about 50, admitted in court and to the FBI that she made the call. “She now realizes it was wrong,” Gordon E. Turner said. Johnna Woolfolk is caring for her dying mother at the couple’s Lynwood home…
Jean Henry, who worked at Connecticut Chief Medical Examiner Dr. H. Wayne Carver’s office, was accused of bringing her husband in to gawk at the body of Newtown school shooter Adam Lanza and has been fired. Dr. H. Wayne Carver dismissed Jean Henry, a processing technician, in a letter released Friday. Jean henry was accused of showing Adam Lanza’s body to her husband on December 16, 2012. T…
…pect her husband of anything. He said Katherine Russell Tsarnaev had been working 70 to 80 hours, seven days a week as a home health care aide. While she was at work, Tamerlan Tsarnaev cared for their 3-year-old daughter, Zahara, Amato DeLuca said. “When this allegedly was going on, she was working, and had been working all week to support her family,” he told the AP. Katherine Russell Tsarnaev…
…couple portrayed smiling widely have been sued for $4.1 million of debts and are, as we found out this month, at the centre of the biggest sex scandal to rock the U.S. in living memory. Jill Kelley, a 37-year-old Florida housewife, unveiled the David Petraeus sex scandal when she contacted the FBI about harassing emails from his mistress Paula Broadwell. After Jill Kelley contacted the FBI, agents…
…lawyers for the actress said she owned the copyright to prevent them from being further published. FBI agents from “Operation Hackerazzi” spoke to Scarlett Johansson along with as many as 50 other celebrity victims. Christopher Chaney, 35, was later identified as the man who hacked Scarlett Johansson’s phone, along with those of Christina Aguilera, Vanessa Hudgens and Mila Kunis…
Christine Hemming, wife of British Liberal Democrat MP John Hemming, has yesterday escaped a prison sentence for stealing her husband lover’s cat during a burglary. Christine Hemming, 53, from the city’s suburb of Moseley, was last month convicted at Birmingham Crown Court of stealing the pet from the home of Emily Cox, the mistress of her husband. The wife was spared a stringent puni…
John Hemming, the Liberal Democrat Member of British Parliament has two “homes” in Moseley, a leafy and affluent suburb of Birmingham. Less than a mile separates the two houses, but one is rather grander than the other. The first home is an eight-bedroom, three-bathroom affair and is the residence of Christine Hemming, 53, John Hemming’s wife of nearly 30 years. The couple has three children and…
…. “I call that the rape discount,” Crystal Harris told ABC News. In addition, Crystal Harris was ordered to pay her ex-husband’s legal fees from the divorce case. Crystal Harris told 10News.com: “It makes me feel victimized all over again that I should have to pay a dime to this man who has turned my life upside down.” Throughout the trial, Shawn Harris claimed he was…
her car into a tree in an apparent suicide bid. The TV star even wrote a “suicide note” to best friend Gayle King, who put her on a 24/7 watch after she survived the smash. Tim Watts, now 59, told the National Enquirer that he and Oprah Winfrey, now 57, were “both young and at an age when people do stupid things they might regret later”. Tim Watts insisted that they were n…
Jesua Tatad from California is accused of pouring boiling water over her ex-husband after she found out he was seeing another woman. Jesua Tatad, 39, is said to have scalded her ex-husband as he slept and then beat him with a baseball bat. Even though they were divorced, Jesua Tatad shared the same home with the victim, who suffered 60% burns. Prosecutors said Jesua Tatad waited until her former…
Natalie Khawam, the twin sister of Jill Kelley, the Petraeus sex scandal whistle blower and now alleged “sweetheart” of General John Allen, is the latest person to be named in the saga, after it emerged both men wrote a letter to help her in a nasty custody battle with her ex-husband. Divorced mother-of-one Natalie Khawam, 37, lives in the same $1.3 million house in Tampa, Florida, as her sister…
nie Culp, 48, from Ohio, has bravely decided to talk about the domestic abuse and terrible shooting she endured at the hands of the man she says she still loves. Her decision to speak out comes as her 52 year-old husband was last week released from prison after serving just seven years for the horrific crime. Connie Culp was the first person to receive a face transplant in the U.S in 2008, after…
…“It’s a fantasy, it’s certainly not based on me,” he said. “In fact perhaps being married to me helped her to fantasize about someone more interesting. You are talking about a chap with a 32 inch waist and helicopter pilot licence so it’s certainly not based on me.” Fifty Shades of Grey’s Christian Grey has become one of the literary world's most infamous characters Leonard…
Janos Soltesz, husband of Vilma Soltesz, the woman who was too big to be flown home from Europe, where she later died, is to sue Delta and KLM airlines for damages. Vilma Soltesz, who weighed about 420 lbs (193kg), was refused a place on two flights in October. She died of kidney failure before a suitable flight could be found, after refusing treatment from local doctors. Delta Airlines said ever…
Sarah Palin took cocaine while snowmobiling with friends and had illicit affairs with the NBA star Glen Rice and one of her husband’s business partners, a new Joe McGinniss’ book sensationally claims. Sarah Palin, 47, who probably hopes for joining the 2012 presidential race is said to have taken the class A drug with her husband, while smoking marijuana at college in secret liaisons…
General David Petraeus’ daughter Anne beamed as she blogged about her Thanksgiving Day, spent with her new husband Matt Mauney – as the couple ran the “Turkey Trot” run near their home alongside her brother Steve. Anne Petraeus, 30, showed no signs of the fallout over her father’s affair as she posted pictures of her Thanksgiving dinner on her website fannetasticfood.com. A clos…
Benedict Barboza, the grieving husband of nurse Jacintha Saldanha, who died in a suspected suicide near King Edward VII Hospital, has tonight told of his devastation at her death. Benedict Barboza, a 49-year-old hospital accountant, also known as Ben, posted a tribute to Jacintha Saldanha on his Facebook page. Jacintha Saldanha, a 46-year-old mother of two, had been manning the hospital switchboa…
…e knew about the second incident at Father Muller.” He refused to give further details. Mr. Saldanha said Jacintha spoke to her husband by telephone on the evening of the prank call, which was made at 5.30 a.m. on Tuesday, December 4, but did not tell him about her involvement. He added that she spoke to her husband and children twice the following day, but still did not reveal anything, though sh…
…d him: “Consider yourself fortunate you didn’t injure your passenger [Reese Witherspoon] and didn’t kill anyone.” Jim Toth, a talent agent for CAA, received no jail time, but must perform 40 hours of community service and attend an alcohol education programme. He has also been placed on probation for 12 months. Reese Witherspoon appeared on Good Morning America on Thursday, in her fir…
NBC News Ann Curry is married to Brian Ross, whom she met in college, since 1989. Ann Curry’s husband is software executive Brian Ross, and not American TV journalist Brian Ross. Ann Curry, 56, and Brian Ross have a daughter, McKenzie, and a son, William Walker Curry Ross. The family lives in New Canaan, Connecticut. Ann Curry is married to Brian Ross, whom she met in college…
Judith Tebbutt, the British woman kidnapped in Kenya, has been freed in Somalia six months after she was seized and her husband David killed. Judith Tebbutt, 56, from Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire, was flown to Nairobi after her family paid the pirates a ransom for her release. The woman said she was “very relieved” and looking forward to seeing her “fantastic” s…
been launched and police are still searching for her missing husband. Mexico has been torn apart by murderous drug gangs since President Felipe Calderon launched his drug offensive in 2006. More than 50,000 people have been killed in clashes between rival drug cartels and security forces and about two dozen mayors have been murdered. The cartels have ruled the streets with fear for years, enforci…
Dolores Hope, Bob Hope widow, dies at 102 Dolores Hope, Bob Hope’s widow, who died on Monday at 102, will be buried alongside her beloved husband of 69 years. Bob Hope died in 2003 and is buried in the Mission San Fernando Rey de Espana Cemetery in California, where Dolores already had the plot beside him inscribed for herself. Dolores Hope was married to the comedy legend for 69 years and some…
Jorge Rafael Videla: Argentina’s former military leader dies in prison aged 87General Jorge Rafael Videla, Argentina’s former military leader, has died aged 87 while serving a life sentence for crimes against humanity. Jorge Rafael Videla is…
Efrain Rios Montt sentenced to 80 years in jail over genocide and crimes against humanity in GuatemalaGuatemala’s former military leader Efrain Rios Montt has been found guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity and a three-judge tribunal sentenced him to 80 years in…
Fistfights in Venezuela's parliament over disputed presidential electionSeveral opposition MP’s are reportedly being injured during a brawl that have broken out in Venezuela's parliament over the recent disputed presidential…
Venezuela election final result shows narrower victory for Nicolas MaduroVenezuela's electoral council has amended the final result of the April 14 presidential election for Hugo Chavez’s successor after finishing counting votes cast…
IDMC: Colombia tops internally displaced people list in 2012The annual report by the Norwegian Refugee Council suggests almost 29 million people lived in internal displacement in 2012, with 6.5 million newly displaced just in the past…
Maracana stadium reopens in Rio de Janeiro after three years of renovationsRio de Janeiro's world-famous Maracana stadium has reopened after nearly three years of renovations to prepare it for the World Cup finals in 2014. Workers who helped with…
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