Vittorio Hernandez
Jury Duty Hard on the Pocketbook
| Vittorio Hernandez | | Feb 20, 2015 09:54 AM EST |
Lawsuits are expensive, but jury duty is cheap. In fact, a CNN comparison of the jury compensation in several states and minimum wages found that workers of fast food chain McDonald's are often paid better than those who sometimes decide on the life and death of people on trial.
Prominent American Rabbi Admits Secretly Filming Women Nude While Preparing for Jewish Cleansing Rite
| Vittorio Hernandez | | Feb 20, 2015 05:52 AM EST |
Prosecutors are pushing for jail time for American Rabbi Barry Freundel who filed on Thursday a guilty plea to 52 counts of voyeurism.
Court Allows Lesbian Couple in Texas to Marry
| Vittorio Hernandez | | Feb 20, 2015 05:47 AM EST |
Texas's tug-of-war on same-sex marriage was given a twist when a lesbian couple acquired on Thursday a marriage license through a special court order given because one of them has cancer.
Las Vegas Road Rage Suspect Arrested, Victim Knew Gunman
| Vittorio Hernandez | | Feb 19, 2015 11:56 PM EST |
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department arrested on Thursday the alleged gunman who shot to death Tammy Meyers after a road rage incident.
New Satellite Images of Disputed Hughes Reef in South China Sea Confirm China’s Expansion
| Vittorio Hernandez | | Feb 19, 2015 08:41 PM EST |
Fresh satellite images confirm that China continues its expansion on Hughes Reef in South China Sea, one of the disputed islands that several Asian nations are claiming.
Widows in Small City in China’s Hunan Province Blame Air Pollution for Deaths of Husbands
| Vittorio Hernandez | | Feb 19, 2015 11:20 AM EST |
It is not just the capital city of Beijing which is reeling from the impact of air pollution. Across many towns and cities in other Chinese provinces, residents too are blaming the bad air caused by excessive industrialization as the reason why men are dying earlier.
Ohio Church Offers Drive-Through Ash Wednesday Service
| Vittorio Hernandez | | Feb 19, 2015 10:33 AM EST |
If fast food chains have drive-through service for people on the go, or those who do not have 15 minutes to sit down and eat a quick meal, the Advent Lutheran Church in Upper Arlington, Ohio, has a similar service on Ash Wednesday.
After 12 Years, Jury Convicts Pennsylvania Man Whose Yard Yielded Bodies
| Vittorio Hernandez | | Feb 19, 2015 10:04 AM EST |
A jury finally convicted Pennsylvania resident Hugo Selenski, whose yard yielded the bodies of a missing pharmacist, the man's girlfriend and three more sets of human remains.
Parts of Niagara Falls Freeze as Temperature Drop to -13 Degrees
| Vittorio Hernandez | | Feb 19, 2015 06:45 AM EST |
The majestic Niagara Falls has long been a tourist drawer. On Wednesday, the falls drew large crowds because part of it was frozen as temperature plummeted to minus 13 degrees on Monday.
Tanzania Albino Child Found Dead, Limbs Chopped Off For Black Magic
| Vittorio Hernandez | | Feb 19, 2015 01:35 AM EST |
In a display of brutality and cannibalism at its worst, unknown people kidnapped on February 14 a one-year-old albino boy in Tanzania, chopped off his legs and arms and dumped the rest of his body.
Obama Labels ISIS as Terrorists, Not Religious Leaders
| Vittorio Hernandez | | Feb 18, 2015 11:24 PM EST |
With its admission of decapitations and burning people alive based on videos it posts online, and now, accusations by an ambassador that it kills people to harvest and sell their organs, the inevitable conclusion is that the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is a terrorist organization.
Manhunt is On for Las Vegas Road Rage Killer
| Vittorio Hernandez | | Feb 17, 2015 01:55 AM EST |
The Las Vegas Metro Police Department has stepped up the manhunt for the young man who shot to death Tammy Meyers after a road rage incident on Thursday between the two of them.
House Speaker John Boehner Blames DHS Funding Problem on Democrats
| Vittorio Hernandez | | Feb 16, 2015 07:57 PM EST |
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is on the verge of shut down as it gets caught in the battle between the Republicans and Democrats over immigration reforms.
European Leaders Support Copenhagen after Attack; Police Identify Gunman, Victims
| Vittorio Hernandez | | Feb 16, 2015 09:21 AM EST |
More European leaders added their voices to the condemnation of the Copenhagen attack, amid growing belief that the gunman was inspired by the Charlie Hebdo massacre and the subsequent killings at the kosher store.
China Aims to Stop Police Brutality by Filming Cops during Interrogation
| Vittorio Hernandez | | Feb 16, 2015 09:00 AM EST |
As part of the ongoing anti-graft and wide-scale government reform initiated by Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2012, interrogation by local police of suspects would now be required to be videotaped.
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