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India court 466 years behind schedule

The High Court in New Delhi is so behind in its work that it could take up to 466 years to clear the enormous backlog, the court's chief justice said in a damning report that illustrates the decrepitude of India's judicial system.  The Delhi High Court races through each ( Read more... )

Man accidentally shoots himself at hospital cafe

A man who reached into his pocket to pay for lunch at a hospital cafeteria in Lafayette accidentally shot himself with the gun in his pocket. Police and officials at Exempla Good Samaritan Medical Center said it was an unfortunate accident.  Officials said 59-year-old Steve Tapp of Thornton was ( Read more... )

Man hits brother with tire iron over jeans

Authorities said a man was behind bars for using a tire iron to attack his brother over a pair of jeans. A sheriff's office report said a 23-year-old man and a 25-year-old man were arguing Thursday night over the pants. The argument escalated and punches were thrown.  The 23-year-old man then got the tire ( Read more... )

Driver issued 50 traffic citations in 1 day

Elvis has left the vehicle. A man was arrested on more than 50 traffic citations - all in one day. Police said Elvis Alonzo Barrett, 46, fled from police trying to stop him for a traffic violation Thursday morning. Police said he ran through red lights, crashed into another car and a fence. Police said ( Read more... )

Woman jailed over $30,000 parking fine

An Austrian woman has begun a 500-day jail sentence for ignoring parking tickets and failing to pay a cumulative fine of around 24,000 euros ($30,860), police said Tuesday.  They said the 38-year-old civil servant from the southern city of Graz was jailed after ignoring 700 attempts by local authorities to ( Read more... )

Mom, dad, son accused of trying to stab officers

Anne Arundel County Police said a man and his parents assaulted and tried to stab officers when they responded to a report of the family arguing. Police said a 20-year-old son and his parents were arguing in a car around 11 a.m. Sunday.  When officers approached the car, police said the son assaulted ( Read more... )

N.J. disc jockey to part with Jenny's number

After five years fielding thousands of calls to one of rock 'n' roll's most celebrated phone numbers, disc jockey Spencer Potter is hanging up on Jenny.  Her seven digits are familiar to anyone who paid attention to pop music in the early 1980s: 867-5309, immortalized by the band Tommy Tutone.  Potter and ( Read more... )

It's a catastrophe for the apostrophe in Britain

On the streets of Birmingham, the queen's English is now the queens English.  England's second-largest city has decided to drop apostrophes from all its street signs, saying they're confusing and old-fashioned.  But some purists are downright possessive about the punctuation mark.  It seems that ( Read more... )

Mistrial after defendant smears feces on lawyer

A San Diego judge has declared a mistrial in a kidnapping and assault case after the defendant smeared excrement on his lawyer's face and threw it at jurors.  The judge boosted defendant Weusi McGowan's bail from $250,000 to $1 million after the Monday incident.  Prosecutor Christopher Lawson says ( Read more... )

Blowfish testicles poison 7 diners in Japan

Blowfish testicles prepared by an unauthorized chef sickened seven diners in northern Japan and three remained hospitalized Tuesday after eating the poisonous delicacy.  The owner of the restaurant in Tsuruoka city, who is also the chef, had no license to serve blowfish and was being questioned on ( Read more... )