Jan Schill of Oklahoma, along with her husband, took an ad out in the local newspaper (Purcell Register) to tell voters to not vote for her father for the position of district judge. Schill’s father, John Mantooth, says that his daughter is just upset about her parents’ 1981 divorce. Mantooth, in a three-way race for ... Read More

With the hoopla surrounding the Arizona immigration law, there is another program which is not getting due attention. The federal government program uses fingerprint data to identify illegal immigrants. Illegal immigrant advocacy groups are against the program saying that it would result in more deportations than the Arizona law. Under the program, the fingerprints of ... Read More

In the thriving democracy called the Islamic Republic of Iran, if you are convicted of adultery (and are a woman) it is very likely that you’ll be stoned to death. What is even more fascinating is that the conviction was obtained under the rule called “judge’s knowledge” which allows for a conviction without evidence. Ashtiani, ... Read More

Every time there is a new gadget or technological innovation, there are a group of people who rush to be the first to use them; they are called early adopters. The early adopters  who are also Apple fans are especially fanatical about their gadgets when it comes to new products. So when the new iPhone ... Read More

There are always stories that make your jaw hit the floor, but this one deserves special attention. A teacher in the German town of Vechta, who suffers from rabbit phobia, is suing for compensation for trauma caused by one of her pupils drawing a rabbit on the board. “We did it for fun and out ... Read More