19 1/2 year veteran of the NYPD convicted of perjury after being tripped up by crook’s mp3 player. $80,000 a year salary–gone. $41,000 pension–gone. Seven year prison sentence–looming. It was approaching midnight when Bronx Detective Christopher Perino confronted Erik Crespo in the interview room of the 44th Precinct station house on New Year’s Eve 2005. […]

Another issue concerning food announced this week as the FDA warns of salmonella problems with pistachios. U.S. consumers should avoid two brands of pistachios tied to a salmonella-related recall because they may have been repackaged and sold in airports and hotels, the Food and Drug Administration said. The federal agency identified the suspect brands late […]

San Diego police officer not guilty of shooting into occupied car during road rage incident. San Diego police Officer Frank White was found not guilty yesterday of criminal charges resulting from the shooting and wounding of a mother and her young son during a road-rage incident last year. A Vista Superior Court jury acquitted White, […]

Family of famous Apache warrior Geronimo want his remains removed from Oklahoma and brought back home to New Mexico. Obama administration fighting against the move. US officials are seeking the dismissal of a lawsuit brought against the government by descendants of Apache leader Geronimo to recover his remains. The descendants want to rebury Geronimo, who […]