Thursday, March 16, 2006

Page 1 Consider (03/16)

  • @#$%^&*! The reigning Miss Deaf Texas who was killed by a train was text messaging her parents and friends on her cell phone as she walked near the tracks and might have been distracted, police said. (MSNBC)
  • Melt Down: Andy Roddick losing to a player he shouldn't have isn't really news anymore. But when he freaks out afterward it is. (SI)
  • How Embarrassing: The former press secretary for Jesse Helms was arrested for shoplifting at Target. At least it wasn't Wal-Mart. (WindyCity)
  • Kiddie Porn On Demand: Child porn ring busted, 27 face charges /Charges were announced Wednesday against 27 people in the United States, Canada, Australia and Great Britain in connection with an Internet chat room allegedly used to trade child porn and view real-time child molestation. What is wrong with people? (NBC)
  • Death Sentence: A former mechanic convicted of raping and murdering 11-year-old Carlie Brucia, whose abduction was caught on a car wash security camera, was sentenced to death Wednesday for her murder. What is wrong with people 2? (AP)
  • Killer Looks: A charasmatic hunky ex-con with a dozen bodies in his backyard was acquitted of murder (AP)
  • Grand Slam: A gunman opened fire inside a crowded Denny's restaurant during lunch hour, killing two people and wounding two before taking his own life, police said. Chief Joe Cortez said authorities have not found any connection between the gunman and the victims, and it does not appear he had a grudge against Denny's or its employees. / So, the only person in the world with no such grudge is the one who shoots the place up? (AP)
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