Man arrested after crime spree in Aurora neighborhood
AURORA – Police have arrested a 23-year-old man accused of breaking into three homes in the same neighborhood Monday night, leaving one person injured. Police said it happened before midnight on Monday in the Shores neighborhood, just off of East Yale ...
Aurora police nab suspect in three Sunday home invasions
A 23-year-old man is accused of a Monday night rampage in Aurora, breaking into three homes, stealing random items and assaulting women. Clarance Eugene Howard has been charged with first-degree burglary, second-degree kidnapping, third-degree assault ...
Democrat Andrew Romanoff seeks political comeback with Aurora congressional race
AURORA |The swing dancers and loud Frank Sinatra impersonator didn’t merit even a glance from Andrew Romanoff at a recent Adams County Fair event. The Democrat paid attention only to voters as he moved from table to table at a breakfast for seniors.
North Aurora police warn residents about phone scam
NORTH AURORA – The North Aurora Police Department is warning the public about a recent phone scam attempt. A woman in the 600 block of East Victoria Circle in North Aurora reported to police last week that she has been getting harassing phone calls from ...
Reader: I Think Aurora Sucks -- and Here are Three Reasons Why
Our post featuring ten things only people from Aurora understand offered plenty of reasons why the often-maligned community is actually a great place to live, and quite a few of our commenters added more. But others weren't convinced, including this one ...
Boycott: Cook got his 'knickers in a twist'
Former England batsman and outspoken pundit Geoff Boycott has reprimanded current captain Alastair Cook for getting his 'knickers in a twist' over criticism of his position in the ODI team. Cook took offense when former team-mate Graeme Swann recently said ...
PETER AND THE BOYCOTT Children's Book is Released
Beginning in December of 1955, the Montgomery Bus Boycott was one of the most important catalysts for radically charging the American civil rights movement. A language arts teacher in Atlanta, Yolanda L. Everett knows that there are aspects to a story that ...
Lee County School Board Reverses Testing Boycott
The Lee County school board has reversed its decision to reject state tests, after board member Mary Fischer changed her mind. Last week the board became the first in Florida to refuse to offer state tests to its students on a 3-2 vote. The test are ...
A Burger King boycott? Senator takes a stand against corporate inversions.
Or, US multinationals’ taxable profits could be based on worldwide sales. Under “single sales factor apportionment,” a multinational would report income for all its worldwide entities and be taxed on a share of its total worldwide profits.
How to boycott Israel: updated guidelines for academics
The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) recently updated its guidelines on how to apply the international academic boycott of Israel. This comes at a crucial moment – in the wake of Israel’s latest spasm of ...
After the Gold Rush: Peru's Crackdown on Illegal Mining
Luis Otsuka, the president of a federation of small-scale gold miners in Peru’s Madre de Dios region called FEDAMIN, is one of tens of thousands of miners who are struggling to continue their lucrative activity in the face of a government initiative to ...
Harbaugh: No Tolerance Of Domestic Violence, But No Rush To Judgment On McDonald Arrest
SANTA CLARA (CBS SF) — San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh said he hopes there is no rush to judgment on the arrest of defensive lineman Ray McDonald on domestic violence charges but said any player guilty of such an action would not be welcome ...
Lincoln Tunnel wreck snarls rush hour traffic, injures 7
Two cars and a jitney bus collided in the Lincoln Tunnel Tuesday morning, injuring at least three people and snarling traffic headed into Manhattan from New Jersey, officials said. The wreck happened around 8:30 a.m. in the center tunnel, which was closed ...
Sorority Rush Drives AOPi Sisters So Insane They Had to Get Naked
Sorority rush is one of the only forms of torture the U.S. still condones. It makes sense, then, that sisters would want to cut loose after completing the arduous process. University of Florida's AOPi seniors did so by taking pictures of their boobs.
Norwegian Buys Its Way Out of Cheap Caribbean Cruises
Norwegian Cruise Line (NCLH), the third-largest cruise company, is moving into the tony segment of the market with its $3 billion deal for Prestige Cruises International, parent of Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises. Most businesses want to have ...
